Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Overview

At MarathiBaraKhadi.com ("Website", "we", "us", or "our"), accessible at https://marathibarakhadi.com, the privacy and digital safety of our visitors—especially young children, students, and educators—is one of our top priorities. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and your legal rights regarding data protection.

2. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance

Our website is designed as a family-friendly educational platform for learning Marathi. We operate in strict compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):

• We do not require user registration, usernames, passwords, or personal accounts to access any educational materials, audio clips, quizzes, or games.
• We do not collect personally identifiable information (such as real names, home addresses, phone numbers, or geolocations) from children under the age of 13.
• Our Voice Pronunciation Check uses the browser's built-in Speech Recognition API in real-time. No voice audio files are saved, stored, or sent to remote servers.

3. Information We Collect & How It Is Used

A. Contact Inquiries: When you voluntarily reach out via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message contents strictly to answer your question or respond to feedback. This data is never sold, leased, or shared with third parties for marketing.

B. Local Browser Storage (HTML5 LocalStorage): To provide a personalized learning experience, your browser saves non-personal progress items locally:

• Daily practice streak count and unlocked milestone badges.
• Bookmarked letters from the Barakhadi Grid.
• Theme preference (Light Mode / Dark Mode).
• Cookie banner consent status.

This data resides entirely on your device and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.

4. Advertising & Google AdSense DART Cookies

We may display advertisements served by Google AdSense and its advertising partners to fund and maintain our free educational resources:

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site.
• Google's use of advertising cookies (including the DART cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to MarathiBaraKhadi.com and other websites across the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ad Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

5. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Rights

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to access, rectify, or erase any personal information we hold about you (such as emails sent via our contact form). Because we do not store user accounts, no tracking profiles exist on our servers. You may contact us at gkinmarathi@gmail.com to exercise any GDPR rights.

6. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the CCPA and CPRA, California consumers have specific rights:

• The right to know what personal data is collected.
• The right to request deletion of any personal data.
• We do not sell personal data: MarathiBaraKhadi.com has never sold and will never sell personal information to third parties.

7. Log Files

Like standard web servers, MarathiBaraKhadi.com uses log files. These files merely log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamps, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks. This information is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable and is used solely for analyzing site performance, preventing DDoS attacks, and administering the website.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our operational or legal practices. We advise you to review this page periodically for any updates.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding our privacy practices, please contact us via our Contact Us page or email us at gkinmarathi@gmail.com.