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Privacy Policy for Noor

Application: Noor: Quran & Prayer Times  |  Package ID: com.orbittechlab.noor  |  Developer: Orbit Tech Lab  |  Effective Date: January 1, 2026

1. Introduction & Commitment to Privacy

Orbit Tech Lab ("we", "us", or "our") developed Noor: Quran & Prayer Times ("Noor" or "the Application") as an offline-first Islamic worship companion. This Privacy Policy applies strictly to Noor (package: com.orbittechlab.noor).

We believe that sacred worship tools should treat user privacy as paramount. Noor has no user account system, requires no registration, and does not operate or maintain any remote server or database to collect your personal identity or activity. Your reading progress, bookmarks, notes, prayer logs, and tasbeeh counts remain strictly on your physical device.

2. Location Use (Strictly On-Device)

Noor requests device location permissions (ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) for two exclusive, user-initiated features:

  • Solar Prayer Times: Calculating the exact astronomical times for Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha based on your geographic coordinates.
  • Qibla Compass: Computing the precise bearing and distance toward the Holy Kaaba in Makkah.
Important Confirmation: Your location coordinates are processed strictly in the foreground on your local device. Coordinates are never transmitted to Orbit Tech Lab, never logged on external servers, and never sold or shared with third parties.

Noor does not request background location (ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION is explicitly blocked). Users who prefer not to grant location permissions can decline and choose any city from the built-in offline database.

3. Notifications & Exact Alarms

  • Post Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS): On Android 13+, this permission enables the app to display local Azan alerts and pre-prayer notifications scheduled on your phone. No notification data is routed through external cloud notification servers.
  • Exact Alarms (SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM): Prayer times in Islam depend on solar positions and shift by minute daily. Noor uses exact alarms so that your Azan notification triggers at the exact minute of prayer. Inexact alarms that drift by several minutes would compromise the religious utility of the prayer alerts.
  • Boot Receiver (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED): Used only to automatically reschedule your local daily prayer alarms after your device is rebooted.

4. Foreground Service & Audio Recitations

Noor requests FOREGROUND_SERVICE and FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK to provide continuous Quran audio recitation when your screen is locked or while multitasking, showing standard Android playback notifications.

Recitation audio is retrieved directly from EveryAyah.com. When you stream or download a recitation, your device establishes a direct connection with EveryAyah servers, which receive standard network request metadata (such as your IP address) to deliver the audio files.

5. Advertising SDK (Google AdMob) & Data Collection

To support continuous development and maintenance, Noor integrates the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob). Advertisements are NEVER shown inside the Quran reading screens, during Azan alerts, inside Duas, or during Tasbeeh. Ads are limited to select utility lists and menus.

Google AdMob and the Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) SDK may collect and process certain technical data as outlined below:

Data Category Data Types Collected Purpose & Usage
Device & other IDs Google Advertising ID (GAID), device identifiers, instance IDs Ad delivery, performance analytics, frequency capping, and fraud prevention
App Info & Performance Crash logs, diagnostic information, app launch times, hang rates SDK stability monitoring, debugging, and performance optimization
App Interactions Ad views, clicks, and interaction events Measuring advertising effectiveness and reporting
Approximate Location General location derived by Google from device IP address (city/country level) Serving regionally relevant advertisements (unless personalized ads are refused)

All data transmitted by the Google AdMob SDK is encrypted in transit using industry-standard HTTPS. For more details on Google's privacy practices, visit Google's Privacy & Terms.

6. Google Consent Form (EEA & UK Users)

For users located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Noor integrates Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP). On first launch, users are presented with a consent form to choose whether to permit personalized advertising or non-personalized advertising.

You can review or change your consent choice at any time directly in the app by opening Settings > Ad choices.

7. Children's Privacy (13+ Policy)

Noor is intended for a general audience aged 13 and older and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe an underage user has provided personal data to third-party ad services through the app, please email us at support@orbittechlab.com.

8. User Rights & Data Portability

You have complete autonomy over your data:

  • Portability & Backups: You can export a full, unencrypted JSON copy of your bookmarks, reading goals, prayer logs, and settings at any time via Settings > Back up data.
  • Rectification: You can edit or delete any bookmark, reading goal, or note directly inside the app interface.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes occur, the updated version will be published on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact & Developer Details

If you have questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or Noor's privacy practices, please contact us:

Orbit Tech Lab
Official Website: https://orbittechlab.com
Support Email: support@orbittechlab.com
Google Play Developer Page: Orbit Tech Lab on Google Play