Privacy Policy

Welcome to Bengali Muslim. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our mobile application (the "App").

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

• Personal Data: We may collect email addresses when you actively submit reports, feedback, or contact us through the App or website.
• Device Data: Information such as your IP address, device type, operating system, and browser type for security and diagnostic purposes.

2. Device Permissions

Our Android and iOS applications may request certain permissions to provide core features. You can always revoke these permissions in your device settings:

• Location (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION & ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION): We require location access strictly to calculate accurate local prayer times and to determine the direction of the Qibla based on your current geographical coordinates. We do not track or store your location data continuously on our servers.
• Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS): We request notification access to send you timely prayer alerts (Azan), Islamic reminders, and critical app updates.

3. Cookies and Local Data

When you access our website, we use basic session cookies (like CSRF tokens) strictly necessary to ensure the security of our forms (e.g., when you submit a report) and to prevent abuse. We do not use these cookies for tracking your personal web activity or for targeted advertising.

4. Third-Party Services & Libraries

To improve our app's performance, stability, and features, we utilize several third-party services. These services may collect information as per their respective privacy policies:

• Firebase Core & Cloud Firestore: Used for managing our cloud database safely and securely.
• Firebase Analytics & Crashlytics: Used to track app performance, analyze crashes, and understand user behavior to improve the app experience.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) & In-App Messaging: Used to deliver push notifications and in-app alerts.
• Geolocator: Used locally on your device to determine your location for prayer times and Qibla direction.

5. Subscriptions and Billing (Google Play & App Store)

Bengali Muslim is a completely free platform. We do not offer, require, or process any paid subscriptions, auto-renewing subscriptions, or in-app purchases through the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, or any other third-party billing systems.

Your Google or Apple account will never be charged for using our application. Any financial contributions (if applicable in the future) are entirely voluntary and processed securely outside of the app store billing environments.

6. Child Policy (Children's Privacy)

Our app is designed for users of all ages (0+ age group). We are deeply committed to ensuring a safe environment for everyone, especially children.

• We do not intentionally collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent.
• No Harmful Content: We strictly prohibit the sharing or hosting of explicit, violent, or harmful content. If any such content is inadvertently shared or discovered on our platform, we are obligated and committed to removing it immediately upon notice.
• Parental Responsibility: While we strive to maintain a 100% safe platform, we encourage parents and guardians to monitor their children's online activities to prevent exposure to any unintended content from third-party links or user-submitted data.

7. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. If you wish to request the deletion of any data you have submitted (e.g., email addresses provided in reports), please contact us directly.

8. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other types of misuse.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We assure you that we will not make drastic changes to your privacy rights without providing a clear notice or requiring an app update. Any significant changes will be communicated through our application or via email (if provided) prior to the change becoming effective.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: info@bengalimuslim.top