Welcome to Thedu Matrimony ("we," "us," "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website, mobile application, and services (collectively, the "Service"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the service.

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes: Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number, date of birth, gender, photographs, location, religious details, educational background, professional information, and other details you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Service or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Service, such as creating your profile, sending messages, or responding to surveys. Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Service. We also collect data about your interactions within the service, such as profiles viewed, interests sent/received, matches made, and search activity. Communication Data: Information contained in messages you send or receive through the Service. We may analyze this content for purposes such as safety, fraud prevention, and improving user experience, but we do not share the private content of your messages without your consent, except as required by law or outlined in this policy. Image Data: Photographs you upload to your profile. We may analyze these images for purposes such as profile verification, content moderation, and service improvement. Data From Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third parties if you connect your account to a third-party service or if we use third-party services for verification or data enrichment, subject to the privacy policies of those third parties.

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to: • Create and manage your account. • Facilitate profile creation and the matchmaking process. • Deliver personalized recommendations and targeted suggestions. • Enable user-to-user communications. • Send you notifications regarding your account activity, matches, messages, and service updates. • Perform analysis on photos and communications for safety, moderation, and service improvement. • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service. • Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity. • Process payments and refunds (if applicable, related to potential membership tiers). • Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Service. • Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems. • Respond to product and customer service requests. • Enforce our Terms and Conditions and other policies.

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows: • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data storage, data analysis, authentication, communication delivery, payment processing, hosting services, and customer service. These third parties are obligated to protect your information. • Other Users: Your profile information (including photos) will be visible to other registered users of the Service as part of the matchmaking process. Your contact details like email or phone number are not displayed unless you choose to share them directly. • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Service to help customize the Service and improve your experience. When you access the Service, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Service.

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

We will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Some data, like activity logs, may be kept for shorter periods or be subject to automated deletion. If you choose to deactivate or delete your account, some information may persist in backup copies for a limited period, subject to our data retention policies and legal requirements.

You have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you. Depending on your location and applicable law, these may include the right to: • Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you. • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information. • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., legal obligations). You can typically initiate account deactivation or deletion through your account settings or by contacting us. • Opt-Out: Opt-out of certain data uses, such as promotional communications. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 18. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: thedu.matrimony@gmail.com