Privacy policy

Last updated: 27 September 2026

PYQ Astra (pyqastra.com) is a free study site for UPSC Civil Services aspirants. This page explains what we store and why.

Without an account

You can browse every page and question without an account. Downloading papers and solving questions need a free account. Your light/dark theme choice is stored only in your own browser (local storage).

When you sign in with Google

Sign-up and sign-in are handled by Google Firebase Authentication. We receive:

• your name, email address and profile photo from your Google account, and
• a unique account ID created by Firebase.

We then save your practice progress to Google Cloud Firestore under that account ID, so it is available on any device you sign in on. This includes the Prelims questions you answered and the option you chose, your bookmarks, the Mains questions you marked as practised, summary counts (questions attempted, correct, wrong, by subject), your name and the time of your last update.

How we use it

• To show you your own progress and keep it in sync across devices.
• To understand, in aggregate, how the site is used so we can improve it.

We do not sell your data, show ads based on it, or share it with anyone except Google, which stores it for us as our service provider. Only you and the site owner can see your progress. Other students cannot.

Other services

Pages load fonts from Google Fonts. Question papers are hosted on GitHub Pages. These services may log basic technical information such as your IP address, as any web server does.

Deleting your data

Sign in, tap your photo at the top of any page, and choose Delete my data. This permanently removes your saved progress from our database and signs you out. You can also remove PYQ Astra's access at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

Children

PYQ Astra is meant for adults preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination and is not directed at children under 18.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page.