Privacy Policy — Vastu Compass

App: Vastu Compass & Directions
Published by: Moonfire Private Limited
Registered office: City Vista, Downtown, Fountain Road, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Contact: Info@moonfiregroup.com
Phone: +91 98812 21396

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Vastu Compass mobile application. It does not describe the practices of Moonfire Private Limited’s other products, services, or website, which are covered by their own separate policies. Where anything in this app-specific policy differs from a general Moonfire policy, this policy governs the Vastu Compass app.

Summary

Vastu Compass never collects your name, email, phone number, or advertising identifier — on the free plan or on Pro. The only things that ever reach our servers are an anonymous device ID, an optional purchase record and cloud report backup for Pro users, an optional “why are you checking” answer if you choose to give one, and, only if you opt in, a live location lookup used to personalise a daily tip. We do not send automated monthly digests or marketing emails. App store ratings go to Google Play only.

Scope

This policy applies to Vastu Compass version 1.3.0 and later. Versions up to and including 1.0.3 operated fully offline and collected, stored, and transmitted no data of any kind.

1. What Happens for Every User — Free or Pro

The app creates an anonymous identifier for your install using Firebase Authentication. There is no sign-up, login, username, or password. This ID is used to check whether Pro is unlocked, look up current Pro prices from Google Play, and check whether a newer app version is available. If you never buy Pro, no purchase data is ever created.

2. What Additionally Happens If You Buy Vastu Compass Pro

Purchases are processed entirely by Google Play — we never see your payment details. Our server verifies the purchase and stores, tied only to your anonymous ID, the product purchased, Google’s order ID and purchase token, and the verified status. No name, email, address, or payment data is stored.

Pro also unlocks an optional cloud backup of your saved reports, so a reinstall or new phone does not lose them. It is deleted immediately if you delete a report, delete all reports, or delete your account.

3. Information Stored Only on Your Device

• Property details you enter (property type, configuration, floor, builder name, city — all optional)
• Room directions you record during a Vastu check
• Vastu reports you choose to save, and any notes you add
• App preferences — onboarding/disclaimer status, chosen app language, notification settings, and a local Pro-unlock flag (so Pro features and the Pro home-screen icon work offline)

This data is held in the app’s private storage on your device. We have no ability to access it on the free plan. On Android, unlocking Pro may also switch the app’s home-screen icon to a Pro-branded variant; that change is local to your device and does not transmit any data.

4. Optional: Daily Tips, Location, and Weather

Vastu Compass can send one optional local notification a day with a short, non-destructive Vastu tip — off by default, controllable from Settings → Notifications. If enabled, tips use the time of day and, only if you separately grant a second “use my location” toggle, your approximate (coarse) location read while the app is open in the foreground — never in the background — plus a live weather lookup for that location from Open-Meteo, a free weather service. None of this is stored on our servers.

The app also checks once per launch for a newer version and may show a one-time notification — unrelated to daily tips, and it does not use location.

5. Optional: Your Feedback and the “Why Are You Checking?” Question

The app may ask an optional, skippable question about why you’re checking Vastu. After saving a report, it may invite you to leave a public review on Google Play. If you answer the “why checking” question, the response is stored with your anonymous ID only — never used to identify or contact you, and never emailed to us as a monthly digest. Ratings and reviews you leave on Google Play are handled entirely by Google Play. “Report an issue” simply opens your own email app with a pre-filled draft.

6. Device Sensors

Vastu Compass reads your device’s compass (magnetometer) sensor in real time to calculate your report. Readings are never recorded, stored, or transmitted, and reading this sensor requires no permission and does not identify you.

7. Permissions

• Internet (required) — anonymous ID, price lookup, purchase verification, weather lookup, version check.
• Google Play Billing (required) — to process Pro purchases.
• Notifications, Android 13+ (optional) — requested only when you enable daily tips or a new version is available.
• Location, approximate, foreground only (optional) — requested only if you enable “use my location for tips.” We never request background location.

No other permission is ever requested — not camera, contacts, microphone, or device storage. On Android 10 and above, when you download a report as a PDF, the file is saved to your device’s Downloads folder using the operating system’s built-in media storage, which requires no permission. On older Android versions, the PDF is saved within the app’s private storage and offered to you through your device’s standard share option.

8. Third-Party Services

Firebase (Google) for authentication, Firestore, and Cloud Functions; Google Play Billing; and Open-Meteo for live weather lookups when location-based tips are enabled. No analytics SDK, no crash reporting, no advertising, no social integrations.

9. Sharing and Exporting Reports

PDFs are generated entirely on your device — saved to Downloads (Android 10+) or shared via the system share sheet (Android 9 and below). When you share a report, it is handed to whichever app you select (for example WhatsApp, Gmail, or Drive); we never receive a copy and have no involvement in that transfer. Once shared, the file is governed by the privacy policy of the app you shared it through.

10. Data Retention and Deletion

On-device data is removed by deleting a report or uninstalling the app. Server-side data (anonymous ID, purchase record, optional cloud backup, optional “why checking” response) can be deleted at any time via Settings → Delete account in the app, or by emailing us. This does not remove your Google Play purchase history, which Google retains under its own policies.

11. Children’s Privacy

Vastu Compass is not directed at children and collects no personal information from anyone, including persons under 18.

12. No Personal Consultations

Vastu Compass does not provide, broker, or arrange personal consultations with any Vastu expert, astrologer, contractor, or similar professional. We will never contact you, or ask you to contact anyone, offering such a service. All guidance is generated automatically by the app.

13. Your Rights

Contact Info@moonfiregroup.com, or use Settings → Delete account in the app, to request what data we hold, its correction, or its erasure.

14. Disclaimer

Vastu Compass provides information based on traditional Vastu Shastra principles and approximate compass readings. It is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not professional, structural, engineering, financial, medical, or legal advice. Please consult a qualified Vastu consultant and a licensed structural engineer or architect before making any construction, demolition, renovation, or purchase decision.

15. Language and Translations

The app interface is available in English and several Indian languages (Settings → Language). This Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use, the full Disclaimer, and parts of the detailed Vastu guidance are currently presented in English regardless of the language you choose. Further translations are in progress and will be delivered in future app updates.

Translations are provided for convenience. If a translated version of this policy differs in meaning from the English version, the English version prevails. Your choice of language is stored on your device only and is never transmitted to us.

16. Changes to This Policy

If a future version of the app changes what information it handles, this policy will be updated on this page with a revised Effective Date before that version is released, and material changes will be reflected in an app update before the new functionality becomes active.

17. Contact

Moonfire Private Limited
City Vista, Downtown, Fountain Road, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Email: Info@moonfiregroup.com
Phone: +91 98812 21396

This policy is published at https://moonfiregroup.com/vastu-compass-privacy for the Vastu Compass app listing and in-app reference.