Privacy Policy: Digital Tasbeeh - سبحة رقمية
Effective date: 7 October 2026 · Last updated: 8 October 2026
This policy explains how the Android app Digital Tasbeeh - سبحة رقمية (package com.kmdigitallabs.tasbeeh_app, "the App") handles information. It applies to all versions of the App on Google Play.
1. Who we are
The App is published by KM Digital Labs ("we", "us"), the controller for the processing described here.
- Address: Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
- Privacy contact: dr.khaled.hassanein@gmail.com
2. Summary
- You do not need an account. We do not ask for your name, email, phone number or location.
- Your counts, sessions, history, streaks, reminders and settings are stored only on your device. We never receive them.
- The App shows ads from Google AdMob. Google's ads software collects some device and usage data to show and measure ads (section 4). In the EEA, UK, Switzerland and some US states you can choose how Google uses your data, and change that choice at any time.
- You can buy Remove ads through Google Play. We never see your payment details.
- The App downloads updated azkar content from Google Firebase. The request contains no personal information beyond what any internet connection reveals (your IP address).
- We do not sell your personal information for money. We do not use analytics or crash-reporting tools.
3. Information stored only on your device
The following stays on your phone. We cannot access it, and it is not sent to us or to anyone else:
| Information | Why |
|---|---|
| Tasbeeh counts, dhikr labels, saved sessions, daily totals, azkar progress and streaks | So the counter and your history work |
| Settings (theme, colours, font size, language, sound, vibration, milestones) | To remember your choices |
| Reminder choices and times; your device time zone | To schedule reminders locally on the phone |
| Home-screen widget state | To show and update the widget |
| Install time and how often an ad was shown | So the App shows no ads during the first 48 hours and limits how often full-screen ads appear |
| Whether you bought Remove ads | So ads stay off |
Your counts and azkar history could reveal your religious practice. For that reason they never leave your device.
Android backup. If you have turned on Android device backup, Android may copy the App's data into your own Google account backup so that it can be restored on a new phone. Google provides that backup to you under its own terms. We cannot access it. You control it in Android Settings → Google → Backup.
Reminders are off by default. If you turn one on, Android asks for permission to show notifications. Reminders are scheduled on your device; there is no push-notification server.
4. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The App uses the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob) by Google LLC (for users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland: Google Ireland Limited) to show banner ads and occasional full-screen ads. In the current version, ads are never shown on the counter screen or while you are doing a session, and no ads are shown during the first 48 hours after installation.
What the SDK collects. According to Google, the SDK automatically collects and shares with Google:
- your IP address, which can be used to estimate your general (approximate) location;
- your device's advertising ID and app set ID;
- app interactions, such as app launches, taps and ad views;
- diagnostic information, such as app launch time, hang rate and energy use;
- basic device and operating-system information.
Why. To show ads, measure them, limit how often you see the same ad, prevent fraud and abuse, and for Google's analytics. Where you allow it, ads may also be personalised based on your activity in other apps and websites.
Google's role. For personalised advertising and ad measurement, Google acts as an independent controller of this data. Where restricted data processing or "limited ads" apply, Google processes the data only for limited purposes. Google may share data with its advertising partners as described in its policies. To learn how Google uses information from apps that use its services, see https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Your choices.
- EEA, UK and Switzerland: before any ad is requested, the App shows Google's consent message (Google User Messaging Platform). You can accept, refuse or choose options. If consent cannot be obtained, the App does not request ads.
- US states with privacy laws (for example California): the same message lets you opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising.
- Change or withdraw your choice at any time: open the App → Settings → Privacy options. This entry appears whenever your region requires it. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.
- Everyone: you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ads personalisation, in Android Settings → Google → Ads (wording varies by device).
- Remove ads: after you buy Remove ads, the App no longer loads the ads SDK or requests ads.
Ad content. We ask Google to serve only ads suitable for general audiences (maximum ad content rating "G") and block sensitive categories that conflict with the App's purpose. Google selects the ads; we do not see who you are.
Older versions of the App (version 1.0.1 and earlier) start the ads SDK when the App opens and use the "PG" rating. Updating the App gives you the consent and Privacy options features described above.
5. In-app purchase (Google Play Billing)
Remove ads is a one-time, non-consumable purchase processed by Google Play. Google handles your payment details under its own terms and privacy policy. We never receive your card number or other payment details. The App only receives confirmation from Google Play that the purchase is valid, and stores a "purchased" flag on your device. Google provides us with order reports (for example order number, price, country) for accounting and tax purposes. We keep these reports as long as tax law requires.
