Farenidham - Satsangi Jivan

# Privacy Policy

**ગોપનીયતા નીતિ**

Satsangi Jivan · Farenidham · Android package `org.farenidham.satsang`

**Last updated: 17 September 2026**

સત્સંગી જીવન એ ફરેણીધામ / શ્રી સહજાનંદ સંસ્કારધામ – ફરેણીની ઍપ છે. Google Play માટે સંપૂર્ણ નીતિ અંગ્રેજીમાં છે.

**In short:** Satsangi Jivan has no login and no payments. We do not run advertising or Firebase Analytics in this app. Preferences and a video calendar cache stay on your device. Push delivery uses Firebase Cloud Messaging. Videos come from YouTube; other satsang listings come from the Farenidham content API.

## 1. Who we are

This policy describes how **Farenidham** handles information in the **Satsangi Jivan** mobile app (Play Store listing: Farenidham – Satsangi Jivan; package name **org.farenidham.satsang**).

The operator is associated with **Shree Sahajanand Sanskardham – Fareni** (Sahajanand Sanskardham), village Fareni, Taluka Dhoraji, District Rajkot, Gujarat, India.

Contact details are in [section 13](#13-contact).

## 2. What the app does

Satsangi Jivan is a satsang companion. It shows:

- Home, stories, gallery photos, audios, publications (prakashan / PDFs), and vicharan updates from the Farenidham content API;

- YouTube videos, playlists, live streams, Shorts, and a video calendar from Farenidham Official, Mantraraj Studio Official, and related playlists;

- Optional satsang announcements via push notifications;

- Language choice (Gujarati or English), in-app playback, download, and share actions you start yourself.

The app does **not** create user accounts and does **not** process payments.

## 3. Information we collect

We designed the app so we do not need a personal profile from you. We do not ask you to register, and we do not collect your name, email address, or phone number inside the app.

### Not collected / no account

- No login, username, or password;

- No payments, purchases, or payment-card data;

- No in-app advertising SDK and no Firebase Analytics (or similar analytics product) in this app.

### Device — push notifications (Firebase)

- If Firebase starts successfully, the app obtains a **Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) registration token** so Google can deliver push messages to this installation.

- When notifications are enabled (the default), the app subscribes this installation to the FCM topic used for general satsang announcements.

- On Android 13+, the system notification permission may be required. On iOS, the app requests alert, badge, and sound permission when that platform is used.

- Incoming messages may include a title, body, optional image URL, and a payload used only to open the right screen. Image URLs may be downloaded to the device so a rich notification can be shown.

### Shown on the device only (not uploaded by us)

Settings shows the app **version**, **build number**, and **package name** from the OS package info APIs. That display stays on the device. This app does not send operating-system version or package info to Farenidham servers.

### Stored only on your device

- **Language preference** (Gujarati or English) in local preferences;

- **Notification on/off preference** in local preferences;

- **Video calendar cache** — titles, descriptions, thumbnail URLs, publish times, channel names, durations, and related YouTube metadata — in a local SQLite database so the calendar can work when YouTube is slow or unavailable;

- **Image and PDF cache** used to load gallery, covers, and publications faster;

- **Files you download** (for example gallery images) saved on the device via the system downloader.

### Content loaded from the network

- **YouTube:** public video and playlist metadata through YouTube Data API v3 (see section 5). Playback uses YouTube’s embedded player.

- **Farenidham API:** listings and media URLs from `http://app.farenidham.org/api.php` (home, gallery, audio, books/prakashan, vicharan). Those requests identify the *app* to the server; they are not a user login.

### Technical data seen by servers

Like any networked app, when your device requests content, the receiving host (Farenidham API, Google/YouTube, Firebase, or Google Play) can see ordinary connection data such as IP address, time, and standard HTTP headers (for example a User-Agent). We do not use that to build advertising profiles, and we do not operate an analytics dashboard in this app.

### Actions you start

Share uses the system share sheet (the destination app is your choice). “Open in YouTube” or other links open an external app or browser. Phone numbers on Contact Us use the device dialer.

## 4. How we use information

We use the information above only to:

- Show satsang audio, video, photos, publications, and vicharan in the app;

- Cache calendar videos and media so the app remains usable;

- Deliver optional announcements through FCM;

- Remember language and notification preference;

- Let you download or share items you choose;

- Show the installed app version in Settings.

We do not use this information to sell you products, to serve third-party ads, or to build a marketing profile.

