1. Our Privacy Philosophy: 100% Free & Zero Login
At TrainAdda (accessible from https://trainadda.com), the privacy of our visitors is of paramount importance. TrainAdda is engineered from the ground up as a stateless passenger utility. We do not require account creation, passwords, phone numbers, or credit card details to use any of our railway tools.
All algorithmic train calculations (including the 60-day reservation window, intermediate boarding offset, and distance-based fare estimations) execute locally inside your web browser or via static edge delivery without persisting personal travel itineraries on our servers.
2. Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies
TrainAdda partners with third-party advertising vendors, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website.
- Third-Party Vendor Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to TrainAdda or other websites on the Internet.
- Google DART / Advertising Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized or contextual ads to our visitors based on their visit to TrainAdda and other sites across the web.
- Opting Out of Personalized Advertising: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
3. Web Analytics (Google Analytics 4)
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to aggregate anonymous statistical metrics about site traffic, popular search tools, and device screen sizes. This helps us optimize mobile load speed and tool responsiveness.
GA4 collects aggregate data such as browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and approximate geographical region (city/state level). IP anonymization is enabled by default. No personally identifiable information (PII) is transmitted to or stored by Google Analytics.
4. Log Files & Local Device Storage
TrainAdda follows standard server and CDN logging procedures via AWS CloudFront. These logs record anonymous HTTP requests, timestamps, HTTP status codes, and user-agent strings solely for cybersecurity monitoring, DDoS mitigation, and edge caching verification.
We may use your browser's local storage (`localStorage`) to remember non-sensitive user preferences, such as your last searched train station or recently viewed train numbers. This data never leaves your device and can be cleared at any time via your browser settings.
5. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR Compliance)
TrainAdda is designed for general audiences and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union). If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will promptly purge such records.
6. Contact Us Regarding Your Privacy
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or data handling practices, please reach out through our TrainAdda Contact & Feedback Form.