Privacy Policy

Sushupati Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 15, 2026

Sushupati ("we," "us," or "our") is a sleep wellness application that combines Vedic wisdom with modern sleep science to guide you toward restful, dreamless sleep. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal and health information when you use the Sushupati app (the "Service").

By creating an account and using Sushupati, you agree to the practices described in this policy.


1. Information We Collect

1.1 Account Information

  • Email address — used for authentication, account recovery, and optional reminders.
  • Name — used to personalize your experience and coach greetings.
  • Account role — either "user" or "admin," determining app-level permissions.

1.2 Sleep & Wellness Data (Health Information)

You voluntarily provide the following through journal entries and app interactions:

  • Sleep Journal entries — bedtime, wake time, sleep quality (1–10), time to fall asleep, night wakings, mood on waking, techniques used, and free-text notes.
  • PVT (Psychomotor Vigilance Test) results — reaction time, fatigue risk score, lapses, and optional self-reported sleep hours.
  • Progress data — current week in the Sushupati Method, primary sleep concerns, streak days, total sessions, and insights unlocked.
  • Chat sessions — conversation history with the AI sleep coach, including messages and timestamps.
  • Challenge participation — active and completed sleep challenges, daily check-ins, and reward points earned.

1.3 Sensor-Derived Data (Sleep Sensor Sessions)

When you explicitly start a Sleep Sensor session, Sushupati uses your device's microphone and accelerometer/motion sensors to monitor overnight movement and snoring. This is strictly opt-in and permission-gated — no sensor access occurs until you press "Start sensing" and grant the required permissions.

What we collect from sensors:

  • Number of restlessness movements detected
  • Number of snoring events detected
  • A derived restlessness score (0–100)
  • Total minutes the sensor session was active
  • Whether the session was interrupted (e.g., screen locked, tab hidden)

What we do NOT collect from sensors:

  • ❌ Raw audio recordings are never recorded, stored, or uploaded
  • ❌ Raw motion sensor streams are never stored or uploaded
  • ❌ Continuous background monitoring never occurs — sensing stops when the session ends

Only derived, anonymized metrics (event counts, intensity levels, and timestamps) are saved to your Sleep Journal. All audio and motion analysis happens on-device in real time; the raw signals are discarded immediately after processing.

1.4 Wearable Integration Data

If you connect a wearable device via Web Bluetooth, Sushupati may receive:

  • Device identifier and type
  • Sleep-related metrics synced from the device (e.g., sleep duration, heart rate)

This data is stored in your Sleep Journal alongside sensor-derived data. Wearable connections are optional and initiated by you.

1.4a Apple Health and Android Health Connect Data

If you connect Apple Health (iOS) or Health Connect (Android) in the Sushupati app, you choose which data types to allow in the system permission sheet, and you can switch individual types off in Sushupati at any time.

What we read (only the types you grant): sleep sessions and stages, heart rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation, steps, active energy, body temperature, VO2 max and weight.

Why we read it: to show your imported sleep and recovery trends, compare them with your PVT alertness results and Body Clock, and, if you leave the AI coaching setting on, to give you more relevant coaching. We do not sell this data and do not use it for advertising.

When it syncs: On Android, data syncs when you open Sushupati. On iOS, syncing may also run in the background, depending on your phone's system settings.

You can disconnect, export or delete imported health data at any time in Health connections, or delete your whole account in Settings.

1.5 Referral Data

If you use the referral feature, we store your referral code, who referred you, and conversion status to manage referral rewards.

1.6 Usage Analytics

We collect anonymized, aggregated usage analytics (e.g., feature engagement, event counts) to improve the app. These analytics do not include personal health information.


2. How We Use Your Information

2.1 To Provide the Service

  • Personalize your sleep guidance, coach conversations, and recommendations
  • Track your sleep progress, streaks, and Sushupati Method week
  • Display trends and insights on your dashboard
  • Award reward points and manage challenges

2.2 To Send You Reminders

  • Evening routine reminders — if you haven't completed a session by 8 PM, the Evening Routine Coach may send you an email reminder. You can opt out of these at any time.
  • Morning check-ins — optional daily briefings based on your active challenges and journal entries.

2.3 To Ensure Your Safety

  • Crisis detection — when you submit a journal entry or chat message, an automated pre-filter checks for crisis signals (self-harm, abuse, sleep apnea, substance dependency, psychiatric risk). If a crisis is detected:
    • You are immediately shown region-specific crisis resources and hotline information
    • An audit log and escalation queue entry are created (accessible only to admins)
    • Admin users receive an email alert so the escalation is never missed
  • No crisis-related content is shared with third parties. Crisis detection is used solely to show you appropriate support resources and alert your care team.

2.4 To Improve the Service

  • Analyze aggregated, anonymized usage patterns to improve features and content

3. How We Store and Secure Your Data

3.1 Data Storage

Your data is stored securely on Base44's cloud infrastructure, which provides:

  • Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Encrypted data at rest
  • Regular security audits and compliance certifications

3.2 Row-Level Security (Data Isolation)

Every user's health data is isolated at the database level through Row-Level Security (RLS). This means:

  • You can only read, create, update, or delete your own Sleep Journal entries, PVT results, chat sessions, progress, and reward points
  • No other user can access your data, even if they share the app
  • Admin users can only access escalation queue and audit log data (crisis-related), not your personal sleep or health records

3.3 Sensor Data Security

  • All sensor processing occurs on your device in real time
  • Raw audio and motion data are never transmitted to our servers
  • Only derived, non-identifiable metrics (counts, scores, timestamps) leave the device
  • Sensor sessions require explicit, per-session consent — no background monitoring

3.4 Authentication Security

  • Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms
  • Session tokens are managed securely by the platform
  • Optional social login (Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple) uses OAuth — we never receive or store your social login passwords

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 We Do NOT Sell Your Data

Sushupati will never sell, rent, or trade your personal or health information to third parties.

4.2 Service Providers

We use the following third-party services to operate the app:

  • Base44 — backend infrastructure, authentication, and data storage
  • Email delivery — for reminders and admin alerts
  • AI language models (Anthropic) — for generating personalized coach responses. Your chat messages and journal context are processed to generate responses. If "Use my health data in AI coaching" is ON in Settings (the default), a 7-day summary of the imported health data types you have enabled is also sent to the AI provider. Turn it OFF and no imported health data is sent. We record when you last changed this setting.

These providers process data on our behalf under appropriate data processing agreements and are bound by confidentiality obligations.

4.3 Legal Disclosures

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Sushupati, our users, or others. This includes responding to valid legal requests from law enforcement.

4.4 Crisis Escalation

If a crisis is detected, escalation data (account ID, crisis category, priority) is visible to admin users through the escalation queue and audit log. This is limited to the minimum information necessary to ensure your safety and is never shared externally.

4.5 AI Assistant Integration (MCP)

Sushupati offers an optional MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration that allows AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT to access your app data. This is opt-in and OAuth-gated — you must explicitly authorize each AI client, and it only accesses data your account permits. You can revoke access at any time.


5. Data Retention

  • Active data — your sleep journal, sessions, progress, and rewards are retained for as long as your account is active.
  • Crisis audit logs — retained for safety and compliance purposes.
  • Account deletion — when you delete your account, your personal data is removed from active systems. Some anonymized, aggregated data may be retained for analytics.

You can delete your account and all your data at any time in the app: open Settings and tap Delete my account and all my data (direct link: https://sushupati.base44.app/settings?delete=1). This removes your account, imported health data, sleep sessions, wearable connections, device tokens, sync logs, chats, journal entries and progress.


6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including GDPR/DPDP Act for Indian users, CCPA for California residents), you have the right to:

  • Access — request a copy of your personal data
  • Rectify — correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Delete — request deletion of your account and data
  • Restrict — limit how we process your data
  • Object — object to certain processing activities
  • Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Withdraw consent — withdraw consent for sensor access, reminders, or analytics at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email listed in Section 9.


7. Children's Privacy

Sushupati is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If a user's account is tagged as belonging to a minor, crisis detection priority is automatically elevated to ensure the highest level of safety support.

If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.


8. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed and stored on servers located outside your country of residence. By using Sushupati, you consent to these transfers. We ensure appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) are in place to protect your data during international transfers, in compliance with applicable data protection laws.


9. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

We will respond to your request within 30 days, in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.


10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you through the app or via email. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised. Your continued use of Sushupati after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.


11. Consent

By creating an account and using Sushupati, you consent to the collection, use, and processing of your data as described in this Privacy Policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time by deleting your account or adjusting your permissions in Settings.