🔒 Garee Shahadaa Mobile Application Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 12/7/2025

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which Seyfadin Abdela (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from users (each, a “User”) of the Garee Shahadaa mobile application (“the App”).

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide, maintain, and improve the services offered by the App. The information collected falls into two categories:

1.1 Information Voluntarily Provided by the User

This is information you knowingly provide when using the App:

• Account Information: Email address and Password (if you use email/password sign-up), or unique user ID provided by Third-Party Authentication (e.g., Google or Apple Sign-in).

• Contact Information: If you contact us directly for support, we collect your name and email address.

1.2 Information Automatically Collected (via FlutterFlow, Firebase, and AdMob)

This information is collected automatically by our development and advertising platforms:

• Device and Usage Data: Unique Device Identifiers (e.g., Advertising ID), IP address, operating system version, time zone, language settings (Amharic, Oromo, English, etc.), and crash data (via Firebase Crashlytics).

• Analytics and Performance Data: Information about how you interact with the App (e.g., which features you use, session duration, ad clicks) via Firebase Analytics.

• Advertising Data: Data collected by Google AdMob to display, target, and measure personalized and non-personalized advertisements.

2. How We Use the Collected Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• App Functionality: To calculate accurate prayer times and Qibla direction based on your location and to provide core services like the digital Tasbih counter.

• Account Management: To authenticate your login, manage your user profile.

• Advertising and Marketing: To serve targeted advertisements via Google AdMob and to measure the performance of those ads, which is the primary source of funding for the App.

• Analytics and Improvement: To understand user behavior, diagnose problems, fix bugs, and make informed decisions on how to improve the App’s features and performance (via Firebase Analytics).

• Communication: To respond to your support requests and inquiries.

3. Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users’ personal identification information to others. We share information only with the following Third-Party Services that are essential for the App’s operation:

4. Data Security

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, and data stored in our Firebase Firestore Database. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

5. Third-Party Websites and Services

Users may find advertising or other content in our App that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our App. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites that have a link to our App, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

6. Children’s Privacy

The App is designed for a general audience and is suitable for users of all ages.

However, in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information (PII) from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently received PII from a User under the age of 13 without the requisite parental consent, we will promptly delete that information from our records.

If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us immediately using the contact information provided in this policy so we can take necessary action.

7. User Rights and Choices

• Access and Update: You can access and update your account information directly within the App’s settings.

• Data Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your account and all associated data. To do so, please contact us using the information below. We will delete your data from our active databases within a reasonable timeframe.

• Opt-Out of Personalized Ads: You can control personalized advertising directly through your device’s settings (e.g., by resetting your Advertising ID).

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We have the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to pr¹otect the personal information we collect.

9. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this App, or your dealings with this App, please contact us at: