Privacy & Cookie Disclosure
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 2026 · Effective Immediately
1 Overview & Our Commitment
At Bharat Voice (bharatvoiceduai.website), an Indian AI educational initiative, we value and respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy discloses what information is gathered when you use Bharat Voice, how we utilize and safeguard that information, and your choices regarding advertising cookies and data protection.
Bharat Voice is designed as an accessible, voice-first AI educational companion for Indian students. We maintain strict safeguards to ensure that student learning remains safe, private, and compliant with applicable global and Indian data protection standards, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Google AdSense Publisher Policies.
2 Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Policy
Google AdSense Mandatory Disclosure Notice:
Bharat Voice uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements to Guest learners. Google requires publishers to provide clear disclosure of cookie usage, ad serving mechanisms, and user opt-out options.
Please note the following key terms regarding how advertising operates on Bharat Voice:
- Third-Party Vendors & Google Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites across the Internet.
- Google Advertising Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies (including DoubleClick DART cookies) enables it and its partner networks to serve advertisements to our users based on their visits to Bharat Voice and/or other sites on the World Wide Web.
- How to Opt Out of Personalized Ads: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:
- Non-Personalized Ads Option: If you opt out of personalized advertising, you will still see advertisements, but they will be contextual (based on the general content of the page) rather than tailored to your previous web history.
3 Information We Collect
Depending on your usage mode on Bharat Voice, we collect minimal data required to provide study features:
- Guest Learners: No email or password is required. Guest interactions, temporary topic queries, and session state are kept in your browser's local storage (localStorage) and are not linked to any personal identity.
- Google Authentication: When you choose "Sign in with Google", we receive your basic public profile information provided by Google OAuth (such as your name, email address, and profile picture). We use this strictly to save and sync your study profiles, flashcards, test scores, and custom study plans across sessions.
- Audio & Voice Input: Voice audio is processed locally via standard browser Speech Recognition APIs (Web Speech API) or transcribed to text to interact with the study assistant. Audio recordings are never retained, sold, or shared with third parties.
- Log Data: As with most online services, our web servers and content delivery networks automatically log standard technical data such as browser type, operating system, referring URL, time of access, and IP address for diagnostic and anti-abuse purposes.
4 Use of Cookies and Web Beacons
A cookie is a small data file placed on your device. We use cookies and similar browser storage mechanisms for the following purposes:
- Essential & Functional Storage: Storing user UI preferences (e.g. font sizes, dark theme, study tool states, and session tokens).
- Google Sign-In: Enabling secure login tokens via Google Identity Services.
- Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): Allowing Google and its certified third-party ad vendors to measure ad impressions, prevent fraudulent clicks, and deliver relevant ads to Guest users.
You can instruct your browser to decline all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent via your browser's privacy and security settings.
5 Children's Privacy (COPPA & Student Safety)
Bharat Voice is intended to be a safe, educational resource for students and lifelong learners.
- We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental or school consent.
- We do not profile young learners for commercial or marketing purposes.
- If a parent or guardian discovers that a child has provided us with personal information without consent, please contact us immediately at support@bharatvoiceduai.website so that we can promptly remove the information.
6 Data Security & Retention
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All communication between your browser and our servers is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).
We retain account progress data only for as long as your account remains active or as required to provide you with study features. You may request deletion of your account and study records at any time.
7 Your Data Protection Rights
Under applicable Indian and international privacy legislation, you have the following rights:
- Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to Erasure: Request the deletion of your account and synced study progress.
- Right to Opt Out: Exercise your right to opt out of third-party targeted advertising at any time.
8 Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect modifications in our technology, regulatory policies, or Google AdSense program updates. Changes take effect immediately upon posting to this page with an updated "Last Updated" timestamp.
9 Contact & Grievance Officer
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact our team: