Privacy Policy

Quick Summary

• We use location (with permission) to compute Prayer Times, Qibla, and Nearby Places.
• The app UI is currently in English; Quran translations in 50+ languages are available.
• We collect device & usage data (e.g., crashes, performance, screens used) to improve reliability.
• We do not sell your personal information. Limited sharing with vendors is required to run the Services.
• Questions? Email info@tawhidapp.com.

Who We Are

Tawhid – Muslim & Quran Pro (“Tawhid”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is operated by the Tawhid App Team, an independent developer team based in Canada. We provide mobile applications and websites that help Muslims with daily worship.

The Tawhid App Team is the data controller for personal information processed through the Services. We are not currently incorporated as a registered company; the Services are operated by the team directly. For any privacy-related request or concern, email info@tawhidapp.com. Email is our primary contact channel and we aim to respond within 30 days.

Scope

This policy covers our mobile apps (Android/iOS) and websites, including tawhidapp.com and related pages (the “Services”).

Sensitive Information & Religious Beliefs

By installing and using the Services, you provide your explicit consent to our processing of this inferred information for the sole purpose of delivering the worship features you request (e.g., Prayer Times, Qibla, Quran, Hadith, Duas, Tasbih, Azan notifications). We do not use this information for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to the Services.

If you do not consent to this processing, please do not install or use the Services. You may withdraw consent at any time — see Withdrawing Consent.

Information We Collect

What we do not collect: We do not show third-party advertising in the app and do not use advertising identifiers (IDFA on iOS, AAID on Android) to build behavioral profiles or share with ad networks. We do not knowingly collect government IDs, payment card numbers, biometric data, or precise health data.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for the following specific purposes:

1. Services delivery — provide core features (Prayer Times, Qibla, Quran & translations, Hadith, Duas, Tasbih, events/reminders, Makkah Live / Islamic Radio streams).
2. Reliability & improvement — diagnose crashes, measure performance, and improve user experience.
3. Communication — respond to support requests and notify you of important changes to the Services or this policy.
4. Security — investigate and prevent abuse, fraud, and security incidents.
5. Legal compliance — comply with applicable laws and lawful requests from authorities.

We do not use your information for behavioral advertising, sell it to data brokers, or share it with advertising networks.

Legal Bases (GDPR/UK)

• Performance of a contract – to deliver the Services you request.
• Legitimate Interests – to operate, secure, and improve the Services, balanced against your rights.
• Explicit Consent – for location access, push notifications, non-essential cookies/analytics, and processing of inferred religious belief (special category data under GDPR Art. 9).
• Legal Obligations – to comply with applicable laws and lawful requests.

Withdrawing Consent

Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal:

• Location — revoke in your device’s OS settings (iOS: Settings → Privacy → Location Services; Android: Settings → Apps → Tawhid → Permissions).
• Push notifications — disable in OS notification settings or inside the app.
• Website cookies — adjust your browser settings or our cookie banner (once implemented).
• All other consent (including inferred religious belief) — email info@tawhidapp.com with the subject “Withdraw Consent”, or uninstall the app. Withdrawing consent may limit or prevent your use of the Services.

Sharing & Disclosures

We share limited data only with the following categories of recipients:

• Service providers / sub-processors — vendors who process data on our behalf under contractual confidentiality and data-protection obligations (see list below).
• Legal & safety — authorities, courts, or other parties where disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect rights, safety, or property.
• Business transfers — if the Services or substantially all of their assets are acquired, merged, or transferred to another team or entity, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will require any successor to honour this policy or notify you of any material change.

We do not sell your personal information in the ordinary sense, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. The category of personal information that may be shared with the above recipients is limited to: identifiers (e.g., device ID, IP), device & usage data, location (only with service providers needed to fulfil the location-based features you request), and crash/diagnostic data.

Third-Party Websites & Services

The Services may link to or embed third-party websites, app-store pages, social media, or streaming sources (e.g., Makkah Live providers). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing information.

