- We do not collect, store, or sell your personal data.
- Your location is used only on-device to calculate prayer times and Qibla direction. It is never sent to our servers.
- There are no third-party analytics or advertising SDKs in this app.
- Two external services receive limited data: one to display your city name, and one to show today's Hijri date. Details below.
1. Who We Are
Establish ("we", "us", "our") is an independent iOS application designed to help Muslims observe their five daily prayers. We are not affiliated with any advertising network, data broker, or analytics provider.
2. Information We Do Not Collect
We do not collect, store, or transmit:
- Your name, email address, or any account information (there is no account system)
- Device identifiers or advertising IDs
- Usage analytics, crash reports sent to third parties, or behavioral data
- Your location history
3. Location Data
Establish requests access to your device's location (GPS) for the sole purpose of computing accurate prayer times and the Qibla direction for your current position.
- Prayer times are calculated entirely on-device using the
@masaajid/prayer-timeslibrary. Your coordinates are never sent to any server for this purpose. - Qibla direction is also computed locally on-device. No network request is made.
- Your location is never stored beyond the current app session. We do not log, retain, or transmit your GPS coordinates to our own servers.
You may also manually search for a city by name instead of using GPS, in which case no location permission is required.
4. Third-Party Services
Establish uses two external services in a limited and transparent way. Neither service is used for advertising or analytics.
Nominatim — OpenStreetMap Receives location
Used to convert your GPS coordinates into a human-readable city name (reverse geocoding) and to search for locations by name. When your device's GPS is used, your latitude and longitude are sent to Nominatim's servers solely to retrieve the city name for display. No other data is sent.
Data sent: Latitude and longitude only.
Data retained by them: Subject to the Nominatim / OpenStreetMap Usage Policy. OpenStreetMap does not use this data for advertising.
Al-Adhan API (aladhan.com) No location sent
Used exclusively to convert today's Gregorian calendar date into the Hijri (Islamic) date for display. Only the current date (day, month, year) is sent — no location data is transmitted.
Data sent: Current date only (e.g., 17-03-2025).
5. Notifications
Prayer time notifications are scheduled locally on your device using iOS Local Notifications. Notification data does not leave your device and is not processed by any external server.
6. Data Storage
All app data — including your settings, chosen location, calculation method preferences, selected affirmation categories, and cached prayer times — is stored locally on your device using iOS storage mechanisms. This data is never uploaded to any server.
7. Children's Privacy
Establish does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. The app contains no account creation, no forms, and no data collection mechanisms.
8. Changes to This Policy
If we make any material changes to this privacy policy, we will update the "Last updated" date above. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how the app handles your data, please contact us at: