01. Who we are
Itqan is an iPhone Qur’an reader. This policy covers the app (com.helm.itqan), its daily-ayah widgets, and the public website at itqanquran.app. For privacy questions, contact support@itqanquran.app.
Itqan has no app account, advertising, tracking or analytics SDK. We do not sell personal data or use your reading activity for advertising. Network services and messages you choose to send are described below.
02. What stays on your iPhone
The app stores your last-read position, bookmarks, notes, highlights, khatma progress, memorization state, listening position and preferences so you can return to them. Content packs and downloaded recitations are also stored locally. Adhkar repetition counts are temporary: they remain during the current reading session and reset when you leave that collection.
Studio designs and Studio Sets are also saved on this iPhone. Saved designs contain card references and appearance settings; sets also contain their name, card snapshots and order. They are not sent to an Itqan server or synchronized between devices.
Daily-ayah widgets read prepared ayah images, references and display settings from storage shared with the app on your iPhone. Personal notes and microphone recordings are not shared with widgets. The app does not request access to your location, contacts, photos or camera.
Tajweed practice marks stay on this device. These practices collect no voice recordings, pronunciation scores or learning analytics. You can reset them in Library > Tajweed practice > Practice options. They are excluded from the app-managed iCloud reading backup and remain saved after a subscription expires.
03. Private iCloud backup
If you are signed into iCloud, Itqan can back up reading data and preferences to your private CloudKit database. Backup is enabled by default after an introductory notice; you can switch it off in Settings > Backup. You do not need iCloud to read.
The app encrypts the database snapshot with AES-GCM before uploading it. Its key and backup preferences use CloudKit encrypted fields. The backup also includes information needed to restore it, such as its date, app version, device type and a randomly generated installation reference. It is stored in your Apple Account, not an Itqan account. The developer has no in-app access to your private backup.
Recordings, Studio designs and sets, downloaded recitations and content packs are not included in this app-managed backup. Turning backup off stops new backups; it does not erase an existing one. Manage stored Itqan data through your Apple Account’s iCloud storage settings. Turn backup off first if you do not want the app to create another backup. Your iPhone’s own iCloud or computer backup is a separate service controlled by your device settings.
04. Microphone and reminders
The microphone is used only when you choose to record yourself in a memorization sitting. iOS asks for permission. The recording is temporary, stays on your iPhone, is not uploaded or automatically assessed, and is deleted when the sitting ends. A recording left by an interrupted app process is removed at the next app launch or recording.
An optional khatma reminder is scheduled locally by iOS after you enable it and grant notification permission. Itqan does not send push notifications. You can turn the reminder off in the app and revoke microphone or notification permission in iOS Settings. Reading works without either permission.
05. Downloads and the website
Itqan uses HTTPS to fetch available-content lists, check for content updates, and download recitations or additional content. The app does not attach an advertising ID, reading history, personal notes or an account identifier to these requests.
Cloudflare delivers our website and hosted app content. Some recitations are downloaded directly from AlQuran Cloud / Islamic Network (cdn.islamic.network) or MP3Quran (cdn.mp3quran.net). These providers process technical request information, which can include an IP address, request time, requested file and browser or app information, to deliver and protect their services. Their logging and retention follow their own policies and service settings. We do not use this information to build advertising profiles.
The public website uses Google Analytics to understand visits and improve the website. Google Analytics uses cookies and processes information about visited pages, referrals, and the browser and device used to access the site. This website measurement does not add analytics to the Itqan iPhone app. The website does not require an account. External services have their own privacy practices; provider privacy links appear below.
06. When you contact support or share something
If you email support, we receive your email address, message and any attachments you choose to include. We use them to respond to your request, investigate the issue and maintain the service. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information or private recordings. Email is handled by the email providers involved in sending and receiving your message.
Studio card images are prepared on your iPhone. Individual card sharing and monthly Studio Set batch sharing use the system share sheet; nothing is published automatically. If you choose a system share or copy action, you decide the destination. Content sent to another app or person is then subject to that destination’s handling. Itqan does not operate a public profile, messaging service or social feed.
07. Optional purchases
Quran content, reading, listening, memorization, personal notes and basic sharing remain free. Optional Apple In-App Purchases unlock additional benefits: a one-time purchase permanently unlocks the Manuscript artwork edition; a monthly auto-renewable subscription includes Olive, Manuscript and Moonlit artwork editions, Ayah Studio creation, editing and saving, and Studio Sets creation, editing and batch export while active. Apple handles billing, payment details, purchase history, subscription management and refund requests under its own terms and privacy policy. Itqan does not receive your payment-card details.
On your device, StoreKit provides signed transaction information such as the product, purchase status and subscription expiry so the app can verify purchases and enable the corresponding benefits. We do not send this information to an Itqan server or use it for advertising or tracking. Apple may provide the developer with sales and financial reports. You can restore purchases in the app and manage or cancel monthly subscriptions in your Apple Account subscriptions. Cancellation stops future renewals; monthly benefits remain until the paid period ends. One-time purchases do not renew. Expiry preserves saved designs and sets. Individual saved cards remain viewable and shareable; creating, editing or saving designs and creating, editing or batch-exporting sets requires an active subscription.
Monthly support also includes four guided tajweed practices in Arabic, French and English. These practices require an active monthly subscription; the reader, translations, tafsir and tajweed color guide remain free.
08. Retention and your choices
Local reading data, Studio designs and Studio Sets remain until you remove them using the available app controls or delete the app. Offloading the app in iOS can retain its data. Deleting the app does not delete an iCloud backup; manage that separately in iCloud settings.
Support correspondence is kept for as long as needed to handle the request and related follow-up, or to meet an applicable legal obligation. You can ask us to delete it. Provider-managed operational records follow the relevant service’s retention practices.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or obtain a copy of personal information we hold, restrict or object to its processing, and complain to your local data-protection authority. Contact support@itqanquran.app to make a request. We cannot retrieve or edit your on-device data or private iCloud backup for you.
09. Services, security and children
We use Apple for iCloud and Cloudflare for hosting and content delivery; support email also relies on email service providers. These services may process information in countries other than yours under their applicable terms and safeguards. Where required by law, our basis for handling support messages and technical service information is our legitimate interest in responding to requests and operating a secure service, subject to your rights. Optional device permissions and backup remain under your control.
The app uses iOS storage protections, HTTPS for transfers and the backup encryption described above. No service can promise absolute security. We do not knowingly seek children’s personal information through support. If a child has sent personal information to us, contact us so we can address it. The app has no advertising or public social features.
10. Changes and contact
We will update this page and its date when our practices change. Material changes that require notice or permission will be explained before they take effect.
Support and privacy contact: support@itqanquran.app. This policy is available in English, French and Arabic.