Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of terms

By downloading, installing, or using Mizan (“the App”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not download, install, or use the App. These Terms are a legal agreement between you and Shinka (“we,” “us,” or “our”), the independent publisher of Mizan, based in Canada.

2. Eligibility & the Apple standard EULA

These Terms are between you and Shinka only. Apple Inc. (“Apple”) is not a party to them. To the extent these Terms do not specify otherwise, Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement, set out in the App Store's Terms of Service (the “Apple Standard EULA”), also governs your use of the App, and controls over these Terms as to Apple's own minimum required terms.

You acknowledge that Apple is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms and, upon your acceptance, will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services for the App. That responsibility, to the extent we provide it, is ours alone.

3. License grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Shinka grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install, and use one copy of the App, in object-code (compiled) form only, for your own personal, non-commercial purposes, on any Apple-branded device that you own or control, as permitted by the App Store's Usage Rules.

4. Intellectual property

The App's source code, visual design, iconography, illustrations, typography, animations, and all original written content (including original short translations, paraphrases, and dhikr/tasbih collections) are the property of Shinka and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws. Third-party content reproduced with attribution (as itemized in the App's in-app “Content policy” screen) remains the property of its respective owners and is used under the terms disclosed there. Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership right in the App or its content to you.

5. Religious content & accuracy disclaimer

Prayer times, Qibla bearings, and Hijri (Islamic) calendar dates displayed in the App are the output of astronomical and mathematical calculations, provided purely as a convenience. They are not, and are not intended to be, a religious ruling (fatwa), and Shinka is not a religious authority and does not hold itself out as one.

• Results can vary meaningfully depending on the calculation method and juristic school (madhhab) you select in Settings.
• Results depend on the accuracy of your device's location fix, and on your device's compass/magnetometer calibration and nearby magnetic interference for the Qibla bearing.
• At high latitudes, special “high-latitude rule” approximations are required when the sun does not rise or set in the ordinary way, and these are inherently approximations, not observations.
• You are solely responsible for verifying prayer times, the Qibla direction, and any date calculated by the App (including but not limited to fasting start/end times, Ramadan and Eid dates, and other religious observances) with your local mosque, religious authority, or community before relying on them for religious practice.
• Quran translations included in or fetched by the App are interpretive human works, not the Quran itself, and are not a substitute for the Arabic original. Different translators render meaning differently; consult a qualified scholar for matters of jurisprudence.
• Hadith text, paraphrases, and explanatory notes in the App are provided for general educational reference only and do not constitute scholarly verification of authenticity (sanad/matn) beyond what is stated in-app, nor do they constitute a scholarly ruling.
• Nothing displayed in the App (including duas, adhkar, prayer guides, or any other religious content) constitutes a fatwa, legal ruling, or personalized scholarly advice. It is general information only.

6. No professional advice

The App does not provide religious, legal, medical, financial, or any other professional advice. Nothing in the App should be relied upon as a substitute for consultation with an appropriately qualified professional or religious authority in the relevant field.

7. Acceptable use

You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App, except to the extent such a restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law
• Redistribute, resell, rent, lease, or sublicense the App or any part of it
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with any security-related or technical feature of the App
• Use the App for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation
• Misrepresent your affiliation with Shinka, the origin of the App, or its content as your own

8. Third-party content & services

The App relies on a small number of external services that are not operated by us and whose availability, uptime, and terms we do not control: recitation audio streamed from everyayah.com (used under its publicly stated attribution terms, displayed in-app) and, for a small number of recitations that are defective there, from mp3quran.net; Quran text and translations fetched from api.alquran.cloud (sourced from Tanzil.net, used under CC-BY 3.0 with attribution); and Apple's own Maps, geocoding, calendar, and notification services. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of these third-party services, and any of them may change, restrict, or discontinue their service to us at any time without notice, which may affect App features that depend on them.

9. Availability & changes to the App

Mizan is provided free of charge. We may add, modify, suspend, limit, or discontinue any feature, or the App as a whole, at any time, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice, and without any liability to you. We are under no obligation to provide updates, bug fixes, new features, or ongoing support, although we intend to keep maintaining the App.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, OR THAT ANY CALCULATED TIME, DIRECTION, OR DATE WILL BE ACCURATE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR LOCATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SHINKA YOUBI BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, REVENUE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE APP, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER WHATEVER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE APP IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE, WHICH FOR MOST USERS IS ZERO, OR (B) TEN CANADIAN DOLLARS (CAD $10).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you; in that case our liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by the law of that jurisdiction.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Shinka and its owner/operator from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: your misuse of the App; your violation of these Terms; or your violation of any right of a third party.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate the license granted to you under these Terms immediately, without notice, if you breach any provision of these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the App ceases immediately, and you must delete the App from all devices you control. Sections of these Terms which, by their nature, should survive termination (including but not limited to Intellectual Property, the Religious Content disclaimer, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Governing Law) will survive.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Your continued use of the App after a revision takes effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to a revision, your only remedy is to stop using the App.

15. Severability, waiver, entire agreement, assignment

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of that right or provision. These Terms, together with the in-app Privacy Policy and Content policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Shinka regarding the App, and supersede any prior agreements. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign these Terms freely in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

16. Governing law & venue

These Terms are governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. You and Shinka agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Ontario, Canada for any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the App. Nothing in this section limits any mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have under the law of your own country of residence that cannot be waived by agreement.

17. Donations

Mizan is free, and nothing in the App can be bought. Separately from the App, you may choose to give a voluntary gift through the payment link on shinka.ca. A gift is a one-time payment of an amount you choose. It is not a purchase, a subscription, or a fee for any feature, content, or service, and nothing is unlocked or delivered in return. Gifts are non-refundable. The payment itself is processed by Stripe under its own terms, and we never see or store your card details.

18. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to [email protected] at any time.