First Salah Privacy Policy
Last updated: 31 October 2026
First Salah is published by Izzat Issa. This policy explains what the app does with your information. If you have a question, email izzatissa@mercazul.com.
The short version
The app has no accounts, advertising, analytics or tracking. We don't receive your location, your prayer history or your payment details, and we don't sell personal data.
What the app uses, and why
Location. If you allow it, the app uses your location to calculate prayer times and the qibla direction. These calculations happen on your device, and your location is stored there. Apple's location service receives your coordinates so the app can show your city's name. You can search for a city instead of sharing your location, and that search also goes to Apple. The Apple Watch app asks for its own permission.
Maps. On devices without a compass, such as Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro, the qibla direction is shown on an Apple map. Apple provides the map for the area shown.
Recitations. When you download or play a recitation, your device connects to a third-party audio host to fetch the audio. Like any website, that server can see your IP address. The app doesn't send it your name, location or account details. Downloaded recitations stay on your device.
Translations. Where translations in other languages are available, they're downloaded from our service hosted on Cloudflare, which can also see your IP address. We don't use it to identify you.
Subscriptions. Apple handles purchases, renewals, cancellations and Family Sharing. We don't see your payment details. The app only learns whether your subscription is active, and whether it's shared through Family Sharing.
Notifications. Prayer time alerts are scheduled on your device. We don't send them from a server.
Settings and progress. Your preferences, saved cities and number of completed prayers are stored on your device. They may be included in your own device backups.
Camera and microphone. The app doesn't use your camera or microphone. In the Repeat stage, nothing you say is recorded. On Apple Vision Pro, the app doesn't access data about your room, hands or eyes.
Who else handles data
- Apple: city names, maps, purchases and subscriptions. https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
- A third-party audio host: recitation audio.
- Cloudflare: translations, where available. https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
These services only receive what's described above, and each protects it to at least the standard in this policy.
Keeping and deleting your information
We don't keep your personal data on our own systems, so there's nothing for us to delete. Everything the app stores is on your device, and you stay in control of it:
- To stop sharing your location, turn off location access for the app in your device's settings. You can then search for a city instead.
- To remove downloaded recitations, open Settings in the app and choose Reciter downloads.
- To turn off prayer alerts, open Settings in the app and choose Notifications.
- To remove everything the app stores, delete the app. Copies in your device backups last until those backups are replaced or deleted.
- To cancel your subscription, or to ask about data Apple holds, use your Apple Account settings.
Children
The app doesn't ask anyone, including children, for personal information.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.