# 🔒 PRIVACY POLICY

**Effective Date:** March 14, 2026  
**App Name:** Waqt: Namaz Habit Builder  
**Developer:** Ali Khundmiri

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## Introduction

Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Waqt ("the App," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our mobile application.

**Key Points:**
- We collect minimal data necessary for app functionality
- We do not sell your personal information to anyone
- Most data stays on your device
- We respect your Islamic privacy values



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## 1. Information We Collect

### 1.1 Information You Provide

**Location Information**
- **What:** Your city, country, or GPS coordinates
- **Why:** To calculate accurate prayer times for your location
- **How:** You manually enter your city OR grant location permission
- **Stored:** Locally on your device only

**Prayer Settings**
- **What:** Selected calculation method, Asr method, prayer customizations
- **Why:** To personalize prayer time calculations
- **Stored:** Locally on your device only

**Alarm Preferences**
- **What:** Which prayers have alarms enabled, offset times, end-time warning settings
- **Why:** To schedule alarms at your preferred times
- **Stored:** Locally on your device only

### 1.2 Prayer History and Tracking

**Important Clarification:**
- **Prayer history (whether you prayed or not) is NOT stored on your device**
- **Prayer history is NOT stored on our servers**
- **Prayer history is NOT shared with third parties**
- **Prayer tracking data is NOT transmitted anywhere**
- You can log prayers in-app for immediate reference, but this data is not persisted
- Your prayers remain between you and Allah

### 1.3 Automatically Collected Information

**Device Information**
- **What:** Device type (iPhone/iPad), iOS version, app version
- **Why:** To ensure compatibility and troubleshoot issues
- **How:** Standard app metadata
- **Not Personally Identifiable:** Cannot identify you individually

**Usage Analytics via Aptabase**
- **What:** Onboarding progress, daily usage patterns, feature interactions (anonymous)
- **Why:** To understand how users engage with the app and improve features
- **How:** Through Aptabase (EU-hosted analytics service)
- **Anonymous:** No personal information attached — cannot identify you individually
- **Data collected:** Feature usage, onboarding completion, app session frequency
- **Data NOT collected:** Prayer details, personal information, location data, device identifiers
- **Can be disabled:** Toggle analytics in Settings or adjust iOS Settings → Privacy → Analytics
- **More info:** See Section 3.2 and [Aptabase Privacy Policy](https://aptabase.com/privacy)

**App Crashes and Performance**
- **What:** App stability metrics, error logs
- **Why:** To identify and fix bugs
- **How:** Through Apple's standard App Store analytics (can be disabled in iOS Settings)
- **Anonymous:** No personal information attached

**Subscription Status**
- **What:** Whether you have an active subscription, trial status
- **Why:** To enable/disable premium features
- **How:** Through Apple's StoreKit framework
- **Processed by:** Apple (we don't see payment details)

### 1.4 Information We DO NOT Collect

We **explicitly do not** collect:
- ❌ Your name or identity
- ❌ Your email address (unless you contact us)
- ❌ Payment information (handled entirely by Apple)
- ❌ Browsing history
- ❌ Contacts or photos
- ❌ Messages or communications
- ❌ Detailed location tracking (only city-level for prayer times)
- ❌ Prayer tracking history (not stored anywhere)
- ❌ Prayer content or personal religious information
- ❌ Microphone or camera data
- ❌ Device identifiers (IDFA, UDID)

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## 2. How We Use Your Information

### 2.1 Core Functionality

**Prayer Time Calculation**
- Use your location to calculate accurate prayer times
- Update times daily based on your position
- Adjust for daylight saving time

**Alarm Scheduling**
- Create iOS alarms at calculated prayer times
- Apply your custom offsets (pray early/late)
- Schedule end-time warning notifications
- Enable Ramadan mode (Suhoor/Iftar)

### 2.2 Subscription Management

- Verify subscription status through Apple's StoreKit
- Enable premium features for active subscribers
- Manage free trial period (7 days)
- Process subscription renewals (handled by Apple)

### 2.3 App Improvement

- Analyze anonymous usage patterns via Aptabase to improve features
- Analyze crash reports to fix bugs
- Review feature usage to improve user experience
- Respond to support inquiries

### 2.4 Legal Compliance

- Comply with applicable laws and regulations
- Respond to lawful requests from authorities (if required)
- Enforce our Terms of Use

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## 3. How We Share Your Information

### 3.1 We Do Not Sell Your Data

**We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone.**

### 3.2 Service Providers

**Apple App Store**
- Subscription processing
- Payment handling
- App distribution
- See: [Apple's Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/)

**Aptabase (Analytics)**
- Anonymous usage analytics
- EU-hosted service
- No personal data shared
- Usage patterns only (feature clicks, session frequency)
- See: [Aptabase Privacy Policy](https://aptabase.com/privacy)

**iCloud (If Enabled)**
- If you enable iCloud sync in iOS Settings
- Settings and preferences sync across your devices
- Controlled entirely by you
- See: [Apple's iCloud Privacy](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303)

