Privacy policy

The short version: Halal Scroll collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no advertising, and no third-party SDKs that gather data. The app makes no network requests. Everything you create stays on your iPhone.

Halal Scroll is built so that your data stays on your phone. There are no servers, no accounts, and no way for us to see anything you do in the app.

What stays on your device

All of the following is kept locally, in a private container shared between Halal Scroll and its Screen Time extensions. None of it leaves your phone.

• Your selected apps. iOS gives Halal Scroll an anonymous token instead of the app’s identity. We store the token so the shield works, but can’t tell from it which apps you chose.
• Your unlock history. Each time you complete a moment or walk away, a record is kept so the app can show your streak and progress.
• Your practices. Dhikr counts, custom collections and practices you add.
• Your goals and settings. Daily ibadah goal, unlock durations and schedules.

Deleting the app removes all of it. There’s no copy on our side to delete, because we never had one.

Permissions, and why we ask

Screen Time (Family Controls), required

Lets Halal Scroll pause the apps you choose and show a shield instead. It’s entirely self-imposed: you authorise it on your own device and pick your own apps. Halal Scroll isn’t a parental-control app, doesn’t manage anyone else’s device, and never reports your usage to anyone.

Notifications, optional

Used to bring you back into Halal Scroll after you tap Continue on a shield, and for any reminders you turn on. Everything else works without them.

Camera, optional

Only used if you choose the Quran page practice. The camera looks for Arabic text on the page in front of you using Apple’s on-device text recognition. Images are processed in memory and are never saved, uploaded or shown back to you.

Sharing

If you export a practice collection or share the app with a friend, iOS opens the standard share sheet and you choose where it goes. Halal Scroll doesn’t send anything on its own.

Purchases

Halal Scroll is free. The optional tip jar is handled entirely by Apple, and we never see your payment details. The app keeps only a local total of what you’ve given, so it can say thank you. Nothing is locked behind a payment.

Children

Halal Scroll isn’t directed at children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect information from anyone, of any age.

Your rights

Data protection law gives you the right to access, correct, export and delete your personal data. With Halal Scroll your data is already in your sole possession, on your device, and deleting the app erases it. There’s nothing for us to hand over or delete, because we hold nothing.

This website

halalscroll.com is a static site with no cookies, no analytics and no third-party scripts. It is hosted on GitHub Pages, which logs visitor IP addresses for security, as any web host does.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date. If a future version ever collects data, for example optional cloud sync, we’ll say so clearly here and ask for your consent in the app before anything is sent.

Contact

Questions about privacy in Halal Scroll? Email [email protected].