Privacy Policy
We collect only what the app needs to work. We don’t sell your information, show ads, or track you across other apps and websites. You can delete your account, and the data tied to it, from inside the app.
Who we are
The HalalWay apps are published by Fayaz Chagla, operating as HalalWay, in British Columbia, Canada. In this policy, “we” means us and “the app” means HalalWay. You can reach us at halalway.app@outlook.com.
What we collect
- Account details. Your email address and password. The password is stored in scrambled form by our authentication provider, and we can’t read it.
- Location. With your permission, your approximate or precise location while you use the app, so we can show nearby restaurants and distances. We don’t build a history of where you’ve been, and we don’t attach your location to your account.
- Saved places. The restaurants you mark as favorites, linked to your account.
- If you list a restaurant. The restaurant’s name, address, cuisine, halal details, photos, and any halal certificate images you upload, along with your account email. Certificate images are private and are visible only to you and our review team.
- Reports. The reason and details you send when you report a listing.
- Technical data. Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs, such as IP address and device type, for security and to keep the service running.
How we use it
- To run the app: show nearby restaurants, save your favorites, and keep you signed in.
- To review restaurant listings, photos, and certificates before they are published.
- To handle reports, prevent abuse, and keep the app safe.
- To answer your messages.
We don’t sell personal information, use it for advertising, or share it with data brokers.
What is public
Once approved, a restaurant listing’s name, address, cuisine, halal details, and photos are visible to everyone who uses the app. Your email address, your favorites, and your certificate images are never shown publicly.
Who we share data with
We use a small number of service providers to operate the app:
- Supabase hosts our database, sign-in system, and file storage.
- Apple provides the maps shown in the iPhone app (Apple Maps).
- Google provides the maps shown in the Android app (Google Maps and Google Play services). Google receives the map and location requests needed to draw the map under its own privacy policy.
When you tap Directions or share a restaurant, the app hands off to Apple Maps, Google Maps, WhatsApp, or another app you choose. What those apps do with the information is covered by their own privacy policies. We may also disclose information if the law requires it.
Where data is stored
Our data is stored with Supabase in the United States (US East). This may be outside the country where you live.
Keeping and deleting your data
You can delete your account at any time in the app: Profile → Delete account. If you can’t open the app, you can also request deletion on our account deletion page. This permanently removes your account, your restaurant listings, photos and certificates, and your favorites. Reports you filed are kept without your identity so that we can finish reviewing them. Copies in backups may remain for a short time before they are overwritten.
Your choices and rights
You can turn off location access at any time in your iPhone or Android device settings, and the app will still work without it. Depending on where you live, you may also have the right to ask for a copy of your information, to correct it, or to have it deleted. Email us and we will respond.
Children
The app isn’t directed at children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
Data is encrypted while it travels between the app and our servers, and access rules limit who can read each record. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information.
Halal information
Halal details come from the restaurants themselves and from our review of the certificates they provide. We can’t guarantee they are complete or current. If it matters to you, please confirm with the restaurant.
Changes to this policy
If we make meaningful changes, we will update the date at the top and tell you in the app.
Contact
Questions or requests: halalway.app@outlook.com.