Privacy Policy for Noorly

Last updated: July 26, 2026

Noorly ("the app") is built to work fully offline and does not require an account.

Data we collect

We do not operate a backend server, and we do not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to us.

• Location. Noorly asks for your device location (while using the app) to calculate accurate prayer times and Qibla direction for your area. These calculations happen entirely on your device, and your location is never sent to us or stored on any server of ours.
• Location and the "Nearby mosques" feature. This is the one place your coordinates leave your device. To show mosques near you, the app sends your coordinates to the public Overpass API (and mirrors), a free, key-less query service for OpenStreetMap data. The request contains only the coordinates and a search radius, with no name, account, device ID, or any other identifier, because the app has none. Results are cached on your device so the list works offline afterwards. These are independent services with their own privacy practices; we have no relationship with them and receive nothing back ourselves. If you never open the nearby-mosques list, your coordinates are never transmitted anywhere.
• No account, no analytics, no tracking. Noorly does not require sign-up, does not use advertising or analytics SDKs, and does not track you across apps or websites.
• On-device storage only. Your settings, prayer preferences, and progress (e.g. athkar counters) are stored locally on your device. Uninstalling the app removes this data.

Third-party content services

To provide Quran text, translations, recitation audio, and hadith content, the app fetches data directly from these free, public, third-party APIs over the internet:

• AlQuran Cloud API: Quran text, translations, and recitation audio
• Hadith API (fawazahmed0) via jsDelivr CDN: hadith content
• Islamic Network CDN: recitation audio files

These requests fetch public religious content only. We do not send your identity or any personal data to these services, and we do not send your location to them (the only service that receives your coordinates is the Overpass mosque lookup described above, and only when you use that feature). Standard network metadata (such as your IP address) may be visible to these third-party providers as with any internet request, subject to their own privacy practices. Once fetched, content is cached on your device so it works offline afterward.

City search

If you set your location by choosing a city instead of using GPS, the text you type is sent to the Open-Meteo Geocoding API so it can return matching places. Your device coordinates are not sent to this service, and the request only happens while you are typing in the city field. Open-Meteo is an independent service with its own privacy practices; we receive nothing back beyond the list of matching cities.

Notifications

Prayer time reminders are scheduled and delivered locally on your device. No notification data is sent to or from a server.

Children's privacy

Noorly does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children, because it does not collect personal information at all.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this same URL with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: yaz.abuhussein@gmail.com