NextRakaa ("the app," "we," "us") helps you find nearby mosques and their
prayer (iqamah) times. This policy explains what data the app collects, how
it's used, and your choices.
Summary
NextRakaa does not require an account, does not collect your name, email,
or any personal profile. The only location-related data used is your
device's GPS position, which is processed on your device to find nearby
mosques and is not sent to us tied to your identity. Ads and
subscription/purchase handling are provided by third-party services
(Google AdMob, RevenueCat), described below.
Location Data
The app uses your device's location (via the operating system's standard
location permission) to find mosques near you and to sort them by
distance.
Your precise coordinates are used only on your device
to determine which small geographic area ("cell") you're in and to
compute distances to mosques for sorting/display.
To fetch mosque data, the app requests publicly-cached data files
identified by which geographic cell they cover — your raw coordinates
are never sent to our servers or any third party as part of this
request.
Location is not stored by us, not linked to any account (there is
none), and not shared with advertisers.
You can deny or revoke location permission at any time in your
device settings; the app will simply be unable to show mosques near
you without it.
Advertising
The app shows ads (banner and occasional full-screen ads) served by
Google AdMob to support free use of the app.
On iOS, the app asks for your permission via Apple's App Tracking
Transparency prompt before showing personalized ads. If you decline
(or haven't yet responded), ads are shown non-personalized
— not targeted using your advertising identifier or app activity. If
you allow tracking, ads may be personalized based on your device's
advertising identifier and app activity, which can pay us a higher
rate than non-personalized ads. You can change this choice at any
time in your device's Settings (iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security
→ Tracking).
On Android, ads are currently shown non-personalized.
NextRakaa offers an optional paid subscription to remove ads.
Purchases are handled entirely through Apple's App Store
or Google Play's own in-app purchase systems — we
never see or store your payment details.
Subscription status and entitlement checks are managed by
RevenueCat, a subscription-management service.
RevenueCat receives a device/purchase identifier and your subscription
status, tied to your App Store/Google Play account — not to any
NextRakaa account, since none exists. See
RevenueCat's Privacy
Policy for how they handle this data.
You can restore a previous purchase on a new device at any time
using the app's "Restore Purchases" option, and manage or cancel your
subscription directly through your App Store or Google Play account
settings.
Accounts
NextRakaa does not require you to create an account to use the app,
including the free ad-supported tier and the paid ad-free subscription.
There is no NextRakaa-specific user profile, and we do not collect your
name, email address, or any other personal identifier.
Children's Privacy
NextRakaa is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly
collect personal information from children under 13.
Data Retention & Deletion
Since the app doesn't collect personal data tied to an account, there is
no NextRakaa-held personal data to request deletion of. To stop all data
collection, uninstall the app; to manage or cancel a subscription, use
your App Store/Google Play account settings; to reset your advertising
identifier, use your device's system settings.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the app changes (e.g. if new features are
added). Material changes will be reflected here with an updated effective
date.