ShelterNow.ai — Information Notice

Before you continue

Article 1 — Coordinate accuracy
Shelter locations are based on best-effort research using OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, and developer disclosures. Coordinates are not officially verified by UAE civil defence. Always confirm the shelter entrance on arrival.
Article 2 — Capacity not guaranteed
Capacity estimates are derived from parking bay counts and building disclosures. No real-time occupancy data is available. A shelter may be full, locked, or inaccessible on arrival.
Article 3 — Official guidance prevails
This platform supplements but does not replace official guidance from NCEMA, UAE Ministry of Interior, or local authorities. Follow official instructions if they differ from this platform.
Article 4 — Threat status is auto-detected from NCEMA
The threat status shown is automatically detected from the official NCEMA X account (@NCEMAUAE) via X API, checked every 30 minutes. Status updates within approximately 90 seconds of NCEMA posting. Always verify current conditions via UAE MoD official channels and ncema.gov.ae.
Article 5 — Your location stays on your device
Your GPS coordinates are processed entirely on your device. They are used only to calculate distances to shelters using on-device maths. They are never transmitted to any server, never stored, and never shared with any third party. The only external connections this app makes are to load map tiles from CartoDB (standard web map images, no location data included).