### Privacy Policy for Kumaran Nagar

**Last Updated:** January 7, 2026

Welcome to Kumaran Nagar. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application (the "App"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.

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#### 1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the App depends on the content and materials you use, and includes:

**Personal Data You Provide to Us**
While using our App, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This includes:
*   **Account Information:** Your name, email address, phone number, and flat/unit number when you register.
*   **Profile Information:** Your name and an optional profile image.
*   **User Content:** Information you provide when you create posts, announcements, or other content on the community board, including text and any images you upload.

**Automatically Collected Information (Usage Data)**
When you access the App, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, your device's IP address, device type, operating system, and crash data. This information is collected and processed by our third-party service providers (Firebase) to help us improve our service.

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#### 2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the App to:

*   Create and manage your account.
*   Display your name and profile on content you post (e.g., announcements, board posts).
*   Enable user-to-user communication within the community context.
*   Operate and maintain the community board, services listing, and other features of the App.
*   Send you push notifications for important community announcements or other relevant events.
*   Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the App.

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#### 3. Sharing Your Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.

*   **With Other Users:** Your name will be displayed alongside any posts you create on the community board. Other residents will be able to see this information.
*   **With Service Providers:** We use third-party services to operate our App. Specifically, we use **Google Firebase** for backend infrastructure, including authentication, database storage (Cloud Firestore), and performance monitoring. Their privacy policy can be found here: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)
*   **For Legal Reasons:** We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

This app also contains a placeholder for banner advertisements. In the future, we may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the App. These companies may use information about your visits to the App and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

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#### 4. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

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#### 5. Your Data Rights

You have the right to review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

*   **Access and Update:** You can access and update your profile information through the app's profile screen.
*   **Deletion:** You may request to delete your account and associated data by contacting us. Please note that some information, such as posts you have made, may remain in our system for a period of time.

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#### 6. Children's Privacy

Our service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

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#### 7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy within the app and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

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#### 8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

dataintellinalytics@gmail.com
DatA Intellinalytics

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