Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 28, 2026

Amena ("we", "our", or "the app") is a Christian prayer app developed by Louis Blankaert, based in Belgium. This Privacy Policy explains what information the app handles, where it goes, and why.

1. Data stored on your device

Amena does not require an account. The following stays on your device (Apple's standard app storage) and is never sent to us:

• your first name and your sheep's name;
• the daily screen time you enter during onboarding;
• your reminder times and language;
• your prayer history, your prayer streak and your notebook of intentions (including the ones marked as answered).

Deleting the app deletes this data.

2. Prayer generation (AI)

Each prayer is written by an AI model. To write it, the app sends a short request to our own server (a Google Cloud Function hosted by Firebase, in the United States), which forwards it to Groq, the AI provider. This request contains:

• the language of the prayer and a theme based on the time of day;
• the topics you selected as weighing on your heart (for example "anxiety" or "my family");
• up to two intentions you wrote in your notebook, shortened to 80 characters (for example "Sarah's exam").

Your name, your device identifiers and your prayer history are never sent. Our server does not store these requests: it passes them to Groq and returns the prayer. Because notebook intentions are written freely, please avoid entering information you would not want processed by an AI service (such as full names or detailed health information).

3. Analytics

We use Firebase Analytics (Google) to understand how the app is used: app opens, onboarding steps, prayers started and completed, paywall views and subscriptions. This data is linked to a random app identifier, not to your name or email, and never includes the text of your prayers or intentions. See firebase.google.com/support/privacy.

4. Subscriptions

Subscriptions are sold and billed by Apple through the App Store. We never see your payment details. We use RevenueCat to check whether your subscription is active; RevenueCat receives your purchase information from Apple together with a random app user identifier. If you enter a referral code on the paywall, that code is attached to your subscription so the creator who referred you can be credited.

5. Notifications

With your permission, Amena sends a verse of the day at 10 a.m. and prayer reminders at the times you choose. These notifications are scheduled on your device and are not sent through our servers.

6. Your rights

If you live in the European Union or Switzerland, you have the right to access, correct or delete personal data about you, and to object to its processing. Since the data listed in section 1 stays on your device, you control it directly. For anything else, contact us at the address below. You can also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (in Belgium: the Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit).

7. Children's privacy

Amena is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Changes will be published on this page with a new date.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy: blankaertlouis@outlook.com