FardlyFardly Privacy Policy
Last updated: 4 October 2026
Fardly helps you keep up your five daily prayers with your family and friends. It was built around one idea: your worship is yours. This policy explains, plainly, what Fardly collects, why, who can see it, and how long it's kept.
Who we are. Fardly is run by Mohammed Dualeh ("Fardly", "we"), who is responsible for your data. For anything about your data, email privacy@fardly.app.
The short version
- Your prayer log, streaks and excused mode never leave your phone. We can't see them.
- Your location never leaves your phone. It's only used to work out prayer times.
- Your snaps are seen only by the circles you share them with, the app shows them only after those people have logged the same prayer, and they're deleted at the end of your prayer day (the next Fajr).
- Your face is optional, per snap and per circle.
- We don't show ads, sell data, or use tracking or analytics.
- You can delete your account, and everything with it, from inside the app at any time.
What we collect, and why
| What | Why | Kept for |
|---|---|---|
| Your sign-in: your email address and an account ID from Apple or Google | To create your account and sign you in. If you use Apple's "Hide My Email", we only get a relay address. | Until you delete your account |
| Your name as you enter it in Fardly | So people in your circles know who you are | Until you change it or delete your account |
| Circles: their names, invite codes, and who is in them | To run your circles | Until the circle has no members, or you leave or delete your account |
| Snaps: a photo of your prayer mat and, if you choose, a photo of you, plus which prayer and when | To share with the circles you choose | Deleted at the end of your prayer day (the next Fajr). The photo files are removed from our storage within about two hours of that. |
| Duas you make on others' snaps | To show the author that you made dua | Deleted with the snap |
| Nudges you send | To deliver a gentle reminder | Deleted after two days |
| Your face setting for each circle | So each circle sees only what you allow | Until you leave the circle |
| Blocks | So blocked people can't see your snaps or nudge you, and you don't see theirs | Until you unblock, or either account is deleted |
| Reports you send, and reports about you | So our team can review problems and keep circles safe | Until reviewed, then for up to 12 months as a record. Your name is removed from reports you sent if you delete your account. |
| A push notification token for your phone | To send you nudges, shares and duas, if you turn notifications on | Until you sign out, turn notifications off, or delete your account |
| Your notification choices | So you only hear about what you want | Until you delete your account |
What stays on your phone and is never sent to us: your prayer log, streaks, excused mode, your location and prayer-time settings, and your adhan reminder schedule.
What we don't collect: contacts, precise location, advertising identifiers, browsing history, analytics or crash data, or audio. The camera is only used when you tap Snap.
Who can see what
- People in a circle you share a snap with can see your mat photo, and your face photo if you've allowed it for that circle. The app shows it to them only once they've logged the same prayer themselves. They can also see your name and that you're in the circle.
- Someone with your circle's invite code can see the circle's name and its members' names before deciding to join. Nothing else.
- People you've blocked, and people who have blocked you, can't see your snaps or nudge you, even in a circle you share. Neither person is told about a block.
- Nobody else. Snaps are never public, and there is no feed outside your circles.
- The Fardly team can access data on our servers when needed to run the service, review a report, or comply with the law. We don't look at your snaps otherwise.
Notifications never include photos. A share notification says who shared which prayer, not what's in the snap.
About photos you share. Anyone who can see your snap could take a screenshot of it on their own phone. Fardly can't prevent that, so share with circles you trust.
Who we share data with
We use a small number of service providers to run Fardly. They process data only on our instructions:
- Supabase stores your account, circles and snaps (database and photo storage) in London, UK.
- Expo (650 Industries) and Apple / Google deliver push notifications. They receive the notification text and your push token.
- Apple and Google handle signing in, if you choose them.
- Apple and Google turn your location into a place name on your phone, if you use "Use my location".
We never sell your data or share it for advertising. We'll disclose data if the law requires it, and only what's required.
Your rights
Wherever you live, you can:
- Delete your account in the app: Settings → Delete my account. This removes your account, name, snaps and photos, circle memberships, duas and nudges straight away, and clears the app on your phone.
- Change your name, your face settings and your notification choices in the app.
- Ask for a copy of your data, or ask us to correct or delete anything, by emailing privacy@fardly.app. We'll reply within one month.
If you're in the UK or EU, you also have the right to object to or restrict how we use your data, and to complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office, ico.org.uk). We rely on our contract with you to run the service, and on our legitimate interest in keeping it safe (blocking and reports).
Children
Fardly is for people aged 13 and over. If you're under the age of digital consent where you live, ask a parent or guardian before using it. If you believe a child under 13 is using Fardly, contact us and we'll delete the account.
Security
Who can reach your snaps at all (circle membership, face settings, blocks and expiry) is enforced on our servers, not just in the app. The "pray first" lock is a feature of the app that encourages prayer, not a security control. Data is encrypted in transit, photos are stored privately and reached only through short-lived links, and we test these rules regularly. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your data and will tell you promptly if a breach affects you.
Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app before it takes effect.
Contact
Mohammed Dualeh, trading as Fardly. Email: privacy@fardly.app