Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Mangalyam ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, shares and protects your information when you use our mobile application or related services. We take your privacy seriously and follow the principles set out in India's IT Rules, 2011 and applicable data protection laws.

By using the Service, you consent to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

Account information: your mobile phone number, which we verify via a one-time password.

Profile information: name, date of birth, gender, kovil, veedu, patta peyar, horoscope, education, profession, salary, family details, photographs and preferences that you choose to enter.

Usage information: the profiles you view, interests you send, matches you make, shortlists, blocks and reports.

Device information: device model, operating system version, language, coarse location (country/state), IP address and app version — used for security, analytics and crash reporting.

We do not collect financial information today. If paid plans are introduced in the future, payments will be handled by a regulated payment processor and this policy will be updated.

To create and manage your account and profile, and verify your phone number.

To show you relevant matches based on community rules such as kovil compatibility, age range, location and preferences.

To enable interests, matches, shortlisting and notifications between users.

To keep the Service safe — detect fraud, prevent abuse, enforce our Terms, and respond to reports and blocks.

To improve the Service through aggregate analytics, and to communicate important updates about your account.

Your profile details and photos are visible to other logged-in users of the Service. This includes your name, age, kovil, veedu, patta peyar, education, profession and photographs.

Your phone number is NEVER visible in search results or on your profile. It is revealed only after both you and another user mutually accept an interest.

We do not sell your personal information to any third party. We may share limited data with trusted service providers who help us run the Service — for example, cloud hosting, SMS or OTP providers, analytics, and crash reporting. These providers are contractually bound to protect your data.

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, safety or property of Mangalyam, our users or the public.

Profile photos are visible to every logged-in user of the Service. There is no blur or privacy gating, because traditional matrimony relies on seeing photographs upfront. Please upload only photographs that you are comfortable sharing with other community members.

By uploading a photograph, you confirm that you have the right to use it and to share it within the Service.

We retain your profile information for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your profile becomes invisible to other users immediately and is purged from our active systems within 30 days, except where retention is required by law (for example, records of reports or safety incidents).

Aggregated, anonymised analytics may be retained indefinitely and cannot be used to identify you.

You can edit or delete any field of your profile from within the app at any time.

You can hide your profile from search temporarily or delete your account permanently.

You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, or ask us to correct inaccurate data, by writing to admin@mangalyam.org.in.

You can unsubscribe from promotional notifications from within the app. Transactional notifications (for example, match alerts) cannot be disabled without disabling the core functionality of the app.

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information — including encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls on our admin tools, and OTP-based authentication.

No system is perfectly secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us at admin@mangalyam.org.in immediately.

The Service is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from minors. If you believe a minor has created an account, please notify us at admin@mangalyam.org.in and we will remove the profile.

The Service may link to third-party websites, such as the Google Play Store or social media pages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. Please review their policies separately.

Your data is processed primarily in India. Some service providers we use may process data in other countries. In all cases, we require providers to maintain equivalent levels of protection.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified to you through the app or by email. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page tells you when the latest version was published.

In accordance with India's Information Technology Rules, 2021, the contact details of our Grievance Officer are:

Name: Grievance Officer, Mangalyam

Email: admin@mangalyam.org.in

We aim to acknowledge every complaint within 24 hours and resolve it within 15 days of receipt.

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle your data, please email us at admin@mangalyam.org.in.