Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 13-05-2026

Welcome to Voteecal.

Voteecal is a constituency-based public participation platform designed to help structure public issue management, grassroots political work, community coordination, and civic participation.

This Privacy Policy explains how Voteecal collects, uses, stores, processes, and protects your information when you use our mobile application, website, or related services.

By accessing or using Voteecal, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About Voteecal

Voteecal is a digital platform built for:

  • Citizens
  • Political/Social Workers
  • Community-based participation
  • Public issue coordination and tracking

Voteecal is not affiliated with any political party, State Government, Central Government organization, or the Election Commission of India. Voteecal operates as an independent technology platform for structured public participation and documentation.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

A. Account Information

When creating an account, users may provide:

  • Full Name
  • Mobile Number
  • Email Address (optional)
  • Profile Photo (optional)
  • Gender (optional)
  • Date of Birth/Age (optional)
  • Constituency/District information

B. Identity Verification Information

To help maintain constituency-based participation and reduce fake accounts, Voteecal may provide optional identity verification using EPIC/Voter ID information. Verification may include:

  • EPIC/Voter ID Number
  • Basic constituency-related voter information

Important:

  • EPIC/Voter ID information is used only for verification and constituency-mapping purposes.
  • Sensitive identity details are not displayed publicly.
  • Voteecal does not claim affiliation with any State or Central Government organization or the Election Commission of India.

C. Community & Participation Data

When using the platform, we may collect:

  • Community membership information
  • Issue participation activity
  • Comments and replies
  • Issue validations
  • Public updates posted on the platform
  • Community coordination activity
  • User engagement activity

D. Device & Technical Information

We may automatically collect:

  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • App version
  • IP address
  • Login timestamps
  • Approximate location based on network/device information
  • Crash logs and diagnostics

This information helps improve platform stability, security, and performance.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use collected information to:

  • Create and manage user accounts
  • Verify users and reduce fake participation
  • Enable constituency-based participation
  • Allow community creation and issue coordination
  • Display relevant local issues and updates
  • Improve platform functionality and user experience
  • Detect spam, misuse, fraud, or harmful activity
  • Monitor platform security and technical stability
  • Respond to support requests and feedback
  • Communicate platform updates or policy changes

4. Public Content & Visibility

Certain activities on Voteecal are intended to be publicly visible within communities or constituencies. This may include:

  • Public issues raised
  • Public updates
  • Community participation activity
  • Validation and engagement activity
  • Community names and public profiles
  • Political/social activity shared voluntarily by users

Users should avoid posting:

  • Sensitive personal information
  • Aadhaar details
  • Financial information
  • Private contact information of others
  • Defamatory, abusive, or unlawful content

Users remain responsible for the content they publish on the platform.

5. AI-Assisted Features

Voteecal may use AI-assisted tools and automated systems to help users create, organize, and structure content more effectively. These AI-assisted features may include:

  • Voice-to-text conversion
  • Local language transcription
  • Text formatting and structuring
  • Grammar and readability improvement
  • Issue and update drafting assistance
  • Content organization and summarization

The purpose of these tools is to help users express their thoughts, activities, and public issues in a clearer and more structured manner.

Important:

  • Voteecal does not use AI to influence political opinions, manipulate public sentiment, or make political decisions on behalf of users.
  • AI-generated suggestions are assistive in nature and users remain responsible for reviewing, editing, and publishing their own content.
  • Users retain control over whether AI-assisted content is used or published.
  • Voteecal does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of AI-generated outputs.
  • AI systems may process user-provided text, voice inputs, or content solely for improving platform functionality and user experience.

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

Voteecal does not sell personal user data to third parties. However, certain aggregated, anonymized, or operational platform insights may be shared through paid services, institutional collaborations, or research initiatives.

A. Organizational & Operational Dashboards

Organizations may subscribe to access constituency-wise operational dashboards to better understand grassroots participation and engagement trends. These dashboards may include structured insights such as:

  • Activity trends of political/social workers
  • Community participation levels
  • Issue engagement and coordination activity
  • Responsiveness and field activity patterns
  • Community growth and engagement trends

These insights are generated using platform activity data and are intended for organizational analysis and coordination purposes. Voteecal does not publicly expose sensitive personal identity information through such dashboards.

B. Aggregated Issue & Participation Analytics

Voteecal may provide aggregated public issue and participation analytics to paid users or partner organizations. These analytics may include:

  • Recurring public issues within constituencies
  • Issue categories receiving higher participation
  • Public engagement trends across regions
  • Participation patterns around issue types
  • Areas showing increased local issue activity

Important:

  • These analytics are generated using aggregated and anonymized platform data.
  • Individual-level personal data is not intentionally shared or exposed.

C. Institutional & Enterprise Partnerships

Voteecal may collaborate with organizations involved in:

  • Governance
  • Public engagement
  • Grassroots mobilization
  • Civic participation
  • Community development

Such organizations may use Voteecal's infrastructure, participation systems, or workflow tools for structured engagement initiatives.

D. Research & Academic Collaboration

As structured issue and participation data grows over time, Voteecal may collaborate with:

  • Academic institutions
  • Public policy researchers
  • Governance think tanks
  • Research organizations

These collaborations may support research and analysis related to:

  • Grassroots issue patterns
  • Constituency-level participation trends
  • Public engagement behavior
  • Civic coordination systems

Where reasonably possible, research-oriented datasets will be aggregated or anonymized before use.

E. Legal & Security Disclosure

Voteecal may disclose limited information:

  • When required by applicable Indian law
  • In response to lawful legal or government requests
  • To protect platform security, users, or public safety
  • To investigate fraud, misuse, or harmful activities

F. Third-Party Technical Service Providers

Voteecal may use trusted third-party service providers for:

  • Cloud hosting
  • Analytics
  • Notifications
  • Authentication
  • Technical infrastructure

Such providers may process limited technical information necessary for platform operations under confidentiality obligations.

7. Data Retention

We retain user information:

  • While accounts remain active
  • As necessary for platform operations, moderation, security, and legal compliance

Users may request account deletion.

After verified deletion requests:

  • Personal account information may be removed or anonymized within a reasonable period unless retention is legally required.
  • Certain public content or interactions may remain visible in limited archived or system-referenced form where operationally necessary.

8. User Rights

Users may request:

  • Access to their account information
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Account deletion requests
  • Withdrawal from optional communications
  • Reporting of harmful or abusive content

Requests may be submitted through official Voteecal support channels.

9. Data Security

Voteecal implements reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect user information, including:

  • Secure server infrastructure
  • Authentication controls
  • Restricted administrative access
  • Monitoring and logging systems
  • Regular platform maintenance and updates

However, no digital platform can guarantee absolute security. Users are responsible for protecting their login credentials and using trusted devices where possible.

10. Community & Content Moderation

Voteecal reserves the right to:

  • Remove harmful or unlawful content
  • Restrict abusive accounts
  • Moderate spam or misleading activity
  • Suspend users violating platform rules

Moderation actions are intended to maintain platform safety, operational integrity, and community trust.

11. Children's Privacy

Voteecal is intended only for users aged 18 years or above. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware that a minor has created an account, we may suspend or remove the account.

12. Third-Party Links & Services

Voteecal may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external platforms. Users should review third-party privacy policies independently before interacting with such services.

13. Policy Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically.

Users may be notified of significant changes through:

  • Platform notifications
  • Email communication
  • App announcements

Continued use of Voteecal after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

14. Contact Us

For privacy-related concerns, support requests, or policy-related questions:

Voteecal Support Team
Email: support@voteecal.com
Location: Assam, India

By using Voteecal, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.