MosqueFinder is designed to respect your privacy. We collect as little personal data as possible and we do not sell it or use it for advertising. This page explains what we collect, why, and the rights you have.
Data we collect
- Submissions. When you add or correct a place, we store the information you provide about that place. You may optionally give a contributor email address so we can follow up on your submission; it is used for that purpose only.
- Server logs. Like most websites, our host may keep standard technical logs (such as IP address and browser type) for security and to keep the service running.
- We do not require an account, and we do not use advertising or behavioural tracking cookies.
Third-party services
Some pages load features directly from external services in your browser. When they do, those services receive technical information such as your IP address. They include:
- OpenStreetMap, for map tiles;
- the Aladhan API, for prayer times and the Hijri date;
- Open-Meteo, for local weather and time;
- Wikipedia, for background information on some places;
- the OpenStreetMap Overpass service, for nearby halal places.
Each of these providers has its own privacy policy governing the data it receives.
Cookies
The public site works without tracking cookies. A single essential session cookie is used only for administrators when they log in to moderate submissions. Your chosen language is carried in the web address, not in a cookie.
Retention
Submission data is kept for as long as the corresponding listing is useful to the directory. Contributor email addresses are kept only as long as needed to process and follow up on a submission.
Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to access, correct or delete personal data that concerns you, and to object to certain uses. The data controller is HelpOffice SA (see our legal notice). To exercise your rights, please reach out through the contact options on the site.
Changes
We may update this policy as the service evolves. The date below indicates the latest revision.