Effective Date:
July 4, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how HomeTank ("We", "Us", "Our", or the "Company") collects, processes, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our mobile application and related services.
We are committed to protecting your privacy in strict accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) of India, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and Google Play Data Safety guidelines.
Introduction & Google Play Data Safety
Welcome to HomeTank. We engineered HomeTank to deliver fully autonomous, set-and-forget water tank automation with live mobile telemetry—not to harvest your data. All communication between your Android app, cloud telemetry, and home hardware is encrypted in transit using industry-standard TLS/SSL protocols. We never sell, trade, or rent your personal information, device logs, or water usage data to advertising companies or third parties.
1. Roles Under the DPDP Act, 2023
2. Notice of Itemized Data Collection (Section 5, DPDP Act)
We collect and process the following specific categories of personal data with your explicit consent:
A. Account & Contact Information
B. IoT Hardware & Telemetry Data
C. Technical Device Information
Device Permissions & Justifications
To perform its advertised core functionality as an advanced time tracker, mission countdown tool, and exact alarm clock, our application requests specific operating system permissions:
3. Consent & Right to Withdraw Consent (Section 6, DPDP Act)
We retain your account information and telemetry logs only for as long as your HomeTank hardware is active or until you request account deletion. Historical water usage logs older than 12 months are automatically anonymized or purged.
Right to Withdraw Consent (Section 6(4))
You have the absolute right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw consent by:
Upon receipt of a deletion request, all associated personal records and device telemetry are permanently wiped from our active servers within 48 hours.
4. Right to Erasure / Account Deletion (Section 12(3), DPDP Act & Google Play)
You have full control over your data. You can request the complete and permanent deletion of your HomeTank account, personal details, and associated telemetry data at any time.
5. Third-Party Data Processors & Disclosure (Section 8 & Section 16)
We adhere strictly to data minimization and zero server-side harvesting. We do not sell, share, transmit, or disclose any of your personal data to any third-party data processors, cloud servers, or external services. All data remains strictly and exclusively on your personal device at all times.
6. Data Security & Storage (Section 8(5))
All data transmitted between the Application and our cloud servers is encrypted in transit using industry-standard TLS/HTTPS protocols and stored with enterprise-grade encryption at rest.
7. Children's Privacy
Our application and hardware are designed for home automation and are safe for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
8. Developer Contact & DPDP Act Compliance (Section 8(9) & Section 13)
In compliance with Section 8(9) and Section 13 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the contact details of the Developer are published below:
Right to Approach the Data Protection Board (Section 13(3))
If your inquiry or grievance is not resolved to your satisfaction by the Developer, you have the statutory right to file a formal complaint with the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI).
9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our IoT ecosystem or legal requirements. Please review it periodically within the app or on our website.