Privacy Policy

Effective date: 21 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how the Hayya mobile application ("Hayya", "the app", "we", "us") handles information. By using Hayya you agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

We do not collect any personal information. Hayya has no user accounts, no login, and no backend servers that store your data. We do not receive your location, your prayer records, your settings, or any identifier from your device.

2. Information processed on your device

Hayya needs certain information to work, but this information stays on your phone and is never transmitted to us or to any third party:

Location

Hayya uses your location solely to calculate accurate prayer times for where you are. You can provide it in two ways:

• Device location (GPS): read from your device only while you are using the app, and used on-device to compute prayer times.
• Manual city search: you type a city name, which your device's operating system location services (provided by Apple or Google) resolve to coordinates.

Your location is used for calculation on your device and to store your chosen prayer settings locally. It is never sent to us and we never see or store it.

App data (settings and prayer history)

Your preferences (calculation method, madhab, alarm sound, theme, adhan language and similar), along with your prayer log — including which prayers you accepted or declined, your streak, and any written reasons you enter when declining — are saved in local storage on your device only. This data never leaves your phone and is not accessible to us. Uninstalling the app deletes it.

Notifications and alarms

Prayer alarms are scheduled locally on your device using its notification and alarm systems. No push notifications are sent from any server; there is no server involved.

3. Information we do NOT collect

• Name, email address, phone number, or contacts
• Advertising identifiers or device identifiers
• Usage analytics, crash analytics, or behavioral tracking
• Any data shared with advertisers or data brokers

4. Device permissions and why they are used

• Location — to calculate prayer times for your location.
• Notifications — to show prayer alarms.
• Exact alarms / scheduling — so prayer alarms fire precisely at prayer times, the app's core purpose.
• Full-screen intent & display over other apps — to present the full-screen "call" alarm over the lock screen so you don't miss a prayer.
• Run at startup — to re-schedule your alarms after the device restarts.
• Wake lock & vibrate — so the alarm can wake the screen and vibrate.

Granting these permissions does not send any data to us; they only allow the app to function on your device.

5. Third parties

Hayya does not share data with third parties. The only external services involved are the operating system's own location and geocoding services (Apple or Google), which your device uses to turn a city name or GPS reading into coordinates. Their handling of that request is governed by your device maker's privacy policy. We do not integrate any advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs.

6. Children's privacy

Hayya is suitable for all ages and does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children.

7. Data security and retention

Because your data never leaves your device, it is protected by your device's own security. We retain nothing on our side because we collect nothing. You can clear all app data at any time by uninstalling Hayya.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a new effective date.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at rushan52@gmail.com.