Privacy Policy
Yakov is a siddur app made by Podium. We built it so it knows nothing about you that it doesn't need, and tells no one what it does know.
In short: Yakov has no account, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. Your location stays on your phone.
No data collected
Yakov has no account, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. We don't collect, store or receive any information about you.
Location
With your permission, Yakov uses your location to calculate the zmanim, point the compass to Yerushalayim and choose the right tefillah. The calculation happens on your phone. Your location is never sent to us or to anyone else. Only the name of your city is looked up through Apple's built-in map service.
When you open Shuls near you, your phone asks Apple Maps for nearby shuls, the same way the Maps app does. That request goes to Apple, not to us, under Apple's privacy policy.
When you open a page of Gemara in the Daf Yomi, Yakov downloads that page from Shas.org (pages from HebrewBooks.org). The request asks only for the page; nothing about you is included.
Reminders
Reminders are scheduled on your phone by iOS. Yakov checks on your phone whether you already davened before it reminds you. Nothing is sent through a server.
Your settings
Your settings, reminders, davening streak and Tehillim bookmark are saved only on your phone. Deleting the app deletes them.
Children
Yakov collects no information from anyone, including children.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the new version will appear on this page and in the app. For questions, contact us through podium.nyc.