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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is our priority concern! 


Last update: 09/12/2024


PHL Studio has developed the Muslim Prayer - Qibla Finder app (package name in Google Play: com.muslimprayer.qiblafinder.qiblacompass), which is supported by advertising. This service is offered by PHL Studio for free and is intended to be used as is.


BY USING THE PLATFORMS, YOU PROMISE US THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. If you do not agree, or are unable to make this promise, you must not use the Platforms. In such case, you must (a) delete your account using the functionality found in “Settings” in the App, or contact us and request deletion of your data; (b) cancel any subscriptions using the functionality provided by Google (if you are using Android); and (c) delete the App from your devices.

Your privacy and data security are extremely important to us. We are committed to the responsible management, protection, and use of your personal information.


This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") serves to explain what information PHUONG HOANG LUA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LIMITED and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "we", "us", or "our") access, collect, and how we use, share and protect your information when you use any mobile applications that we develop and are available for download in the Google Play Store or  Apple Store.


Specifically, we’ll cover:

I. What Information Do We Collect? 6

II. How Do We Use the Information? 8

III. What Information Do We Share? 8

IV. What Are the Important Permissions We Request? 9

V. Legal Basis of Your Personal Data 10

VI. Your Rights 13

VII. Third-party Partners' Privacy Policy 13

VIII. HOW LONG WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA 15

IX. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS 15

X. OPT- OUT OPTIONS 16

XI. California Residents' Privacy Rights 18

XII. Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 20

XIII. Children's Privacy 20

XIV. Changes to the Policy 20

XV. Contact Us 21

Please note: The App Name may vary in different languages and countries.

I. What Information Do We Collect?

When you use and interact with our service, we collect the following type of information (including personal data) is for the many purposes, specifically: 

1. Functional information processed directly:

2. Information processed automatically:

i. Device Information

We may collect information about your device and network connection to enhance your experience while using our app. This information may vary based on your interactions with us, your choices (including privacy settings), and the products and features you use. It may include:

We store the information collected through the Android ID tied to your device, allowing us to retain your advertising behavior while using the app. This information is treated as personal information.

ii. Data About Your Use of the Services

We collect data regarding your use of our services, which may include:

This data may be shared with certified third-party statistical platforms, including Firebase, Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, Adjust, or AppsFlyer, as well as our self-built data statistics system (ECS). The information is solely used to enhance product experience and will not be sold to third parties or used for purposes other than improving the product experience and advertising performance.

iii. Monetization and Analytical Information from Other Sources

Third-party SDKs integrated into our app may access your information, with your consent, which may include:

The information collected by these third-party SDKs is governed by the respective providers' privacy policies, which we do not control. These third parties include monetization partners like Google AdMob, Facebook Audience Network, Applovin, and Mintegral, along with analytical tools partners such as Firebase, Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, Adjust, AppsFlyer, and our self-built data statistics system (ECS). Links to the privacy policies of these platforms are available in the "Third-party Privacy Policy" section.

iv. Android Advertising ID

We use your Android advertising identifier to provide you with a customized advertising experience. It is used exclusively for advertising and analytics purposes. Please note that the advertising identifier does not contain sensitive user information that could identify you or your device and is not connected to personally identifiable information or persistent device identifiers (e.g., SSAID, MAC address, IMEI, etc.).


v. Other Information

We may collect the information you provide to us directly and voluntarily. This information includes but is not limited to: your email address, the content of your rating and feedback (and the uploaded pictures), and the content of the questionnaire you answered.

II. How Do We Use the Information?

1. To improve and optimize the Services

To provide better Services to you, we have a legitimate interest to collect and process necessary data to:

2. To provide the Services

To provide the Services, we process data necessary to:

3. To carry out activities related to advertisements and marketing

To send you personalized advertising and marketing materials, we may use the information collected from you such as ad identifiers, age, country, region, gender, language, games played by you, information related to the interaction of you with the Services and with other users, and so forth.

We may also use various third party advertising and marketing partners to assist us on our behalf and may share information collected from you with such third parties for this purpose.

Hence, we have a legitimate interest to process necessary data to:

By accepting this Privacy Policy and downloading or continuing to use the Services, you consent to us and our advertising and marketing partners collecting and using information about you to personalize advertising and marketing materials and to improve your experience unless you opt out of receiving this service.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of our third party advertising and marketing partners so that you can understand how these third parties collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of any third party whether accessed through the Services or otherwise.

