Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit AaratiSangrah, certain information is automatically collected by your browser and our hosting servers, including:

• IP address (anonymized)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring URL
• Date and time of access

1.2 Cookies and Local Storage

AaratiSangrah uses browser localStorage (not cookies) to save your preferences locally on your device. We store:

• aarati-theme - Your selected theme (light/dark/sepia)
• aarati-lang - Your preferred language (Marathi/Hindi/English)
• aarati-script - Devanagari or Roman script preference
• aarati-font-size - Your preferred lyric font size
• aarati-custom-sequence - Your custom Pothi sequence

This data is stored only on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

2. Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies

AaratiSangrah uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy Policy.

3. Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects anonymous usage data including pages viewed, time on site, and traffic sources. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used to:

• Operate and maintain the AaratiSangrah website
• Understand how visitors use our site to improve content
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• Detect and prevent technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations

5. Third-Party Services

AaratiSangrah may use the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google AdSense - Advertising platform (Privacy Policy)
• Google Analytics - Usage analytics (Privacy Policy)
• Google Fonts - Typography (fonts are loaded from Google servers)

6. Children's Privacy

AaratiSangrah does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. Our content is suitable for all ages as it is devotional in nature, but we do not intentionally target or collect data from children.

7. Your Rights (GDPR / Indian IT Act)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your data:

• Access - Request a copy of data we hold about you
• Correction - Request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion - Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Objection - Object to how your data is used

Since we store preference data only in your browser's localStorage, you can delete this data at any time by clearing your browser's site data.

8. Data Security

AaratiSangrah uses HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption) to protect data in transit. We do not store personal data on our servers. We take reasonable precautions to protect our website from unauthorized access.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page with the "Last updated" date revised. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.