Silent Mode ("we", "our", "the app") is an automation app that silences your phone by time,
location, prayer times, and calendar events, developed and published by OVC Tech.
We take your privacy seriously. Silent Mode is built to be local-only: the rules you create and
the signals it uses to apply them stay on your device. This policy explains what data the app
uses, why, and how it's handled.
Data We Access
Location (including in the background) — if you create a location
rule, the app uses your device location to detect when you arrive at or leave the places you
set up (geofencing), so it can silence or restore your ringer automatically. Your location is
processed on your device only, is never transmitted to our servers or any
third party, and is not retained beyond evaluating your rules.
Location for prayer times (optional) — if you use prayer-time
rules, your location is used locally to calculate prayer times offline.
Nothing is sent to any server.
Calendar (read-only, optional) — if you create a calendar rule,
the app reads your event times to silence your phone during events. Calendar data is read
on your device only and is never transmitted or stored off your device.
Data We Do NOT Collect
❌ We do NOT collect your personal information (name, email, phone number)
❌ We do NOT upload your location, calendar, or rules to any server
❌ We do NOT track or store your location history
❌ We do NOT sell or share your data
❌ We do NOT serve ads of any kind
❌ We do NOT use third-party analytics or trackers
❌ We do NOT require account creation or login
Local Storage
The app stores the following data locally on your device, using your device's private
app storage:
Time rules (the schedules you set)
Location rules (the place coordinates and radius you choose)
Prayer-time rules (the prayers and offsets you select)
Calendar rules (which calendars/events to match)
App settings and preferences
This data never leaves your device. You can clear it at any time from within the app or by
clearing the app's data in your device settings.
Location (Android)
Silent Mode can optionally use your location, including in the background, to run location
rules and prayer-time rules. Background access happens only after you grant permission and is
used solely to evaluate your rules on your device. You can revoke this permission at any time
in your device settings. The app does not transmit your location anywhere.
Permissions
Location (including background) — Optional. Used to run location
and prayer-time rules. You can deny it and still use time and calendar rules.
Calendar (read) — Optional. Used only to run calendar rules.
Do Not Disturb / notification policy access — Used to change your
ringer and Do Not Disturb state when a rule activates.
Notifications — Optional. Used to show the app's status.
Exact alarms & run at startup — Used to apply your rules at the
right time, including after the device restarts.
Data Retention & Deletion
All user data is stored locally on your device only. We do not store any of your data on
external servers, so there is no server-side data to retain or delete.
How long we retain data: local data is kept on your device for as
long as the app is installed. There is no expiration — data persists until you choose to
delete it.
How to delete your data:
Delete individual rules within the app, or
Go to your device's Settings → Apps → Silent Mode → Storage → Clear Data to
erase all locally stored app data.
Uninstalling the app permanently deletes all associated data from your device.
Children's Privacy
Our app does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. The app is suitable for
general audiences.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by the
"Last updated" date at the top.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: