This policy explains what EchoBridge collects, how it's used, and the choices you have. EchoBridge is a digital wellness platform combining an AI-powered app with the EchoRing biometric wearable.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on which parts of EchoBridge you use, we may collect:
- Account information — name, email address, and a hashed password.
- App usage data — screen time, content-consumption patterns, and interactions used to calculate your Echo Score and Open-Mindedness Score.
- Biometric data (EchoRing users only) — heart-rate variability, stress index, and sleep/recovery signals from the wearable, synced to the app.
- Payment information — handled by our payment processor for Premium and Enterprise plans; EchoBridge does not store full card or UPI details.
- Device and technical data — device type, OS version, and crash/diagnostic logs.
2. On-Device, Privacy-First AI
EchoBridge's core AI — echo-chamber detection, the Perspective Balancing Engine, and the Open-Mindedness Score — is designed to run on your device. Raw content-consumption data used for these features is processed locally wherever possible and is not sent to our servers without your explicit consent.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and improve the core app and wearable features.
- To personalize perspective recommendations and wellness insights.
- To process subscription billing and manage your account.
- To communicate service updates, security notices, and — only with your consent — product news.
- To meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
4. Biometric Data
Biometric data from the EchoRing is treated as sensitive personal data. It is used solely to calculate your Stress Index and wellness metrics inside the app, is never sold, and is not shared with third parties for advertising purposes. You can disconnect the EchoRing and delete associated biometric history from your account settings at any time.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share limited data with:
- Infrastructure and AI/API providers strictly necessary to operate the service (e.g. cloud hosting, on-device model updates).
- Payment processors, to complete transactions.
- Law enforcement or regulators, only where legally required.
- Educational institutions or employers, only for Enterprise accounts, and only the aggregate/class-level data those plans are designed to show — never an individual's raw content or biometric history without separate consent.
6. Data Retention & Deletion
We retain account and usage data for as long as your account is active. You can request full deletion of your account and associated data at any time from account settings or by emailing us — this removes your profile, usage history, and any connected biometric data from our systems, subject to any data we're legally required to retain.
7. Your Rights
If you're in India, you have rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, including the right to access, correct, and erase your data, and to withdraw consent at any time. If you're in the EU/EEA, you have equivalent rights under the GDPR. To exercise any of these, contact us using the details below.
8. Cookies
Our website uses a minimal set of cookies for essential site functionality. See our Cookie Policy for details.
9. Children's Privacy
EchoBridge is intended for users aged 16 and above. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we'll remove it.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the product evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated date, and where appropriate, communicated in-app.
11. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at echobridge.project@gmail.com.