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Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters. Orakai collects only what is necessary to deliver your reading. We do not sell your data, profile you for advertising, or share your personal information with third parties beyond what is required to operate the service.
Who We Are

Orakai is an independent application operated at orakai.io. For privacy enquiries contact info@orakai.io. We respond within 30 days.

What Data We Collect
DataPurposeLegal basis
EmailAccount creation, password reset, service communicationsContract
NameAccount personalisationContract
Birth date, time, genderGenerating your BaZi and Five Elements readingContract
Reading historyCooldown enforcement, showing previous readingsLegitimate interest
Session cookiesKeeping you signed inLegitimate interest (essential)
Payment dataSubscription processing — handled entirely by Stripe, never stored by usContract
IP address, device typeSecurity, fraud prevention, server logs (30-day retention)Legitimate interest

We do not collect your location, contacts, camera, microphone, or browsing history.

Cookies

We use only essential cookies — no tracking or behavioural advertising cookies from Orakai itself.

Session cookie — keeps you signed in. Expires on sign-out or after 30 days.

CSRF token — protects form submissions. Session-scoped.

Google AdSense (where active) may set its own cookies under Google's policy. Manage via Google Ad Settings.

Third-Party Processors
ProcessorRolePolicy
Stripe, Inc.Payment processing. Stripe stores your card data — we never see or store it.stripe.com/privacy
Google LLCAdvertising (AdSense / Ad Manager). Google may use identifiers for ad personalisation per your consent settings.policies.google.com

We do not sell your data. No third party receives your birth data, reading results, or account details for marketing purposes.

Data Retention

Account and reading data — retained while your account is active. Permanently deleted within 24 hours of account deletion (Menu → Delete My Account).

Server logs — automatically deleted after 30 days.

Payment records — retained for 7 years under applicable financial law, held by Stripe under their own obligations.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the EEA, UK, or equivalent jurisdiction, you have the right to: access your data, rectify inaccuracies, erase your data (fastest via Menu → Delete My Account), data portability, and to object to processing based on legitimate interest.

Contact info@orakai.io to exercise any right. You may also complain to your national data protection authority at any time.

Security

All data is transmitted over HTTPS with TLS. Passwords are hashed with PBKDF2-SHA256 and never stored in plain text. We apply industry-standard hardening and access controls. In the event of a breach, we will notify affected users and the relevant authority within 72 hours.

Children's Privacy

Orakai is not intended for users under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If you believe a minor has created an account, contact info@orakai.io and we will delete it promptly.

Limitation of Liability

Orakai is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We make no representation that the application will be uninterrupted or error-free.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Orakai and its operator, affiliates, and licensors disclaim all liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or in connection with your use of or inability to use the application, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

All readings, interpretations, and guidance provided by Orakai are for entertainment and personal reflection only. They do not constitute professional financial, legal, medical, psychological, or any other form of licensed advice. All decisions you make based on content from Orakai are entirely and solely your own responsibility. Orakai bears no liability for any outcome — financial, personal, relational, health-related, or otherwise — arising from those decisions.

Nothing herein excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via an in-app notice before they take effect. Continued use of Orakai after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.