🪷 Privacy Policy

Last updated: 17 June 2026

What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy describes how Vidhyamitra (the website at https://vidhyamitra.com) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit the site. By using Vidhyamitra, you agree to this policy.

Reader-Local Privacy Boundary · Bhūmi To Browser

Privacy begins where the reader stands: Goloka/Vraja Rādhā-Krishna → Vaikuṇṭha Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa → Mahāviṣṇu/Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu → Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu → Brahmā → Kṣīrodaka Paramātmā/Antaryāmī (Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu) → Bhūmi → reader's own kṣetra anywhere on Bhūmi → browser/device → network request → server logs/silicon substrate → reader/seer. This policy does not make any founder-place the center; the privacy boundary follows the reader's own device, jurisdiction, and exact kṣetra.

In practical terms: chart inputs are processed in-request, not stored in an application database; optional chart localStorage stays on the reader's own device; ordinary server logs are retained for the limited 30-day diagnostic period stated below.

Information We Collect — Minimal by Design

Information You Submit

• Birth-chart data — when you submit your birth-date, time, and place to the calculator or Viśvarūpa-Darśana form: this data is sent as URL parameters, processed live for chart computation, and is not stored in any application database. Personal chart result pages are marked Cache-Control: private, no-store so browsers, shared proxies, and CDN edges are instructed not to store the rendered chart response. As with any URL request, chart parameters may still appear in your browser history and standard request logs for the 30-day diagnostic period described below.
• Optional browser localStorage for Viśvarūpa auto-resume — if you explicitly choose "Remember this chart on this device" on the Viśvarūpa-Darśana form, your browser saves a small local copy of date, time, latitude, longitude, timezone, and city label under the key vd_bhakta_chart. This is stored on your device only, is used to prefill/resume future visits, and can be cleared with the "Forget my chart" button on the Viśvarūpa page. If you do not opt in, Vidhyamitra does not write this chart-memory localStorage key.
• Email correspondence — if you contact the founder via email (see /contact), your email and message are retained for response purposes only.

Information Automatically Collected

• Standard server logs — IP address, browser user-agent, referrer URL, requested page, timestamp. Retained for 30 days for operational diagnostics and not used for individual tracking.
• Cloudflare edge analytics — aggregated traffic data via Cloudflare (DDoS protection, CDN). See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
• Google Analytics 4 — aggregate page-view and engagement analytics for understanding which public dharma pages, city pages, scriptures, and tools are being used. Vidhyamitra configures GA4 with automatic page-view sending disabled and sends a manual page-view using only the page origin and pathname. This means chart and calculator query parameters such as birth-date, time, latitude, longitude, timezone, and city label are not sent to GA4 as the page URL. See Google's privacy policy.
• Google AdSense cookies — for ad-serving and ad-personalization. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

How We Use Information

• To compute and render your chart in real-time (no application database storage)
• To respond to email inquiries
• To operate the website (Cloudflare routing, DDoS protection)
• To understand aggregate usage patterns through GA4 without sending raw chart-query URLs
• To display contextually-relevant ads via Google AdSense (third-party)
• To diagnose technical issues from server logs (aggregated, not individual)

What We Do NOT Do

• We do NOT sell or rent your personal data. Third-party processing is limited to the disclosed Cloudflare CDN/analytics, Google Analytics 4 aggregate measurement, and Google AdSense ad-serving lanes above.
• We do NOT send raw birth-chart query strings to GA4 page-view analytics.
• We do NOT use Facebook Pixel, in-house tracking profiles, accounts, login IDs, or a first-party user-profile database.
• We do NOT require accounts, signup, login, or any persistent identification to use the substrate.
• We do NOT track your chart-submissions across sessions.

Cookies

Google Analytics and Google AdSense may set cookies or use similar browser storage for analytics, measurement, and ad-serving. You can disable cookies in your browser settings; the site will continue to function, though analytics/ad measurement may be limited and ads may become less relevant.

Children's Privacy

Vidhyamitra does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The substrate is dharmic-spiritual reference content suitable for all ages, but is designed primarily for adults seeking Vedic knowledge. If you are a parent and believe your child has submitted information, please contact us at [email protected].

GDPR / CCPA / India DPDP Rights

If you are a resident of the European Union, California, India, or any jurisdiction with similar data-protection laws, you have rights under your local law including:

• The right to access information we hold about you (note: we hold very little — see above)
• The right to deletion of any email correspondence we retain
• The right to opt out of Google AdSense personalization (via Google's controls)
• The right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority

To exercise these rights, contact [email protected].

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated periodically. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top.

Contact

For privacy questions: [email protected]

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