Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 August 2026
This policy covers the kaalshodh.com website, the Kaalshodh API, and the Kaalshodh MCP server (kaalshodh.com/mcp). The short version: there are no accounts, astronomical calculations don't need your personal data, and what you ask is computed and forgotten — not stored.
The website
- Analytics. kaalshodh.com uses Google Analytics to collect aggregate visit statistics (pages viewed, approximate region, device type). The site carries no ads.
- Calculations. When you use a tool or visualization, the dates and locations you choose are sent to our API to compute the answer. They are processed in memory and are not stored.
- Preferences. Settings such as a saved location live in your browser's local storage, on your device.
- No accounts. The website has no sign-up, login, or user profiles.
The MCP server and API
The MCP server at kaalshodh.com/mcp lets AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, and others) query planetary positions, eclipses, conjunctions and panchang date searches over years −5000 to +5000. It requires no account and no authentication. The same rules apply to the public API behind the website.
- Your questions are not stored. Tool arguments — including any birth date, time or place — are processed in memory to compute the answer and are never logged or saved.
- Operational logs. Each request logs only: which tool ran, the response status, how long it took, and a truncated one-way hash of the caller's network address (used for rate limiting and abuse detection — we do not store raw IP addresses). These logs are kept for 30 days, then deleted automatically.
- Your AI assistant is separate. What you type into Claude, ChatGPT or another assistant is handled under that provider's own privacy policy before any of it reaches our server.
Sharing and third parties
We do not sell personal data, and we do not share it with anyone except the service providers that run our infrastructure: Google (Cloud Run, Firebase Hosting, Google Analytics), acting under its own terms. There are no other recipients.
Data retention
Server operational logs: 30 days. Aggregate analytics: retained per Google Analytics defaults. Calculation inputs (dates, places, birth details): not retained at all — they are processed in memory only.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with an updated date. Questions or requests: alok.mandavgane@gmail.com.