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PRIVACY_PROTOCOL

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PROTECTION.

LAST_REVISION: APRIL 11, 2026 // OPERATED_BY_ISTAY

01. INTRODUCTION

Sheikh Arsalan Ullah Chishti (istay) ("istay", "we", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights in relation to your data.

02. DATA_ACQUISITION

HOST_INTELLIGENCE

  • Account Metadata: Name, email, phone, and business registry.
  • Asset Portfolio: Address, pricing, and availability matrix.
  • Settlement Logic: Bank details (stored securely via Razorpay).
  • Operational Logs: UI interactions and session telemetry.

GUEST_INTELLIGENCE

  • Booking Context: Name, contact coordinates, and stay window.
  • Financial Tokens: Encrypted payment confirmations via Razorpay.
  • Identity Signals: OCR-extracted data from government IDs.

03. OCR_PROCESSING

Our identity verification module uses Gemini-class AI to extract text from ID documents. This process is ephemeral; raw images are purged from our processing buffers immediately after text extraction is finalized.

SECURITY_STATUS

YOUR DATA IS NEVER SOLD. WE USE YOUR INFORMATION ONLY TO ENABLE THE CORE iSTAY OS FUNCTIONALITY AND ENSURE FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE.