Vaishnava Calendar for ISKCON · Android
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 26 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Vaishnava Calendar for ISKCON (the “App”, package com.acd.calendar) uses, why, and where it goes. The App is developed and published free of charge by Abhay Charan das (the “Developer”, “we”).
In short
- No registration or account.
- No analytics, no advertising, no tracking, no crash-reporting services.
- We have no servers and we do not receive your data. Everything you enter stays on your device.
- Only to find your location or a city does the App use Google services, as described below.
- We never sell or share your data.
1. Information the App uses
Location
With your permission, the App reads the precise and approximate location of your device to calculate sunrise, tithi, Ekadashi and other times for the place where you are. The location is obtained through Google Play services and is stored only on your device. The permission is optional: you can choose a city from the built-in database or by search instead.
City search and place names
- When you type a city name, the text is sent to the Google Places API to suggest matching cities.
- To show the name of the place for your coordinates, the App uses the Android Geocoder, which on most devices sends the coordinates to Google.
These requests go directly from your device to Google and are subject to the Google Privacy Policy. We do not receive them.
Settings and your own events
Your settings, chosen locations and your own events (for example, birthdays) are stored only on your device.
Export to your calendar
Only when you use Export (to a Google or local calendar), the App accesses the calendars on your device: it lists your calendars and Google accounts so that you can choose where to export or create a new calendar, adds Vaishnava events to the calendar you selected, and updates or removes them there when you ask. If the selected calendar is synchronized with your Google account, Google syncs these events according to your account settings. The App does not read or send your other calendar data anywhere.
Clipboard and sharing
When you choose to copy or share events, the App places the text on the clipboard or passes it to the app you select. This happens only on your action.
Notifications
Reminders are scheduled and shown on your device. No data leaves the device for this.
Contacting us
If you write to us by email, we receive your email address and what you write. We use it only to answer you and do not pass it to anyone.
2. What the App does not do
The App does not collect or transmit personal data to the Developer, does not use analytics, advertising or tracking SDKs, does not create user profiles, and does not sell, rent or share data with third parties.
3. Third-party services
The App relies on the following services provided by Google:
- Google Play services – Location (current location);
- Google Places API (city search);
- Android Geocoder (place name for coordinates);
- Google Play (distribution and in-app updates).
Their processing is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
4. Permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Location (precise and approximate) | To find the coordinates of your current place for sunrise, tithi and Ekadashi calculations. Optional: you can choose a city instead. |
| Calendar (read and write), Accounts | Only when you export events: to list your calendars, add the Vaishnava events to the calendar you select, and update or remove them there. |
| Notifications, exact alarms, wake lock, start at boot, Do Not Disturb access | To show reminders about Ekadashi and holidays on time, also after the device restarts. |
| Internet and network state | For the Google services that find your location, search for a city and show its name, and for app updates from Google Play. |
You can grant, deny or revoke any permission in the Android settings at any time. The App keeps working without location: just choose a city manually.
5. Storage, retention and deletion
All data is stored on your device and kept until you delete it. Uninstalling the App or clearing its data in Android settings removes it. If Android backup is turned on for your Google account, Android may include the App’s settings in your device backup; this is managed by Android and Google, not by us. Events exported to a calendar stay there until you remove them, in your calendar app or from the App’s export screen.
6. Security
Your data stays on your device and is protected by Android. Requests to Google services are made over encrypted (HTTPS) connections.
7. Your choices and rights
Because we do not hold any personal data about you, there is nothing for us to access, correct or delete on our side. The exception is emails you sent us, which we will delete on request. You control everything else on your device: permissions, data and the App itself.
8. Children
The App is suitable for users of all ages. It does not knowingly collect any personal information from children or from anyone else.
9. Changes to this policy
If the App starts to handle data differently, we will update this policy on this page and change the date at the top.
10. Contact
Abhay Charan das, abhay.charan.d@gmail.com
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