Privacy Policy

🕌 1. Introduction & Who We Are

Welcome to DuaForAll.com ("we,” "us,” or "our”). We are a free Islamic resource dedicated to providing authentic duas, supplications, and Islamic guidance to Muslims worldwide. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit duaforall.com, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your personal data.

Our mission is to serve the Ummah with sincerity — and that commitment extends to respecting your privacy. We only collect what is necessary to deliver our service and improve your experience. We do not sell your personal data, ever.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

📂 2. Information We Collect

a) Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Email address — when you subscribe to our free daily Dua & Reminder newsletter.
• Name — optionally provided during newsletter sign-up.
• Comments & messages — if you submit a contact form or leave a comment on a blog post.

b) Information Collected Automatically

When you visit DuaForAll.com, our servers and third-party analytics tools may automatically record certain technical information, including:

• Your IP address (anonymised where possible)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL (the site that brought you here)
• Pages viewed and time spent on each page
• Date and time of your visit
• Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)

c) Information from Third Parties

We may receive aggregated, anonymised data about traffic sources and audience demographics from services like Google Analytics, which helps us understand how visitors discover and engage with our content.

✨ 3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Deliver our newsletter — to send you the daily Dua & Islamic Reminder you subscribed to.
• Improve website performance — to understand which duas, articles, and tools are most beneficial to visitors.
• Respond to enquiries — to reply to messages you send via the contact form.
• Moderate comments — to maintain a respectful, Islamic-values-aligned discussion space.
• Serve contextual advertising — our site may display ads through networks such as Google AdSense. Ad networks may use cookies to serve relevant ads. See Section 4 (Cookies) for details.
• Prevent abuse — to detect spam, fraud, and security threats.
• Comply with legal obligations — where required by applicable law.

We process your data on the legal bases of legitimate interests, contractual necessity (newsletter delivery), and consent (where you have explicitly opted in, e.g. newsletter subscription).

🍪 4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

DuaForAll.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the site and analyse traffic. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies — required for the site to function (e.g. WordPress session cookies, security tokens). These cannot be disabled without breaking site functionality.
• Analytics Cookies — Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) help us understand visitor behaviour in aggregate and anonymised form.
• Advertising Cookies — if you see ads on our site (e.g. via Google AdSense), those networks may place cookies to serve relevant ads and track conversions. These are third-party cookies governed by Google’s Privacy Policy.
• Preference Cookies — remember settings such as your display preferences.

Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies via your browser settings at any time. Disabling analytics/advertising cookies will not prevent you from using any part of this site. For more information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. To manage Google advertising preferences, visit adssettings.google.com.

🌐 5. Third-Party Services

We use the following trusted third-party services to operate DuaForAll.com. Each service has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data:

• WordPress.com / WordPress.org — our content management system. See: Automattic Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis. See: Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense — contextual advertising. See: Google Privacy Policy
• Email newsletter provider (e.g. Mailchimp / ConvertKit) — newsletter delivery. Please refer to your specific provider’s privacy policy.
• Cloudflare — CDN, performance, and security. See: Cloudflare Privacy Policy

🤝 6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We may share data only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers — trusted vendors who help us operate the site (hosting, analytics, email delivery) under strict data-processing agreements.
• Legal requirements — if we are required to disclose information by law, court order, or governmental authority.
• Protection of rights — to protect the rights, property, or safety of DuaForAll.com, our users, or the public.
• Business transfer — in the event of a merger or acquisition, user data may be transferred as part of the site assets. We will notify users before any such transfer and afford them the choice to delete their data.

🗂️ 7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Newsletter subscribers — your email is retained until you unsubscribe. Upon unsubscribing, it is deleted within 30 days.
• Contact form submissions — retained for up to 12 months to manage follow-up correspondence, then deleted.
• Analytics data — anonymised, aggregated data may be retained indefinitely for statistical purposes.
• Server logs — typically retained for 30–90 days for security purposes, then automatically deleted.

⚖️ 8. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data. We honour these rights for all our users regardless of jurisdiction, in the spirit of transparency and respect:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten”) — request deletion of your personal data.
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Withdraw consent — unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the "unsubscribe” link in any email, or by contacting us directly.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within 30 days. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.

🧒 9. Children’s Privacy

DuaForAll.com is intended for a general Muslim audience of all ages, including children, as a source of authentic duas and Islamic education. However, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EU/UK) without verifiable parental consent.

Our newsletter sign-up is intended for adults and teenagers of appropriate age. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us without parental consent, please contact us immediately and we will delete it as soon as reasonably possible.

🛡️ 10. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. These include:

• HTTPS encryption across the entire website (TLS/SSL)
• Firewall and DDoS protection via Cloudflare
• Limited staff access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
• Regular software and security updates

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. In the event of a data breach that affects your rights, we will notify you and relevant authorities as required by law.

📝 11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or new features on the site. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

For significant changes, we will notify newsletter subscribers via email and display a notice on the website. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Continued use of DuaForAll.com after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.