BharatIQ Privacy Policy

BharatIQ is a daily learning and intelligence app for reading curated briefs, taking quizzes, saving learning material, receiving updates, submitting feedback, and managing premium access. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information when you use BharatIQ:

• Account information from Google Sign-In, such as your name, email address, profile photo, and user ID.
• Learning activity, such as opened articles, completed articles, saved briefs, quiz starts, quiz answers, scores, streaks, and related progress statistics.
• Feedback you submit in the app, including feedback type, rating, message, contact preference, and account details needed to respond.
• Notification information needed to send daily update notifications through Firebase Cloud Messaging.
• Premium access and purchase verification information, such as product ID, purchase token, transaction date, purchase ID, subscription status, and entitlement status.
• Basic technical information generated by Firebase and Google Play services to operate authentication, database, messaging, cloud functions, and purchase verification.

How We Use Information

We use information to:

• Create and manage your BharatIQ account.
• Show your learning progress, quiz results, streaks, saved briefs, and premium access.
• Operate daily articles, quizzes, feedback, notifications, and subscription features.
• Verify Google Play purchases and prevent misuse of paid access.
• Respond to feedback and support requests when you allow contact.
• Maintain app reliability, security, and product quality.

Third-Party Services

BharatIQ uses trusted service providers to operate the app:

• Google Sign-In and Firebase Authentication for account sign-in.
• Cloud Firestore for app data such as user profiles, learning progress, saved briefs, quizzes, and feedback.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging and local notifications for daily update notifications.
• Firebase Cloud Functions for backend operations, including purchase verification.
• Google Play Billing for in-app purchases and subscriptions.

These services may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. You can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only when necessary to operate the app through the service providers listed above, comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, prevent abuse, or complete actions you request.

Data Retention

We keep account, learning, feedback, and subscription records for as long as needed to provide BharatIQ, maintain accurate learning history, support paid access, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and improve app reliability. If your account is deleted or access is removed, some records may remain where required for security, accounting, legal, or operational reasons.

Your Choices

• You can sign out of the app at any time.
• You can manage notification permission in your device settings.
• You can manage subscriptions and purchases through Google Play.
• You can choose whether BharatIQ may contact you about feedback submitted through the app.
• You can contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information associated with your account, subject to legal and operational limits.

Children's Privacy

BharatIQ is intended for general learners and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so we can review and take appropriate action.

Security

We use Firebase and Google infrastructure, authentication, and access controls to help protect data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Processing

Your information may be processed and stored on servers operated by Google, Firebase, and other service providers in countries outside your location. By using BharatIQ, you understand that information may be processed in those locations.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact us at support@educonsult.co.in.