Your feelings are yours. Your identity stays private.
The short version: your email is never shown publicly, your pen name is the only public identity, and we use no advertising trackers. The detail below explains exactly what we store and how to remove it.
The short version
- Public: your pen name, #EK-ID, poems and comments.
- Private: your email, optional full name and phone, and your password.
- Never sold: we do not sell data or run cross-site ad trackers.
- Always yours: you can clear local data or delete your account below.
Your private details stay private
Your real name (if you add one), email and phone live in a private table that only you can read. They are never shown in feeds, comments, cards or letters.
Only your pen name is public
Readers, commenters and letter recipients see your pen name (takhallus) and your #EK-ID. Nothing else. If you post anonymously, even your pen name is hidden.
AI processing
When you use the AI Poet or translation, your prompt is processed by Groq Inc. on the server. Your account credentials and private details are never sent to the model.
Where data lives
Poems, comments and sessions are stored on Supabase (PostgreSQL). Sessions expire after 7 days so a lost device does not stay signed in forever.
Card exports carry no hidden data
Quote cards are drawn in your browser with HTML5 Canvas. Downloaded images contain no GPS location, device ID or tracking tag.
Sealed secret letters
Letter answers are hashed with bcrypt. The sender stays hidden as “A secret admirer” until the recipient solves the riddle.
Cookies & local storage
We use a small amount of browser storage, not advertising trackers:
- Session: keeps you signed in securely.
- Script preference: remembers Hinglish, Hindi or Urdu.
- Reading cache: a 7-day local cache so the feed opens quickly.
- Your cookie choice: so this banner does not ask again.
DPDP Act 2023 Compliance & User Rights
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 of India, you hold irrevocable rights regarding your digital data:
- Right to Access: You can review your account details and public poems from your profile at any time.
- Right to Correction & Erasure: You can modify your pen name or trigger immediate irreversible account deletion.
- Right to Grievance Redressal: Inquiries or grievances can be addressed directly to our Data Protection & Grievance Officer.
Manage Your Stored Data
You are always in complete control of what stays on your device and what exists in our database.
Data Protection & Grievance Officer
Ek Khwaab is maintained with strict data privacy principles by founder and owner Dikshanti Jain.