Privacy Notice
Version 1.3 · in force from 10 August 2026
Exactly what we collect, why, who can see it, and the rights you hold over it.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashrama, Mysuru, is responsible for the information described here. You can reach us at privacy@dattapeetham.org about anything on this page. WHAT WE COLLECT, AND WHY — ITEM BY ITEM 1. Your name and email address Why: to create your account, sign you in, and answer you if you write to us. Who sees it: you, and the small number of staff who handle support. Other devotees never see your email address, and see your name only at the level you choose. Sri Swamiji can always see your name. 2. Your password Why: to protect your account. Stored only as a one-way cryptographic hash. Nobody at the ashram can read it, including administrators. 3. A city and country that you type yourself Why: so the room can show that devotees are practicing in many places. You enter these when you create your account. Fellow devotees see them only at the level you choose — hidden, country only, or city and country — and you can change that level at any time. Sri Swamiji can always see your city and country. We do not ask your device for its location. We do not use GPS. 4. Your presence in a room What: which room you joined, when you joined and left, and whether the embedded player reported a playing, paused or ended state. Why: so the room can show how many devotees are practicing, so moderators can keep the room safe, and so you can see your own practice history. Who sees it: you. Other devotees see only a count, the identity level you chose, and how many sittings of that room's practice you have completed today. Sri Swamiji and authorised moderators can see the state of the room, and Sri Swamiji always sees the devotees present by their real name, city and country. 5. Comments and reactions you choose to send Why: so devotees can take part in the room. Who sees it: comments are shown in the room, after moderation where the room requires it. 6. Reflections you choose to write Why: a private journal of your own practice. Who sees it: only you, unless you explicitly submit one for guidance. 7. Security records What: sign-in events, and a shortened one-way hash of your network address — never your address itself. Why: to detect misuse and protect every devotee's account. Who sees it: a small number of technical administrators. 8. A record of the choices you make on this page Why: so we can show what you agreed to, and when. 9. Your name during live guidance audio What: when Sri Swamiji speaks live and you listen, or you accept an invitation to speak, you join a live audio session. Your name, as it appears on your account, is visible to the other devotees connected to that session for as long as you remain connected. This applies whatever identity level you have chosen for the room list. Why: so everyone present can hear and see who is listening and who has been invited to speak. Who sees it: the devotees connected to the same live audio session. The audio is carried by a service provider acting only on our instructions. Nothing is recorded, and leaving the session removes you from it at once. WHAT WE DO NOT DO • We do not use advertising, tracking pixels or third-party analytics. Your practice is not shared with any advertising or analytics company. • We do not sell or rent your information to anyone, for any purpose. • We do not build a profile of you to predict or influence your behaviour. • We do not record your voice or your video anywhere in this service. • We never show your email address, network address, exact position or device identifiers to other devotees. AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION Your practice sessions and their duration are records created by this application. They are not official YouTube views. YouTube decides independently whether any playback counts as a view, and we make no claim about that. WHERE YOUR INFORMATION IS HELD On servers operated for Avadhoota Datta Peetham. Where a service provider is involved — for example to carry live audio — they act only on our instructions and may not use your information for their own purposes. YOUR RIGHTS, AND HOW TO USE THEM You can do all of the following yourself, at any time, from Account: • See what we hold about you — Account → Export or delete your data. • Correct your name or the city and country you have entered — Account. • Change who can see your name and location — Account. • Withdraw any optional permission — Account → Your permissions. Withdrawing is one click, exactly as granting it was. • Delete your account and everything you wrote — Account → Export or delete. If you would rather we did it for you, or you are not satisfied with how we have handled something, write to privacy@dattapeetham.org and we will respond. If you are in India and remain dissatisfied, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India. HOW LONG WE KEEP THINGS Set out in full in the Data Retention Schedule, which forms part of this notice.
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