Privacy Policy

Information we collect

Account and profile information

If you sign in, we may receive your email address, display name, authentication provider, and account identifier. Information you choose to add may include age range, gender, country, city, profile photo or gallery images, social-media handles, interests, app preferences, and community visibility settings.

Content and activity you create

Takva may store notes, highlights, favorites, reading history, wallpaper preferences, community-room participation and messages, and content you submit to AI features, including prompts, relevant prior conversation messages, selected verse context, and wallpaper instructions. Community content and the profile details you choose to make visible may be shown to other Takva users.

Device, usage, and diagnostic information

Our systems and integrated services may process device and app identifiers, device model, operating-system and app version, language, time zone, network and server-request metadata, app interactions, crash logs, and related diagnostic information. Takva sends a device identifier with API requests to operate sessions, prevent abuse, and maintain service reliability.

Purchases

When you make an in-app purchase, Apple processes your payment information. Takva receives product and transaction identifiers, purchase status, and subscription or entitlement status so we can validate and provide the purchase. We do not receive your payment-card details.

Permissions and on-device information

Photos are accessed only when you choose images to upload. If you enable location-based prayer calculations, precise coordinates are used on your device for that calculation and are not sent to our server as coordinates. A country and city you select for your profile may be stored. Apple Screen Time selections and managed-activity tokens are handled on your device and are not sent to Takva's server. You can change these permissions in iOS Settings.

How we use information

We use the information described above to:

• authenticate accounts and provide Takva's reading, community, AI, wallpaper, and purchase features;
• save your content, preferences, progress, and privacy choices;
• operate community rooms and display profile information according to your settings;
• process AI requests and return generated responses;
• validate purchases, maintain entitlements, and prevent fraud or abuse;
• diagnose crashes, secure the service, answer support requests, and improve reliability; and
• with your permission, measure app usage, acquisition, and campaign performance.

Analytics and tracking

On iOS, Takva asks for App Tracking Transparency permission before enabling Firebase Analytics and Singular. If you grant permission, these services may process app-interaction events, purchase events, device or advertising identifiers, and attribution information for analytics and campaign measurement. If you decline, Takva keeps these analytics and attribution services disabled. You can change tracking permission later in iOS Settings.

Service providers and sharing

We disclose information only as needed to operate Takva, comply with law, protect users and the service, or complete a transaction you request. Providers may include:

• Google Firebase and Google Cloud for authentication, storage, messaging, analytics, crash diagnostics, and supporting infrastructure;
• Apple for Sign in with Apple, Screen Time controls, and App Store purchases;
• Google for Google Sign-In and limited translation services;
• OpenAI to generate AI answers and images. Takva sends the text you enter, relevant prior conversation messages, selected verse context, and wallpaper instructions. This content may include personal information you choose to enter, and a pseudonymous account or conversation identifier may accompany the request. On iOS, Takva asks you to opt in before sending this content;
• Singular for consent-gated attribution and campaign analytics; and
• hosting, database, security, and infrastructure providers that process data on our behalf.

We require service providers to protect personal information consistently with this policy and applicable law. We may also disclose information if required by law, to address fraud or security, or in connection with a business transfer subject to appropriate safeguards.

Your choices and rights

• Use “Skip for now” to explore features that do not require an account.
• Change community visibility and related privacy choices in Takva's Settings.
• On iOS, allow, review, or revoke future AI data sharing in Takva's Settings. Choosing not to allow it does not prevent you from using non-AI features.
• Delete individual notes, highlights, favorites, and other supported content in the app.
• Withdraw tracking, photo, location, or notification permission in iOS Settings.
• Request access, correction, export, restriction, objection, or deletion where applicable.

To make a privacy or account-deletion request, email [email protected] from the address associated with your account. We may need to verify that you control the account before completing the request.

Retention and deletion

Account, profile, and user-created content is generally retained while your account is active or until you delete the content or request account deletion. We may retain limited records longer when necessary for security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, legal obligations, or purchase and accounting requirements. Provider-held analytics and diagnostics follow the provider settings and retention periods we configure. When information is no longer needed, we delete or anonymize it, subject to lawful backup and recordkeeping requirements.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including authenticated access and service-provider security controls. No storage or transmission method is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children

Takva is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 provided personal information without appropriate consent, contact us so we can investigate and delete it.

International processing

Takva and its providers may process information in countries other than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate legal safeguards for international transfers.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when Takva's features, providers, or legal obligations change. We will update the date above and provide additional notice when required.