Privacy Policy

Our Company, located in Germany , developed the Namaz Ustad app. This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used, and disclosed by us in connection with your use of the App, but only to the extent that Apple and/or Google share such data with us as a standard part of your use of the App. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy and applicable law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We (Potentially) Receive via Apple/Google We do not collect any data directly through our App. However, as a standard part of your use of the App, Apple and/or Google may share certain information with us as the developer. This information is typically aggregated and anonymized, and we cannot personally identify you from it. The specific data shared is governed by Apple's and Google's respective privacy policies and your settings within their platforms. This may potentially include:

Usage Data: Information about how the App is accessed and used (e.g., crash reports, feature usage).

Device Information: General information about the device on which the App is installed (e.g., device model, operating system version).

Installation Data: Basic information related to the installation of the App. To understand what data is collected by Apple and Google, please refer to their respective privacy policies

As we only receive anonymized and aggregated data, if any, from Apple/Google, we may use that information for the following purposes:
Improving the App: To analyze App usage trends and identify areas for improvement.
Troubleshooting: To diagnose and fix technical issues.
Understanding User Base:To gain a general understanding of our app's user base.
Compliance with Legal Obligations For complying with legal obligations.

Our legal basis for processing the limited information we may receive from Apple and Google is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in improving the App, understanding our user base, and ensuring its proper functioning.

We retain the data shared by Apple and Google only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above, subject to the data retention policies of Apple and Google, respectively.

We take reasonable measures to help protect information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, both during transmission and once we receive it, consistent with the requirements of applicable law. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

o provide you with accurate prayer times for your current location, our app requires access to your device's location data.

• Purpose of Processing: The location data is used solely to determine and display the correct prayer times based on your geographical position in real-time.

• How Data is Processed: Your location data is processed exclusively locally on your device and in real-time within the app.

• No Storage: Your location data is never stored by the app, neither on your device nor on external servers.

• No Sharing: Your location data is not shared with us or any third parties, nor is it used for any other purposes (such as profiling or advertising).

• Consent: Access to your location data only occurs after you grant explicit consent, typically when first using the feature or via your operating system's settings. You can withdraw this consent at any time through your device's settings. If you withdraw consent, the feature for automatically determining prayer times based on your location will no longer function.

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data, even though we do not collect it directly:

Right of Access: You have the right to request information about whether we hold any personal data about you received from Apple or Google, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and certain information.

Right to Rectification:You have the right to request that we rectify any inaccurate personal data concerning you.

Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"):You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain circumstances.

Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

Right to Data Portability:You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format under certain circumstances.

Right to Object:You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we are relying on consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. However, we don't rely on your consent to process data in relation to this app.

Right to Lodge a Complaint:You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. To exercise these rights, to the extent they are applicable, please contact us using the contact details provided below. Please note that these rights primarily need to be exercised towards Apple and Google, as they are the primary collectors of data in relation to your use of the App.

While our company is located in Germany, Apple and Google are international companies. Therefore, any data shared with us will be subject to international data transfers outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) by those companies.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, depending on the specific changes, we may provide you with additional notice.

Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@namazustaad.com or Sinan Koyun Uhlandstr. 3 89171 Illekirchberg (Germany)