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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 2026

SAMUDAAY PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 15 September 2026

Effective Date: 15 September 2026

Samudaay is a community management and engagement platform operated by Quix Solution Private Limited, having its office at:

B 202, K10 Complex,

Sarabhai Road,

Vadodara, Gujarat, India – 390007

Email: help@samudaay.co.in

This Privacy Policy explains how Samudaay (“Samudaay”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, protects, and shares information when you use the Samudaay mobile application, website, and related services.

By registering for or using Samudaay, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. About Samudaay

Samudaay is a community management platform that enables participating communities, trusts, associations, and their members to manage community activities digitally.

Depending on the features enabled by a particular community, Samudaay may provide:

  • Member registration and verification
  • Family records
  • Community directories
  • Digital identity cards
  • Events and event registration
  • Donations and payment processing
  • Educational records
  • Community communication and chat
  • Matrimony profiles
  • Publications
  • Notifications
  • Advertisements
  • Analytics and reports
  • Community administration

Some features may not be available to every user or every community.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you use Samudaay.

2.1 Account and Identity Information

We may collect:

  • Full name
  • Mobile number
  • Email address
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Profile photograph
  • Address
  • Pincode
  • Community membership information
  • Membership number
  • Login and authentication information

2.2 Family Information

If you use family-management features, you may provide:

  • Family member names
  • Relationship information
  • Dates of birth
  • Gender
  • Contact information
  • Other information required for community administration

You must have appropriate authority or permission before submitting personal information relating to another person.

2.3 KYC and Verification Information

Depending on the requirements of the participating community, Samudaay may support submission of verification documents such as:

  • Aadhaar-related documentation
  • School certificates
  • Community/caste-related documents
  • Other identity or membership documents

The specific documents requested may vary by community.

You should upload only documents that are requested or required for the relevant service.

2.4 Children’s and Educational Information

Parents, guardians, or authorised community administrators may provide information relating to children, including:

  • Child’s name
  • Date of birth
  • School
  • Academic results
  • Certificates
  • Scholarships
  • Educational documents
  • Awards or achievements

Children’s information must be submitted only by a parent, legal guardian, or other person legally authorised to do so.

Samudaay does not knowingly encourage children to independently create accounts or submit personal information where such collection is not legally permitted.

2.5 Matrimony Information

If you voluntarily use the matrimony feature, we may collect information such as:

  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Photograph
  • Education
  • Occupation
  • Marital status
  • Height
  • Interests
  • Location
  • Preferences
  • Family information
  • Profile description
  • Communication or connection information

Matrimony information may be visible to authorised members according to the applicable community settings and subscription.

Users should not upload sensitive information that is unnecessary for the matrimony service.

2.6 Donation and Payment Information

For donations and other transactions, we may process:

  • Donor name
  • Donation amount
  • Transaction reference
  • Payment status
  • Donation purpose
  • Receipt information
  • Event or subscription information

Payment card, banking, UPI or other payment credentials may be processed by authorised payment service providers.

Samudaay does not intentionally store complete payment card information unless expressly required and legally permitted.

2.7 Event Information

We may collect:

  • Event registrations
  • Attendance information
  • Ticket/pass information
  • Meal or add-on selections
  • Volunteer information
  • Event feedback
  • Event photographs or media submitted by users or organisers

2.8 Communications and User-Generated Content

Depending on the features enabled, users may submit:

  • Chat messages
  • Community posts
  • Comments
  • Photographs
  • Videos
  • Feedback
  • Reviews
  • Event-related content
  • Other information voluntarily submitted through the platform

User-generated content may be visible to other authorised members of the relevant community.

2.9 Device and Technical Information

We may automatically collect information such as:

  • Device type
  • Device model
  • Operating system
  • Application version
  • IP address
  • Device identifiers
  • Crash information
  • Diagnostic information
  • Log information
  • Network information

This information may be used to maintain security, troubleshoot technical issues and improve the service.

2.10 Location Information

Samudaay may use location-related information where a feature requires it and where appropriate permission has been obtained.

For example, location or pincode information may be used for:

  • Community administration
  • Geographic analytics
  • Location-based services
  • Event-related functionality

You may disable device location permissions through your device settings, although some features may then become unavailable.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use information for the following purposes:

  • Creating and managing accounts
  • Authenticating users
  • Verifying community membership
  • Managing family records
  • Generating digital identity cards
  • Providing community directories
  • Managing events
  • Processing donations and payments
  • Generating receipts
  • Managing educational records
  • Providing matrimony functionality
  • Providing communication services
  • Sending service notifications
  • Sending event reminders
  • Providing birthday reminders
  • Providing analytics to authorised community administrators
  • Preventing fraud and misuse
  • Detecting security threats
  • Troubleshooting technical problems
  • Improving the platform
  • Maintaining records
  • Complying with applicable legal obligations
  • Responding to lawful requests from authorities

4. Legal Basis and Consent

Where required by applicable law, we obtain consent or rely on another lawful basis for processing personal information.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent where legally permitted.

