Pujo ParikramaPrivacy policy
Pujo Parikrama: Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide · Last updated 4 October 2026
Pujo Parikrama is a free guide to Kolkata's Durga Puja: pandals, food, parking, routes and a step counter. It works without an account, and most of it works offline. This page explains what we store, why, and how to delete it.
The short version
- We don't sell or share your data for advertising, and we don't run ads.
- Your GPS position is used on your phone to check that you're at a pandal or eatery. The position itself is never stored.
- Your name and phone number are only stored if you choose to save them, and you can remove them any time.
- My Pujo → Settings → Delete all my data erases everything we hold about you, including your account.
What we store, and why
| What | Why | Where |
|---|---|---|
| A random guest ID | So check-ins, ratings and photos can be counted once per person and kept yours. Created the first time you use a community feature. | Our database |
| Google sign-in (optional): your Google account ID, name and email address | So your pujo progress follows you to any phone or browser. We only ask Google for your basic profile and email, nothing else. | Our database (sign-in service) |
| Your progress: steps per day, distance, pandals checked in, food stops, step goal, height and weight (for calories), first name, ratings | Shown in My Pujo, and backed up so it isn't lost when you change phone or browser. | Your phone, and a backup in our database |
| Check-ins and "I ate here": place, day and time, and distance from the place | The live visitor counts, your badges and your route progress. Your GPS coordinates are not stored. | Our database |
| Ratings and short tags for eateries | The average rating everyone sees. Your rating is not shown with your name. | Our database |
| Photos, videos and menu photos you post | Shown publicly in Moments and on place pages. Photos are re-encoded on your phone, which removes hidden location data (EXIF). Videos are uploaded as recorded, and some phones save the recording location inside the video file. You can delete your posts at any time. | Our database and file storage (public) |
| Name and phone number (optional, in My Pujo) | Saving a number shares it with the Pujo Parikrama team, only for pujo updates. Remove it with "Remove my number". | Our database (not public) |
| Restaurant offers: offer details, contact name and phone | The team calls to confirm an offer before it is shown. The phone number is never shown in the app. | Our database (not public) |
| Anonymous usage: pages viewed, places opened, buttons tapped, with a random device ID | To count how many people use the guide and improve it. No name, account or location. If your browser sends "Do Not Track" or "Global Privacy Control", nothing is sent. | Our database |
Who processes it
- Supabase: our database, sign-in and file storage.
- GitHub Pages: hosts the app's pages.
- Google: only if you choose "Continue with Google". Google Maps directions also open in Google's own app or site when you tap Directions.
- When you use them, your browser loads content directly from these services: YouTube (Pujo Radio), OpenStreetMap / CARTO (map tiles), Wikimedia Commons (pandal photos) and Google Fonts. Their own privacy policies apply.
How long we keep it
Until you delete it, or until the guide is retired after the 2026 festival season, whichever is first. Place totals (for example "1,200 visits today") are anonymous counts and stay after you delete your data.
Your choices
- Delete all my data (My Pujo → Settings) erases your progress backup, name and number, ratings, likes, check-ins, posted photos and videos, any offers you submitted, and your account (guest or Google), as well as everything on your phone.
- Remove my number (My Pujo) erases your phone number at once.
- Sign out forgets your progress on that phone. It stays in your Google account until you delete it.
- You can delete any photo or video you posted from its page in Moments.
- Can't open the app any more, or want something else removed? Email us (see Contact below).
- You can use the guide without signing in, without saving a number, and without posting anything.
Contact
Questions about your data, or a request we should handle for you: email workdesk94@gmail.com. We reply within a few days.
Children
The guide is for a general audience and isn't directed at children under 13. Please don't post photos of other people's children without their parents' permission.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and the guide will link to the new version.