4. To secure the Services

Ensuring security in the course of performing the Services is a top priority for us. We take appropriate security and technical measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss and misuse. To achieve this purpose, we also request our suppliers who process personal information on our behalf to take appropriate security measures.

In order to keep the Service safe, to fight fraud and to ensure acceptable use otherwise, we have a legitimate interest to process necessary data to

Despite our efforts, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal data, nor can we ensure the security of any of the communication facilities provided by us. We recommend that you exercise caution when disclosing any information through the Services. In particular, please note that any personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data that you communicate or disclose to any user in connection with the Services may be collected and used by others. As such, you should take care of the information shared online. Please also be reminded that any questions, answers, comments, submissions that you post in the forum will be publicly available.

III. What Information Do We Share?

As mentioned above, your information may be shared with our third-party partners. We may disclose your personal information to our business partners, including advertisers, publishers, and data tracking companies. These business partners may use your personal information to show you advertisements, measure your ad/site interaction, and better understand the site and app traffic usage or user behavior in order to improve their Application. Such partners' use of the information that we disclose to them will be governed by their privacy policies.

IV. What Are the Important Permissions We Request?

Depending on the context of your interactions with us, we may ask you to provide certain permissions in order to let our app perform properly. You may choose to opt-out anytime, but please note that not giving us these permissions can result in malfunctioning of our app. The permissions we ask are listed below:

Required Permissions

Advertising

Location and Compass Functions

Network and Internet

Notifications and User Interaction

Device Management

In-App Purchases

Default Permissions

V. Legal Basis of Your Personal Data

We process Personal Data for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, as described above. Our legal basis for processing personal data includes:

Additionally, we may disclose your personal data when we believe, in good faith, that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, ensure your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

In certain instances, you may be required to provide us with Personal Data as outlined above to enable us to deliver all our services and to allow you to access all features of our apps.

Furthermore, if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, you will receive a prominent notice in our app regarding any changes in ownership or the use of your personal information, along with any choices you may have concerning your personal data.

VI. Your Rights

We provide you with the rights described below when you use our Services. Please contact us at support@technify.vn if you would like to exercise your rights under applicable law. When we receive an individual rights request from you, please make sure you are ready to verify your identity. Please be advised that there are limitations to your individual rights. We may limit your individual rights in the following ways:
Where denial of access is required or authorized by law;
When granting access would have a negative impact on other's privacy;
To protect our rights and properties; and Where the request is frivolous or burdensome.

1. Right to withdraw consent

If we rely on consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. A withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of our processing or the processing of any third parties based on consent before your withdrawal.

2. Right of access and rectification

If you request a copy of your personal information that we hold, we will provide you with a copy without undue delay and free of charge, except where we are permitted by law to charge a fee. We may limit your access if such access would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other individuals. You may also request to correct or update any of your personal information held by us, unless you can already do so directly via the Services.

3. Right to erasure (the "Right to be Forgotten")

You may request us to erase any of your personal information held by us that: is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed; was collected in relation to processing that you previously consented to, but later withdrew such consent; or was collected in relation to processing activities to which you object, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for our processing.

4. Right to restriction

You have the right to restrict our processing your personal information where one of the following applies:



We will only process your restricted personal information with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest. We will inform you if or when the restriction is lifted.

5. Right to lodge a complaint

If you believe we have infringed or violated your privacy rights, please contact us at support@technify.vn so that we can work to resolve your concerns. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority situated in a Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of alleged infringement.

VII. Third-party Partners' Privacy Policy

Here we list the links to the third-party partners' privacy policy. Check the following links to get details about how user data is collected, used and shared. In case you want to learn more about the services and privacy options (including opt-out) please consult the correspondent websites and privacy policies. 

12. Revenue Cat

https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy/    

13. Meta Audience Network

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/audience-network/optimization/best-practices/an-policy/ 

14. Bigo Ads 

https://www.adsbigo.com/privacy.html 


We will share your information with third parties only as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Please be aware that while we select third-party services that demonstrate they implement necessary technical and organizational measures to protect users' personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted from us to these third parties. We are not liable for any accidental loss or unauthorized access to your personal data resulting from third-party actions.

We will not rent or sell your personal data to any third parties. However, we may share information collected through tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, and location data with third-party organizations that provide automated data processing technologies for the app. We do not control or influence these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be utilized.

Additionally, we may share certain information, including cookie data, with third-party advertising partners. This information enables third-party ad networks to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be most relevant to you.

VIII. HOW LONG WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide the app's functional services and fulfill our legal obligations. If you wish to stop us from using your information that we have accessed and stored, you can request the deletion of your personal information and the closure of your account.

