Privacy Policy

Application: Gaja (Mobile App)
Developer: Sustainedge Innovation
Contact: sustainedgeinnovation@gmail.com
Last Modified: February 25, 2026

PROMINENT DISCLOSURE: Gaja collects Precise Location Data and Background Location Data to enable real-time elephant proximity alerts and safety geofencing, even when the app is closed or not in use. This data is essential for protecting lives and documenting crop damage in wildlife corridors.

1. Overview of Service

Gaja is a specialized wildlife safety tool. Our mission is to reduce human-elephant conflict by providing tracking alerts and a digital platform for reporting damages and incidents. This policy outlines our commitment to protecting the sensitive data you provide.

Geographic Limitation: Please note that Gaja’s tracking and reporting features are intended for use only in designated hill station zones and specific wildlife corridors. Outside of these areas, background tracking is minimized to save battery and protect privacy.

2. Data Collection in Detail

Data Category	What We Collect	Primary Purpose
Location	GPS, Network Location, Background coordinates.	Calculating your distance from tracked elephants to prevent injury/death.
Incident Data	Photos of crop damage, property loss details, and injury descriptions.	Facilitating compensation claims with relevant local authorities.
Sensitive Events	Reports of human injury or fatalities.	Emergency alert triggering and statistical safety mapping.
Device Info	Hardware model, OS version, Unique device ID.	Ensuring alert delivery compatibility and app stability.

3. How We Use Background Location

Because elephant movement is unpredictable, Gaja uses your location in the background to:

Monitor your entry into high-risk wildlife "Hotspots."
Trigger audible emergency alerts if a tracked elephant is within a 500-meter radius of your position, even if your phone is locked.
Automate location tags for crop damage reports to ensure accuracy for forest department verification.

4. Sensitive Content & Reporting

When reporting **Crop Damage, Injury, or Death**, you may be asked to upload photos. These photos are treated as private evidence. We do not display these photos publicly; they are only visible to the user and authorized wildlife/safety administrators for the purpose of incident verification.

5. Third-Party Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal data to advertisers. We share information only with:

Local Forest/Safety Departments: To assist in victim compensation and wildlife management.
Google Maps/Firebase: For technical infrastructure, map rendering, and secure data storage.

6. Data Security & Encryption

We implement robust security measures including AES-256 bit encryption for stored data and TLS 1.3 for data in transit. Your sensitive incident reports are stored in isolated, secure server environments.

7. User Rights & Data Deletion

You have the right to access, modify, or delete your information. In accordance with 2026 Google Play standards, you can request full data removal by emailing us. We will delete all personal markers and incident history within 7 days of verification.

8. Contact & Support

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or if you need to report an error in a damage assessment, please reach out to us:

Sustainedge Innovation
Email: sustainedgeinnovation@gmail.com
Address: Hill Station Wildlife Safety Division