Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 July 2026
This policy explains what information Chintan (“we”, “us”) collects when you use the Chintan app or chintan.news, why we collect it, and the choices you have. Chintan is built to help you understand the news, not to profile you for advertising — we collect the minimum needed to run the product.
1. Information we collect
- Account information: your email address and authentication credentials when you create an account or sign in.
- Content you create: articles you bookmark or save, comments you post, votes you cast in polls, and follow-up questions you ask Ask Chintan.
- Preferences: the topics and interests you select, used to personalize your briefs and feed.
- Usage and device data: basic technical information (app version, device type, crash logs) used to keep the app working and to fix bugs.
2. How we use this information
- To authenticate you and keep your account secure.
- To show you the briefs, stories, and interests you've chosen.
- To sync your bookmarks, comments, and poll history across devices.
- To power Ask Chintan's in-context answers to your questions.
- To diagnose and fix bugs, and to understand aggregate (non-identifying) usage.
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it to serve third-party ads.
3. Third-party services
We use third-party infrastructure providers (for example, cloud hosting and AI model providers) to operate Chintan. These providers process data only as necessary to deliver the service to you, under their own security and confidentiality obligations to us.
4. Data retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we delete your personal data within a reasonable period, except where we are required to retain limited records by law. See Data & Account Deletion for how to request this.
5. Your rights
You can access, correct, export, or delete your data at any time from within the app, or by contacting us (see Contact).
6. Children
Chintan is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
7. Changes to this policy
We'll update this page if our practices change, and update the “last updated” date above.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy? Reach us via the Contact page.