Privacy Policy for PocketMed AI

Effective Date: 12th April, 2026

PocketMed AI is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your information is handled when you use the application.

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1. Overview

PocketMed AI is designed as a fully offline clinical decision support tool. The app operates entirely on your device and prioritizes user privacy by default.

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2. Data Collection

We do NOT collect, store, or transmit any personal or medical data.

• No user accounts are required
• No personal identifiers are collected
• No patient data is uploaded or stored externally
• No analytics or tracking tools are used

All inputs you provide remain strictly on your device.

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3. Data Usage

All data entered into the app is used only for real-time, on-device processing to generate clinical insights such as:

• Drug dosage calculations
• Differential diagnosis suggestions
• Lab result interpretation
• Clinical management guidance

This processing happens locally and is never sent to external servers.

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4. Data Storage

• Any data (e.g., recent cases or history) is stored locally on your device only
• You have full control and can clear app data at any time via your device settings
• No cloud backup or remote storage is performed by the app

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5. Data Sharing

PocketMed AI does not share any data with:

• Third parties
• Government agencies
• External services

Because no data leaves your device, there is nothing to share.

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6. Security

We implement a privacy-first, offline architecture, which ensures:

• No network transmission of sensitive data
• Reduced risk of data breaches
• Compliance with principles aligned with HIPAA standards, as no protected health information is transmitted or stored externally

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7. Permissions

The app may request limited permissions solely for functionality:

• Storage / Files – to attach or process local images (if enabled)
• Camera – to capture clinical images for analysis (if enabled)

These permissions are optional and used only on-device.

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8. Children’s Privacy

PocketMed AI is intended for healthcare professionals and is not designed for use by children. No data from children is knowingly collected.

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9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be reflected within the app or app store listing.

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10. Contact

For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy:

Developer: Dr. Vivek
App: PocketMed AI

Privacy Policy of the answerobot messenger bot

In order to receive information about your Personal Data, the purposes and the parties the Data is shared with, contact the Owner.

Owner

and Data Controller

Maharjagunj Kathmandu
Owner contact email: mail@vivekkarn.com.np

Types of Data collected

The owner does not provide a list of Personal Data types collected.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application and confirm that they have the third party's consent to provide the Data to the Owner.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing

The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

Legal basis of processing

The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:

• Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: Under some legislations the Owner may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection law;
• provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
• processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
• processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
• processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.

In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Place

The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.

Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.

If any such transfer takes place, Users can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this document or inquire with the Owner using the information provided in the contact section.

Retention time

Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for.
Therefore:

• Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
• Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.

The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

The purposes of processing

Users can find further detailed information about such purposes of processing and about the specific Personal Data used for each purpose in the respective sections of this document.

Facebook permissions asked by this Application

This Application may ask for some Facebook permissions allowing it to perform actions with the User's Facebook account and to retrieve information, including Personal Data, from it. This service allows this Application to connect with the User's account on the Facebook social network, provided by Facebook Inc.
For more information about the following permissions, refer to the Facebook permissions documentation and to the Facebook privacy policy.
The permissions asked are the following:

Basic information

By default, this includes certain User’s Data such as id, name, picture, gender, and their locale. Certain connections of the User, such as the Friends, are also available. If the User has made more of their Data public, more information will be available.

The rights of Users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following:

• Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
• Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.
• Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
• Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
• Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
• Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User's consent, on a contract which the User is part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.
• Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.

Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time without providing any justification. To learn, whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action

The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User's Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled

This Application does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

privacy and terms of service

                                        Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is our policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our app, Pocket Medbook, and other sites we own and operate.

We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.

We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.

You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.

Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.

This policy is effective as of 1 June 2016.


                                       
Pocket Medbook Terms of Service

1. Terms

  By using our app Pocket Medbook, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

2. Use License

 
   
      Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Pocket Medbook's website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

     
        modify or copy the materials;
        use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
        attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Pocket Medbook's website;
        remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
        transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
     
   
    This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Pocket Medbook at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
 

3. Disclaimer

 
    The materials on Pocket Medbook's website are provided on an 'as is' basis. Pocket Medbook makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
    Further, Pocket Medbook does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
 

4. Limitations

  In no event shall Pocket Medbook or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Pocket Medbook's website, even if Pocket Medbook or a Pocket Medbook authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Accuracy of materials

  The materials appearing on Pocket Medbook's website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Pocket Medbook does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. Pocket Medbook may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However Pocket Medbook does not make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Links

  Pocket Medbook has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Pocket Medbook of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk.

7. Modifications

  Pocket Medbook may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.

8. Governing Law

  These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Google Play Store and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.
                                    















    

Feedbacks

The app is just a beginning and one of its kind. There might be errors or mistakes. Please give your suggestions and constructive criticism on how can we make the app better and more useful for the students.

An introduction to pocket medbook

Pocket Medbook is a lightweight and offline medical review app for USMLE and other similar exams. The points are summarized yet concise to help students of medicine to remember and revise all the basic and important points on the go.  The app contains:
• Important Disease that are medically relevant or important exam point of view.
• Hallmark Findings for different diseases and conditions.
• Most Common diseases and symptoms.
• Mechanism of actions and special points about drugs.
• Classification of drugs used in various disorders.
• Concise notes about important pathological findings.
• Must know points from Physiology.
• Abstract version of different micro-organisms.
• Drugs grouped according to their adverse effects.
• Almost all the important neoplasms grouped organ wise.
• And many more information that will help you to excel medicine.
• Highly tested USMLE points.

All these are information are completely free with no hidden charges. It’s highly useful for USMLE and similar exams for medical board and in the meantime also clinically relevant. Moreover we have made the app offline and light weight so that it’s easier to study and review. Moreover you can add your personal information, facts, mnemonics, etc. All the high yield and most tested points for USMLE are included in the app.
Although the information in the medical science is gigantic, we have tried our best to include important points and we'll keep adding more in future updates. Please give suggestions and constructive criticisms to make the app better and more useful for medicos.
Link to download the app  from the Google Play store.