### 3.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law:
- Court orders or subpoenas
- Legal investigations
- Protection of our rights or safety
- Fraud prevention

### 3.4 Business Transfers

If the app is sold or transferred:
- Users will be notified via app update
- Privacy policy will remain in effect
- You can delete your data before transfer

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## 4. Data Storage and Security

### 4.1 Where Your Data Lives

**On Your Device**
- Prayer times, settings, alarms, preferences
- Stored using iOS SwiftData framework
- Encrypted by iOS automatically
- We cannot access this data
- Prayer history is NOT stored

**Apple's Servers (Optional)**
- If you enable iCloud, settings sync via Apple
- Encrypted in transit and at rest
- Controlled by your Apple ID
- We cannot access this data
- Prayer history is NOT synced

**Aptabase Servers (EU)**
- Anonymous usage analytics only
- No personal identifiable information
- No prayer data or tracking history
- Encrypted in transit and at rest

**No Prayer History Stored**
- ✅ Prayer history is NOT stored on your device
- ✅ Prayer history is NOT stored on our servers
- ✅ Prayer history is NOT stored on Aptabase
- ✅ Prayer history is NOT transmitted anywhere
- Your prayers remain private between you and Allah

### 4.2 Security Measures

**Technical Safeguards**
- iOS Keychain for sensitive data
- App Transport Security (HTTPS only)
- Code signing and app sandboxing
- Regular security updates
- Aptabase uses encrypted connections (TLS 1.2+)

**Organizational Safeguards**
- Limited developer access to any analytics
- No third-party data sharing agreements beyond Aptabase
- Privacy-first development practices
- Regular security audits

### 4.3 Data Retention

**Active Users**
- Settings and preferences remain on your device while app is installed
- Aptabase analytics data retained per their policy (see [Aptabase Docs](https://aptabase.com/docs))
- You can delete data at any time (see Section 6)

**Deleted App**
- All local data is deleted when you uninstall
- iCloud data persists until you delete it manually
- Aptabase stops collecting data after uninstall
- No prayer history to delete (none was stored)

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## 5. Your Privacy Rights

### 5.1 Access Your Data

- All data is visible within the app
- Settings → View your preferences
- Alarms → View your alarm configuration
- No hidden data collection
- No hidden prayer history (because it's not stored)

### 5.2 Control Your Data

**Location**
- Choose manual city entry OR GPS
- Change location anytime
- Revoke location permission in iOS Settings

**Alarms**
- Enable/disable per prayer
- Customize alarm times
- Turn off all alarms

**Analytics**
- Disable in: Settings → Analytics
- Or in: iOS Settings → Privacy → Analytics → Share with App Developers (OFF)

### 5.3 Delete Your Data

**Within the App:**
- Settings → Clear all preferences
- Settings → Reset app to defaults
- Delete alarms manually

**Complete Deletion:**
- Uninstall the app
- All local data is permanently deleted
- For iCloud data: Settings → [Your Name] → iCloud → Manage Storage → Waqt → Delete

### 5.4 Export Your Data

- Currently not automated
- Contact us for manual export
- Data is simple: location, settings, alarms
- No prayer history to export

### 5.5 Regional Rights

**GDPR (EU Users)**
- Right to access your data
- Right to rectification (correction)
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing (including Aptabase analytics)

**CCPA (California Users)**
- Right to know what data is collected
- Right to delete data
- Right to opt-out of sale (we don't sell data)
- Right to non-discrimination

**Other Regions**
- We respect privacy rights globally
- Contact us to exercise your rights

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## 6. Children's Privacy

### 6.1 Age Requirement

- The App is suitable for ages **4+** (App Store rating)
- No age verification required
- No special children's features

### 6.2 Parental Consent

- Children under 13 should use app with parental supervision
- Parents can manage subscriptions via Screen Time restrictions
- We do not knowingly collect personal data from children

### 6.3 COPPA Compliance

- We comply with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- No personal information collected from children
- No targeted advertising to children

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## 7. Location Services

### 7.1 Why We Need Location

**Required for:**
- Calculating prayer times specific to your geographic location
- Determining sunrise/sunset times
- Adjusting for time zones

**NOT Used for:**
- Tracking your movements
- Building location history
- Sharing with third parties
- Advertising

### 7.2 How We Use Location

**Manual Entry:**
- You type city name
- We calculate coordinates from city
- More privacy, slightly less precise

**GPS Permission:**
- One-time permission request
- Used only when app is open
- Location not tracked in background
- More precise prayer times

### 7.3 Revoking Location Access

- iOS Settings → Privacy → Location Services → Waqt → Never
- App will prompt you to enter city manually
- Prayer times continue working

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## 8. Subscription and Payment Privacy

### 8.1 Payment Processing

- **All payments through Apple App Store**
- We never see your credit card or payment details
- Apple handles all financial transactions
- We only know: subscription active/inactive status

