Privacy Policy for Qibla Compass
1. Who we are
Qibla Compass is published on Google Play by Qibla Compass Apps ("we", "us"). Contact: info@heaven-overseas.com.
2. Information that stays on your device
| Data | What happens to it |
|---|---|
| Precise or approximate location | Used on your device to calculate the Qibla direction, the distance to Makkah and prayer times. The last location is saved in the app's private storage so the app works offline and can schedule prayer alerts. It is never sent to us or to the ad networks by the app. |
| Place name lookup | To show a town name instead of coordinates, the app asks Android's Geocoder (Google Play services on your phone) for the nearest place name. Google may process those coordinates under Google's Privacy Policy. |
| Compass and motion sensors | Read live while the Qibla screen is open. Never stored or sent anywhere. |
| Settings and Tasbih history | Calculation method, prayer alerts, language, whether you finished the welcome screens, whether you have Premium, when a feature you unlocked with an ad stops being unlocked, and your Tasbih counts are stored only in the app. If Android backup is on, Android may include them in your device backup under Google's policy. |
3. Advertising
The free version of the app shows ads: banners, full-screen ads between screens, app-open ads and, only when you choose to watch one, rewarded ads (for example to open Mosque Finder or the 99 Names for a while). Premium removes all ads. Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may pass ad requests to the partner networks listed below ("mediation"). To show, measure and protect ads, these companies collect information from your device, such as:
- the advertising ID of your device (you can reset or delete it in your phone's settings: Settings → Privacy → Ads);
- your IP address and the approximate location derived from it (not your GPS location);
- device and app information (device model, Android version, language, app version);
- how you interact with ads (impressions and taps) and diagnostic data from the ad SDKs.
Your consent. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and US states with privacy laws, the app asks for your choice with Google's consent form before personalised ads are shown. You can change your choice at any time in the app: Settings → Privacy options. Where you don't consent, ads may still be shown without personalisation.
4. Ad partners
Each partner handles information under its own privacy policy:
- Google AdMob – policies.google.com/technologies/ads
- AppLovin – applovin.com/privacy
- Digital Turbine (DT Exchange) – digitalturbine.com/privacy-policy
- InMobi – inmobi.com/privacy-policy
- ironSource (Unity LevelPlay) – unity.com/legal/game-player-and-app-user-privacy-policy
- Liftoff (Vungle) – liftoff.io/privacy-policy
- Meta Audience Network – facebook.com/privacy/policy
- Mintegral – mintegral.com/en/privacy
- Pangle – pangleglobal.com/privacy
- Unity Ads – unity.com/legal/game-player-and-app-user-privacy-policy
5. What our settings service logs
When the app starts (and when you return to it after more than an hour), it downloads its ad and update settings from our own server. Each of these requests is logged with:
- your IP address, and the approximate location (country, region, city) and internet provider derived from it;
- the app version, device model, Android version and language;
- a random install ID created by the app on first launch (it is not your advertising ID, and it is replaced when you clear the app's data);
- connection details such as the time of the request.
We use this log to deliver the right settings, to keep the service working and to detect abuse. It is kept for 90 days and then deleted automatically. Only our team can see it. It is not sold, not shared for advertising and not combined with the information the ad networks collect. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in running the app securely. You can ask us to delete the log entries for your install (section 11).
6. Firebase Analytics
The app uses Google's Firebase Analytics to understand how it is used: which screens are opened, which features are used (for example "Qibla found" or "prayer alerts turned on"), app opens, purchases started and ad impressions. Firebase records these events with an app-instance ID, device information and approximate location derived from your IP address; the app never sends your GPS location to Analytics. In the EEA and the UK, analytics storage and ad data use stay off until you agree in the consent form. Google keeps this data for 2 to 14 months depending on the setting. Google acts as our service provider; see firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
7. Crash reports and performance (Firebase Crashlytics and Performance Monitoring)
If the app crashes or freezes, Firebase Crashlytics sends a crash report: the device model, Android version, app version, the screen and the last steps before the problem, and a random installation identifier. Firebase Performance Monitoring measures how long start-up, screens and network requests take. We use both only to find and fix problems. Google keeps crash reports for 90 days.
8. Notifications
Prayer alerts are created on your phone from the prayer times it calculates; nothing is sent to a server for them. Messages from us (tips and updates) arrive through Firebase Cloud Messaging. For this, Google creates a messaging token for your install, and the app joins a few topics so a message can be sent to everyone, to one country, one language or one app version: your country (from your SIM card, mobile network or phone region – not GPS), the app's language and its version number. You can turn notifications off in your phone's settings.
9. Purchases
Premium is sold through Google Play. Payment is handled entirely by Google; we never receive your card or payment details. The app asks Google Play which purchases you own so it can turn Premium on or off.
10. Permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Location (precise / approximate) | Asked at the end of the welcome screens and when you open Qibla, Prayer Times or Mosque Finder. Used only while the app is open, on your device. You can decline: the app then asks again where location is needed. |
| Internet and network state | Loading ads, the app's settings, Google Play purchases, analytics, crash reports and messages. |
| Notifications | Asked only when you turn on prayer alerts. |
| Alarms & reminders (exact alarms) | Lets prayer alerts arrive exactly on time. |
| Run at startup | Re-schedules your prayer alerts after the phone restarts or the time zone changes. |
| Vibration | For Tasbih taps and prayer alerts, if you leave vibration on. |
| Advertising ID | Used by the ad networks as described in section 3. |
11. Your choices and data deletion
- Change your ad consent: Settings → Privacy options in the app.
- Reset or delete your advertising ID: your phone's privacy settings.
- Stop notifications or location: your phone's settings for Qibla Compass.
- Delete what the app stores on your device: uninstall it, or Settings → Apps → Qibla Compass → Storage → Clear data.
- Ask us to delete the settings-service log for your install, or ask any privacy question: write to info@heaven-overseas.com. We answer within 30 days.
12. Translations of religious text
In languages other than English, the meanings shown for Quran verses, duas and the 99 Names are automatic translations and may contain mistakes. Please verify them with a qualified scholar.
13. Children
Qibla Compass is intended for users aged 13 and over and is not directed at children. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has used the app, contact us and we will delete what we hold.
14. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under GDPR or CCPA) you may have rights to access, correct, delete or object to the use of your personal data. Write to info@heaven-overseas.com and we will respond.
15. Changes
If the app changes in a way that affects your privacy, we will update this page and its effective date before the change takes effect.
16. Contact
Qibla Compass Apps
Email: info@heaven-overseas.com