Privacy Policy

Effective date: 12 July 2026 · Last updated: 30 July 2026

Sakinah is a calm Islamic companion app for prayer times, qibla, Qur'an reading and listening, private reflection, and local community notes. It is published by Prolific Digital Tech Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17362828).

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect when you use the Sakinah mobile app, what we do with it, and your choices. Questions about your data: privacy@sakinah.app. General support: support@sakinah.app.

1. You can use Sakinah without an account

Sign-in is optional. Prayer times, qibla, Qur'an reading and listening, dhikr counters, fasting notes, community notes on your device, and most app settings work without creating an account. If you choose to sign in, we sync selected data to our cloud backend so you can restore it on another device signed in to the same account.

2. Information we collect

• Account information (optional): If you sign in, Clerk (our authentication provider) processes your email address and, if you choose, your name and profile image from Apple or Google sign-in. We receive a stable user identifier from Clerk to associate your synced data.
• Synced worship data (optional, when signed in): Journal entries (text, optional photos, optional on-device emotional tone labels), salah tracker logs, learn progress (guides, courses, modules, accolades), and app preferences you choose to sync.
• Device-only data: Dhikr counts, fasting notes, Qur'an bookmarks and study notes, community masjid notes, adhkār counters, and your saved location for prayer times are stored on your device and are not uploaded unless you sign in and the data type is listed as cloud-synced above.
• Location: With your permission, the app reads your device location to calculate prayer times and qibla direction. Location is stored locally on your device for these features. We do not sell or share your location with advertisers.
• Motion / compass: With your permission, the app uses device sensors for qibla direction. This data is processed on your device and is not uploaded.
• Photos (optional): If you attach photos to journal entries, they are stored on your device. When you are signed in and save an entry, photos may be uploaded to our cloud storage (Convex) so they can sync to your account.
• Companion (optional): If you use typed Companion chat while signed in, your messages are sent to our servers so we can generate a reply. If you use spoken Talk, your microphone audio is processed to understand speech and generate a spoken reply (including third-party speech and voice services listed below). You can use the rest of Sakinah without Companion.
• Support communications: If you email us, we receive the content of your message and your email address so we can respond.

3. How we use information

• Provide prayer times, qibla, Qur'an content, notifications, and app features you request.
• Sync your optional account data across devices when you sign in.
• Operate, secure, and improve the app (for example, fixing bugs).
• Respond to support requests and legal obligations.
• Show non-personalised ads on free-tier, non-worship screens (Learn, Community, Travel) to keep the app free — never on Prayer, Qur'an, Reflect, or Qibla, and never using behavioural targeting.

We do not sell your personal information, show behavioural advertising, or use your worship logs for public leaderboards or streak competitions.

4. On-device processing

Journal emotional tone labels are generated on your device from your entry text using a local lexicon. Your journal text is not sent to a third-party AI service for sentiment analysis.

5. Third-party services

• Clerk — optional sign-in (email, Apple, Google). Clerk Privacy Policy
• Convex — cloud database and file storage for optional account sync. Convex Privacy Policy
• AlQuran Cloud — Qur'an text and translations when you browse or read.
• OpenStreetMap — mosque and halal nearby search (queries sent when you use those features).
• Audio hosts — recitation streams when you listen to Qur'an (standard HTTP requests to load audio).
• Apple / Google — app distribution, optional sign-in, and (if enabled) push notification delivery through the operating system.
• LiveKit — real-time audio for Companion Talk sessions.
• Google AdMob — free-tier banner ads on Learn, Community, and Travel screens only (never on Prayer, Qur'an, Reflect, or Qibla). We request non-personalised ads only — no behavioural targeting. Google Privacy Policy
• Speech and voice providers — when you use Talk, speech may be transcribed and replies spoken using our configured providers (for example speech-to-text and text-to-speech services). Audio is processed to provide the conversation, not sold for advertising.

These providers receive only what is necessary to perform their function. They do not receive your full device-only worship logs unless that data is part of a feature you use that contacts them (for example, loading Qur'an text).

6. Data retention and deletion

Device-only data remains on your phone until you delete it in the app or uninstall Sakinah.

If you sign in, synced data is kept while your account is active. You can delete your account in Profile → Delete account. This removes your Clerk account and deletes associated cloud data (preferences, journal entries and photos stored in the cloud, salah logs, learn progress, friends profile and social content, push tokens, billing/credits records, study-circle membership, and related rate-limit rows). Worship data saved only on your device remains until you clear it in the app or uninstall Sakinah.

7. Children

Sakinah is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact privacy@sakinah.app.

8. International transfers

Our service providers may process data in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area, United States, or other countries. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for transfers.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live (including the UK and EEA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, and to object or withdraw consent where applicable. Contact privacy@sakinah.app. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.

10. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new version at this URL and update the “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated in the app or by email where appropriate.

11. Contact

Prolific Digital Tech Ltd
Registered office: Birkenhead, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Email: privacy@sakinah.app
Support: support@sakinah.app