However, some data may still be retained for a limited period (not exceeding what is necessary for the purpose of storage) if it is required to comply with legal obligations (such as taxation, accounting, or auditing) or to ensure safety, maintain data backup settings, and prevent fraud or other malicious activities.

IX. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

We operate globally and provide our App to Users around the world.

We and third-party organizations that facilitate automatic data processing for the App, including our advertising partners, may transfer automatically processed information across borders. This means that your information, including personal data, may be transferred from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions.


If you are located in the European Union or in regions with data processing laws that differ from those in the United States, please be aware that your personal information may be transferred to countries that do not have the same level of data protection as your jurisdiction. This includes potential transfers to third countries or international organizations where data protection regulations may not offer the same safeguards for your personal information.

We strive to ensure that any recipient of your personal data provides adequate protection in accordance with applicable data protection laws. By using the App, you consent to the transfer of your personal data to third countries or international organizations.

For data storage purposes, we utilize the services of trusted hosting providers. We take your privacy seriously and, whenever possible, encrypt your personal data before transmitting it to these hosting organizations. We only partner with hosting providers that meet our security and reliability standards.

X. OPT- OUT OPTIONS

We respect your personal information and offer opt-out options to help you manage your data.

Find out more about how to opt out of personalized advertising. Google Support or Apple Support .

Learn more about disabling location data tracking. Google Support or  Apple Support.

Consent for Email Communication: By signing up for email communications or emailing us, you can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any of our commercial emails. Please note, choosing to unsubscribe from "all emails" means you will no longer receive emails except those that are necessary. Essential emails include those related to providing our Services, confirming or finalizing a transaction, account recovery, etc.

Mobile Push Notifications: You can manage your push notification preferences by adjusting the settings within the App. You can configure your mobile device settings to block push notifications from us.

XI. California Residents' Privacy Rights

We prepare this separate Privacy Notice for California Consumers to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") and other California privacy laws. This notice is designed to supplement the information described in our and applies solely to users who reside in the State of California ("consumers" or "you").
IF YOU ARE NOT A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, THIS POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE REFER TO OUR MAIN PRIVACY NOTICE HERE INSTEAD.

1. Your Right to Request for Information

As required by CCPA, you (or your authorized agent) have the right to request us to disclose information to you about how we collect, use and share your personal information over the past 12 months. These information include: the categories of personal information we collected; the categories of sources for personal information we collected; our business purpose for collecting that personal information; the categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.

2. Your Right to Delete Information

Under the CCPA, You (or your authorized agent) have the right to opt out of having your information sold or shared.You (or your agent) have the right to request that we delete your specific personal information that we collected from you and retained, except in the following cases Such cases include:

3. How You Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by support@technify.vn
 Only you or your authorized agent may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may only make a verifiable consumer request for information twice within a 12-month period. A verifiable consumer request must: Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify your identity and make us confirm we collected personal information about you. Describe your request with sufficient details that allows us to understand and respond to it.
We cannot respond to your request accurately if we cannot verify your identity.

4. How We Respond Your Request

We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period by email, telephone or other electronic means.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

5. Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Such discrimination include: denying you our services; charging you different prices or rates for our services; providing you a different level or quality of our services; suggesting that you may receive a different price or rate for services or a different level or quality of services.

XII. Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We have created this separate Privacy Notice for European Union residents to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other relevant European privacy laws. This notice is intended to supplement the information in our main Privacy Notice and applies exclusively to users residing within the European Union ("data subjects" or "you").

NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT RESIDING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THIS POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE REFER TO OUR MAIN PRIVACY NOTICE INSTEAD.

We may process your personal data under the following conditions:

We are available to clarify which specific legal basis applies to your data processing, including whether it is a statutory or contractual requirement or necessary to enter a contract.

We are committed to respecting your privacy rights under GDPR. If you are within the EU, you have the right to:

To exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition, please contact us. Verification of your identity may be required. We aim to respond promptly to requests. You may also lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority regarding our handling of your personal data. If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), contact your local data protection authority for more information.

XIII. Children's Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

XIV. Changes to the Policy

Any information that is collected is subject to the Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may, however, modify the Policy from time to time. If such change has been made, we will provide you additional forms of notice of modifications or updates as appropriate under the circumstances. Your continued use of our app or services following the change of the Policy will mean you accept those changes.

XV. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about the Policy, you may contact us at email: support@technify.vn

Public Developer name: PHL Studio - Organization Account 

Legal Name: PHUONG HOANG LUA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LIMITED