Privacy Policy
Scope
HomeoRemedica is operated by Rasagya Vatsal in India. This policy applies to the HomeoRemedica website and server API, including the reference chat and optional user accounts. It explains what information we process, why, and the choices you have.
Information We Process
Account information
If you create an account, we process your email address, optional display name, and Firebase user ID. Firebase Authentication handles your password; we do not store it in the HomeoRemedica database. If you use Google Sign-In, Google provides the account identifier, name, and email address needed to sign you in.
Chat information
Questions you type in the chat, together with your recent conversation, are sent to the HomeoRemedica server and chat backend to return an answer grounded in the source books. If you are signed in, the conversation is also saved as chat history to your account so you can return to it later. This information may reveal health concerns.
Technical and security information
Our hosting, authentication, and abuse-protection services process technical request data such as IP address, request time and route, and browser or device information. The browser also runs Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise to create an attestation token that helps us protect the API against abuse. If you contact us by email, we process your email address and the contents of your message.
How We Use Information
We use information to:
- Authenticate your account and keep it signed in.
- Process chat questions and return answers grounded in the source books.
- Save chat history to signed-in accounts and keep it available across visits.
- Respond to support and privacy requests.
- Maintain security, prevent abuse, diagnose errors, and keep the service reliable.
- Comply with applicable law and valid legal requests.
Device Storage and Analytics
The website uses browser storage for your theme preference and sign-in state. Clearing the website's browser storage removes this locally stored information. Signing out does not delete your account or your saved chat history.
The website currently runs no third-party analytics. If we enable Google Analytics, it will use cookies such as _ga and process page and session activity, approximate location, and browser or device information. You can limit website analytics by blocking or deleting cookies in your browser.
How We Disclose Information
We do not sell personal information or share it with advertisers.
We disclose information only as needed to:
- Google service providers: Firebase Authentication and Google Sign-In provide account access; Cloud Firestore stores account records and saved chat history; Firebase App Hosting runs the website and API; Google Cloud Run and Vertex AI (Gemini) run the chat backend and generate answers; reCAPTCHA Enterprise supports abuse protection; Google Analytics processes website usage only if enabled.
- Email provider: If you email us, our mailbox provider delivers and stores your message so we can respond to support, account deletion, or privacy requests.
- Legal authorities: We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or another valid legal process, or when necessary to protect users and the service.
Google may process information outside your country. In particular, Firebase Authentication operates from data centres in the United States, and the chat backend runs in Google Cloud's us-central1 region. See Google's Firebase privacy information and Google Privacy Policy.
Retention and Deletion
Account records and saved chat history are kept while your account remains open. You can delete any saved chat yourself from the chat history sidebar; deletion removes it from the live database, although copies may persist briefly in service-provider backups.
Conversations started without an account are processed to produce an answer and are not saved to account records, although they may remain in limited technical or security logs.
To delete your account and its associated data, including saved chat history, email us from the address linked to the account with the subject "Delete HomeoRemedica account." After verifying the request, we will delete the Firebase Authentication account, the HomeoRemedica account record, and saved chat history. We generally complete valid requests within 30 days.
We retain support messages and limited technical records only as long as reasonably needed for support, security, legal compliance, or dispute resolution.
Your Choices and Rights
You may use the chat without an account; in that case your conversation is not saved to our servers. An account adds saved chat history across visits and lets you change your password. You can rename or delete saved chats at any time in the chat sidebar.
You may ask to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you, or withdraw consent where processing relies on consent. Withdrawal may prevent us from providing the affected feature. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Information About Other People
Avoid entering another person's full name or other identifying details into chat questions. If you submit another person's information, you are responsible for having lawful authority to do so, informing them as required, and entering only what is necessary.
Security
We use HTTPS connections, Firebase Authentication, authenticated API endpoints, and App Check attestation to protect information. No system can guarantee absolute security, so please use a unique password and avoid placing unnecessary identifying information in chat questions.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy when HomeoRemedica's data practices or legal obligations change. We will post the revised policy here and change the last-updated date. We will provide any additional notice required by law for material changes.
Privacy and Grievance Contact
HomeoRemedica operator and Grievance Officer: Rasagya Vatsal, India.