Privacy Policy

App Name: Lavender Matrimony

Effective Date: 21 March 2026

Lavender Matrimony ("we", "our", "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when using our mobile application.

Contact: lavendarmatrimony@gmail.com

1. Information We Collect

User Provided:

Name, DOB, gender
Email & phone number
Religion, marital status, preferences
Photos

Automatically Collected:

Device info
IP address
App usage data
Push notification token

Important: We do NOT collect GPS location, contacts, or biometric data.

2. How We Use Data

Account creation
Matchmaking
Communication
Security & fraud prevention
Customer support

We do NOT sell your data.

3. Sensitive Personal Data

We collect sensitive information such as religion and preferences strictly for matchmaking purposes. This data is visible to other users only as part of your profile.

4. Data Sharing

AWS (storage)
Stripe (payments)
Twilio (OTP verification)
Expo (push notifications)
MongoDB Atlas (database)

We only share necessary data with service providers.

5. Data Security

HTTPS encryption
Password hashing
Secure storage

6. Data Retention

Data stored while account is active
Deleted within 30 days on request
Legal data retained as required

7. User Rights

Edit profile
Delete account
Block/report users

8. Data Deletion

You can request deletion of your account and data:

Email: lavendarmatrimony@gmail.com
Or via app settings/Support

All data is permanently deleted within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

App is strictly for users 18+.

10. Changes

We may update this policy anytime.

11. Google Play Data Safety Summary

Collected: Personal info, photos, messages, device ID

Shared: Payment providers, OTP services

Security: Encryption + deletion request supported