Privacy Policy

Orch ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit orch.live(the "Platform"). Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Platform immediately.

For questions about this policy, contact us at sameer@orch.live.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information:When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile photo URL from Google's OAuth service.
• Content: Blog posts, news articles, titles, cover images, tags, and metadata you submit on the Platform.
• Communications: Messages or feedback you send us directly via email or contact forms.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, referring URLs, and click patterns collected via Firebase Analytics and server logs.
• Device Information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.
• Cookies: Session cookies to maintain authentication state. See our Cookie Policy for details.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Platform and its features
• Authenticate you and manage your account
• Display your authored content alongside your name and profile photo
• Review submitted content before publication
• Communicate important updates, policy changes, or account notices
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abusive behavior
• Comply with legal obligations
• Improve the Platform's performance and user experience

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share data with:

• Firebase / Google Cloud: Our backend infrastructure for authentication, database (Firestore), file storage, and hosting.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Business Transfers: If Orch, Inc. is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred with prior notice.

4. Public Content

Content you publish on the Platform (blog posts, news articles) is publicly visible and may be indexed by search engines. Your display name and profile photo are shown alongside your published content. Draft content is private to your account only.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account information and published content for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account by contacting sameer@orch.live.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS/TLS encryption, Firebase Security Rules for data access control, and secure HTTP-only session cookies. No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability (receive your data in a machine-readable format)

To exercise these rights, contact us at sameer@orch.live.

8. Children's Privacy

The Platform is not intended for users under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, contact us immediately at sameer@orch.live.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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