No Data Collected
We collect zero personal information about you.
No Ads
No advertising networks, no tracking pixels, ever.
No Login Required
No account, no email, no sign-up of any kind.
Stays on Your Device
Your preferences are stored locally and never shared.
Information We Do Not Collect
The Thirukkural app does not collect, store, transmit, or share any of the following:
- Name, email address, phone number or any personal identifiers
- Location data
- Device identifiers or advertising IDs
- Usage analytics or behaviour tracking
- Crash reports sent to external servers
- Contacts, camera, microphone or any device permissions
Local Storage
The app saves the following data locally on your device only. This data never leaves your device and is not accessible to us:
- Your chosen language preference
- Your chosen colour theme
- Cached Thirukkural data for offline reading
- Today's kural display state
Internet Usage
The app uses the internet only for the following optional features:
- Google Translate — only when you tap "Translate" to read a kural meaning in another language. Your query is sent to Google's servers at that moment.
- Text-to-speech audio — on some Android devices, the TTS engine may use a network connection for certain languages. This is handled entirely by your device's Android TTS system, not by us.
All 1,330 Thirukkural couplets and their translations are bundled inside the app and work fully offline.
Third-Party Services
The app uses Google Translate API for optional translation. When this feature is used, text is sent to Google's servers. Google's own privacy policy governs this interaction:
https://policies.google.com/privacy →
No other third-party SDKs, analytics tools, advertising networks, or tracking services are used in this app.
Children's Privacy
The Thirukkural app is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect any personal data from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Since we collect no data at all, there is no risk of children's information being stored or shared.
Changes to This Policy
If we ever change this Privacy Policy, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "Last updated" date. Since we collect no data, meaningful changes are unlikely.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
- Gowdhaman Karthikeyan
- Email: savvygandalf@gmail.com
- Website: tirukkural.in