### 8.2 Subscription Data

**What We Know:**
- Whether you're in trial, subscribed, or expired
- Subscription tier (currently only annual available)

**What We Don't Know:**
- Your payment method
- Your billing address
- Your real name (unless you tell us)
- Your Apple ID email

### 8.3 Refund Requests

- All refunds processed by Apple
- We don't have access to your payment info
- Contact Apple Support for refunds

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## 9. Third-Party Services

### 9.1 Apple Services

**StoreKit (Subscriptions)**
- Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
- Handles all payments
- Subscription status verification

**AlarmKit (Alarms)**
- Native iOS framework
- No third-party involvement
- Privacy controlled by iOS

**MapKit (Location - If Used)**
- Apple's mapping service
- Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
- Location not shared with us

### 9.2 Aptabase (Analytics)

**Service Details:**
- EU-hosted analytics platform
- Collects anonymous usage metrics
- Privacy Policy: https://aptabase.com/privacy
- Data includes: feature interactions, onboarding progress, session frequency
- Data excludes: personal information, prayer data, location, device identifiers

**How to Opt-Out:**
- Disable in app Settings → Analytics
- Or in iOS Settings → Privacy → Analytics

### 9.3 No Other Third Parties

- No Google Analytics or Firebase
- No Facebook Pixel or advertising networks
- No social media integrations
- No external databases
- No other analytics providers besides Aptabase

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## 10. Cookies and Tracking

### 10.1 No Cookies

- The app does not use cookies
- No web tracking pixels
- No browser data collection

### 10.2 No Advertising Tracking

- No Advertising Identifier (IDFA) collection
- No cross-app tracking
- No targeted advertising
- No ad networks

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## 11. International Data Transfers

### 11.1 Data Location

- Data stays on your device (your country)
- If using iCloud, data stored in Apple's data centers
- Aptabase analytics stored in EU
- Apple and Aptabase comply with international privacy laws

### 11.2 Developer Location

- Developer based in India
- Aptabase (EU-based) handles analytics
- No data transfers outside of Apple/Aptabase infrastructure

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## 12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

### 12.1 Updates

- We may update this policy to reflect app changes
- Material changes will be notified in-app
- Continued use = acceptance of changes
- Effective date will be updated

### 12.2 Review

- Last reviewed: March 14, 2026
- Reviewed annually or when changes occur

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## 13. Contact Us

### 13.1 Privacy Questions

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy:

**Email:** alikhundmiri@gmail.com  
**Subject:** "Waqt Privacy Question"  
**Response Time:** Within 48 hours

### 13.2 Data Requests

To exercise your privacy rights:

**Email:** alikhundmiri@gmail.com  
**Subject:** "Waqt Data Request - [Your Request Type]"  
**Include:** Description of your request  
**Response Time:** Within 30 days

### 13.3 Complaints

If you believe we've violated your privacy:

1. Contact us first (email above)
2. If unresolved, contact your local privacy authority
3. EU users: Contact your Data Protection Authority
4. California users: Contact California Attorney General

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## 14. Islamic Privacy Values

As a Muslim-built app, we take privacy seriously:

### 14.1 Trust (Amanah)

- We treat your data as a trust (amanah)
- We don't abuse your information
- We're transparent about our practices

### 14.2 Minimal Collection

- We only collect what's necessary
- Islamic principle: avoid excess
- Privacy is a right in Islam
- We don't store or track prayer history — your prayers are between you and Allah

### 14.3 No Exploitation

- We don't sell your data for profit
- Subscription model = no ads, no tracking
- Honest business practices
- No hidden data collection or sharing

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## 15. Your Consent

By using Waqt, you consent to:
- This Privacy Policy
- Our Terms of Use
- Apple's App Store terms
- Anonymous analytics via Aptabase (can be disabled)

You can withdraw consent by:
- Deleting the app
- Revoking permissions in iOS Settings
- Disabling analytics in Settings
- Contacting us to delete data

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## Summary (TL;DR)

✅ **We collect:** Location (for prayer times), settings, alarms, anonymous usage analytics  
✅ **We don't collect:** Prayer history, personal info, payment details, tracking data  
✅ **Prayer history:** NOT stored on device, NOT stored on servers, NOT shared anywhere  
✅ **Storage:** On your device, optionally iCloud, Aptabase (EU) for analytics only  
✅ **Sharing:** Only Apple (payments) and Aptabase (anonymous analytics)  
✅ **Your control:** Delete data anytime, disable analytics, revoke permissions  
✅ **Islamic values:** Privacy as amanah, minimal collection, no exploitation, prayers remain private  

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**Developer:** Ali Khundmiri  
**App:** Waqt: Namaz Habit Builder  
**Effective Date:** April 4, 2026  
**Version:** 1.3 (Updated with Aptabase disclosure and prayer history clarification)

For Terms of Use, visit: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/alikhundmiri/a868d3626f735b2f2b517e9f88bc7171/raw

Jazakallah Khair for trusting us with Waqt! 🕌🔒