Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 8 October 2026

1. Commitment to Zero Personal Data Collection

At TatkalCost (accessible at tatkalcost.pages.dev), we adhere strictly to a privacy-by-design architecture. We do not require account registration, login credentials, email addresses, phone numbers, Aadhaar details, PAN details, or IRCTC account credentials.

All inputs provided into the calculation engine (such as travel class, passenger count, ticket fares, and current wallet balances) are processed entirely inside your browser's local memory and are never transmitted to, stored on, or harvested by any remote server.

2. Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 Compliance

In compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act, 2023), TatkalCost acts exclusively as a passive informational utility. Because we collect zero personally identifiable information (PII), we do not process, monetize, or transfer personal records to any data fiduciary or third-party entity.

3. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Cookies

We may display advertisements provided by Google AdSense to fund our hosting infrastructure. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Alternatively, users can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting aboutads.info.

4. Contact the Data Custodian

If you have any questions or inquiries concerning our privacy standards, you may contact the maintainers via our dedicated contact page.