Naam Lock (“we”, “us”) makes the Naam Lock iPhone app and its website. Your prayer practice is personal, so we collect as little as possible, never sell your data, and never show ads. This policy explains what we collect, why, who processes it, and the choices you have.
The short version
- No ads and no selling of data. We do not show ads, use advertising IDs, or sell or rent your data.
- Your locked apps stay private. You choose apps inside Apple's own Screen Time screen. Naam Lock only receives private tokens and never learns which apps you have or how you use them.
- Most things never leave your phone. Without an account, your chanting, settings and reminders stay on your iPhone.
- You can delete everything from inside the app, or by emailing us.
1. Data stored only on your iPhone
The following stays on your device and is not sent to us:
- Your Screen Time selections (which apps, categories or websites are locked) and lock settings.
- Your reminder times and notification schedule (notifications are created on your phone).
- Reading progress and bookmarks for prayer texts, and app appearance settings.
- Widget and Lock Screen counter data (shared only between the app and its widgets on your phone).
2. Data we collect if you create an account
Account details
Your email address and, if you provide it, your name (for example through Sign in with Apple or Google). These are used to sign you in and restore your progress on a new phone.
Chanting activity
Daily chant counts, malas completed, whether you met your daily goal, your streak and lifetime total. These are backed up so you do not lose them.
Preferences
Your chosen name or mantra, daily goal, language, age group (used only to suggest Simple mode), optional tradition, festival reminder choices, calendar style and Simple mode setting.
City for the Panchang
The city you choose, with its approximate latitude, longitude and time zone, used only to calculate sunrise, tithi, Rahu Kaal and festival timings. If you tap “Use my location”, your phone's location is read once to find your city; we do not track your location.
Community counter
When you chant, the number of chants is added to an anonymous global counter shown in the app. We keep a daily total per account only to prevent abuse of the counter.
3. Voice counting
If you use voice counting (a Pro feature), the app listens to your chanting through the microphone to count it. It uses Apple's speech recognition, on your device whenever your iPhone supports it. On devices that do not support on-device recognition, Apple may process the audio on its servers under Apple's privacy policy. Naam Lock does not record, store or upload your voice.
4. Purchases
Payments are processed by Apple. We use RevenueCat to check whether your Pro subscription or Lifetime purchase is active. RevenueCat receives an app user ID (your account ID if you are signed in), the products you bought and their status from Apple. We never see your card or bank details.
5. What we do not collect
- The list of apps on your phone, your Screen Time usage, browsing history or messages.
- Recordings of your voice.
- Contacts, photos, advertising identifiers or precise location tracking.
- We do not use third-party analytics or advertising SDKs in the app.
6. Why we use your data
- To provide the Service: count and back up your chanting, calculate the Panchang, and restore your data on a new phone.
- To manage your Pro access.
- To keep the Service secure and prevent abuse.
- To reply when you contact us.
We process your data because it is needed to provide the Service you asked for, with your consent (for example for location, microphone and notifications, which you can withdraw in iPhone Settings), and for our legitimate interest in keeping the Service secure.
7. Service providers
We share data only with providers that help us run Naam Lock, and only for that purpose:
- Clerk: sign-in and account management.
- Neon: database and API hosting for your profile and chanting history (servers in Singapore).
- RevenueCat and Apple: purchases and subscriptions.
- Vercel: hosting for this website.
These providers may store data outside your country. We rely on their security and contractual safeguards to protect it. We may also disclose data if the law requires it.
8. How long we keep data
We keep your account data while your account is active. When you delete your account, your profile, chanting history, community-counter records and purchase status are deleted from our database. Copies in backups are removed within 30 days. The global community total is an anonymous number and is not reduced. Purchase records kept by Apple are governed by Apple's policies.
9. Deleting your data
Delete your account in the app (Settings → Account → Delete my account), or email support@naamlock.app from the email address on your account and we will delete it within 30 days. Deleting the app alone does not delete your account. Subscriptions are cancelled separately in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
10. Children
Naam Lock is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Security
Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and every request to our servers is verified with your sign-in token. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your data.
12. Your rights
Depending on where you live, for example under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the EU or UK GDPR, or US state laws, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or get a copy of your data, to withdraw consent, and to complain to a data protection authority. To use these rights, email us. We will reply within 30 days.
13. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the date above, and for important changes we will tell you in the app before they take effect.
14. Contact
Privacy questions or requests: support@naamlock.app