Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 2026
Nile Spectra Private Limited ("we", "us") operates Podkast.in. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we use it, who it is shared with, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights you have under applicable Indian law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. By using the platform you agree to this policy.
1. What we collect
- Account and profile: name, email, password (stored only in hashed form), headline, bio, niche, tags, timezone, social links, and the topics you choose.
- Activity: connections, availability slots, session requests and bookings, episodes and tasks, and profile claims or removal requests.
- Support messages: what you send through the Support options, including your phone number if you ask for a call back.
- Payments: payment status, order and payment IDs, plan and amount. Card, UPI and bank details are handled by the payment partner, not by us.
- Technical data: IP address, browser and device type, pages visited and basic logs, used for security, fraud and abuse prevention and login rate limiting.
- Where you came from: if you arrive through a campaign link, we record the campaign source and referring site (for example instagram) against your account to understand which channels work.
- Listed creators: for creators who have not joined, we hold publicly available business or creator details (name, public social handle, niche, short bio) to help members find them.
2. Why we use it
- To create and run your account, matching, booking, planner and support.
- To process payments, activate plans and keep payment records.
- To send service messages such as sign-up, approval, password reset, booking and payment emails.
- To keep the platform safe, prevent abuse and meet legal obligations.
- To measure and improve the platform and our advertising, only if you accept analytics cookies.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
| Type | Purpose | Your choice |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Keep you logged in, protect forms from forgery, remember your light or dark theme and cookie choice. | Always on. |
| Analytics and advertising | Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Clarity (page views, sign-up and purchase events, heatmaps). | Loaded only if you click Accept on the cookie notice. If you decline, they are not loaded. |
You can also clear cookies in your browser at any time. Admin pages are never tracked.
4. Who we share it with
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us run the platform, and only as needed: hosting, payment gateways (such as Razorpay), email delivery, bot protection (Cloudflare Turnstile), analytics and advertising tools (only with your consent), and internal alert tools that notify our team of new sign-ups, support requests and payments. Where you use the optional AI suggestion feature, the text you type may be sent to an AI provider to produce the result. We may also disclose data where the law requires it or to protect our rights and users.
5. Other members
Your name, headline, niche, tags and chosen topics are visible to logged-in members through the directory and matching. Your email address and phone number are not shown to other members.
6. Transfers outside India
Some of our providers (for example analytics and email services) may process data on servers outside India. We use providers that apply appropriate safeguards.
7. How long we keep it
We keep your data while your account is active and for as long as needed for the purposes above. Payment and accounting records are kept for the period required by tax and company law. When you ask us to delete your account, we delete or anonymise your personal data unless we must keep it by law.
8. Your rights and choices
- Access a summary of your personal data and the providers it is shared with.
- Correct or update inaccurate data (most of it you can edit in Settings).
- Ask us to erase your data or your account.
- Withdraw consent, for example by declining analytics cookies or asking us to stop non-essential emails.
- Nominate someone to exercise your rights on your behalf, and make a grievance (see below).
To use these rights, email grievance@podkast.in from your registered address. We will confirm your identity and respond within a reasonable time and in any case within the period the law requires. You may also approach the Data Protection Board of India where the law allows.
9. Security
We use hashed passwords, encrypted connections, access controls and regular backups. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong, unique password. If a data breach affects you, we will inform you and the authorities as the law requires.
10. Children
The platform is only for people aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has registered, tell us and we will remove the account.
11. Grievance officer
Grievance Officer, Nile Spectra Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Email: grievance@podkast.in. We acknowledge complaints within 48 hours and aim to resolve them within one month.
12. Changes
We will update this page when the policy changes and show the new date above. For material changes we will try to notify you.