Last updated: 8 August 2026
Islam Connect is a prayer times and Islamic reference app. This policy explains
exactly what the app collects, what it does not, and why.
We have tried to write this in plain language rather than legal boilerplate. If
anything here is unclear, contact us at the address at the bottom.
no phone number, no account.
times must only be editable by the people responsible for that masjid.
servers.
internet connection.
Nothing that identifies you.
The app signs you in anonymously to Firebase. This creates a random identifier
for your installation. It is not linked to your name, your email, your phone
number, or your Google account, and it changes if you reinstall the app.
We store, against that anonymous identifier:
a new device.
We also increase two counters:
people rely on their times. This is a number only. There is no record anywhere
of *who* follows a masjid.
the app. This is one number per date. It is not linked to any user.
We deliberately do not store a per-user record of when you last opened the
app, what you read, which prayers you attended, or anything else about your use
of it.
Because prayer times affect everyone who follows that masjid, administrators are
verified. We collect:
as an administrator of that masjid on future visits.
times, jamat times, and any announcements or custom azan audio you upload.
Masjid details are public inside the app, which is their purpose: they are
what other users see. Your mobile number is not shown to other users.
If you allow it, the app reads your device's location to:
**Your location is used on your device and is not sent to or stored on our
servers.** You can refuse the permission and still use the whole app; you would
then search for a masjid by name instead.
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Notifications | To show the prayer alarm |
| Alarms & reminders, exact alarms | So the alarm fires at the right minute rather than whenever the system chooses |
| Run in background / foreground service | The app checks the time and raises the azan itself. On many Android phones this is the only reliable way to deliver an alarm. This is why a permanent notification is shown — Android requires one |
| Ignore battery optimisation | Optional. A battery-restricted app is frozen by the system and a frozen app cannot sound an alarm |
| Location (approximate and precise) | Nearby masjids and qibla direction. Used on the device only |
| Start at boot | To restore your prayer alarms after the phone restarts |
| Full-screen notification, display over other apps | To show the azan screen when a prayer time arrives while the phone is locked |
| Wake lock | To keep the device awake long enough to sound the azan |
We use Google Firebase (Google LLC) for:
administrators
Google processes this data as our service provider. Their privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Map tiles are served by OpenStreetMap when you pick a location on the map.
Their privacy policy: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
We use no advertising networks and no third-party analytics beyond the
anonymous counters described above.
On Google Firebase servers. Google operates data centres in several countries,
so data may be processed outside India.
masjid
Uninstalling the app removes everything stored on your device, including your
followed masjid, your bookmarks, and your reading position.
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and comparable laws
elsewhere, you may ask us to:
For ordinary users there is generally nothing to give you, because we hold
nothing that identifies you. For administrators, write to the address below and
we will respond within 30 days.
Deleting an administrator's number removes their ability to manage that masjid.
Islam Connect is suitable for all ages and contains no age-restricted material.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. The only personal data
we collect at all is an administrator's mobile number, and administering a
masjid is not something a child would be doing.
Connections to Firebase use HTTPS. Access to masjid records is restricted by
Firebase security rules so that only a masjid's own administrators can change its
prayer times.
No system is perfectly secure. If we ever become aware of a breach affecting
personal data, we will notify affected users and the relevant authority as the
law requires.
The Qur'an, Hadith and dua text in this app comes from published collections and
is bundled with the app. Prayer times are supplied by each masjid's own
administrators, not calculated by us — if a time looks wrong, the masjid is the
place to raise it.
Hijri dates shown in the app are calculated. Local moon sighting may differ by a
day.
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top and, where the change
is significant, tell you inside the app.
Adnan
Email: dhanseadnan81@gmail.com
We aim to reply within 7 days.