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Privacy Policy

Civilytix Maps · operated by Civilytix Private Limited  |  Effective 30 July 2026 · Last updated 8 August 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Civilytix Private Limited ("Civilytix", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you use the Civilytix Maps mobile application and the associated Civilytix web console (together, the "Service"). By using the Service you agree to this policy.

Our privacy design, honestly: only the road-facing view feeds our hazard map, and imagery published on the public map has faces and vehicle number plates blurred. The cabin (inward) camera and audio are never used for the map. The everyday consumer app needs no login; fleet managers use an account. To develop and improve our detection models, we retain road-facing images on secure, access-controlled Civilytix infrastructure — described below.

1. Who we are

The Service is provided by Civilytix Private Limited, a company incorporated in India. For any privacy question or request, contact us at harshit.sharma@civilytix.com or harshitsharma182021@gmail.com.

2. Information we collect

CategoryWhatWhy
Location (GPS)Precise/approximate location while the Service is in useTo show and report road hazards near you, provide navigation, and (for fleets) show a vehicle's live location and route history to its fleet manager
Camera — roadRoad-facing images/video (phone camera or a linked dashcam)To detect road hazards and to improve our detection models (see §4)
Camera — cabinInward/cabin video from a linked dashcamShown live and on request to the owner (or, for a fleet vehicle, the fleet manager). Never used for the hazard map and not permanently stored on our servers
Microphone / audioAudio during live view, recording, or two-way talkTo hear the vehicle and to speak through a linked dashcam. Transmitted for live use; not used or stored for mapping
Dashcam telemetrySpeed, heading, ignition, device/vehicle statusDriving-aware hazard detection, device status, and fleet alerts (e.g. over-speed, geofence)
Fleet account (managers only)Email address, a password, and an optional nameTo create and secure a fleet-manager account and send verification/password one-time codes by email
Fleet-vehicle details (entered by managers)Truck/vehicle number and driver name a manager enters for their own vehiclesTo label and manage the manager's own fleet
Anonymous device IDA random identifier created on your deviceTo remember the dashcams you have linked in the consumer app (no name, email, or phone required)
Technical dataBasic app/diagnostic and connection informationTo operate, secure, and troubleshoot the Service

The everyday consumer app requires no account and does not ask for your name, email, or phone number. An account (email + password) is required only for fleet managers who manage a fleet of vehicles.

3. How we use information

4. The hazard map, model training & anonymisation

5. Fleet accounts & fleet-manager features

Fleet managers can create an account (email + password, with email one-time codes for verification and password reset) to manage their own fleet. A fleet manager can, for the vehicles linked to their account: see live and historical GPS location and routes; view the live road and cabin cameras and play back recorded footage by date and time; hear vehicle audio and speak to the driver (two-way talk); set geofences; and receive alerts. They can also store a truck number and driver name for their vehicles.

Driver notice is the fleet manager's responsibility. If you deploy Civilytix in vehicles driven by others, you are responsible for informing your drivers and obtaining any consent required by applicable law for in-cab video/audio and location monitoring. Civilytix provides the tools; the fleet operator is the controller of that monitoring.

6. App permissions

The App requests these permissions on your device (Android and iOS), used only for the purposes above:

You can revoke any permission at any time in your device settings; some features will then be unavailable.

7. Sharing & processing

8. Data retention

Road-facing imagery retained to train and improve our models is kept on access-controlled Civilytix infrastructure for as long as it is useful for model development, and is minimised and anonymised over time. Continuous cloud recording (DVR). For a linked vehicle, both the road and cabin cameras are continuously recorded to access-controlled Civilytix cloud storage by default, kept private to that vehicle's owner/account, and retained for up to 1 year before automatic deletion. An owner or fleet manager can turn cloud recording off for either camera at any time in the app or web console. Because the cabin camera films people inside the vehicle, the vehicle owner / fleet operator is responsible for informing all drivers and occupants that the cabin is being recorded and stored in the cloud, and for obtaining any consent required by applicable law (including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act). Civilytix provides the tools; the owner/operator is the controller of that in-cabin monitoring. Recorded clips a user saves are retained for a limited period for their own playback. Anonymous, aggregated hazard data (location and hazard type, with faces/plates blurred) may be retained long-term to maintain the map. Fleet-account data (email, name, truck/driver labels, geofences, alerts) is retained until you delete your account or ask us to remove it. Consumer linked-device associations remain until you unlink them or clear the App's data.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, including access controls, encrypted transport (HTTPS/WSS), hashed account passwords, and automated blurring of faces and number plates in published imagery. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

10. Your choices & rights

11. Children's privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the updated version here and revise the "Last updated" date above.

13. Contact us

Civilytix Private Limited
Email: harshit.sharma@civilytix.com or harshitsharma182021@gmail.com
Website: www.civilytix.com