Privacy policy
গোপনীয়তা নীতি
This page explains in plain language what information about you Elaka360 keeps, and why. The site is new and some things have not been decided yet — they are stated openly here.
What we collect
Mobile phone number
For signing in. A one-time code is sent to the number by SMS. An SMS provider will be used to send the code; it has not been finalised yet. To prevent abuse, the IP address at the time the code was requested is kept with the code record.
Display name and profile settings
Your name, an optional home area and who can see your profile — you set these yourself. Your name may be shown next to your reviews and contributions.
Sign-in sessions
To keep you signed in, a session record is kept, together with your browser or app identifier (user agent). Signing out ends that session.
Contributions and reviews you submit
New places, corrections, reviews and their review history are kept so that the source of information and its changes can be traced. Reviews are published to everyone as soon as they are submitted; a contribution’s information reaches the site once it is approved in review.
Saved places and lists
The places or areas you save are kept in your account so you can see them later.
Contact form messages
The subject, message and, if you give it, your email address — only to deal with and reply to your message.
You can browse the site without signing in; then none of the account information above is created.
What we do not store
“Near me”: with your permission, your browser shares your location, and it is used only to find nearby places. Your location is not stored in our database.
Server logs: the server logs the page or address part (path), time and result of each request, but query strings (such as search terms or location coordinates) are not logged.
Offline cache: some general pages and data of the site may be stored in your device’s browser for offline viewing. Profile, saved lists, sign-in and contribution pages are not stored this way.
Map: map tiles come from a third-party map service, so while you view the map your browser communicates with that service directly.
How long it is kept
How long each kind of information will be kept is still to be decided. Once specific periods are set, they will be written on this page.
Sign-in codes stop working after a short time, but how long code records will be kept is also still to be decided.
Asking for deletion
While signed in, you can send a request to delete your account from the profile page, and you can cancel the request before it has been processed. Requests are processed by hand by members of the Elaka360 team.
For any other questions, use the contact form.
Legal matters
How our practices fit the applicable rules on data protection in Bangladesh is currently being reviewed. This policy may change as a result; if it does, this page will be updated.