The short version. Tasmee is a non-profit platform that connects people memorising the Qur'an with a reciter who listens and corrects. We ask for as little as possible, we do not sell your data, we show no adverts, and we do not track you across other apps or websites.
We never store your raw phone number, and your location never leaves your device.
Last updated: 26 September 2026
This policy explains what Tasmee (“we”, “us”) collects, why, and what choices you have. It covers the Tasmee mobile apps (iOS and Android) and web app.
1. What we collect and why
Your account
- Phone number — used once to create and secure your account. Verification is handled by Google Firebase Authentication, which sends the one-time code. On our own servers we keep only a one-way cryptographic hash of your number (so no two accounts share a number), never the number itself.
- A public code — a short code we assign so another person can add you directly if you choose to share it. You are never listed in any directory and cannot be searched for.
Your profile (what the other participant sees)
- An optional nickname — you may use a real name or not; we neither require nor verify one.
- Gender, nationality, and current country — required, because they let the app pair people on the terms they have chosen (for example a mutual same-gender preference). Shown to the person you sit with.
App preferences and Qur'an activity
- Language, time zone, theme colour, chosen reciter, and your listening terms (riwayah, session types, gender preference).
- Your reading place and bookmarks, kept so they follow you when you sign in on another device.
Session audio and safety
- During a live session your recitation is transmitted, voice only, to the other participant so they can listen and correct. Video and the camera are never used.
- Every session is for Qur'an recitation, tajwīd, qirā'āt and correction only. To keep it so, session speech is checked — in real time on your device, and by a short server-side recording that is analysed after the session.
- Recordings are temporary. Deletion is scheduled at the moment a recording is made, and the audio is deleted on that schedule. If a violation is detected, a short, redacted text excerpt and its category are kept only for the appeal window, then removed.
- Warnings or terminations are recorded against the account responsible, which is how repeated violations end a session.
On your device only — never sent to us
- Location is used solely to work out prayer times and the qibla direction where you are. The calculation happens on your device; your location is never transmitted to our servers. You can pick a city instead and not use location at all.
- Practice recordings — when you record yourself reciting from memory to hear back, that recording stays on your device and is deleted when you leave the screen.
Notifications
- If you allow them, we store a push token (Apple Push Notification service on iOS, Firebase Cloud Messaging on Android) so we can let you know when someone is asking for a session. It is a plain notification, not a call ring — you open the app and decide.
2. What we do not do
No selling your data No advertising No ad identifiers No cross-app tracking No raw phone number stored No location on our servers No video or camera
3. Who processes data for us
We use a small number of providers, only to run the service:
- Google Firebase Authentication — verifies your phone number and sends the login code.
- LiveKit (running on our own server) — carries live session audio between participants.
- Amazon Web Services — hosts our servers and the temporary session recordings.
- Apple Push Notification service and Firebase Cloud Messaging — deliver notifications.
- Apple App Store and Google Play — distribute the app.
4. How long we keep it
- Account and profile data: kept while your account exists.
- Session recordings: deleted on a short schedule set when they are made.
- Moderation excerpts: kept only for the appeal window, then removed.
5. Your choices and rights
- Delete your account at any time from within the app; this removes your profile and associated data.
- Decline location and choose a city instead.
- Turn off notifications from your device settings.
- Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your data. Contact us and we will help.
6. Children
Tasmee is intended for a general audience and is not directed at young children. We do not knowingly collect data from children in a way that requires verifiable parental consent; if you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will remove it.
7. Changes
If this policy changes we will update this page and the “last updated” date above.
8. Contact
Questions about privacy, or a request about your data: privacy@tasmee.org.