## 5. YouTube API Services

Satsangi Jivan uses **YouTube API Services** (YouTube Data API v3) with an application API key. It does **not** sign you into a YouTube or Google account and does not request access to your private YouTube data.

Public metadata (such as video id, title, description, thumbnails, duration, statistics, channel, and playlist information) is requested only to list and play satsang videos in the app. Some of that metadata is stored in the on-device calendar cache described above.

In-app playback uses YouTube’s embedded player. YouTube and Google may process data according to their own policies when the player or API is used.

Your use of YouTube in this app is subject to:

- [YouTube Terms of Service](https://www.youtube.com/t/terms)

- [YouTube API Services Terms of Service](https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service)

- [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)

User data obtained from YouTube API Services is used **only to show videos and related metadata in this app**. We do not sell it or use it for independent advertising.

## 6. Third parties

The app relies on these processors and platforms:

- **Google LLC** — YouTube Data API, YouTube embedded player, Firebase Cloud Messaging, and distribution through Google Play. Google’s practices are described in the [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).

- **Farenidham content hosting** — listings and media URLs from **app.farenidham.org** (content API). The public site is [farenidham.org](https://farenidham.org).

If you open a link, share a file, or play a YouTube video, that destination’s own terms and privacy policy also apply.

## 7. Data sharing and selling

We do **not sell** your personal information. We do not share it for cross-context advertising.

We share information only:

- With the processors above, as needed to operate the app (content, video, push, and Play distribution);

- If required by law, legal process, or to protect the safety of devotees, the ashram, or the public;

- If this project’s operator changes in a reorganisation, with equivalent privacy commitments.

## 8. Retention

- **On-device preferences, calendar cache, and media cache** remain until you uninstall the app. Settings → Clear cache removes downloaded images and publication files from the app cache; it does not delete the video calendar database. You can also delete files you saved to device storage yourself.

- **Downloads** you save stay on the device until you delete them or uninstall (depending on where the OS stored the file).

- **FCM token and topic subscription** last for this app installation until you uninstall, the token is rotated by Firebase, or you turn notifications off in Settings (which unsubscribes the announcement topic). Turning notifications off does not delete Google’s record of an FCM token for the install; uninstalling the app is the way to end that association.

- We do not keep a user account or cloud profile that outlives the installation.

## 9. Children’s privacy

The app offers religious satsang (katha, kirtan, prakashan, and related ashram updates). It is intended for devotees and the general public, **not for children under 13**.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. We do not operate a children’s account system and we do not claim a separate COPPA compliance programme. If you believe a child under 13 has been using the app in a way that concerns you, uninstall the app and contact us using the details below. Because there is no account, uninstall is the way to remove local data.

## 10. Security

We take reasonable steps appropriate to a small satsang app: local preferences and caches stay on the device; YouTube and Firebase traffic uses HTTPS. The Farenidham content API currently uses HTTP. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Please keep your device locked and install app updates from Google Play.

## 11. Your choices

- **Notifications:** turn them off in the app Settings, and/or in the Android (or iOS) system notification settings for Satsangi Jivan.

- **Language:** Gujarati or English in Settings; stored only on the device.

- **Cache:** Settings → Clear cache for images and PDFs held by the app.

- **Downloads:** delete files from your device’s files or Downloads app.

- **YouTube:** you may also use YouTube’s own controls and Google account tools if you use YouTube while signed in outside this app. This app does not sign you in.

- **Uninstall:** removing the app deletes its local databases and preferences. That is also how you stop FCM for this install. There is **no account to delete** because we do not create one.

## 12. Changes

We may update this policy if the app’s features or legal requirements change. The “Last updated” date at the top will change. Continued use of the app after an update means you should read the revised policy. Material changes will be reflected on the hosted policy page linked from Google Play.

## 13. Contact

Questions about this policy or the Satsangi Jivan app:

Farenidham / Satsangi Jivan  

Sahajanand Sanskardham  

At-Fulwadi, village Fareni,  

Ta. Dhoraji, Dist. Rajkot,  

Gujarat 360410, India

Phone: +91 70169 60174 (from the in-app Contact Us screen)

Website: [farenidham.org](https://farenidham.org) · content API host: [app.farenidham.org](http://app.farenidham.org)

Privacy email: [privacy@farenidham.org](mailto:privacy@farenidham.org) *(placeholder — the app has no email on Contact Us; replace this address if you have a public inbox)*

There is no in-app account, so we cannot process an “account deletion” request beyond helping you uninstall and stop notifications.