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Privacy policy

Effective 16 October 2026

OneQibla is a free mosque directory and community platform run by the Bilquis Foundation ("we", "us"). This policy explains what personal information we collect, why, who can see it, and the choices you have. We have tried to write it in plain language. If anything is unclear, please contact us.

The short version

• You can find mosques and prayer times without an account.
• Your location is used on your device to find mosques near you. We do not store it on our servers.
• We never sell your information and we do not show adverts.
• We never handle donations. Money goes directly from you to the mosque you choose.
• You can download your information or delete your account at any time from your Dashboard.

1. What we collect

If you just browse. No account is needed. Your device remembers your settings, your last search area and which mosques you have checked, using your browser's local storage. That information stays on your device. Our hosting providers keep short-lived technical logs, such as your IP address and browser type, to keep the service running and secure.

Your location. When you tap "Use my location", your browser asks for permission. Your location is used on your device to find nearby mosques and to work out prayer times. To find mosques, the app sends the map area around you (not your exact identity) to OpenStreetMap's map-data servers. If you search for a place by name, the words you type are sent to place-search services. We do not save your location on our servers.

If you create an account. Your email address, a password (stored only in scrambled form by our database provider), and anything you choose to add to your profile: display name, city, profile photo, phone number a short "about you", a status line, a cover photo, whether you are a brother or a sister (optional, used for "Br." or "Sr." before your name), and your privacy choices.

What you add or send. Prayer times and facilities you add or confirm; mosques you register or claim, with the contact details you give; posts, comments and reflections; photos you add to a mosque's gallery; events you create or join; Business Circle posts and the contact details you choose to share; directory listings; requests for counselling or classes and the notes and contact details you include; forms such as volunteering or "Contact us"; mosques you subscribe to; and newsletter sign-ups. Posts you write on your profile and who can see each one; Halaal places, schools, scholarships (and the application forms you attach) and start-up groups you list, the groups you join with what you offer, and ideas you share in them; da'wah trips you organise or sign up for, with the phone number and note you give, which only the trip's organiser sees (and the organiser's number, which only those going see); class, job and prayer-space requests; and the people you connect with and the short messages you send them.

Notifications. If you turn on notifications on a device, we store the address your browser gives us for sending them (it does not identify you on its own), your choices, your quiet hours and your time zone, so alerts arrive at the right time. Turn them off on that device, or in Dashboard → Notifications, at any time.

2. Why we use it

• To run the service: show mosques, prayer times and community features, and keep your account working.
• To let people connect when they ask to, for example passing a counselling request to the counsellor you chose, or sharing contact details when both people tap "I'm interested".
• To send you only what you asked for: password-reset emails, reminders and updates you switched on, and newsletters you subscribed to.
• To keep the community safe: checking new listings and photos, and acting on reports of scams or abuse.
• To understand demand in a general way, for example how many people in an area are asking for a class, without identifying anyone.

We rely on your consent (which you can withdraw at any time) and on what is needed to provide the service you asked for.

3. Who can see what

• Everyone: mosques, prayer times and facilities, mosque wall posts and reflections, approved photos, events, approved counsellor and class listings, directory listings, and the display name shown with anything you post.
• Only you and the OneQibla team: your email, phone number and preferences, and the details you send in forms, except details a form says will be shown publicly, such as a mosque's official phone number or email.
• Other members: your profile (photo, cover photo, name, status, city, mosque, bio, skills and the counts of what you have contributed), only to the people you choose under "Who can see my profile", minus anything you choose to hide. Each post you write is shown only to the audience you pick for it, and you can change or delete it at any time. Your phone number is shown only to a connection you choose with "Share my number", and you can stop sharing it at any time. Prayer space listings show the area, never the exact address, until you accept a request.
• A mosque's admins: the email you gave when subscribing to that mosque's newsletter, and the number of people who follow the mosque (not who they are). If you tick "Let this mosque's admins see my name", they also see your display name, never your email or phone.
• The person you contact: a counselling or class request goes only to the counsellor or teacher you chose. Business Circle contact details are shared only when both people agree.

4. Services that help us run OneQibla

We use trusted providers to host and run the service. They process information only to provide their service to us:

• Supabase: our database, accounts, photos and files (on Amazon Web Services servers in the United States). Daily backups are kept by the same provider.
• Netlify: hosts the website.
• Esri (map pictures), OpenStreetMap / Overpass (mosque map data), and Photon by Komoot and OpenStreetMap Nominatim (place search).
• Google Fonts and jsDelivr: deliver the fonts and program files the site needs.
• Google Maps or WhatsApp: only when you tap "Directions" or choose to share.

Because some of these providers are outside your country, your information may be processed in other countries, including the United States. We choose providers that protect data and we share only what is needed.

Where your information is kept, and who can open it

Everything you add is kept in one secure database and file store run by Supabase, in the United States. The website itself is delivered from Netlify's servers around the world, but holds no personal information. Inside the database, access rules decide what each person can see: members see only what this policy allows above. Only a small number of people at the Bilquis Foundation can open personal information directly, only to run the service, answer your requests, or deal with reports and legal duties. As OneQibla grows we may move to larger servers or add servers in other regions; we will update this policy if your information moves to another country.

5. How long we keep it

We keep your account information until you delete your account. When you delete it, your profile, posts, photos, requests, subscriptions and other personal content are deleted. Community records that others rely on, such as a prayer time you corrected or a mosque admin history entry, are kept without your name. Newsletter subscriptions end as soon as you unsubscribe. Forms sent without an account are kept only as long as needed to deal with them.

6. Your choices and rights

• See and download your information: Dashboard → Edit profile → Your data.
• Correct it: edit your profile at any time.
• Delete your account and your personal content: Dashboard → Edit profile → Your data.
• Unsubscribe from any email using the link at the bottom of it, or untick the boxes under "Keep me updated".
• Mosque walls are moderated by each mosque's admins, who can hide posts or comments and block members from their wall. The OneQibla team can review any decision.
• Withdraw permission for your location in your browser's settings at any time.
• Ask a question or make a complaint by contacting us (below). Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to complain to your data protection authority.

7. Children

Anyone can use OneQibla without an account. To create an account you must be 18 or older. If you believe a child has created an account, please contact us and we will delete it.

8. Security

We use secure connections (HTTPS), access rules in our database so that people can only see what they are allowed to see, and passwords that are never stored in readable form. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong password that you don't use elsewhere.

9. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top. If a change is significant, we will tell signed-in members on the site before it takes effect.

10. Contact us

For privacy questions, requests or complaints, and for our Grievance Officer (under India's Information Technology Rules), email bilquis.foundation@gmail.com with "Privacy" in the subject, or use our contact form. We aim to reply within 30 days.

OneQibla is run by the Bilquis Foundation.

Terms of use

Effective 16 October 2026

Welcome to OneQibla, a free service run by the Bilquis Foundation ("we", "us"). By using OneQibla you agree to these terms and to our Community guidelines. Please read them together with our privacy policy.

1. The service

OneQibla helps people find mosques, prayer times and community services, and helps mosques and communities connect. It is free. We may change, add or remove features, and we may pause the service for maintenance.

We are a technology service, not a religious authority. We do not issue religious rulings, and we do not speak for any mosque. Each mosque's page reflects information from that mosque and its community.

2. Accuracy

Mosque locations come from open map data and from the community, and prayer times are added by mosques and members or calculated. We work hard to keep them right, but they can be wrong or out of date. Please check important times, such as Jumu'ah and Eid prayers, with the mosque. We are not responsible for loss caused by information on OneQibla being incomplete or inaccurate.

3. Your account

You must be 18 or older to create an account. Keep your password private; you are responsible for what happens under your account. Give accurate information, especially when you register or claim a mosque. You may delete your account at any time from your Dashboard.

4. Mosque admins

If you claim a mosque, you confirm that you are authorised by its committee to manage its page. Admins are responsible for the accuracy of their mosque's timetable, announcements, contact details and donation details. We may remove an admin, or ask for confirmation from the committee, if we receive a credible complaint.

5. What you post

You keep ownership of what you post, including photos. By posting it on OneQibla, you allow us to display, store and share it on the service, so that others can see and use it as intended. You may remove your posts and photos, or delete your account.

Please only post what is true, kind and lawful. You must not post anything that:

• is false or misleading, including fake mosques, fake listings or scam offers;
• is hateful, abusive, threatening or sectarian, or attacks any person or group;
• shares someone else's personal information, or photos of people (especially children) without their permission;
• you do not have the right to share, such as photos taken by someone else; or
• advertises unrelated products, asks for money for yourself, or breaks the law.

We may remove any content or account that breaks these rules, and we may report illegal activity to the authorities.

6. Donations

OneQibla never receives, holds or handles donations. Donation details on a mosque's page are added by that mosque's admins, and any payment you make goes directly to the mosque or the payment service it uses. Check that the name shown when you pay is the mosque's. Questions about a donation, a receipt or tax relief must go to the mosque.

7. Counselling, classes, mentoring and the Business Circle

Counsellors, teachers and mentors on OneQibla are independent volunteers. We check listings before they appear, but we do not employ or supervise them, and what they offer is not professional medical, legal, financial or psychological advice. In an emergency, contact your local emergency services.

The Business Circle and the halal business directory help people connect. Any deal or arrangement is between the people involved. Take care, never pay money in advance to someone you don't know, and report anything suspicious.

Listings, groups and notifications

Halaal places, schools and colleges, scholarships, da'wah trips, start-up groups, classes and jobs are listed by members, businesses, schools and mosques. Halaal places show straight away; most other listings are checked before they appear. We do not inspect, certify or guarantee any business, school, teacher, scholarship or group. A halal certificate is shown as the lister states it, and a school's checklist is the school's or a parent's own description. Please check for yourself before you buy, enrol, apply or join. Listings expire after a year unless renewed, and we may remove any listing at any time.

Members who join a group agree that its other members can see their name and what they offered. Notifications are optional, and you can turn them off at any time.

8. Links to other sites

Mosque websites, donation pages, WhatsApp groups and other links are run by others. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices.

9. Using our data

The mosque and prayer room directory, prayer times, facilities, photos and other details on OneQibla are gathered and kept up to date by our community, and the collection as a whole is maintained by Bilquis Foundation. You are welcome to look up, use and share individual listings. You may not copy, scrape, download in bulk or republish the directory or large parts of it, by automated tools or otherwise, without our written permission, and we may block access that looks automated. Some locations come from open sources such as OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and remain available from those sources under their own licences.

10. Our responsibility

OneQibla is provided free and "as is". As far as the law allows, we are not liable for indirect loss, or for anything arising from content posted by mosques or members. Nothing in these terms limits any rights you have by law that cannot be excluded.

11. Changes and the law

We may update these terms; the date at the top shows the latest version, and significant changes will be announced on the site. These terms are governed by the laws of India.

12. Contact us

Questions about these terms: bilquis.foundation@gmail.com or our contact form.