Privacy & Data Protection Policy

Harbour Apps is responsible for the personal information described in this policy where that information is received or controlled by Harbour Apps. For privacy questions or requests about that information, contact hello@harbourapps.co.uk.

Dawam does not provide account registration, sign-in, email collection or a personal profile. Harbour Apps cannot view, retrieve or manage your on-device reading information unless you choose to send it to us, for example in a support enquiry or by sharing a backup yourself.

The app uses an on-device database and app storage. Depending on the features you use, it can store:

• your last reading position, pages marked complete, reading journey and completion dates;
• daily reading targets, assigned pages and carry-over progress;
• bookmarks, including any names you give them;
• reader choices, such as translations, presentation and display settings;
• Learn and memorisation progress, including practice, recall and review information;
• selected reciters, details of installed audio packs and other app or widget preferences; and
• downloaded recitations, optional content files and a cached content catalogue where those features are available.

This data is used to make the app work for you on that device. The source code does not include a Dawam account, cloud sync service or app backend that receives these records.

Dawam can schedule an optional daily reading reminder at the time you select. This is a local notification scheduled on your device. It does not use a Harbour Apps account, remote push-notification service or notification profile.

On Android, Dawam may ask for notification permission when you enable reminders. You can turn reminders off in Dawam or manage notification access through your device settings.

Dawam's core Qur’an content is bundled for offline use. An internet connection is needed only for optional online features available in your version of the app, such as downloading recitation packs, refreshing their catalogue, or downloading an optional Mushaf/content pack.

Those requests are ordinary HTTPS GET requests to the configured Harbour Apps content hosts, including harbourapps.co.uk. The app code does not attach a Dawam account, email address, advertising identifier or a user profile to those requests.

As with any internet request, the server and network providers may process technical information needed to deliver it, such as your IP address, the requested file, request time and network/device protocol information. Downloaded files remain in the app's local storage for offline use unless you delete them.

Dawam lets you create and restore local backup files. On Android, a completed backup is saved to the user-visible Download/Dawam/Backups area and can be shared using your device's share sheet. Dawam does not upload backups to a Harbour Apps server.

Backup files contain local app state, such as settings, reading positions, bookmarks, progress and learning records. They are plain-text JSON backup files with an integrity checksum; the checksum checks for accidental damage and is not encryption. If you share or upload a backup, the service or person you choose will handle it under its own terms and privacy policy.

Android/device backups. Depending on your Android version, device settings and backup provider, your device may separately back up some Dawam app data as part of its operating-system backup service. Harbour Apps does not operate or control that backup service. You can manage device backups through your Android or account settings.

On-device information is used to provide the reading, learning, reminder, widget, playback and backup features you choose. Harbour Apps does not sell your information or share your local reading activity, bookmarks or memorisation progress with advertisers.

Information may leave the device only when it is necessary for an optional request you make, such as a content download; when you open an external link; when you use your device's share feature; or where required by law. We do not have an app backend receiving your local records to share with other users or organisations.

Local app data remains on your device until you change or reset it, clear the app's storage, delete the relevant downloads or uninstall the app. You can delete downloaded recitations in the app. Backup files remain in the location where you saved them until you delete them, and you should also remove any copies you have shared or uploaded where appropriate.

Dawam reduces the amount of information sent off-device by keeping core reading information local. The app uses HTTPS for its configured optional content downloads. No digital storage or transmission method is completely secure, and the source does not support a claim that local databases or backup files are encrypted.

UK data-protection law may give you rights to ask for access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection or portability in relation to personal data Harbour Apps actually processes. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Because Dawam's reading, bookmark, progress and learning records normally remain only on your device, Harbour Apps cannot access, correct, export or delete them for you. You can manage that information in the app, through app/device storage controls, or through your own local backup files.

If you have a question about this policy or information Harbour Apps processes, contact: