Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025/10/09

Welcome to MyMasjid (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how MyMasjid collects, uses, and safeguards your information when you use our mobile application, which provides prayer schedules, reminders, and masjid-related notifications based on your location and preferences.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide and improve our services:

• Location Data:
• We collect your location (approximate or precise, depending on your device settings) to calculate accurate prayer times and send relevant notifications based on where you are.
• Account Information (Optional):
• If you choose to create an account, we may collect your name, email address, and basic contact details to personalize your experience and enable features such as syncing preferences across devices.
• Prayer Preferences:
• Any settings you select in the app (e.g., preferred calculation method, notification times, or selected masjid) are stored to ensure a consistent experience.
• Device & Technical Information:
• We automatically collect technical data such as your device model, operating system, app version, and language settings. This helps us maintain compatibility, debug issues, and improve performance.
• Usage Information:
• We may track how you interact with the app (e.g., which features are used most often) to improve usability and plan future updates.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To calculate and display prayer times accurately for your location.
• To send reminders and notifications about upcoming prayers.
• To allow you to follow specific masjids and receive related announcements.
• To personalize your app experience (e.g., saving your settings).
• To maintain, troubleshoot, and improve app functionality.
• To analyze usage patterns and improve future features.
• To comply with legal obligations when required.

3. How We Share Your Information

We respect your privacy and do not sell or rent your personal data. Information may be shared only in the following limited cases:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party providers who help us with hosting, analytics, or push notification delivery.
• Legal Requirements: If required by law, regulation, or legal process.
• Protection of Rights: When necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of MyMasjid, its users, or others.

4. Data Storage and Security

• We use industry-standard measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
• Your data is stored securely on servers located in [insert region/country if relevant].
• Despite our efforts, no method of storage or transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

5. Your Choices and Rights

• Location Services: You can disable location access in your device settings. However, prayer times and notifications may not function accurately without it.
• Notifications: You may enable or disable notifications at any time through your device’s notification settings.
• Account Control: If you created an account, you may request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us.
• Data Access: You can contact us to request a copy of the data we hold about you.

6. Children’s Privacy

MyMasjid is intended for general use and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us at [email protected] so we can remove it.

7. Retention of Data

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

8. International Users

If you access MyMasjid from outside [insert country/region], please note that your data may be transferred and stored in a different jurisdiction, which may have different data protection laws.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected in the app with an updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy, you can reach us at:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 9845554545