Privacy Policy
In short: Sakinah Tab has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no servers of its own. Everything you set is stored on your own device. The extension contacts a small number of outside services only when a feature needs them, and this page lists each one and exactly what it receives.
Who we are
Sakinah Tab is a free new tab extension for Google Chrome, developed by Anzar Ahmad, an independent developer. In this policy, "the extension" means Sakinah Tab and "we" means its developer.
Information stored on your device
The extension saves the following in Chrome's local extension storage on your computer. It is never sent to the developer, and the developer has no way to read it.
- Your location: the city you chose, or the coordinates Chrome reported when you pressed "Use my location" (rounded to four decimal places), together with the place name and country.
- Your preferences: language, time and numeral format, prayer calculation method and adjustments, Hijri date adjustment, appearance and other options on the settings page.
- Masjid details you type in: the masjid name and jamaat times.
- Your worship records: which prayers you marked as prayed, your Quran reading position and your favourite surahs.
- Downloaded content: Quran translations you chose to download, kept so they work offline.
Information we do not collect
- We do not collect, receive or store any personal information on any server.
- We do not use analytics, advertising, tracking pixels or cookies.
- We do not read your browsing history, the pages you visit or the content of any website.
- We do not sell, rent or share your information with anyone.
Outside services the extension contacts
Some features need information from the internet. When you use one of them, the extension sends a request straight from your browser to the service below. As with any web request, the service also sees your IP address and basic browser details. We do not control these services, and their own privacy policies apply.
| Service | When it is contacted | What it receives |
|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo geocoding | While you type in the city search box | The text you typed and your interface language |
| Photon, operated by komoot | When you press "Use my location", enter coordinates by hand, or search for a masjid | Your coordinates (rounded to four decimal places), so the place can be named and nearby masjids found, and any masjid name you typed |
| alquran.cloud | The first time you choose a translation that is not built in | Which translation was requested |
| Islamic Network audio | When you play a recitation | Which ayah and reciter were requested |
Opening a new tab does not contact any service. Prayer times are calculated on your device, and the Arabic Quran text and the English translation are included in the extension.
Permissions
- Storage: to save the information listed above on your device.
- Location: used only when you press "Use my location", to work out prayer times for where you are. You can type a city instead, and the extension never tracks your location in the background.
Donations
The extension is free. If you choose to support it, the "Support Sakinah" button opens the support page on this website. Payments are made by UPI or through Buy Me a Coffee, a separate website with its own terms and privacy policy. The extension does not see or store any payment details. A payment shows the developer the details the payment system passes on, such as the payer's name and the amount; these are used only to receive the payment and keep the records the law requires.
Keeping and deleting your information
Your information stays on your device until you remove it. You can:
- reset every setting from the settings page, under Support & data;
- export a copy of your data from the same page;
- remove the extension from Chrome, which deletes everything it stored.
Children
The extension is suitable for all ages and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Chrome Web Store user data policy
The extension's use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Information is used only to provide the features described here and is not transferred to anyone except as set out in this policy.
Changes to this policy
If a new feature changes what the extension stores or sends, this page will be updated before that feature is released, and the date at the top will change.
Contact
For any question about this policy or your privacy, write to sakinah@anzarahmad.me.