Privacy Policy

Overview

TrueNavi ("the app") is a compass and field-tools app — compass with True North, GPS with satellites, coordinates and altitude, Qibla and prayer times, bubble level, clinometer and metal detector — developed by Golden Roots. This policy explains what data the app uses, how it is used, what is shared with third parties, and the choices you have.

All measurements and calculations (heading, magnetic declination, coordinates, altitude, Qibla direction, prayer times, sunrise and moonrise) run on your device and work offline. The app has no user accounts, and Golden Roots runs no server that receives your data.

Data on Your Device

The app keeps the following only in its private storage on your device, which other apps cannot read. It is stored as ordinary app data (not encrypted by the app):

• Waypoints you save: name, coordinates, altitude, compass heading and the time you saved them
• The last place used for prayer times (latitude and longitude), so prayer reminders keep working when you do not open the app
• Settings such as True North, Qibla, coordinate format, speed unit, prayer calculation method and reminders, compass face, theme, colour, vibration and language
• Premium status, compass faces and colours unlocked for 24 hours, and counters that decide when to ask for a review or offer an update

Your current location, satellite data and trip recordings (distance, speed, time) are used live and are not saved — a trip is cleared when the app closes. Android's automatic app backup is turned off, so none of this is copied to your Google account.

Permissions

Location (precise and approximate)

Used for True North (magnetic declination), Qibla direction, prayer times, the GPS screen (satellites, coordinates, altitude, speed and trips), waypoints and the place name. The app requests location only while it is open — it does not track you in the background. The home-screen widget reads the last location your phone already knows (it never asks for a new one) only to turn magnetic north into True North; that location is not stored or sent. You can deny it; the compass (magnetic north), level, clinometer and metal detector still work.

Camera (flashlight only)

Used only to switch the phone's flashlight on and off. The app never takes photos or videos.

Notifications, exact alarms and start after reboot (optional)

Used only for Prayer reminders: a notification when each prayer time begins, at the exact time, and set again after the phone restarts. Nothing is scheduled unless you turn reminders on.

Vibration

Short vibrations when the compass points at the Qibla, the surface is level, and similar moments. You can change the strength in Settings.

Internet

Used to load ads, send anonymous usage statistics and crash reports, look up place names, show the Qibla map, and handle purchases, reviews and updates through Google Play (see below). Every tool works offline.

Advertising ID

The app can read your device's advertising ID to show and measure ads. You can reset or delete it in your device settings (see Advertising).

Sensors, home-screen widget and shortcuts

The magnetometer, accelerometer, gyroscope and barometer need no permission and their readings stay on the device. The home-screen compass widget shows the current heading (see Location above); the long-press app shortcuts open Qibla, Level or Prayer times. Neither sends data anywhere.

Backup and Restore

• Export waypoints (GPX) (Settings) creates a GPX file of your waypoints and opens Android's share sheet; you choose where it goes.
• Import waypoints (GPX) (Settings) uses Android's file picker; the app reads only the file you choose.
• Share location (GPS screen) sends your coordinates as text to the app you pick.

The app never uploads waypoints or your location by itself.

In-App Purchases

Upgrade to Premium removes the banner ads and unlocks every compass face and colour. It is sold through Google Play Billing as Lifetime — one-time or a Yearly subscription. Google handles the payment; the app never sees your card or payment details and only learns whether Premium is active. Restore purchases asks Google Play for your existing purchase. Cancel the subscription in the Play Store → Payments & subscriptions.

Advertising

The app shows ads through this third-party SDK:

• Banner ads appear at the bottom of the app's screens. A full-screen ad may appear when you switch between tabs (at most once every 5 switches, never in the first 2 minutes after opening the app).
• Watching a short video ad can unlock a Premium compass face or colour for 24 hours. Watching is always your choice.
• AdMob receives no precise location from the app — only the approximate location Google derives from the IP address.
• In regions where the law requires it (such as the EEA and the UK), the app asks for consent through Google's consent form before showing personalised ads, and you can change your choice any time in Settings → Ad privacy choices.
• To turn off personalised ads on Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads → Delete advertising ID.
• Premium users get no ads and the app loads no ads for them.

More information: Google Privacy Policy | How Google uses data in ads

Analytics & Crash Reports

The app uses Google Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics to learn which features are used and to fix crashes. They collect anonymous usage events (for example which screen was opened or which app shortcut was used — never your location, waypoints or anything you type), error and crash reports, device model and Android version, and an app-installation identifier. This data is processed by Google under the Google Privacy Policy. The app has no setting to turn this off; uninstalling the app stops it.

Other Online Services

• Place name — to show the name of the area you are in (such as the district and country), the app passes your coordinates to Android's built-in geocoding service, which on most phones is provided by Google. The result is shown, not stored.
• Qibla map — the map in the Qibla sheet loads map tiles from OpenStreetMap (tile.openstreetmap.org). The tile server receives your IP address and which map area is shown. See the OpenStreetMap Foundation privacy policy.
• Google Play — in-app review and in-app update use Google Play's own services.

Data Collection Summary

Listed in the same order and with the same names as the Data safety section on Google Play. "Collected" means the data leaves your device; data that stays on your phone is marked "On device only".

All data sent over the internet is encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS).

Data Deletion

1. Waypoints — on the Compass screen open Saved Waypoints and swipe a waypoint aside to Delete it.
2. Prayer reminders — turn off Prayer reminders in Prayer times; scheduled reminders are cancelled.
3. Delete everything on the device — uninstall the app, or clear its storage in Android Settings → Apps → TrueNavi → Storage. This removes waypoints, the prayer location and all settings. GPX files you exported stay where you saved them until you delete them.
4. Advertising data is held by Google; reset or delete your advertising ID in Android Settings, and see the Google Privacy Policy.
5. Subscription — cancel in the Play Store → Payments & subscriptions. Uninstalling the app does not cancel it.

We keep no user data on our own servers.

Data Security

• Your waypoints, prayer location and settings stay in the app's private storage, which other apps cannot access, and are excluded from Android's cloud backup.
• Data sent to the ad, analytics and map services is encrypted with HTTPS/TLS.
• The app does not send your data to any server owned or run by Golden Roots.

No Account Required

TrueNavi needs no sign-up or login and asks for no personal information.

Children's Privacy

This App is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal data through the App, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the App or applicable laws. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

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