Effective Date: June 11, 2025
Last Updated: September 2, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how ICDS Bengali MCQ – General Knowledge (“the Application”) collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use the Application.
The Application is an independent educational and exam-preparation application. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any government entity, official ICDS department, or government recruitment authority.
By using the Application, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use the Application, certain information may be collected automatically by the Application or by third-party services integrated into the Application.
This may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Device type and model
- Mobile operating system and version
- Application version
- Date and time of access
- Pages, screens, or features accessed within the Application
- Time spent using particular screens or features
- General usage and interaction information
- Diagnostic, crash, and performance information
- Advertising-related information where applicable
The Application does not intentionally collect precise GPS location data from your device.
2. Personal Information
The Application does not require you to create an account to use its general educational and MCQ features.
If you voluntarily provide personal information through a contact or support feature, such information may be used only to respond to your request, provide support, or communicate with you regarding the Application.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless it is voluntarily provided by you for a specific purpose.
Please do not submit passwords, financial information, government identification numbers, or other sensitive information through contact or support features.
3. How We Use Information
Information may be used for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Application
- To provide educational and MCQ content
- To improve Application performance and functionality
- To understand how users interact with the Application
- To identify and fix technical problems
- To monitor application stability and crashes
- To improve user experience
- To provide notifications where applicable
- To display and measure advertisements
- To prevent abuse, fraud, or unauthorized activity
- To comply with applicable legal requirements
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Third-Party Services
The Application may use third-party services that may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
These services may include:
- Google Play Services
- Google AdMob
- Google Analytics for Firebase
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
These third-party services may collect information such as device information, IP address, application usage information, advertising identifiers, diagnostic information, and other information necessary to provide their services.
Their use of information is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
5. Google AdMob and Advertising
The Application may use Google AdMob to display advertisements.
AdMob and its partners may use device information, advertising identifiers, approximate location derived from IP address, and information about advertising interactions to provide, personalize, measure, and improve advertisements, subject to applicable settings and laws.
You may be able to control or limit personalized advertising through your Android device’s advertising settings and other controls provided by Google.
For more information about Google’s advertising practices, please refer to Google’s applicable privacy and advertising policies.
6. Google Analytics for Firebase
The Application may use Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how users interact with the Application.
Analytics information may include:
- Application usage and interaction data
- Device and operating system information
- Application version
- Approximate geographic information derived from technical data
- Session information
- Diagnostic and performance information
This information helps us understand application usage and improve the Application.
Analytics data is generally used in an aggregated or statistical manner and is not intended to identify individual users directly.
7. Firebase Cloud Messaging
The Application may use Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) to deliver notifications.
If notifications are enabled, the Application may receive a device or application-specific messaging token required to deliver notifications to your device.
You can control notification permissions through your Android device settings.
8. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share information with third-party service providers when necessary to operate, maintain, analyze, secure, or improve the Application.
Information may also be disclosed:
- When required by applicable law or legal process
- To comply with a lawful request from a government or regulatory authority
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of the Service Provider, users, or others
- To detect, prevent, or investigate fraud, security issues, or misuse
- To trusted service providers that process information on our behalf and are subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations
We do not sell personal information to third parties.
9. Data Retention
Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to provide the Application and its services, to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and maintain security.
Some information collected by third-party services may be retained according to the respective third party’s data retention policies.
10. Data Deletion Requests
If you have voluntarily provided personal information to us and would like to request its deletion, you may contact us at:
Email: souravpyctc@gmail.com
Please include sufficient information in your request to help us identify the relevant information.
Some information may be retained where required by law, necessary for legitimate security purposes, or required to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
11. Your Choices
You may control certain types of information collection through your device and Application settings.
Depending on your device and Android version, you may:
- Disable application notifications
- Reset or limit advertising personalization
- Restrict certain device permissions
- Uninstall the Application
Uninstalling the Application removes the Application from your device. Information already collected by third-party services may remain subject to their respective retention policies.
12. Children’s Privacy
The Application is intended for general educational and exam-preparation purposes and is not specifically directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at:
Email: souravpyctc@gmail.com
If we become aware that we have unintentionally collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information where appropriate.
13. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the Internet is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
14. Permissions
The Application may request or use permissions that are necessary for particular features, such as:
- Internet access for loading application content and services
- Notification permission where applicable
- Other permissions only when required for a specific application feature
Permissions may vary depending on the version of the Application and Android operating system.
The Application does not intentionally use device location permission to collect precise GPS location data.
15. External Websites and Services
The Application may contain links to external websites, services, or content.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of external websites or services.
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing any personal information.
16. Government Affiliation Disclaimer
ICDS Bengali MCQ – General Knowledge is an independent educational application.
The Application is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or endorsed by any government entity, official ICDS department, Ministry, recruitment authority, or other government organization.
The Application does not provide official government services.
All educational and informational content is provided for general learning and examination-preparation purposes.
Information relating to examinations, recruitment, government schemes, or other public information may be based on publicly available sources and may change over time.
Users should always verify official recruitment notifications, eligibility requirements, examination dates, results, and other official information from the relevant government or official authority.
17. Educational Purpose
The Application provides Bengali educational content, MCQs, general knowledge, and exam-preparation resources for users interested in examinations such as ICDS Worker, Anganwadi Helper, and other competitive examinations.
The Application does not guarantee employment, selection, examination results, or recruitment.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page, and the Last Updated date will be changed accordingly.
We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
19. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your information, please contact us:
Application: ICDS Bengali MCQ – General Knowledge
Email: souravpyctc@gmail.com
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