أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰهَ Istighfar Circle

Privacy Policy

Effective October 8, 2026
By default, Istighfar Circle collects no data — your counts live on your device. If you choose to create or join a circle, three things are shared so your friends can see them: the display name you pick, your daily count, and your streak. Nothing else, and only with that circle.

What stays on your device

Your daily count, streak, history and the reminder setting are saved in the app's local storage. Nothing about them is uploaded unless you join a circle. The daily reminder is a local notification scheduled on your phone; no server is involved.

Location, prayer times and Qibla

If you turn on prayer times, the app asks for permission to use your location while using the app. Prayer times and the Qibla direction are calculated entirely on your phone from that position. Your location is never sent to us or to anyone else, and it is not stored anywhere except on your device (so the app can show times without asking again). The athan is played by your phone from a recording bundled with the app; the prayer-time notifications are local notifications scheduled on your device.

Circles (optional)

Circles let a small group see each other's progress. They are entirely opt-in — the app never creates an account or contacts a server until you tap Create a circle or Join with code. When you do:

This data is stored with Supabase in Canada (the ca-central-1 region) and is used for exactly one purpose: showing your circle's board. It is never sold, never shared with anyone outside your circle, and never used for advertising or analytics.

Leaving, and deleting your data

What we never collect

No analytics, no advertising identifiers, no crash reporting, no location, no contacts, no tracking across apps or websites — from anyone, of any age. The app is rated 4+.

Service providers

Supabase hosts the circle data on our behalf in Canada and processes it only on our instructions. Apple delivers the app and handles local notifications on your phone. No one else receives your data.

Changes to this policy

If a future version changes how data is handled, this page is updated before that version ships, with a new effective date above.

Contact

Questions or deletion requests: hodan@securim.ca