Retention

We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes above, to meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce terms. Diagnostics data is typically kept for a limited window sufficient to analyze trends.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and the sources from which it was collected.
• Correction / rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion / erasure — ask us to delete your personal information.
• Restriction or objection — ask us to restrict or object to certain processing.
• Portability — receive your information in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent — see Withdrawing Consent.
• Not be subject to solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. We do not currently make such decisions about you.
• Complain to your data-protection authority.

How to exercise these rights: email info@tawhidapp.com with the subject “Privacy Request” and tell us which right you want to exercise. We may need to verify your identity before responding. We aim to reply within 30 days and will not charge a fee for reasonable requests.

Canada (PIPEDA / Quebec Law 25): Residents of Canada have rights under PIPEDA and, in Quebec, additional rights under Law 25 including the right to data portability and to be informed of automated decision-making. The Tawhid App Team is accountable for compliance and is the contact for privacy concerns at info@tawhidapp.com. You may also file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or, for Quebec residents, the Commission d’accès à l’information.

EEA / UK: You may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. A list of EU authorities is available at edpb.europa.eu. UK residents can contact the ICO.

US State Privacy & “Do Not Sell/Share”

This section provides additional disclosures for residents of California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and other US states with comprehensive privacy laws.

• We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under California law.
• Global Privacy Control (GPC): we recognize GPC browser signals on our website as a valid opt-out of any sale/share, where applicable.
• Right to limit use of sensitive personal information: California residents may limit our use of sensitive personal information (including inferred religious belief) to what is necessary to provide the Services. Use of the app for worship features is, by its nature, this necessary use; we do not use sensitive information for any other purpose.
• Minors: we do not knowingly sell or share personal information of users under 16.
• Shine the Light (California Civil Code §1798.83): California residents may request information about disclosures of personal information to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not make such disclosures, but you may confirm this by emailing us with the subject “Shine the Light Request”.
• Non-discrimination: we will not deny you Services, charge different prices, or provide a different level of quality because you exercised your privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, email info@tawhidapp.com or, for cookie-based opt-outs, adjust preferences in our cookie banner once implemented. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf.

International Transfers

The Tawhid App Team operates from Canada, and our service providers (e.g., Google Firebase, hosting/CDN) operate globally. Your information may therefore be processed in Canada, the United States, the European Union, and other countries with different data-protection laws than yours.

Where required by law, we rely on appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers, including the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK Addendum, and the safeguards built into our vendors’ data-processing agreements. By using the Services, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred internationally for the purposes described in this policy.

Security

• Encryption in transit, restricted access, environment hardening.
• Secure development practices and vulnerability remediation.

No method is 100% secure. Please keep your device updated and protected.

Children

The Services are not directed to children under 13 (or the higher minimum age required by your local law, e.g., 14 in Quebec/Spain, 16 in some EU jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age without verifiable parental consent, as required by the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), GDPR Article 8, and equivalent laws.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, email info@tawhidapp.com and we will promptly delete it.

Cookies & Tracking (Website)

We use necessary cookies for functionality and (optionally) analytics/measurement cookies to improve the site. You can manage cookies in your browser and, once implemented, via our cookie banner (Consent Management Platform).

Service Providers / Sub-processors

We use vendors solely to provide the Services. Below is a typical set; we will keep a current list on this page.

Questions about a vendor? Email info@tawhidapp.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top. For changes we believe will have a substantial impact on your rights (for example, new categories of data, new disclosures, or changes to legal basis), we will provide a more prominent notice in the app or on the website, and where required by law we will seek your renewed consent.

Previous versions of this policy are available on request by emailing info@tawhidapp.com. Continued use of the Services after a non-material update means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Tawhid App Team — Canada
Email (primary contact for all privacy requests): info@tawhidapp.com

We are an independent developer team and do not currently maintain a public postal address. Email is the fastest and authoritative channel for privacy requests, support, and legal correspondence. We aim to acknowledge privacy requests within 5 business days and respond substantively within 30 days.

For technical support (e.g., wrong prayer time, notification issues), please include your device model, OS version, app version, and screenshots.