Ishtri - Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 08.04.2025

1. Introduction

Ishtri ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services (collectively, the "Service"). Please read this policy carefully.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Service includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information you voluntarily provide when you register for an account, such as your:
  • Username
  • Email address
  • Password (we store this in a securely hashed format, not plain text)
  • If using Google Sign-In: Your Google profile information as provided by Google (typically name, email address, profile picture, Google ID).
• Usage Data: Information automatically collected when you access the Service, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, pages viewed directly before and after accessing the Service.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data. We use:
  • Session cookies: Necessary for authentication and maintaining your login state (e.g., `connect.sid`).
  • Google Sign-In cookies: Set by Google when you use the Google Sign-In feature.
  You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect primarily to provide, maintain, and improve our Service, including to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Authenticate you when you log in.
• Send you necessary communications (e.g., email verification, password reset emails).
• Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer support.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience.
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security breaches.
• Comply with legal obligations.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., email delivery service [like Gmail via Nodemailer], hosting provider, [mention others like analytics if used]).
• For Authentication: If you use Google Sign-In, certain information is exchanged with Google as part of the authentication process according to Google's policies.
• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• [Explicitly state if user profiles or information are visible to other users on the platform].

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. We hash passwords using bcrypt and use HTTPS for data transmission. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy (e.g., as long as your account is active) or as required by law.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data.

You can typically update some of your account information by logging into your account settings. To request access to other information, or for deletion requests, please contact us using the details below.

8. Third-Party Websites & Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or integrate with third-party services (like Google Sign-In) that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link or use a third-party service, you will be directed to that third party's site or service. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit or service you use. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: ishtricontact@gmail.com.

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