Privacy Policy
Last updated: 14 October 2026
This policy explains how DigitalCubeDesigns ("we", "us"), the maker of the Mera Case app and website ("Mera Case"), collects and uses personal data. It applies to advocates, their assistants and their clients who use the Android app, the web app or this website. We follow the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and other applicable Indian law.
1. Who we are
Mera Case is operated by DigitalCubeDesigns, a proprietorship of Machhindranath Madhukar Kalan, based in Dombivli, Thane, Maharashtra, India. For any privacy question, write to machhi29@gmail.com.
2. What we collect
| Data | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Name, mobile number, and email if you sign in with Google | To create your account, log you in with an OTP or Google, and contact you about your account |
| Bar enrolment number and practising court (advocates) | To set up your advocate profile |
| Profile photo, if you add one | To show on your profile and to people you work with |
| CNR numbers and case details you add | To fetch and show case status, hearings and orders from public court records |
| Client and assistant mobile numbers that an advocate enters | To invite them and give them access to the right cases |
| Documents you upload and fee entries you record | To store them against the case and share them with the people you choose |
| Language preference and app settings | To show the app the way you set it |
| Push notification token | To send hearing reminders and case updates to your phone |
| Subscription and payment status (not card or bank details) | To activate your plan and keep billing records |
| Basic technical data: IP address, device type, app version, error logs | To keep the service secure, stop misuse such as repeated OTP requests, and fix problems |
We do not collect your contacts, location, call logs or SMS inbox. The app may read an OTP that arrives by SMS only to fill it in for you, using Android's built-in autofill.
3. Case information from courts
Case status, hearing dates, orders and party names come from publicly available court records published through eCourts. We fetch them through a third-party data provider and store them so the app can show them to you. Mera Case is not affiliated with the eCourts Services project or any court.
4. Information about other people
When an advocate adds a client's or assistant's mobile number, or uploads documents that mention other people, the advocate confirms that they have a lawful reason and, where needed, consent to share that information with us for this purpose. A client sees only the cases an advocate links them to. An assistant sees only the cases of the advocate who added them.
5. How we use your data
- To provide the service: keep cases updated, send reminders, show orders, and let advocates, assistants and clients work together.
- To process payments for plans and individual orders.
- To prepare AI case summaries when the advocate's plan includes them.
- To keep the service secure and prevent fraud and abuse.
- To meet legal, tax and accounting obligations.
- To tell you about important changes to the service. We do not send marketing messages without your consent.
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use your case data to advertise to you.
6. Who we share data with
We share only what each provider needs to do its job for us:
- Court data provider: CNR numbers, to fetch case details and orders.
- SMS provider (Twilio): your mobile number, to send OTPs and invitations.
- Google and Firebase: for Google sign-in and push notification delivery. Expo is used to route push notifications to Firebase.
- Payment providers (Razorpay and Google Play): to process payments. They collect your payment details directly under their own privacy policies.
- AI model provider: case history text, to create AI summaries for Premium plans. We do not send your contact details for this.
- Hosting provider: our servers and backups run on rented cloud infrastructure.
- Authorities: when required by law, court order or to protect rights and safety.
Some of these providers may process data outside India. Where they do, we rely on their contractual and security commitments.
7. How long we keep data
- Account and case data: for as long as your account is active.
- After you delete your account: removed within 30 days, and from backups within a further 30 days.
- Payment and invoice records: kept for the period required by Indian tax and accounting law, even after account deletion.
- Security logs: kept for a short period, normally up to 90 days.
8. Security
Data moves between your device and our servers over encrypted HTTPS connections. Login uses one-time passwords or Google sign-in, with limits on repeated attempts. Access to our servers is restricted. No system is completely secure, so please keep your phone locked and do not share OTPs.
9. Your rights
You can ask us to:
- tell you what personal data we hold about you and how we use it,
- correct or update it (most details can be changed in the app),
- delete your account and data (see how to delete your account),
- withdraw consent you have given, which may stop parts of the service from working, and
- nominate another person to act for you in case of death or incapacity.
Write to machhi29@gmail.com from your registered email or tell us your registered mobile number. We reply within 30 days. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India.
10. Grievance officer
Machhindranath Madhukar Kalan, DigitalCubeDesigns, Dombivli, Thane, Maharashtra, India. Email: machhi29@gmail.com.
11. Children
Mera Case is meant for people aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly create accounts for children. If a minor is a party to a case, the case is managed by their advocate and guardian.
12. Changes to this policy
If we make important changes, we will tell you in the app or by email before they take effect. The date at the top shows when this policy was last updated.