Privacy Policy
What data BharatGeoTag collects, why we collect it, how it is stored on-device, the permissions the app requests, every named third-party processor, and your rights as a data principal under Indian law.
Legal & compliance · DPDP Act, 2023
Capture. Locate. Prove.
Capture. Locate. Prove.
Nothing left behind.
BharatGeoTag is a privacy-first GPS camera and field-documentation app for India's engineers, surveyors, inspectors and journalists. Everything below is the written version of what the app actually does — your data stays on your device, and these are the rules that govern it.
- 100% on-device capture
- No photo uploads
- One-tap data wipe
- 15-day response window
Entity: Trivartha
App: BharatGeoTag 0.31.0+34
Documents: 4
Latest effective: 01 November 2026
Documents
Four documents. No hidden annexures.
Each one is standalone and version-controlled. We recommend reading them in this order — the Privacy Policy first, then the Terms, then the two deletion guides when you need them.
Terms & Conditions
The agreement that governs your use of BharatGeoTag — free and Pro subscription tiers, billing and refunds, acceptable use, ownership of your content, disclaimers, liability caps and dispute resolution.
Data Deletion
How to permanently delete everything BharatGeoTag stores on your device, exactly what the in-app “Erase my data” action removes, what it cannot reach, and how to request deletion of the rest.
Account Deletion
How to delete your Trivartha profile, revoke your BharatGeoTag Pro entitlement and request removal of any associated cloud-side records — including your Google Play and App Store purchase history.
At a glance
The short version, without the fine print.
Every claim below is backed by a numbered section in the documents — the link takes you straight to the clause.
Data Principal rights
DPDP Act, 2023§10
Grievance Officer
Jai Prakash Verma§13
Response window
≤ 15 days§10
Storage model
On-device (default)No backend, no sync, no mirror.
Photos uploaded to us
NeverStamps are composited on the device.
Microphone / audio
Not collectedCamera runs with enableAudio: false.
Background location
Not collectedForeground only, while capturing.
Advertising
Free plan onlyPro subscribers generate no ad requests at all.
Your data
Where your data lives.
Where your data lives.
And where it never goes.
Three places, and only three. If data is not in one of these, we do not have it.
On your device
- Stamped JPEGs and originals
- Projects, colour tags, visits, inspections, properties
- Custom fields and stamp templates
- Company branding and logo
- Settings, privacy preferences, export quota
Written to the app-private documents directory. Never uploaded, never mirrored, never read by us. Removed in one tap — Erase my data.
Optional third parties
- OpenStreetMap — raster tiles for map snapshots
- Open-Meteo — current weather for the stamp
- India Post — PIN code → post office lookup
Invoked only when you switch the feature on in Settings. Only the minimum payload leaves the device: coordinates, zoom and units. See §7.
Storefront & ads
- Google Play / Apple StoreKit — Pro entitlement only
- Google AdMob — free plan, ads and frequency capping
- Google User Messaging Platform — consent status
- Firebase Analytics — free plan, ad events only
Free tier only, and never for Pro subscribers. No photo, no GPS coordinate, no project name ever reaches an ad request.
Your rights
Six rights.
Six rights.
Two taps to exercise most of them.
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you are the Data Principal and Trivartha is the Data Fiduciary. Here is what you can demand, and where the button lives.
Confirm & access
Ask whether we process your personal data, and request a summary of it together with the processing activities related to you.
Privacy Policy §10 →Correct it
Ask us to correct inaccurate or misleading personal data. Anything on-device you can simply edit or wipe in the app.
Privacy Policy §10 →Erase it
Delete your photos, projects, visits and preferences permanently — Erase my data in Settings → Privacy — and ask us to remove anything we hold.
Data Deletion guide →Withdraw consent
Withdraw consent with the same ease as you gave it. Turn off personalised ads, weather or map lookups in Settings → Privacy.
Privacy Policy §10 →Nominee
Under §11 of the DPDP Act, nominate another individual to exercise your rights if you die or become incapacitated.
Privacy Policy §10 →Raise a grievance
Write to our Grievance Officer. If we cannot resolve it within 15 days, escalate to the Data Protection Board of India.
Contact §13 →
Self-service
Erase everything
Erase everything
in three steps.
No email, no ticket, no waiting period. The full breakdown of what each step removes is in the Data Deletion guide.
- Export what you want to keep Share a PDF of each visit, inspection or property you care about. Anything you have not exported is deleted by step two.
- Settings → Privacy → “Erase my data” Confirm the dialog. The wipe is serialised and irreversible — deleted photos, projects and templates cannot be recovered.
- Cancel Pro & uninstall (optional) Cancel the subscription from your store account, then uninstall the app to remove the app shell itself.
FAQ
Questions,
Questions,
answered plainly.
The six that come up most often. Everything else is in the documents themselves.
Does BharatGeoTag upload my photos or location data?
No. There is no server that receives your photos, GPS fixes, projects or visits — the stamp is composited onto the JPEG on your device and written to the app's private documents directory. We only see data you explicitly send us, such as the email you write to support@trivartha.com. See Privacy Policy §6.
Which permissions does the app request?
Only what it needs: CAMERA, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, the FOREGROUND_SERVICE companions used by geolocator on Android 14+, and AD_ID on the free plan for ad personalisation. Microphone, background-location, contacts, SMS, call logs and photo-library are intentionally not requested. See Privacy Policy §4.
Do I need an account to use BharatGeoTag?
No. The free tier has no account, no sign-up and no email requirement. BharatGeoTag Pro uses your Google Play or App Store account purely as the billing identity. See Account Deletion §1.
How do I delete my data?
Open Settings → Privacy → Erase my data and confirm. That removes every file in the app's documents directory and resets every repository. For anything held outside your device — a support thread, a Pro purchase record — email support@trivartha.com. See Data Deletion.
Are there ads? What data do they see?
Only on the free plan, served by Google AdMob. The ad request may carry your device advertising identifier, and a small set of ad events (impression, click, failure, session length) is reported to Firebase Analytics — never a photo, a coordinate or a project name. Pro subscribers generate no ad requests at all. See Privacy Policy §7.
Who do I contact about a privacy complaint?
Our Grievance Officer — Jai Prakash Verma, Trivartha — at support@trivartha.com or +91-8433668083. We respond within 15 days; if we cannot resolve your complaint, you may escalate to the Data Protection Board of India under §27 of the DPDP Act, 2023. See Privacy Policy §13.
Your photos. Your device.
Your call.
Download BharatGeoTag free — no login, no card, no email required to start capturing. Every document on this page applies to every build we ship.