en	Privacy and security

en	The Sangha app and personal data privacy

en	To use the app – it is not strictly required for user to provide their real name, photo, personal email and phone. However, if users will include more real data for their profile and contact info – it will be easier to get in touch and communicate with other users.

en	The user’s name and location is saved in the server.

en	There is the possibility to use hardware profiles (like iCloud or Google account, IP, UUID) to run the app. – The data from these are not saved in the server in the long term (but can be given by request), they are deleted after a period of 30 days.

en	Services of third parties record users’ activity – without connection with user’s name. Used services strictly don’t allow fingerprinting, sampling and tracking of users in advertising systems.

en	It is explicitly recommended to users – to secure their own phone in log-in to the app. The app will verify if the user has secured the phone and if not, it will deliver recommendation to secure it.

en	It is recommended to allow push notifications to use the app in a correct way.

en	Read this carefully

en	Before starting to use this app – Sangha admins will kindly ask you to agree to the following: You will strictly invite to the app only people who you know for sure received Guruyoga Transmission from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi.

en	You understand that information inside the app labeled as “With Transmission” should not be shared with anyone outside the Community.

en	All restricted content & private information you view within Sangha will be keep confidential, respecting the privacy of the Community and your vajra brothers and sisters.

en	All information that you will add to your profile or added events will be, to the the best of your knowledge, truthful and trustworthy.

en	Regarding communication and contact with other users/members – You will do your best to be respectful, acting in a responsible way with presence and awareness, trying always to be kind, compassionate, helpful, generous, and open.

en	Admin reserves the right to:

en	Erase the event published by a user – which is a duplicate event, contains incorrect or improper information or language.

en	Erase the content published by a user if it is considered non-virtuous action, contains spam, does not respect users’ privacy, or does not respect the principles of presence, awareness, collaboration, and goodwill.

en	Block the account of a user – who is repeatedly acting against the above-mentioned principles.

en	All actions users post will be witnessed by other members of the Community, as in the real world. It is important to use Sangha responsibly, to be kind, helpful, generous, and open. Everything is credible in as much as each of us are credible. If we are responsible with good intention, this will build trust with the content we find inside the app. Remembering these principals while being present and aware can help our Community to be a place of harmony, health and prosperity.

en	GDPR

en	All the real personal data (name, email, photo etc.) user will provide will be strictly used only for P2P communication among the users and admins. That data will be saved in a secure way in the server.

en	Requesting the data:

en	By contacting the support team – a user can request a log of activity, personal records and media saved in the app.

en	By contacting the support team – it is possible to make the user’s profile anonymous. The content (events, comments, locations etc.) the user made will not be erased but will be made anonymous.

en	By contacting the support team – it is possible to make the token of the user’s device invalid.

en	You can read the complete GDPR text here (PDF).

en	Support

en	Any time you feel lost in the app, or you have an idea on how to improve it, don’t hesitate to contact us:

en	hello@mahasangha.net

en	This project is a collective effort.

en	We are happy to help and listen to feedback.

en	Download

en	Download Sangha App

en	It is for free, there are no ads and no catches.

en	Sangha app is strictly for those who received Transmission from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi. If this is your case and you are interested – you can have it.

en	How to download, install & activate

en	Get in touch with someone who already has the app and knows you received Transmission from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi. Get an Invitation code from that practitioner. The code is time limited, it should be used within 3 days.

en	Click the download button according to the type of your smartphone.

en	Once you’ve downloaded it – follow the step by step process to fill in your data, and verify your email etc.

en	You will then come to the section with the Invitation code – click “I have the code” and type the code there.

en	You will be redirected to the app. Start to discover & enjoy!

en	The process of receiving the Code from another practitioner will help to maintain Sanga App as a safe and secure space for sharing info specifically for DC practitioners.

en	Download on App Store

en	Compatibility: iOS 11.3 or newer

en	Download on Google Play

en	Compatibility: Android L (5.0) or newer

en	Free

en	Help out with Sangha App

en	If you want Sangha App to exist, please download, use and enjoy it! It’s hard to have everything without users’ activity. We need your help to keep going forward! You can invite practitioners around you and show them how it works. And of course, write us your insights, feedbacks and bugs that you discovered. We are connected, it is a common project for all of us.

en	You can help more in many different ways:

en	send any donation (see the details in the Donate section)

en	adding content (events & details of places etc.)

en	feedback & bugs report

en	introducing & sharing the app

en	translation

en	maintenance – with relevant IT skills

en	development – with relevant programming skills

en	new ideas & improvements

en	If you want to help with any of these activities – please contact us for more details:

en	hello@mahasangha.net

en	Sangha App is maintained by a team of professional, qualified, and responsible practitioners. Future collaborators are welcome as they become available which can eventually allow the app more independence from its original creators. The plan is to move it to the hands of ​a responsible team ​of practitioners. ​When there will be space and possibility it could be offered directly to the management of IDC or Ati Foundation.

en	Donate

en	By Bank Transfer

en	IBAN: CZ1020100000002301709805

en	BIC/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX

en	Bank: Fio Banka s.r.o.

en	Account holder: Adato Paradigma z.ú.

