Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-05-02 · Compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India).
1. Data we collect
- Profile data you provide: full name (English + native), date of birth, birth time, birth place, gender, height, diet, smoking, drinking, education, occupation, income, family details, locations, photos.
- Identity verification documents (Aadhaar/PAN/DL): hashed (SHA-256 + salt) and the original deleted within 24 hours.
- Cookies and session tokens for keeping you signed in.
- Audit logs: every consent, every interest, every message, every photo upload — retained 7 years per DPDP §8(7).
2. How we use it
- To match you with compatible profiles (Ashtakoota, lifestyle, region).
- To enforce safety: opposite-gender visibility, rate limits, photo moderation, identity verification.
- For legal compliance, fraud prevention, and security incident response.
3. What we do NOT do
- Share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
- Process or store data outside India. Region pinned to
asia-south1. - Show your profile to anyone of your gender.
- Allow others to see your contact info before mutual interest.
4. Your rights (DPDP §11–§13)
- Access: download all your data via /settings → Export.
- Correct: edit your profile any time.
- Erase: /settings → Delete account wipes profile, drafts, candidates, photos, identity hashes, and the Firebase Auth user. Audit logs retained per legal requirement.
- Withdraw consent at any time; matching stops immediately.
- File a grievance: see /grievance.
5. Breach notification
In the unlikely event of a personal-data breach, we will notify the Data Protection Board AND every affected user within 72 hours, as required by DPDP §8(6).
6. Contact
Data Protection Officer: dpo@lagnpatrika.com