Who runs this
https://journal.oriz.in and every *.oriz.in subdomain are
operated by Chirag Singhal, based in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha, India. Contact:
whyiswhen@gmail.com.
What we collect
- Cloudflare Web Analytics — aggregate page views and country. Cookieless. No personal identifiers.
- Authentication — if you sign in, Firebase Authentication stores your email, display name, and profile photo (if you sign in with Google/GitHub). We never see your password.
- Journal entries — entries, templates, tags, goals, and settings are stored in Firestore under your user ID and accessible only to you. Firestore security rules enforce this server-side.
- Contact form — submissions go through Web3Forms which forwards them to my email. Web3Forms keeps copies; see their privacy policy.
- Display ads — once approved, Google AdSense may set cookies to personalize ads. You can opt out via the consent banner or at adssettings.google.com.
What we don’t do
- No tracking across sessions for analytics (Cloudflare is anonymous).
- No selling of personal data to third parties.
- No reading of your journal entries — they live under your
uidand only you can read them. - No newsletters unless you explicitly subscribe.
Your rights
You can delete your account from the account page; this removes your Firebase Auth record. To delete journal entries, use the in-app delete tools or email me.
Under India’s DPDP Act 2023, you have the right to access, correct, and delete your personal data. Contact the grievance officer.
Children
Journal is not directed at children under 13. If you believe a child has provided data to us, contact the grievance officer for removal.
Changes
We will update this page when the practice changes, with the new date at the top. Material changes get a banner on the site.