en	By PayPal or Credit Card

en	Buy now with PayPal

en	Click here to donate using Paypal or use email info@adato.org

en	This application is being developed by practitioners as a gift to all other practitioners, with the intention to support and strengthen our collective communication and collaboration.

en	The aim is to keep it free of charge and continue its development as a reliable tool which we all can benefit from and contribute to – using the energy of our interconnections and capacities.

en	SANGHA APP 1 IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

en	You can connect to SANGHA APP 2

en	iOS:

en	https://apps.apple.com/app/sangha-app-2/id1588796838

en	Android:

en	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adato.sangha2

en	If your smartphone does not have the capacity to do that, you can connect to the desktop access Sangha Web from your computer at this address:

en	https://events.mahasangha.net

en	All the best from Sangha App Team

en	SANGHA APP 1 IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

en	TIMELINE

en	Sangha App version 1 will only be supported until December 31, 2022. From this date, it will no longer be available in the AppStore and GooglePlay. It will display data content (events etc.), but we will no longer be able to guarantee correct functionality and possible fixes. The content will be displayed - unsupported - until February 20, 2023. After that, the servers with Sangha App 1 data will be disabled.

en	SOLUTION

en	But don't worry, there's a new version of SANGHA APP 2 available! It has everything the previous version had, except the Forum, which is replaced by the more interactive group chat called 'Channels'. Overall, this version has more features, is more user-friendly and faster. You can download it to your smartphone right here and use the same account (just verify your login email):

en	iOS:

en	AppStore

en	iOS:

en	Android:

en	Google Play

en	Android Google Play

en	REASON

en	The reason for discontinuing support for the previous version is that we do not have capacity for both versions at the same time. We hope this is understandable. We would very much appreciate if you would switch to the Sangha App 2 as soon as possible.

en	We strongly believe that upgrading to the new version will bring more benefits to our communication and collaboration.

en	SOLUTION 2

en	If your smartphone does not have the capacity to work with the new version, you will be able to use the main features of Sangha App 2 from your computer. This way you will still have access to Events, messages with People, group chats called "Channels" and the Tibetan calendar "Alendar." To connect to "Sangha Web," just verify your login email from your computer at this address: https://events.mahasangha.net

en	Try it out soon and give us feedback if you really miss something. We will consider any additions. If you have any further questions, please let us know - we are here to help.

en	Thank you very much for your activity!

en	Sangha App Team

en	hello@mahasangha.net

en	To report spam and non-virtuous behaviors in the app by writing to hello@mahasangha.net address.

en	“Digpa, the Tibetan term rendered here as ‘negative action’, literally means ‘threat’ or ‘hindrance’. In fact a person enslaved by emotions due to karma or to dualistic vision can, through improper behavior of body, voice and mind perform many bad deeds whose accumulated causes become a force capable of ‘threatening’ to interrupt or to hinder the path to liberation” (Chögyal Namkhai Norbu – The Precious Vase, p. 53).

en	After several years in which Sangha App was a free environment for discussion and debate, the need has arisen to limit some behaviors that are hindering an exchange intended to support to our practice. We understood that it is necessary that we all take responsibility in moderating the discussion groups, and that we become more aware of what is non-virtuous, thus “harming directly or indirectly one’s own or another beings’ body voice and mind” (ibid., p. 54). We should all stay aware and present to avoid actions producing negativity.

en	We believe that, in the context of online discussion, some of the negative actions might be translated as following:

en	Moreover, in the context of today’s technological environments and data protection policies, we would like to remind you that we will also not accept:

en	These mentions above are not exhaustive, as inappropriate behavior in the app is anything that in some way does not respect the principles of presence, awareness, collaboration, and goodwill.

en	* Personal data is any data that can identify the person, such as name, surname, address, recognizable picture. Sensitive data is data regarding one person’s political, religious, philosophical beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, health status, sex life or sexual orientation.

en	Non-virtuous actions

en	Stealing: referred to intellectual property or authorship, in online environments, means posting or reposting visual or copyrighted material, without the consent of the author, or at least without mentioning the author.

en	Sexual misconduct: in an app where you can express affection and meet new people from the community, it means not respecting the other person’s consent or lack of it or having an insisting, pressuring attitude.

en	Lying refers to publishing information which you know is not verified or cannot be double checked, thereby spreading rumors, presenting guesses and personal opinions as facts.

en	Insulting, slandering, malevolence and speaking in vain refer to different forms of verbal violence, such as demeaning jokes, humiliating, dehumanizing and making a person or group of people scared, expressing hostility, accusing, undermining, verbal threatening, trivializing, silencing, blaming, name-calling. They include making false and damaging accusations about someone, criticizing or talking about someone without respect.

en	Spamming, meaning sending multiple unsolicited messages to large numbers of recipients for the purpose of commercial advertising or non-commercial proselytizing. It also means simply repeatedly sending the same message to the same user(s), especially when they did not explicitly consent to it, or asked you not to do it.

en	Sharing personal or sensitive data*: Sangha App is an app that focuses on the safety of the user’s data at every stage. We do not track online activity or share user data. We ask practitioners to do the same, to respect other people’s right to privacy and not to copy, use or share the personal and sensitive data they encounter in the app. It includes pictures showing the identity of people who did not consent to share it, in or out of the app.