This policy explains how the MahaJyotish app ("the App", "we") handles your
information, on Android and on iPhone and iPad. The App is operated by MahaJyotish (mahajyotish.com). By using the App you
agree to this policy. Creating a birth chart does not
require an account — signing in is optional: with Google on Android, and with Google or Apple (Sign in with Apple) on iPhone and iPad.
Where the two versions differ, this page says so.
1. Information the App Collects
- Birth details — the name, date of birth, time of birth and birth place you enter — sent to our servers only to calculate your Kundli, matching and Sade Sati results.
- WhatsApp number (optional) — only if you type it, used to deliver your report. The App does not read your phone number automatically; on Android it only pre-fills your country calling code from your SIM.
- Google account (optional) — if you tap "Continue with Google", we receive your name, email address and profile photo to create and identify your account and to unlock your full report. You can sign out at any time.
- Sign in with Apple (optional, iPhone and iPad) — if you tap "Sign in with Apple", Apple gives us a stable account identifier for MahaJyotish, the email address you choose to share (your own, or a private relay address from Apple that forwards to you) and, the first time only, the name you allow. We use them only to create and identify your account. We never receive your Apple Account password. You can stop using it at any time in your iPhone or iPad Settings → your name → Sign in with Apple.
- Location (optional) — only when you tap "Use my location" or open the Vastu Compass. Location is used on your device to fill your birth place (via reverse geocoding) and to show compass directions. If you allow it, your location is also sent to our server and stored: with precise location permission that is your GPS position (coordinates, accuracy in metres and the time of the fix); with approximate location permission (on iPhone and iPad: Precise Location turned off) your phone gives us only a position a few kilometres wide, and that is what we store — we never upgrade it. The Rajpath and Dinaphal readings open only with a location, because sunrise, your planetary hour, Panchang and the day’s timings are calculated for exactly where you are. We also use it to tell you when you live far from your birth place, and the MahaJyotish team can see a member’s latest position (on a map) when they help with a reading, a remedy delivery or a call. We keep the latest position and a log of moves of 25 km or more; we do not build a movement history. You can refuse, or turn it off at any time in your phone’s settings, and the app still works. Location is never tracked in the background, never shared with anyone, and is not used for advertising.
- Payment information — On Android, payments are made via UPI or PhonePe in your own UPI/banking app. On iPhone and iPad, reports, unlocks and the MahaJyotish Plus membership are bought with Apple's In-App Purchase: Apple takes the payment through your Apple Account, and we receive only Apple's signed record of the purchase (the product, a transaction number, the date and an order reference our App attached) so we can unlock exactly what you bought and restore it later. Subscriptions are managed and cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Live consultations with Guruji and physical products are paid outside the App Store. On every platform we keep your purchase history (what you bought, the amount, the date) because tax law requires it. We never collect or store your card numbers, UPI PIN or banking credentials.
- Technical data — IP address and basic request data, used for security and to prevent abuse.
- Smriti diary (optional, only when signed in) — what you choose to write in Smriti: text, daily ratings (Sandhya Chintan), intentions (Sankalp), gratitude lines, life events, voice notes (Vani) and photos (Chitra). It is stored privately on our servers, linked to your account, and used only to show you your own diary, reminders and personal patterns (Atma Darpan, Masik Patra). It is never sold, shared or used for advertising. Photos and voice notes are kept outside our public website and opened only through short-lived private links.
- Lakshmi Kosh money records (optional; financial information) — the income and expense entries you type yourself (amount, category, who was paid, payment mode, notes and an optional bill photo), your monthly limit and the cash amount you count. The App does not read your SMS, bank or UPI accounts.
- Microphone — used only while you tap the record button for a voice note or the microphone for voice typing. Voice typing uses your phone's own speech-recognition service (Google speech services on Android; Apple's speech recognition on iPhone and iPad, which may send the audio to Apple to turn it into text), which processes the audio under that provider's privacy policy; only the resulting text is placed in your diary, and only if you save it. The microphone is also used during a member voice call (see below). For an ordinary customer, nothing is recorded in the background.
- Photos and videos (optional) — only the ones you choose to add: a Story (a photo, or a video of up to 20 seconds, shown to other members for 24 hours), your profile or cover picture, diary and bill photos, a floor plan for a Vastu map and, on Android, a payment screenshot. The App never reads your photo library on its own.
- Messages and community (optional, signed-in members) — connection requests, one-to-one chat messages with members who accepted your request, Stories, community posts and replies, reactions, and the reports and blocks you make. They are stored on our servers so they can be delivered and shown to the people they are meant for: a chat only to the two of you, a Story to members for 24 hours, a community post to other users. The MahaJyotish team does not read your chats; if you or the other member reports a conversation or a post, we look at what was reported to act on it.
- Member voice calls (optional) — two members who have connected can call each other in the App. The call is carried between the two phones over an encrypted connection (through our own relay server when needed), and we log who called whom, when and for how long. On Android, such a call may be recorded: each phone records its own microphone during the call and uploads it to our servers when the call ends, where only the MahaJyotish team can play it back, for safety and to act on complaints; it is never given to the other member or to anyone else, and both members see “This call may be recorded” before the call connects. On iPhone and iPad, member calls are not recorded. You can ask us to delete a recording at any time.
