Effective Date: May 24, 2025
Thank you for choosing to use the BOU Unofficial app ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a safe experience while accessing information about Bangladesh Open University (BOU).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our mobile application.
Currently, this app does not collect, track, store, or share any personal or sensitive information from its users. We respect your privacy and do not require you to provide any personal details to access the app's content.
Our application serves as a platform to present publicly available information, notices, e-books, course details, and other academic resources sourced from official BOU websites such as bou.ac.bd and bousst.edu.bd.
The app includes a built-in AI chatbot developed by students using a third-party API (DeepSeek via Hugging Face). The chatbot is designed to assist users by answering questions related to BOU academic and administrative information.
The chatbot operates by processing user-inputted queries and retrieving relevant data from two sources:
The chatbot does not collect, store, or share any personally identifiable information. All interactions are processed securely through the third-party AI API, and no user data is saved or tracked by the app or its developers.
The chatbot is included to improve accessibility to university-related information in an intuitive and conversational manner. Users should treat its responses as supportive but unofficial information and always cross-check with BOU’s official websites when necessary.
Since no personal data is collected, we do not process or use any user data. The app's sole purpose is to provide an organized and user-friendly interface to access university-related information efficiently.
Our app includes links to and embedded views of official BOU websites and related educational resources. When you click on these links or access content via web views, you may be directed to third-party sites not controlled by us.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external websites. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites they visit.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the app from unauthorized access, data loss, or misuse. However, since we do not collect or store any personal information, the risk of data breach related to personal information is effectively minimized.
This app is intended for use by students and stakeholders of Bangladesh Open University. We do not knowingly collect data from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information, please contact us immediately so we can address your concerns.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this page regularly. Continued use of the app after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
Since we do not collect any personal information, there are no personal data rights to exercise at this time. Should this change in future versions, we will update this policy accordingly and inform our users.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our app, please contact us at: support@eternalbit.app.
This app is independently developed with the kind permission of faculty members of Bangladesh Open University, including Mr. Md Mahmudul Hasan Tuhin, to facilitate better information dissemination to students. However, it is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by Bangladesh Open University or any government authority.