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+====== Privacy Policy — RTI Wiki Android and iOS app ======
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+**Need help drafting this RTI?** Use our free **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/rti-assistant-app.html|RTI Assistant]]** — describe your problem, get a ready-to-file Section 6(1) application with your name and address pre-filled. Also handles First Appeal and Second Appeal to the CIC/SIC.
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+{{ :social:auto:privacy-policy-app.png?direct&1200 |privacy-policy-app — RTI Wiki}}
+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(RTI Wiki app privacy policy, RTI app India privacy, Civic Companion privacy)
+metatag-description=(Privacy Policy — RTI Wiki Android and iOS app - verified citizen guide on RTI Wiki, India's independent Right to Information reference. Updated 2026 with latest.)}}
+**Privacy Policy for the RTI Wiki mobile app, published by %%BigHelpers%% Software & Solutions Pvt Ltd.**
+//Effective date: 19 April 2026//
+//This policy governs the **RTI Wiki** companion mobile application for Android and iOS, published by %%BigHelpers%% Software & Solutions Pvt Ltd. It does not replace the general [[start|RTI Wiki website]] terms.//
+===== 1. What we collect =====
+**Nothing personal.** The app does not collect, store, or transmit any personally identifiable information. Specifically:
+  * **No account** is required. There is no sign-up or sign-in.
+  * **No analytics** are integrated. No Google Analytics, no Firebase, no Mixpanel, no Amplitude, no other telemetry platform.
+  * **No advertising identifier** is read. The app does not access the Android Advertising ID, the iOS IDFA, or any fingerprinting signal.
+  * **No location** is requested or recorded. The app does not ask for GPS, Wi-Fi, cellular, or IP-based location.
+  * **No contacts, photos, microphone, camera, calendar, or SMS** are accessed.
+===== 2. What stays on your device =====
+Two pieces of data are saved **only on your phone's local storage**, never transmitted:
+  * Your selected **role** (Citizen, PIO, First Appellate Authority, or Researcher).
+  * Your **bookmarks** — the articles you have saved for later.
+Uninstalling the app removes both immediately.
+===== 3. Network requests the app makes =====
+The app makes three kinds of outbound network requests, all over HTTPS:
+==== (a) Article content ====
+When you open an article, the app fetches the rendered page from **righttoinformation.wiki**. The request contains only the path of the page, no user identifier. The wiki server's webserver logs the request (IP address, timestamp, user agent) as part of ordinary server logging, same as any website visit. Logs are rotated and not shared with third parties.
+==== (b) Blog RSS feed ====
+The **Blog** tab fetches the wiki's public RSS feed at ``/feed.php?mode=list&ns=blog``. Same logging behaviour as (a). No identifiers are added.
+==== (c) AI Mentor tips ====
+When you open an article, the app may request a short mentor tip from a proxy endpoint at ``https://righttoinformation.wiki/ai-proxy.php``. The proxy forwards a minimal request to Anthropic's API containing only:
+  * Your currently selected role (four possible values).
+  * The title of the article you are reading.
+No personal information, no identifiers, no tracking tokens are sent. The proxy does not log the forwarded request beyond standard webserver access logs. If the AI service is unavailable, the app falls back to a small set of locally bundled tips.
+===== 4. Third-party services =====
+^ Service ^ Purpose ^ Data shared ^
+| **righttoinformation.wiki** | Source of all wiki articles and the blog feed | The article path, plus standard HTTP headers (IP, user agent) that any website receives |
+| **Anthropic (via our proxy)** | AI Mentor tip generation | Role label and article title. No user identifier. |
+No other third party receives any data from this app.
+===== 5. Children =====
+The app is rated for **everyone** but contains legal content better understood by adults. We do not knowingly collect any information from children. If you believe a child has somehow used the app in a way that required personal information (given that we collect none), please contact us at the address below and we will confirm no records exist.
+===== 6. Data security =====
+Because we do not operate a backend user-data store, there is no user database to breach. Local bookmarks and role selection are stored in the phone's sandboxed app storage managed by Android or iOS, protected by the device's own security model.
+===== 7. Your rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 =====
+The DPDP Act, 2023 gives you rights of access, correction, erasure, and grievance redressal. Because we hold no personal data about any user, there is no record to access, correct, or erase. If you nevertheless wish to exercise a right or raise a grievance, contact us and we will respond within the statutory time.
+===== 8. Changes to this policy =====
+If we change how the app handles data, we will update this page and change the effective date above. Material changes will also appear in the app's own in-product About screen. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance.
+===== 9. Contact =====
+**Publisher:** %%BigHelpers%% Software & Solutions Pvt Ltd
+**Grievance officer and data contact:** [[mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]]]
+**Postal:** Write to the above email for the current postal address.
+We respond to privacy requests within seven working days and to grievances under the DPDP Act within the statutory thirty days.
+===== 10. Summary in one paragraph =====
+This app reads public articles from righttoinformation.wiki, saves your role and bookmarks on your phone, and optionally requests a short AI-generated tip that knows only your role label and the article title. It collects no personal data, uses no analytics, and shows no ads.
+//Last reviewed on: 19 April 2026 — RTI Wiki editorial team.//
+//Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.//
+===== 🔗 Related guides =====
+  * [[:rti-for-clinical-establishment-act-compliance|CEA compliance audit — RTI to State Health]]
+  * [[:rti-for-lost-mobile-tracking|Lost mobile / IMEI tracking — RTI]]
+{{tag>privacy-policy app mobile rti-wiki dpdp-2023 compliance}}