# Privacy Policy for SICC
**Last Updated:** June 25, 2026
**Sitara Innovations (SMC-Private) Limited** (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the **SICC** mobile application (the “App”). This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our App and the choices you have associated with that data.
By using the App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
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## 1. Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our App for you.
### Types of Data Collected
**Personal Data**
While using our App, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
– Email address
– First name and last name
– Phone number
– Job title and role
– Profile pictures or avatars
**Usage Data**
We may also collect information that your device sends whenever you use our App (“Usage Data”). This may include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), device type, operating system version, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
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## 2. Device Permissions
To provide specific features of the App, we may request access or permission to certain features on your mobile device, including:
* **Camera & Photo Library:** To allow you to take photos or upload images from your gallery to attach to tasks, projects, or chats.
* **Microphone & Speech Recognition:** To allow you to record voice notes or dictate text within the App.
* **Face ID / Biometrics:** To provide secure, fast authentication (e.g., Biometric Signatures or App Unlocking). Biometric data is stored securely on your local device and is **never** transmitted to our servers.
* **Push Notifications:** To notify you about task updates, new messages, approvals, or project deadlines.
You may change your access permissions at any time in your device’s system settings.
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## 3. Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our App, to provide the App on our behalf, or to assist us in analyzing how our App is used.
**Firebase**
We use Google Firebase for core infrastructure, including:
* **Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM):** To deliver push notifications.
* **Firebase Analytics:** To track crashes and app usage statistics to help us improve the App.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
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## 4. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us. We use secure HTTPs protocols (`manage.sitarainnovations.com`) to encrypt your data in transit. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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## 5. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
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## 6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
* **Company:** Sitara Innovations (SMC-Private) Limited
* **Email:** hello@sitarainnovations.com
* **Website:** https://sitarainnovations.com