Privacy Policy
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At Naam Jap Voice Counter (“we”, “our”, or “us”), we respect the privacy of visitors and practitioners. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you use our website, how it is used, and what choices may be available to you.
By using the website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you have questions, please contact us using the Contact Us page.
1. Information We Process
Naam Jap Voice Counter is designed to minimize the amount of information needed for daily mantra and Naam Jap practice. Depending on the features you use, the following information may be processed.
- Microphone access: When you activate voice-counting features, your browser may request microphone permission. The microphone is used only after your browser grants permission and while the voice feature is active.
- Voice-recognition processing: Recognition is handled by browser speech-recognition functionality and may involve a third-party speech service depending on your browser and device. We do not intentionally record or maintain a personal voice archive on our servers.
- Local practice data: Counts, streaks, selected mantras, theme preferences, language choices, and related settings may be stored in your browser’s local storage on your device.
- Technical information: Our hosting provider, security tools, analytics tools, or advertising partners may process technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location, referring page, and access time.
Important: Browser speech-recognition behavior is controlled partly by your browser and its providers. Please review your browser’s privacy and permission settings if you require more information about speech processing.
2. Local Storage and Device Data
The website may use browser local storage to remember practice counts, streaks, preferences, theme settings, and other app settings. This information is stored by your browser for this website’s origin and is not normally sent to our server by the localStorage API.
You can remove this information by clearing the website’s stored data through your browser settings. Clearing browser data may permanently remove locally saved counts and settings.
3. Microphone Permissions
Microphone access is optional and is required only for voice-counting features. Your browser must request and receive permission before audio input can be accessed.
You can deny microphone access or revoke permission later through your browser or device settings. Touch & Auto counting features may remain available without microphone access.
5. Third-Party Services
The website may use or link to third-party services such as browser speech-recognition providers, translation services, hosting providers, analytics tools, advertising networks, and external websites.
Each third party may process information under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the policies of any third-party service you choose to use.
6. How Information May Be Used
- To provide voice-counting, touch-and-auto-counting, language, theme, and offline features.
- To remember locally saved preferences and practice data.
- To maintain website security, performance, troubleshooting, and reliability.
- To understand website usage where analytics services are enabled.
- To display, measure, and limit advertising, where advertising services are enabled.
- To respond to support requests and feedback sent through the Contact page.
7. Privacy Rights & Regulatory Compliance
GDPR Compliance (EEA & UK Users)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), users located in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom have distinct data protection rights, including the right to access, rectify, or erase personal data, restrict or object to processing, and request data portability.
CCPA & CPRA Privacy Rights (California Residents)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion of personal information, opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising, and be free from discrimination for exercising these rights. We do not sell user personal data.
Practice data stored only in your browser can easily be removed at any time by clearing this website’s local storage.
To submit a privacy request or question, please contact us via our Contact Us page.
8. Children’s Information
The website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children. We do not knowingly request personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that appropriate steps can be considered.
9. Data Security and Retention
We use reasonable measures intended to protect the website and information handled through it. However, no website, browser storage system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Locally stored practice data generally remains on your device until you or your browser removes it. Other data may be retained by hosting, advertising, analytics, email, or security providers according to their policies and applicable legal requirements.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, features, service providers, or legal obligations change. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Your continued use of the website after an update means that you acknowledge the revised Privacy Policy.
11. Contact Us
For privacy questions, requests, or suggestions, please visit our Contact Us page.