1. Who we are
OCD Anchor (“we”, “us”) is operated by Somnath Jana from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The public contact address is Gitanjali Park, Sonamukhi Bagpota Link Road, near Chowmatha Bazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
We are not a hospital, clinic, or licensed mental-health provider. Using the site does not create a doctor–patient relationship.
2. What we collect
When you create an account we ask for:
- Name, email, password (stored hashed), and optional phone number
- Age and gender
- Optional OCD-related details you choose to add (for example subtypes or whether you are in treatment)
- Whether you agreed to this policy and optional cookies
When you use the site we may also store:
- Self-check answers and results, tied to your account if you are logged in
- Contact-form messages (name, email, phone, message)
- Basic technical logs such as IP address, browser type, and pages requested, used to keep the site running and investigate abuse
Education and the self-check are free. A peer-circle seat or a one-to-one sit is paid through Razorpay. Card and UPI details are entered in Razorpay. We store the payment id, amount, and status, not your card number.
3. How we use it
We use this information to:
- Create and secure your account, and let you sign in
- Show your self-check history and educational next steps
- Reply to contact messages
- Fix bugs, prevent spam, and meet legal requests we cannot refuse
We do not use your information to diagnose you, to train a public AI chatbot on your journal, or to sell advertising profiles.
4. Self-check, journal, and waitlist
Self-check. Answers and scores are educational, not a diagnosis. If you take the self-check while logged in, they are stored on our database so you can see results later. Treat them as sensitive. Do not take the self-check on a shared computer unless you trust that device.
Private journal. A note stays in this browser until you choose “Save to my account” and confirm. Confirmed notes are stored in our database, linked to your login, and shown only to you in your journal report. Device-only notes disappear if you clear site data, switch browsers, or use another phone. Anyone with access to that device may be able to read the notes that were not saved to your account.
Peer-circle waitlist. The waitlist form currently saves your name, email, language, and note in this browser only. It is not a live group and not therapy. If we later collect waitlist sign-ups on our server, we will update this policy first.
7. Storage and security
Account and self-check data sit on our application database. We hash passwords and use encrypted connections (HTTPS) in production. No website is perfectly secure. Do not put crisis plans or other people’s private details in forms or in the journal.
We keep account data while your account exists. Self-check records stay until you ask us to delete the account or those records. Account journal notes stay until you delete them or ask us to delete the account. Browser-only journal and waitlist data last until you clear them. Contact messages are kept long enough to reply and then as needed for legitimate records.
Account deletion from Settings is not fully automated yet. Email ocdanchor@gmail.com and we will delete or anonymise account, journal, and self-check data we hold, unless the law requires us to keep a copy.
8. Your rights
Subject to Indian law, you can ask us to:
- Confirm what personal data we hold and receive a copy
- Correct inaccurate account details
- Delete your account and self-check history we store
- Withdraw consent for optional cookies (browser settings also work)
Email ocdanchor@gmail.com with the subject “Privacy request”. We will need enough information to verify it is you. Aim to reply within a few working days.
9. Children
Accounts are intended for people 18 or older. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian should supervise use and must agree to this policy. We do not knowingly market to young children. If a child created an account, email us and we will delete it.
10. Contact
Privacy and grievance contact: Somnath Jana, Founder, OCD Anchor. Email: ocdanchor@gmail.com. Postal: Gitanjali Park, Sonamukhi Bagpota Link Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
We are not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger, call 112. You can also contact AASRA on 9820466726 or iCall on 9152987821.
Related: Terms of Use and Contact.