Effective date: October 27, 2026
Vardiyam ("we", "our", or "us"), developed by Ahmet Furkan Bıçak, respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information the app processes, how that information is used, and the choices available to you when using the app.
Vardiyam is designed to help police officers, watchmen, gendarmerie personnel, and private security staff manage personal shift schedules, duties, leave, and employment-related records.
Depending on how you use the app, the following information may be processed:
Your profile, shifts, duties, events, notes, leave records, and app settings are stored locally on your device. No user account is required.
We do not operate a backend that receives or stores these records during normal app use, and we cannot remotely access the records on your device.
Vardiyam uses Open-Meteo to provide weather forecasts for your selected location.
When weather-related features are used, the app may send:
The app does not request your device's GPS location or track your location in the background. Your name, birth date, shift times, notes, and leave records are not included in weather requests.
As part of an internet connection, Open-Meteo may receive your IP address and technical request information. Its server logs may include geographical coordinates and are handled under its own retention and privacy practices.
Open-Meteo's privacy practices are described in its own documentation:
We use processed information to:
Reminders are scheduled locally on your device; no remote notification server is used. Notification titles and contents may appear on your lock screen depending on your device settings. Core shift and record features work offline; weather requires an internet connection.
We do not sell your personal data.
We do not share your profile, shift schedules, duties, notes, or leave records with advertisers.
Limited location and technical information may be processed by Open-Meteo as described above. Google may process and share advertising-related technical information through the Google Mobile Ads SDK as described below. Your personal shift, note, leave, and profile records and selected weather location are not added to ad requests.
When you use the backup feature, the app exports your profile, shifts, duties, notes, leave records, and settings to a JSON file. You choose where to save or share it, such as Files, iCloud, Google Drive, email, or another destination. Your chosen provider may process the file under its own terms. The app does not add password protection or encryption to exported backups.
When restoring a backup, the app reads the file you select through the system file picker; it does not automatically scan your files.
The Android and iOS apps display banner advertisements using Google AdMob and the Google Mobile Ads SDK. The SDK may collect and share IP addresses (which may be used to estimate general location), advertising and device identifiers, app and ad interaction information, and diagnostic information for advertising, measurement, and fraud prevention. We do not add your name, birth date, shift schedules, notes, leave records, or selected weather location to ad requests.
The app requests non-personalized ads. Non-personalized ads can still involve identifiers, local storage, measurement, and other technical data processing; they do not mean that no information is collected.
Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) checks consent information at app startup and presents a consent form when required. Ads are requested only when UMP indicates that the app can request them. Where required, you can revisit your choices through Özlük → Ayarlar → Hakkında ve gizlilik → Reklam gizlilik seçenekleri (Profile → Settings → About and privacy → Ad privacy options). These options are displayed when UMP requires a privacy-options entry point. You can also manage your advertising ID through Android device settings. On iOS, where appropriate after the UMP flow, the app requests App Tracking Transparency (ATT) authorization before initializing ads. If you allow tracking, Google may use the advertising identifier for advertising measurement and fraud prevention; the app still requests non-personalized ads. You can use Vardiyam without allowing tracking. If you decline, iOS restricts access to the advertising identifier. You can change tracking permission in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
The app does not include in-app purchases or a separate product analytics service. The web version does not initialize the advertising SDK.
Google's practices are described in its own documentation:
App records generally remain on your device until you delete them, reset the app's data, or use your operating system's option to uninstall the app and delete its data.
Resetting or uninstalling the app does not delete exported backup files or separate cloud or device backups. These must be managed and deleted separately. Operating-system backup and restore features depend on your device settings and the provider's terms.
Technical records processed by third-party services may be retained according to their own privacy and operational policies.
You can:
There is no server-side user account or copy of your app records for us to delete remotely.
Vardiyam is intended for working adults and is not directed at children. If you believe information has been provided inappropriately through a support channel, please contact us using the contact options below without posting sensitive details publicly.
No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Keep your device protected and your backup files secure, and share backups only with people you trust.
Do not enter confidential institutional information or other people's sensitive information into the app.
Vardiyam is not an official government app and is not affiliated with the Turkish General Directorate of Security, Gendarmerie General Command, or any other institution. Leave, retirement, and calendar calculations are informational and do not establish official entitlements or decisions.
Weather requests, advertising-related technical information, and files you choose to share may be processed by third-party providers in other jurisdictions under their own privacy terms.
This policy page is hosted on GitHub Pages. No advertising, analytics scripts, or cookies have been added to the page. GitHub may process technical visitor information, such as IP addresses, to serve the page under its own Privacy Statement:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updated version will be published at this address with a revised effective date.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or need support for Vardiyam, you can contact the developer, Ahmet Furkan Bıçak, through the developer contact details on the app's product page or open a GitHub support issue:
GitHub issues require a GitHub account and are public. Do not post backups, names, duty locations, shift schedules, or other personal information. Redact personal details from screenshots. You may include the app version, device model, and operating-system version to help describe a problem.
Information you voluntarily submit for support is processed through the chosen contact channel to respond to your request.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of October 27, 2026.