Privacy Policy

Thank you for using Gita Talk. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use the Gita Talk mobile application (the "App"). By using the App, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Gita Talk is a spiritual companion app grounded in the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita. We take the privacy of your personal reflections, conversations, and spiritual journey seriously. This policy is written to be clear and honest about how your data is handled.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

When you create an account and use Gita Talk, we collect:

• Account information: Your name (or the name you choose to share) and your email address, collected through our authentication provider (Clerk) when you sign in with Apple or Google.
• Display name: The name you enter during onboarding, used to personalize your experience.
• Conversation content: The messages you send to Gita and the responses you receive. These are stored to provide conversation history and continuity across sessions.
• Onboarding preferences: Your selected response mode ("Sit with me," "Show me the way," or "A bit of both"), which personalizes how Gita responds to you.
• Journal entries (if applicable): If you use the private journal feature, your written entries are stored to enable AI-assisted reflections.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

We may automatically collect certain technical information to operate and improve the App:

• Device information: Device type, operating system version, and app version.
• Usage data: Features used, session length, and general interaction patterns (not the content of your conversations).
• Push notification tokens: If you opt in to push notifications, we collect a device token to deliver notifications to your device.
• Crash and error reports: Technical logs to identify and fix issues with the App.

1.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not collect:

• Your precise location.
• Contacts, photos, or other data from your device.
• Browsing history or data from other apps.
• Any biometric data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and operate the App, including delivering Gita's responses to your messages.
• Personalize your experience based on your name, response mode preference, and conversation history.
• Store and retrieve your conversation history so you can continue where you left off.
• Send you push notifications, if you have opted in, including daily reflection reminders.
• Identify and fix technical issues in the App.
• Comply with legal obligations.

3. How Your Conversations Are Processed

Gita Talk is powered by artificial intelligence. When you send a message to Gita, your message — along with relevant context from your conversation history and your response mode preference — is sent to Anthropic, PBC (the provider of the Claude AI model) to generate Gita's response.

Important disclosures about this process:

• Your words are sent to Anthropic's API solely to generate your response. They are not retained by Anthropic for training AI models under our usage agreement.
• Your conversations are not shared with any third party for advertising, marketing, or analytics purposes.
• Your conversations are private to your account. No other user can see your conversations.
• We do not use the content of your conversations to train our own AI models.

If you use a private journal feature within the App, your journal entries are processed in the same manner — sent to the AI model only to generate your personal reflection, then stored securely in your account.

4. Data Storage and Security

4.1 Where Your Data Is Stored

Your data is stored using Supabase, a cloud database provider. Account authentication is managed by Clerk. Data is stored on servers located in the United States.

4.2 How We Protect Your Data

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including:

• Encryption of data in transit (TLS/HTTPS for all API communications).
• Encryption of data at rest in our database.
• Authentication required for all data access (no anonymous data access).
• Access to production data limited to authorized personnel only.

No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we take data security seriously, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

4.3 Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your personal information, conversation history, and journal entries will be permanently deleted within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

5. Your Rights and Choices

5.1 Access and Correction

You may access and update your display name and response mode preference at any time through the App's Settings screen ("Personalize your experience").

5.2 Deletion

You have the right to delete your account and all associated data at any time. To delete your account:

• Go to Settings in the App.
• Select "Account and Data."
• Select "Delete Account."
• Confirm deletion.

Upon account deletion, your personal information, conversations, and journal entries will be permanently deleted within 30 days. This action cannot be undone.

5.3 Push Notifications

You may opt in to push notifications during onboarding or through your device's Settings. You may disable push notifications at any time through your device's notification settings. Disabling notifications does not affect your ability to use the App.

5.4 Data Portability

If you would like a copy of your data, please contact us at support@gitatalk.app and we will provide your data in a readable format within 30 days.

5.5 California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, please contact us at support@gitatalk.app.

5.6 European Residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. Our legal basis for processing your data is your consent (given when you create an account and agree to this policy) and the performance of our contract with you (to provide the App's services). To exercise your rights, contact us at support@gitatalk.app.

6. Third-Party Services

Gita Talk uses the following third-party services to operate:

• Clerk (clerk.com): Authentication and account management. Clerk processes your email address and authentication credentials. See Clerk's Privacy Policy.
• Supabase (supabase.com): Database storage for your account data, conversations, and preferences. See Supabase's Privacy Policy.
• Anthropic, PBC (anthropic.com): AI model provider. Your messages are processed by Anthropic's Claude model to generate responses. See Anthropic's Privacy Policy.
• Apple (Sign in with Apple): If you sign in with Apple, Apple processes your authentication. See Apple's Privacy Policy.
• Google (Sign in with Google): If you sign in with Google, Google processes your authentication. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Expo / Expo Push Notifications: If you enable push notifications, Expo's push notification service is used to deliver notifications to your device.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any third party for their own marketing or advertising purposes.

7. Children's Privacy

Gita Talk is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the applicable age, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us at support@gitatalk.app.

8. Spiritual and Mental Health Disclaimer

Gita Talk is a spiritual companion app inspired by the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita. It is not a mental health service, therapy service, or medical service. Gita's responses are AI-generated and are not a substitute for professional mental health care, medical advice, or crisis intervention.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or a crisis helpline immediately. In the United States, you may call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line).

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you through the App or by email before the changes take effect. The updated policy will be effective as of the date stated at the top of the document.

Your continued use of the App after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

Gita Talk
Email: support@gitatalk.app
Support: https://gitatalk.app/support

We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 13, 2026.