Withdrawal of consent may affect our ability to provide certain features or services.

5. Children’s Privacy

Samudaay takes children’s privacy and safety seriously.

A child means a person below the age specified under applicable Indian law.

Children’s information may be processed where it is provided by:

  • A parent
  • Legal guardian
  • Authorised community administrator
  • Another person legally authorised to provide the information

We do not knowingly permit children to use features that are restricted by applicable law or app-store requirements.

We prohibit the use of Samudaay for:

  • Child sexual abuse
  • Child sexual exploitation
  • Grooming
  • Sexual solicitation of children
  • Sharing or requesting child sexual abuse material
  • Exploiting children
  • Trafficking children
  • Sexualised communication involving children

Any suspected child-safety violation may be investigated and may result in immediate suspension or termination.

Where required, information may be reported to appropriate law-enforcement or child-protection authorities.

6. Sharing of Information

We may share information where necessary with:

Community Administrators and Trustees

Information may be made available to authorised trustees, administrators or community representatives for legitimate community-management purposes.

Payment Service Providers

Payment information may be processed by payment gateways and financial service providers.

Technology and Infrastructure Providers

We may use:

  • Cloud hosting providers
  • Database providers
  • SMS providers
  • Email providers
  • Push notification providers
  • Analytics providers
  • Security providers
  • Customer-support providers
  • Other technology service providers

These providers may process information solely for providing services to us or as otherwise permitted by law.

Government and Law Enforcement

We may disclose information when required by applicable law, court order, regulatory requirement, or lawful governmental request.

7. We Do Not Sell Personal Information

We do not sell users’ personal information as a commercial data product.

Information may nevertheless be shared with service providers or authorised community administrators where necessary to provide Samudaay services.

8. Community Directory

Some communities may enable a member directory.

Depending on community configuration, authorised members may be able to view information such as:

  • Name
  • Photograph
  • Area/location
  • Contact details
  • Family information
  • Community membership information

Community administrators control which directory features are enabled.

Users must not use directory information for:

  • Spam
  • Harassment
  • Unauthorised marketing
  • Fraud
  • Stalking
  • Unlawful activities

9. User-Generated Content

Users are responsible for the content they upload.

Users must not upload content that:

  • Is unlawful
  • Is defamatory
  • Is threatening
  • Is hateful
  • Is sexually explicit
  • Exploits children
  • Contains CSAM
  • Violates another person’s privacy
  • Infringes intellectual-property rights
  • Contains malware
  • Facilitates fraud
  • Harasses another person

We may remove content and restrict accounts where content violates our policies or applicable law.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

These may include:

  • HTTPS/TLS encryption
  • Authentication controls
  • Role-based access controls
  • Access restrictions
  • Audit logs
  • Secure infrastructure
  • Monitoring
  • Backup and recovery procedures
  • Security reviews

No online service can guarantee absolute security.

11. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for:

  • Providing services
  • Maintaining community records
  • Completing transactions
  • Meeting legal obligations
  • Resolving disputes
  • Preventing fraud
  • Maintaining security
  • Enforcing agreements

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

12. Account Deletion

Users may request deletion of their account and personal information by contacting:

help@samudaay.co.in

Certain information may need to be retained where required by law, for financial records, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, security, or legitimate community-record requirements.

13. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights including:

  • Accessing personal information
  • Correcting inaccurate information
  • Updating information
  • Requesting deletion
  • Withdrawing consent where applicable
  • Requesting information regarding processing
  • Raising a grievance
  • Exercising applicable rights regarding children’s information

Requests should be submitted to:

help@samudaay.co.in

14. Grievance Handling

Privacy-related complaints or requests can be submitted to:

Grievance Contact: Quix Solution Private Limited

Email: help@samudaay.co.in

Address: B 202, K10 Complex, Sarabhai Road, Vadodara, Gujarat, India – 390007

We will address grievances within the timelines required by applicable law.

15. Third-Party Services

Samudaay may integrate third-party services including payment gateways, SMS providers, cloud infrastructure, analytics services, video services and other technology providers.

Such providers may have their own privacy policies.

Users should review applicable third-party policies where relevant.

16. International Processing

Depending on the service providers used by Samudaay, personal information may be processed or stored outside India.

Any such processing will be undertaken subject to applicable Indian law and appropriate safeguards.

17. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Samudaay website may use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Website functionality
  • Security
  • Analytics
  • User preferences
  • Performance monitoring

Users may control cookies through their browser settings where supported.

18. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on the Samudaay website or within the application.

The “Last Updated” date will indicate when the policy was most recently revised.

19. Contact Us

For questions, privacy requests or complaints:

Quix Solution Private Limited

B 202, K10 Complex

Sarabhai Road

Vadodara, Gujarat

India – 390007

Email: help@samudaay.co.in

Website: samudaay.co.in

By using Samudaay, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.