Miqat Privacy Policy
Summary
Miqat does not collect, store on any server, sell or share any personal data. Everything the app does happens on your phone.
- No accounts. No sign-up, login or user ID.
- No servers. We do not operate a backend, so there is nowhere for your data to go.
- On-device calculation. Prayer times, the Hijri calendar, Qibla, alarms and widgets are computed on your device.
- Approximate location only. If you allow it, the app uses coarse location (about 1 km), only while the app is in use, and rounds it to 2 decimal places before saving it on your phone. It never requests precise or background location. You can type a city instead and grant no location permission at all.
- No ads, analytics or trackers. No advertising, analytics or attribution SDKs, and no access to the advertising ID.
Network requests
The app only connects to the internet when you open a Quran surah that is not already cached:
| Service | Purpose | What is sent |
|---|---|---|
quranenc.com | Quran text and translations | The surah and translation requested. No identifiers, no location. |
cdn.islamic.network | Quran recitation audio | The audio file requested. No identifiers, no location. |
These requests use HTTPS. Like any web request, they reveal your IP address to that service, which is governed by its own privacy policy. Everything else works offline.
Permissions
| Permission | Why | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Approximate location | Calculate prayer times and Qibla for where you are | No (manual city works) |
| Notifications | Show prayer alerts | For alerts |
| Alarms & reminders (exact alarms) | Play the adhan at the exact minute | Strongly recommended |
| Full-screen notifications | Optional full-screen Fajr alarm | No |
| Foreground service (media playback) | Play the adhan with a Stop button | For adhan audio |
| Run at startup | Re-schedule alarms after a restart | For reliability |
| Vibrate, keep awake | Haptics; play the adhan while the screen is off | Yes |
| Internet | Quran text and audio on demand | Only for Quran |
| Network state | Added by the audio library to detect connectivity while streaming recitation. Reads no data. | Installed automatically |
Not requested: precise location, background location, phone state, contacts, storage, overlay, or the advertising ID.
Data stored on your device
Your settings, location label and rounded coordinates, prayer tracker, tasbih counts, cached Quran text and a local alarm reliability log are stored only on your device. You can erase them in Settings → Privacy → Erase all data, or by uninstalling the app. If you have enabled Android's device backup, your settings may be included in that backup, which is encrypted by Google and not accessible to us.
Children
The app does not collect personal data from anyone, including children.
Your rights
Because we hold no personal data about you, there is nothing for us to access, correct, export or delete on our side. All app data is under your control on your device. This applies under the GDPR / UK GDPR and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: email ramankumarkannaujiya@gmail.com or open an issue. We aim to reply within 7 days.