Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 20, 2026 | Effective Date: September 20, 2026

Transparency Commitment: Kisan Mandi Bhav ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy. We are committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our users ("you" or "farmers"). This Privacy Policy explains our data collection, usage, and disclosure practices in accordance with Google Play Store Developer Policies.

1. Introduction & Overview

The Kisan Mandi Bhav application (Package Name: com.kisanmitra.kisan_mitra) provides Indian farmers with daily live Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC / Mandi) commodity prices, 7-day localized weather forecasts, satellite Doppler radar imagery, an AI-powered Crop Disease Doctor with CIBRC-approved treatments, government agriculture schemes (Yojana), and a digital Farm Khata (ledger).

2. Information We Collect and How We Use It

We believe in data minimization. We only access device capabilities and information necessary to provide and improve the app's features:

Data Type / Permission	Purpose & Usage	Collection / Storage
Location (Approximate & Precise) `ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` `ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`	Used solely to provide accurate local 7-day weather forecasts, hourly rain radar, agricultural advisories, and nearby APMC Mandi rates.	Processed in real-time. We do NOT track your historical location movements or store continuous GPS logs.
Camera & Photos / Media `CAMERA` `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`	Used exclusively when you choose to take a photo of an infected crop leaf or upload an image from your gallery into the AI Crop Doctor.	User-initiated only. Images are analyzed for leaf symptoms. Photos are never shared or used for facial recognition or commercial advertising.
Farm Ledger & Dairy Data (Khata)	Allows you to record crop income, farming expenses (fertilizer, diesel, seed), milk quantity, and cattle health records.	100% On-Device Storage. All your Farm Khata entries remain strictly on your local device (via local app database / secure storage). They are never uploaded to any cloud server.
Device Identifiers & Diagnostics (Google AdMob SDK)	Used to display banner ads, prevent ad fraud, track app performance, and analyze crash diagnostics.	Collected automatically by Google Mobile Ads SDK (e.g. Google Advertising ID / GAID, IP address, crash logs).

3. Advertising & Third-Party SDK Disclosures

To keep our application free and accessible to all farmers, we display advertisements provided by Google AdMob.

Google Mobile Ads (AdMob): AdMob collects and uses device identifiers (Android Advertising ID), general device data, and IP addresses to serve compliant banner advertisements and measure ad performance.

You can review Google's Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Learn how Google uses data from partner apps: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can reset your Advertising ID or opt out of personalized ads anytime from your Android device settings: Settings > Google > Ads > Reset Advertising ID or Delete Advertising ID.

4. Third-Party Services We Integrate

Our app integrates trusted third-party service providers solely to enable essential app features:

Google Play Services: Required for application distribution, security, and essential platform APIs.
Google Mobile Ads (AdMob): Banner advertising delivery.
Open-Meteo & Weather APIs: Public meteorological data for temperature, rainfall, humidity, and wind forecasting.
Agmarknet / Enam / State APMC Portals: Public agricultural commodity prices and arrivals information.

5. Data Safety & Security Practices

Data Encryption in Transit: All communications between the app and external APIs (such as live mandi rates and weather data) are encrypted using standard industry TLS/HTTPS protocols.
No Sale of Personal Information: We do NOT sell, trade, or rent any personal or farming data to data brokers, advertising aggregators, or third parties.
Local Data Control: Your sensitive financial entries (Farm Khata) are never transmitted to our servers.

6. Your Rights & Data Deletion

In compliance with Google Play Store's Data Safety requirements, you have full control over your data:

Clear Local App Data: You can completely erase all local Khata entries, cached mandi rates, and offline data at any time by going to: Android Settings > Apps > Kisan Mandi Bhav > Storage > Clear Storage / Clear Data.
Revoke Permissions: You can grant or revoke Location and Camera permissions at any time via Android Settings. The app will continue to function (allowing manual mandi search) even if location permission is denied.
Data Deletion Requests: If you wish to submit a formal data deletion or privacy request, please visit our Data Deletion Policy page or email us at edupluscreation@gmail.com.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Our application is designed for farmers, agricultural professionals, and adult users. The app does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us immediately, and we will promptly delete such information.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable legal and regulatory requirements. We will notify users of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:

Kisan Mandi Bhav Support Team
Developer: AgriTech India / Kisan Mitra
Email: edupluscreation@gmail.com
GitHub Project: github.com/ushamdsu-lab/kisanmandibhav