Privacy Policy
Leela Sakshi App
Effective Date: 1 June 2026
Last Updated: 15 June 2016
This Privacy Policy explains how Taramita Collectives, operating under the brand name Leela Sakshi / The Leela Sakshi Oracle (“we”, “us”, “our”), collects, uses, stores, shares, protects, and deletes personal data when you use the Leela Sakshi mobile application, website, digital services, content, and related communications (“App” or “Service”).
By using the App, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before collecting or using your personal data for specific purposes.
1. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through:
1. the Leela Sakshi mobile application;
2. our website or landing pages;
3. app forms, onboarding screens, account features, and support requests;
4. email sign-ups and newsletters;
5. payment, subscription, and app store interactions;
6. analytics, diagnostics, and usage measurement tools;
7. customer support and grievance communications.
This Policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, app stores, payment providers, or external services that we do not control.
2. Data Fiduciary
For the purposes of applicable Indian data protection law, the entity responsible for determining the purpose and means of processing your personal data is:
Taramita Collectives / Leela Sakshi
Email: [Insert Email Address]
Address: [Insert Business Address, if available]
Grievance / Privacy Contact: [Insert Name / Designation, if applicable]
3. Personal Data We May Collect
Depending on how you use the App, we may collect the following categories of personal data:
3.1 Account and Identity Data
This may include:
1. name;
2. email address;
3. phone number, if used for login or support;
4. username or display name;
5. password or authentication credentials, if applicable;
6. account ID or user ID.
3.2 App Usage Data
This may include:
1. cards drawn;
2. spreads selected;
3. reading history;
4. app screens visited;
5. features used;
6. time and frequency of use;
7. saved readings;
8. preferences;
9. app settings;
10. interactions with notifications or emails.
3.3 User Content
If the App allows journaling or personal notes, we may process content you enter, such as:
1. questions;
2. reflections;
3. journal entries;
4. notes;
5. saved interpretations;
6. reading labels or tags;
7. personal observations.
You should avoid entering highly sensitive personal information unless you are comfortable storing it in the App.
3.4 Device and Technical Data
This may include:
1. device type;
2. operating system;
3. app version;
4. device identifiers;
5. IP address;
6. crash logs;
7. diagnostics;
8. browser type, if using a web version;
9. language setting;
10. approximate location inferred from IP address, where applicable.
3.5 Payment and Subscription Data
If you make purchases, we may receive limited payment-related information from app stores or payment processors, such as:
1. purchase status;
2. subscription type;
3. payment confirmation;
4. transaction ID;
5. billing period;
6. refund or cancellation status.
We do not intentionally collect or store full card numbers, CVV numbers, UPI PINs, net banking passwords, or other complete payment credentials.
3.6 Marketing and Communication Data
If you opt in to receive communications, we may collect:
1. email address;
2. consent status;
3. email preferences;
4. subscription or unsubscribe status;
5. email open and click activity, where supported by the email platform;
6. responses to campaigns, surveys, or offers.
3.7 Support and Grievance Data
If you contact us, we may collect:
1. your name;
2. contact details;
3. message content;
4. screenshots or attachments you send;
5. issue category;
6. support history;
7. resolution notes.
4. Data We Do Not Intend to Collect
We do not intentionally require you to provide:
1. government identity numbers;
2. financial account passwords;
3. precise geolocation;
4. biometric data;
5. health records;
6. caste, religion, political opinions, or similar sensitive personal details;
7. children’s personal data;
8. emergency or crisis information.
However, if you voluntarily enter sensitive information into journal entries, questions, support messages, or other open-text fields, we may process it only as needed to provide the App features or respond to your request.
5. Purpose of Processing
We may use your personal data for the following purposes:
1. to provide and operate the App;
2. to create, maintain, and secure your account;
3. to show card readings, meanings, prompts, saved readings, and app features;
4. to save your preferences, history, and user settings;
5. to process purchases, subscriptions, renewals, refunds, or access rights;
6. to send service-related messages;
7. to respond to support requests and grievances;
8. to improve app performance, content, design, usability, and reliability;
9. to detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security risks, and technical issues;
10. to comply with legal obligations;
11. to protect our rights, intellectual property, users, systems, and business;
12. to send marketing emails only where you have opted in or where otherwise permitted by law.
We will not use your personal data for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes explained in this Privacy Policy, unless required or permitted by law or unless we obtain fresh consent where required.
6. Consent
Where we rely on consent, we will ask for it through a clear affirmative action, such as tapping “I Agree”, selecting an optional checkbox, creating an account, signing up for emails, or enabling a feature.
Marketing email consent is optional and separate from your agreement to the App Terms.
You may withdraw consent for marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us at [Insert Email Address].
You may also contact us to withdraw other consents where applicable. Withdrawal of consent may affect your ability to use certain App features.
7. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data where:
1. you have given consent;
2. processing is needed to provide the App or a requested feature;
3. processing is needed to perform a contract with you;
4. processing is needed for compliance with law;
5. processing is needed for legitimate business purposes such as security, fraud prevention, service improvement, intellectual property protection, analytics, and user support, subject to applicable law.
8. Marketing Emails
If you opt in, we may send you one monthly Leela Sakshi email containing updates, offers, reflections, product information, launch announcements, and related content.
You may unsubscribe at any time.
