Effective from 4 November 2026
Dhola Parivar ("the app") is the members app of Samast Dhola Parivar. It is built and run by Dhola Infotech, Surat, Gujarat, India ("we", "us"), for the samaj and its committee. This policy explains what the app collects, why, who can see it, how long we keep it, and what you can ask us to do with it. It follows India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and Google Play's User Data policy.
By joining the app and giving your details, you agree to this policy. You can withdraw that consent at any time by deleting your account (see "Deleting your account").
Dhola Infotech decides how the app handles personal data, on behalf of Samast Dhola Parivar. The samaj's committee uses the app to keep its member records. Contact: contact@dholainfotech.com.
When you join
Your mobile number (or email address, if you log in by email), to send you a one-time password (OTP) and keep your account safe
Your name, father's or husband's name, gender and date of birth
Your native village, and where you live (country, city, area, address)
The members of your family you add, with their relation to the head of the family
If you choose to add it
A profile photo
Education, work, business details, blood group and marital status
Photos and text you post, such as a business listing, gallery photos or a request to the committee
From the samaj's own records
The committee may add members from the samaj's existing lists (for example village representative lists), with name, village and post in the samaj. If you find yourself in the app and want your details corrected or removed, tell the committee or write to us.
Automatically
If the app crashes: the error, the app version and the Android version, sent to our own server so we can fix it
Settings kept only on your phone: language, light or dark theme, text size, and how many OTPs were asked from this phone (to stop misuse)
What we do not collect
We do not collect your location, contacts, call logs, SMS messages, files, or any advertising or device identifiers. The app has no ads and no analytics or tracking tools, and does not use cookies.
Internet and network state: to load and save data, and to show when you are offline
Photos: picked through Android's own photo picker, only the photos you choose. The app has no storage or camera permission.
OTP from SMS: Android can offer to fill in the code from the OTP message; it asks you each time, and the app only gets that one message if you allow it. The app has no SMS permission.
To log you in and keep your account safe
To let the committee confirm that you belong to the parivar before you see members' details
To show the member directory, families, villages, committee, events, updates and gallery to approved members
To let members contact each other by call or WhatsApp, as far as each member allows
To keep the samaj's records, such as family lists and posts in the committee
To fix crashes and stop misuse
We use your data only for these purposes. We do not use it for advertising and we do not sell it.
Only approved members of Samast Dhola Parivar can see members' details inside the app. Nothing is public on the internet.
You choose who sees your mobile number, address and date of birth: everyone in the parivar, the committee only, or only you (Me → Who sees my details).
Committee members and village heads with the right role can see and correct details needed for their work, such as approving members and keeping family records.
Updates, events, gallery photos and business listings are seen by all approved members.
If you call or WhatsApp a member from the app, that happens in your phone's dialer or in WhatsApp, under their own terms.
We share data only with providers that work for us, and only what they need:
Our own servers (Appwrite, run by us) store the app's data and crash reports.
MSG91 (India) delivers the OTP by SMS, WhatsApp or email, and receives only your number or email address for that.
Google Play distributes the app and its updates.
We may also disclose data if the law requires it, for example on a valid order from a court or government authority.
All data travels over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Every request is checked on the server, by your role and by your privacy choices. Logins use one-time passwords, with limits on how often codes can be asked or tried. Only a few people at Dhola Infotech can reach the servers, for running and fixing the app. If a data breach affects you, we will tell you and the authorities as the law requires.
Members living outside India use the same app. Their data is stored and handled the same way as everyone else's, under Indian law.
Your account details: while you are a member of the app.
The samaj's family list (name, village, family and relations): kept by the committee as the samaj's record, unless you ask for it to be removed.
Crash reports: only as long as needed to fix the problem.
Records the samaj must keep by law, such as donation receipts: as long as the law requires.
You can, at any time:
See and correct most of your details yourself in the app (Me → My details)
Choose who sees your mobile, address and date of birth
Ask us for a summary of the data we hold about you
Ask us to correct, complete or remove your details
Withdraw your consent, by deleting your account
Name someone to act for you if you are unable to, or in case of death
Raise a complaint with us (see "Grievances"); if you are not satisfied, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India
Write to contact@dholainfotech.com from your registered email, or mention your registered mobile number. We reply within 30 days.
In the app: Me → Delete my account. Your login, email address, address and date of birth are removed straight away and you are logged out. Your name stays in the samaj's family list kept by the committee.
To remove everything, including your name and photo from the family list: write to contact@dholainfotech.com with the subject "Delete my data", from your registered email or with your registered mobile number. We remove it within 30 days and reply when done. Records the law makes us keep (such as a donation receipt) keep only the name on the receipt.
You can join again at any time with your number.
The app is for adults (18 and over). Children's details (name, relation, date of birth, studies) are added only by a parent or the head of the family, as part of the family record, and are seen only by approved members. A parent can ask us to correct or remove a child's details at any time. We do not track children or show them ads.
When you add family members, please make sure they know and agree, or that you are their parent or guardian. They can ask us to correct or remove their details at any time.
If this policy changes, we update this page and the date at the top. Big changes are also shown in the app.
Grievance officer: Kashyap Dhola, Dhola Infotech
Surat, Gujarat, India
Email: contact@dholainfotech.com
We acknowledge complaints within 7 days and resolve them within 30 days.