- Team members — recording work calls — this applies only to MahaJyotish team members (for example a telecaller) who have been given a calling role, and never to an ordinary customer. When a team member rings a customer from the App's work screen, the call may be recorded — on Android either by the phone's own call recorder or, using a foreground-service microphone while the call is in progress, by the App itself — so the conversation can be checked for quality and used to train the team. The customer is told at the start of the call that it is being recorded. On such an Android device the App reads the phone's saved call recordings (audio files) only to upload the recording of the call that was just made, matched to that customer; it does not read your other audio or music. Recordings are stored securely on our own servers, are never shared with any third party, and a written transcript is produced on our own servers (no external service). A team member can ask us to delete a recording at any time.
- Camera and photos — used only when you take or pick a photo or video yourself (see "Photos and videos" above).
- Fingerprint / face lock (optional, "Guptata") — checked entirely on your device by Android, or by Face ID / Touch ID on iPhone and iPad. We never receive or store any biometric data.
- App usage analytics (product interaction) — a random identifier created by the App (not your phone's hardware ID or advertising ID), the screens you open and the features you use, time spent in the App, the App version, and errors or failed/slow requests; if you are signed in, your account email is attached. Used only to fix problems and improve the App — never sold or used for advertising, and never used to track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- Push notifications (if you allow them) — a notification token from Firebase Cloud Messaging (Android) or from Apple's Push Notification service (iPhone and iPad), stored with your account so we can send the notifications you have switched on.
- On-device data — the charts you create are saved locally on your device so the App works offline. This stays on your device unless you sign in to sync it.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To calculate and show your Kundli, Kundli Matching, Sade Sati, Numerology and Vastu results
- To generate and let you download or share your PDF report
- To attach your charts to your account when you choose to sign in
- To process payments you make for premium reports or services, and on iPhone and iPad to unlock and restore what you bought with Apple's In-App Purchase
- To deliver chat messages, calls, Stories and community posts between members, and to act on reports and blocks
- To send optional daily reminder notifications, which you can turn off in the App
- To keep your Smriti diary and Lakshmi Kosh records, and to show you your own streak (Tapasya), monthly letter and patterns — calculated only from your own entries
- To understand which parts of the App work well and which cause trouble, so we can fix them
- To keep the service secure and to provide support
3. Notifications
If you enable "Daily reminder", the evening diary reminder (Sandhya Smaran) or the morning intention reminder (Prabhat Smaran), the App schedules a reminder on your device. These are
local notifications generated on your phone. Other notifications (a reply from Guruji, a payment received, a message or call from a member) are sent from our server to your phone. You can turn them off any time from the
Account screen or your device settings.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:
- Google — to verify your sign-in when you choose "Continue with Google", and on Android to deliver notifications (Firebase Cloud Messaging).
- Apple (iPhone and iPad) — to verify Sign in with Apple, to take In-App Purchase payments, to deliver notifications (Apple Push Notification service) and, if you use voice typing, to turn speech into text.
- Our hosting & infrastructure providers — who store the data needed to run the service.
- Payment providers (PhonePe and your UPI app on Android and the website; Apple on iPhone and iPad) — only the order amount and reference needed to complete a payment you start.
- Meta (WhatsApp Business Platform) — only if you give a WhatsApp number, to deliver your report and order messages.
- Map/geocoding services — the place you type is sent, through our servers, to a geocoding provider so we can find its coordinates.
Some screens open pages from mahajyotish.com inside the App (for the full reading, payment
and web tools). Those pages are governed by our website Privacy Policy and may use cookies.
5. Data Security & Retention
We use reasonable technical measures to protect your data and transmit it over encrypted
HTTPS connections. We keep your birth details and account information for as long as your
account is active or as needed to provide the service, and delete or anonymise it on request. Smriti diary entries, photos, voice notes and Lakshmi Kosh records are kept until you delete them (each entry can be deleted in the App) or delete your account. Photos, voice notes and call recordings are kept outside our public website.
6. Deleting Your Account & Data
In the App: open Account and choose Delete account. This immediately deletes your account, birth charts, Smriti diary (entries, photos and voice notes), Lakshmi Kosh records and App usage analytics linked to you. Any single diary entry can also be deleted at any time by opening it and choosing Delete. Payment and invoice records are kept, unlinked from you, where Indian tax law requires. Messages you already sent stay in the other member's conversation; to have those, or a call recording, removed as well, email us at the address below. If you signed in with Apple you can also remove MahaJyotish from Settings → your name → Sign in with Apple. See also Delete your data.
You can delete the locally saved charts inside the App at any time (long-press a chart in
"Saved"). To delete your account and the personal data associated with it, email
info@mahajyotish.com
from your registered email with the subject "Delete my account". We will remove your account
data within 30 days, except where we must retain limited records for legal or accounting
reasons.
7. Children
The App is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not
knowingly collect data from children.
8. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this
page with a new "Last updated" date.