Serat Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 15, 2026

Serat (“the app”) is made by HEXACODES (“we,” “our,” and “us”). Serat helps you read and listen to the Holy Quran, find the Qibla, count tasbeeh and rak’ahs, and keep track of qada prayers. We built it so that your worship stays private: there are no accounts, no advertising and no tracking. This Privacy Policy explains what information the app uses and where it goes.

1. Information We Collect

We do not collect any personal information. The app has no sign-up or login, no analytics, no advertising and no advertising identifiers, and it does not send any of your information to HEXACODES.

2. Information Stored on Your Device

Everything you enter in Serat is saved only on your phone and never leaves it:

  • Tasbeeh counters, rounds and saved sessions.
  • Rak’ah counter progress.
  • Qada prayer counts, your daily goal and reminder times.
  • Your last read Quran verse and your settings (language, theme, text size, reciter).

Deleting the app, or clearing its data in your phone’s settings, permanently removes all of this information.

3. Location

Serat asks for your location only to calculate the direction of the Qibla and the distance to the Kaaba. This calculation happens on your phone. We never receive, store or share your location. You can deny or remove location permission at any time; the Quran, counters and qada features keep working without it.

4. Services the App Connects To

Some features load content from the internet. When they do, the provider of that content receives your device’s IP address and the content requested, as happens with any website:

  • Map (Qibla map view): map images are loaded from OpenStreetMap (openstreetmap.org). The map images requested show the area around you, so OpenStreetMap can infer an approximate location from them. Its privacy policy is at osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy.
  • Quran recitation: audio is streamed from Islamic Network (islamic.network) or, if that is unavailable, from EveryAyah (everyayah.com). These services receive which verse is being played.

These requests are made only when you use those features, and we do not control or receive the data handled by these providers.

5. Notifications

If you turn on qada reminders, they are scheduled by your phone. No information is sent to us or to any server to deliver them. You can turn reminders off in the app or in your phone’s settings.

6. Children’s Privacy

Serat does not collect personal information from anyone, including children.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and update the effective date above.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@hexacodes.net.