Privacy Policy for SinhalaGPT

Effective Date: July 10, 2025

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at SinhalaGPT ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application, SinhalaGPT, including any related services, features, content, or functionality offered through the app.

If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at: sinhalagptorg@gmail.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information in order to provide and improve our services to you. This includes:

Personal Information: When you register or sign in, we may collect your email address and display name through Firebase Authentication.
Device & Usage Data: We may automatically collect information about your device (IP address, device type, browser type), log activity, crash reports, and usage patterns through Firebase and analytics tools.
User Content: Any chat messages you input into SinhalaGPT are stored temporarily to generate responses but are not associated with your identity unless explicitly required for support.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Authenticate users and manage accounts
Provide and improve the functionality of the app
Monitor performance and debug issues
Respond to user support requests and provide updates
Comply with legal obligations

3. Legal Basis for Processing (if in the EU/EEA)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal information under the following legal bases:

With your consent
For the performance of a contract
To comply with legal obligations
For our legitimate business interests

4. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share your data with third parties only under these circumstances:

With Firebase services (Google) to enable core functionality like authentication, storage, and analytics
With law enforcement if required by legal process or to comply with regulations
With third-party vendors or contractors working on our behalf under strict confidentiality agreements

5. Data Retention

We retain your information only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Chat messages are not stored beyond the duration needed to generate a response.

6. Data Security

We use industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under applicable data protection laws:

The right to access and receive a copy of your data
The right to request correction or deletion of your data
The right to object to or restrict the processing of your data
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: sinhalagptorg@gmail.com

8. Children’s Privacy

Our app is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit data from anyone under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information.

9. Third-Party Services

SinhalaGPT uses third-party services such as Firebase (by Google) which may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how they handle your data:

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of this page or providing a prominent notice within the app.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us at:

Email: sinhalagptorg@gmail.com