We will not require you to accept marketing emails as a condition for using the basic App, unless a particular promotion or feature clearly states otherwise and is lawful.
Even after you unsubscribe from marketing emails, we may still send necessary service-related communications, such as account notices, transaction confirmations, payment notices, security alerts, policy updates, or legal notices.
9. Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
If the App or website uses cookies, SDKs, analytics tools, crash reporting tools, or similar technologies, these may collect technical and usage data.
We may use such tools to:
1. understand app performance;
2. improve content and user experience;
3. diagnose errors and crashes;
4. measure engagement;
5. prevent misuse;
6. improve security.
Where required, we will provide choices or obtain consent for non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.
Third-party tools may process data according to their own policies.
10. Sharing of Personal Data
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data only where necessary with:
1. cloud hosting providers;
2. app development and maintenance vendors;
3. analytics and crash reporting providers;
4. email service providers;
5. payment processors;
6. app stores;
7. customer support tools;
8. legal, accounting, tax, or compliance advisers;
9. law enforcement, regulators, courts, or government authorities where required by law;
10. business successors in case of merger, restructuring, transfer, or sale of relevant business assets.
We require service providers to process data only for authorised purposes and to use reasonable security measures.
11. International Data Transfers
Some service providers may store or process data outside India.
Where personal data is transferred outside India, we will take steps required under applicable law to protect your data.
By using the App, you acknowledge that your data may be processed in countries where our service providers operate, subject to applicable law.
12. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
These measures may include access controls, encryption where appropriate, secure hosting, authentication, logging, restricted administrative access, vendor review, and periodic security improvements.
No digital system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of personal data.
You are responsible for keeping your device, login credentials, app access, and email account secure.
13. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
Retention periods may depend on:
1. whether you maintain an account;
2. whether you save readings or journal entries;
3. legal, tax, accounting, or compliance requirements;
4. support and dispute resolution needs;
5. fraud prevention and security requirements;
6. backup and disaster recovery cycles.
If you delete your account or request deletion, we will delete or anonymise your personal data where required, subject to lawful retention obligations.
Some data may remain temporarily in encrypted backups or system logs until deleted through normal retention cycles.
14. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
1. access information about your personal data;
2. correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
3. withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
4. request deletion of personal data;
5. nominate another person to exercise rights on your behalf in the event of death or incapacity, where applicable;
6. raise a grievance regarding our processing of your data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Insert Email Address].
We may need to verify your identity before responding.
We may refuse or limit requests where permitted by law, including where retention is required for legal, security, fraud prevention, contractual, or compliance reasons.
15. Children’s Privacy
The App is not specifically directed at children.
If you are under 18, you should use the App only with parental or guardian consent and supervision.
We do not knowingly collect children’s personal data without appropriate consent.
If you believe a child has provided personal data without appropriate consent, please contact us at [Insert Email Address], and we will take reasonable steps as required by law.
16. User Content and Private Reflections
The App may allow you to enter personal questions, notes, journal entries, and reflections.
Please remember that app-based journaling is not the same as confidential therapy, legal consultation, medical consultation, or privileged professional advice.
Do not enter information that you would not want stored digitally.
We will process User Content according to this Privacy Policy, but we cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality against all possible security risks.
17. AI, Automation, and Personalisation
If the App uses automation, AI-assisted features, recommendation systems, or personalised interpretations, we may process your inputs and usage data to generate or improve app experiences.
We will not use your personal journal entries or private reflections to train external AI models unless we clearly disclose this and obtain consent where required.
We may use aggregated, anonymised, or de-identified data to understand app usage, improve content quality, fix errors, or enhance the Service.
18. Public Sharing
The App may allow you to share readings, card images, prompts, or reflections through social media, messaging apps, or share links.
If you choose to share content publicly or with others, you are responsible for that sharing.
Publicly shared content may be copied, saved, forwarded, indexed, or used by others outside our control.
Please do not share private or sensitive personal information unless you understand the risks.
19. Third-Party Links and Services
The App may link to third-party websites, app stores, payment gateways, social platforms, email services, or other external services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third parties.
You should review the privacy policies of third-party services before using them.
20. Business Transfers
If Taramita Collectives, Leela Sakshi, or relevant business assets are merged, acquired, restructured, sold, transferred, or reorganised, personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure continued protection of personal data.
21. Legal Disclosure
We may disclose personal data if we believe it is necessary to:
1. comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or government request;
2. enforce our Terms of Use;
3. protect our rights, intellectual property, safety, users, systems, or business;
4. detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues;
5. respond to claims that content violates third-party rights.
22. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
If we make material changes, we may notify you through the App, email, website, app store update notes, or another appropriate method.
The updated Privacy Policy will be effective from the date stated above or when made available, unless otherwise specified.
Your continued use of the App after an update means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy.
Where required by law, we will seek fresh consent for material changes affecting the use of your personal data.
23. Contact and Grievance Redressal
For privacy questions, consent withdrawal, data requests, grievances, or complaints, contact:
Taramita Collectives / Leela Sakshi
Email: leelasakshi@icloud.com
Address: Taramita Collectives, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Grievance / Privacy Contact: leelasakshi@icloud.com
We will respond within a reasonable period and in accordance with applicable law.
24. Acceptance
By using the App, creating an account, saving readings, opting into emails, making purchases, or otherwise using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
Where consent is required, your consent will be collected separately through clear affirmative action.