6. Content updates (Google Firebase)
About once a day, the App checks for an updated azkar library and downloads it from our database on Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore). The request contains no account, device ID or app data. As with any internet request, Google's servers receive your IP address and standard technical information, such as the type of HTTP client, to deliver the content. Google acts as our processor for this service. We do not log or store your IP address, and we do not combine these requests with any other data. If you are offline, the App uses the content already on your device.
7. Ratings and support
- If you rate the App from inside it, the rating is handled by Google Play (In-App Review). We do not receive your rating or review text through the App; public reviews appear on Google Play under your Play profile.
- If you email us, we use your email address and message only to reply and to fix reported issues, such as content errors. We keep support emails for up to 24 months after the conversation ends, unless you ask us to delete them sooner.
8. Legal bases (EEA, UK and Switzerland)
| Processing | Legal basis (GDPR / UK GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Personalised ads, and the storing of or access to information on your device for advertising | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and ePrivacy rules), collected through Google's consent message. You can withdraw it at any time in Privacy options. |
| Non-personalised or limited ads, fraud prevention, ad frequency limits | Our legitimate interests in funding a free app and preventing abuse (Art. 6(1)(f)), where the law allows this without consent |
| Remove ads purchase and restoring it | Performance of a contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b)), and legal obligations for tax records (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
| Content downloads | Our legitimate interests in delivering the content you asked for (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Answering your emails | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)), or steps you asked for before a contract |
9. Sharing
We share personal information only with the providers named above: Google AdMob, Google Play and Google Firebase. We also share it if the law requires it, for example a valid court order. We do not sell personal information for money.
California and other US states. In the last 12 months, the categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose, or "shared" for cross-context behavioural advertising through the AdMob SDK, were: identifiers (advertising ID, IP address); internet or other electronic network activity (app interactions, diagnostics); and approximate geolocation derived from the IP address. Commercial information (purchase records) is handled by Google Play. We do not collect sensitive personal information, as defined by the CPRA, and do not use it to infer characteristics. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16. To opt out of "sale" or "sharing", use Settings → Privacy options in the App, or your device's ads settings. We will not discriminate against you for using your rights.
10. International transfers
Google may process data in the United States and other countries. For transfers from the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Google relies on recognised safeguards, such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
11. How long data is kept
- On-device data: until you delete it in the App, clear the App's storage, or uninstall the App.
- Ad data held by Google: according to Google's retention policies (https://policies.google.com/technologies/retention).
- Content download requests: we keep none. Google keeps short-lived operational logs according to its terms.
- Purchase records: as long as tax and accounting law requires.
- Support emails: up to 24 months after the conversation ends.
12. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example GDPR/UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020), you may have the right to:
- access your data;
- correct it;
- delete it;
- restrict or object to processing;
- data portability;
- withdraw consent;
- opt out of sale or sharing;
- lodge a complaint with your data-protection authority.
How to exercise them:
- On-device data: you control it fully. Delete sessions in the App, clear storage in Android Settings → Apps → Digital Tasbeeh - السبحة الرقمية → Storage, or uninstall the App.
- Ad data: use Settings → Privacy options in the App, Android Settings → Google → Ads, or Google's tools at https://myadcenter.google.com. Google holds this data, so requests to access or delete it are best made to Google.
- Anything we hold (support emails, purchase records): email dr.khaled.hassanein@gmail.com. We do not have an account linked to you, so we may ask for details (for example a Google Play order number) to find your records. We reply within one month (45 days for US state requests).
You can also see How to delete your data
13. Children
The App is a general-audience app. It is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. We ask Google to serve only ads rated for general audiences. If you believe a child has given us personal information, for example by email, contact us and we will delete it.
14. Security
On-device data is protected by Android's app sandbox. All network traffic, both the content downloads and Google's ads and billing traffic, is encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS). We keep the number of permissions to a minimum: the App does not request location, contacts, camera, microphone or file access.
15. Changes
We will post any change on this page and update the "Last updated" date. If a change materially affects how your data is used, we will also tell you in the App or in the Google Play release notes before it takes effect.
16. Contact
KM Digital Labs · Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt · dr.khaled.hassanein@gmail.com
This policy is available in English and Arabic. If the two versions differ, the English version applies, unless the law where you live requires otherwise.