Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026-02-12

Softwala ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how our mobile applications ("Apps") handle your information.

Core Principle: Our Apps are built with an "Offline-First" architecture. We do not operate a cloud backend to sync or store your personal user data. Your data stays on your device.

1. Information Collection and Use

1.1. Personal User Data

We may ask for personal information such as your Name or Date of Birth within the App to provide personalized features (e.g., greetings, age calculation, or astrology).

  • Storage: This data is stored 100% locally on your device (using technologies like Shared Preferences or Local Database).
  • Transmission: We do NOT transmit this data to any external server owned by Softwala.

1.2. Location Data

Some of our Apps require access to your device's location (Coarse or Fine) to function correctly (e.g., for calculating accurate Prayer Times, Qibla direction, or local astrology).

  • Usage: Location coordinates are used strictly for local calculations within the App.
  • Privacy: We do NOT track your movements, store your location history, or transmit your location to our servers.

1.3. Third-Party Services & Ads

While we do not collect data, we use third-party services to support our App's functionality and business model (Ads). These third parties may collect data (such as Advertising ID, Device ID, crash logs, and diagnostics) to provide their services.

Services we use include:

  • Google AdMob: Used to display advertisements. AdMob may collect and use your device's advertising ID to serve personalized or non-personalized ads.
    Google Privacy Policy
  • Google Play Services: Used for core infrastructure, updates, and libraries.

2. Device Permissions

To provide specific features, our Apps may request the following permissions:

Location

Required for features dependant on geography (Prayer times, Qibla, etc.).

Notifications & Alarms

Used to schedule exact alarms for prayers, reminders, or tasks.

Storage / Photos

Requested only if you choose to save or share images/screenshots generated by the App.

3. Children’s Privacy

Our Apps do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 for marketing purposes. If user age is requested, it is strictly for internal app functionality (e.g. age calculation).

For Ad services, we implement checks where necessary to comply with applicable age-appropriate design codes (e.g. GDPR/COPPA) by utilizing Google's consent management tools.

4. Data Security

We value your trust. Since our Apps function offline and store data locally, the security of your information is largely dependent on the security of your own device. We do not maintain a central database of user information to breach.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this page periodically for any changes.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at: getsoftwala@gmail.com