Privacy Policy

1 Introduction

Zakat+ ("we," "our," or "us") is a mobile application designed to help Muslim donors evaluate and discover Shariah-compliant charities. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and related services.

You can browse charity profiles, Halal Scores, and use the Zakat Calculator without creating an account — no personal information is collected during browse-only use. If you create an account, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. If you do not agree, you may still use the app as a guest without registering.

2 Information We Collect

Guest / Browse-Only Use: If you use Zakat+ without creating an account, we do not collect any personal information. Charity browsing, Halal Scores, and the Zakat Calculator are fully accessible without registration.

Account Information: When you choose to create an account, we collect your username, email address, and an encrypted version of your password. Your password is hashed using industry-standard bcrypt encryption and is never stored in plain text.

Donation Logs: If you choose to log your donations, we store the charity name, donation amount, and date. These are self-reported records for your personal tracking. We do not process or handle any actual financial transactions.

Preferences: We may store your preferred cause areas, country preferences, and favorite charities to personalize your experience.

Usage Data: We may collect anonymous usage information such as app interactions and feature usage patterns to improve the application.

We do NOT collect:

• Payment or credit card information
• Government identification documents
• Precise location data
• Contacts or phone data
• Health or biometric data

3 How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and manage your user account
• Provide personalized charity recommendations based on your preferences
• Store and display your self-reported donation history
• Send transactional emails (account verification, password resets) via our email provider Resend
• Improve the app experience and fix technical issues
• Manage your Pro subscription status

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4 Third-Party Services

Zakat+ integrates with the following third-party services:

• Apple In-App Purchases / RevenueCat: To manage Pro subscriptions. Payment processing is handled entirely by Apple. We only receive your subscription status, not your payment details.
• Resend: For transactional emails (verification codes, password resets). Your email address is shared with Resend solely for email delivery.
• External Charity Websites: When you tap "Donate," you are redirected to the charity's own website. Your interaction with that website is governed by their privacy policy.

We do not share your personal data with advertisers or data brokers.

5 Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using PostgreSQL databases hosted on encrypted infrastructure. We implement the following security measures:

• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt with salt rounds
• Authentication uses industry-standard JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• All data transmission uses HTTPS/TLS encryption
• Database access is restricted and monitored

While we take reasonable precautions to protect your information, no method of electronic storage or internet transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

6 Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time through the app:

• Open the Profile tab in the app
• Scroll to the bottom and tap "Delete Account"
• Confirm the deletion in the dialog

When you delete your account, the following data is permanently removed:

• Your user profile (username, email, preferences)
• All donation history records
• Saved favorites and charity preferences

Deletion is immediate and irreversible. Anonymized, aggregated data that does not identify you personally may be retained for analytics purposes.

7 Children's Privacy

Zakat+ is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at support@zakatplus.app.

8 Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data (available in-app)
• Portability: Request an export of your donation history (available to Pro subscribers)
• Objection: Object to processing of your data for specific purposes

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@zakatplus.app.

9 Third-Party AI Services

Zakat+ uses Anthropic Claude, a third-party artificial intelligence service, to assist in generating charity research summaries, Halal Scores, and evaluation data. This processing is performed on publicly available charity information (such as IRS filings, charity websites, and published reports) — not on your personal data.

Your personal information (account details, donation history, preferences) is never sent to or shared with Anthropic or any other third-party AI provider.

10 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will notify you through the app or by updating the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of Zakat+ after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.