Your data, in plain language
We collect only what is needed to operate accounts, listings, communications, verification, feedback and voluntary support. We do not sell personal data.
| Data | Why we use it | Who can see it |
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| Account details and consent records | Create and secure your account, record your 18 or older confirmation and legal acceptance, display your chosen name and communicate service notices. | You and authorized administrators. Limited profile information may be shown to users you contact. |
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| Listing details and public media | Publish, search, share and moderate land listings. | Public, except fields specifically restricted by login or ownership rules. |
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| Messages and offers | Enable buyer and seller communication, delivery and moderation. | The participants and authorized administrators when needed for safety, support or compliance. |
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| Identity verification data | Validate the UIDAI signature, verify your identity and optionally compare limited identity fields with seller-uploaded MeeBhoomi records. | Authorized verification systems and administrators. Other users see only the verification result, never Aadhaar values, address hashes or the XML. |
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| MeeBhoomi documents | Perform optional ownership matching and support authorized review. | Authorized verification systems and administrators. Buyers see the named documents and match results, not the PDFs. |
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| Feedback and receipt requests | Improve OpenBhoomi, respond when requested and issue voluntary support receipts. | Authorized administrators. Contact details are masked in admin list views. |
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| Technical and security data | Prevent abuse, troubleshoot, measure reliability and protect accounts. | Authorized systems, service providers and administrators as needed. |
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Aadhaar identity verification
Aadhaar verification is optional. Your Share Code stays in your browser. The browser decrypts the ZIP and uploads only the signed XML to private Supabase storage with a one-hour deletion deadline. The AWS verification worker validates the UIDAI signature and deletes the XML before completing the check. We retain the verified English and local-language names, relation names when present, Aadhaar last four digits, one-way hashes of normalized address words, document generation time, verification time, method and status. Address hashes are used only for optional ownership matching and cannot be used by OpenBhoomi to display the raw address. We do not retain the full Aadhaar number, photograph, date of birth, gender or raw address.
Aadhaar purpose and retention
The retained identity fields are used to maintain your private identity-verification record, show other users only whether identity is verified, and compare your identity with seller-uploaded MeeBhoomi records when you request ownership verification. They remain private while identity verification is active on your account, are replaced if you verify again, and are removed when an authorized deletion request is completed, unless longer retention is required for law, fraud prevention, safety or an unresolved dispute.
Ownership documents
New Adangal, 1-B and optional electronic passbook PDFs are uploaded to private OCI Object Storage in Hyderabad. AWS workers read them for automated ownership matching, and authorized administrators can access them through OpenBhoomi for review. Some older objects may remain in private Supabase storage while migration is completed. The PDFs remain after automated processing because a decision may need manual review or later dispute handling. Buyers see only document names and match results, not the PDFs. We store match outcomes and limited audit details and do not intentionally persist full extracted document text, full Aadhaar numbers, phone numbers, raw addresses, caste data or document photographs in the application database.
Hosting and processing architecture
Vercel hosts the OpenBhoomi web application and server routes. Supabase Mumbai provides the application database, authentication, realtime messages and transient private identity input. OCI Hyderabad provides private MeeBhoomi document storage and runs selected public-record workers. AWS runs Offline Aadhaar validation, ownership-document matching and parcel-map processing. Cloudflare R2 stores and delivers public listing photos and videos only. Each provider processes the data needed to perform its assigned service under its own infrastructure and security controls.
Maps and official public sources
Map display may use Google Maps or OpenFreeMap with MapLibre. A map provider receives normal browser request information such as IP address and the map area requested. When a public-record check is requested, the relevant district, revenue mandal, revenue village, survey number, LP number or other necessary parcel identifier may be sent to official services such as MeeBhoomi, AP IGRS or BhuNaksha. Aadhaar XML and retained identity fields are not sent to those public-record services.
Other retention and deletion
Account, listing, message, offer, feedback, support and audit records are retained while needed to operate the service, respond to users, protect accounts, review verification decisions, handle disputes and meet legal obligations. Public media remains available while its listing is live unless removed earlier. You may request access, correction, consent withdrawal or deletion through Feedback or connect@openbhoomi.com. A legal, safety, fraud-prevention or unresolved-dispute hold may delay deletion of affected records.
Your choices and rights
Access and correction
Review and update available account and listing information. Contact us to request access to or correction of personal data that cannot be edited directly.
Deletion and withdrawal
Request account or personal data deletion, or withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not make prior lawful processing invalid.
Questions or concerns
Email connect@openbhoomi.com or use Feedback and choose Privacy or account request. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
Children
OpenBhoomi is intended for adults who are at least 18 years old. Do not create an account or submit personal data if you are under 18.
Security
We use access controls, private storage, limited administrative access and service security measures to protect data. No online system can be guaranteed completely secure, so protect your password and report suspected account misuse promptly.
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice as OpenBhoomi changes. We will show the revised effective date and may ask you to acknowledge material changes.
Legal entity information
OpenBhoomi is a project owned and operated by Prana Bhoomi Natural Farms LLP.
LLPIN: ACZ-6390
Registered office: 8-22A, Kunamneni Vari Palem, Chimakurthy, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh - 523226Registered with limited liability under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.
Email: connect@openbhoomi.com
