Privacy Policy

Jesus Choice Matrimonial ("we", "our", "us") regards the privacy and security of your personal information as a fundamental duty. In this Privacy Policy we explain what information about you is gathered when you use our Platform, and how it is used, stored, disclosed and protected.

We operate in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, as they apply in India.

Information You Give Us

• Registration data: your name, e-mail address, mobile number, date of birth and gender.
• Profile data: your religion and denomination, education, occupation, height, marital status, where you live, and the photographs on your profile.
• Communication data: anything you write to other members or to our support team.
• Payment data: your billing name and address and the reference number of each transaction; full card numbers are never kept by us.

Information Recorded Automatically

• Your IP address, along with the browser, device type and operating system you use.
• Each time you sign in or open the mobile app: the time it happened, the IP address, the approximate location that address points to (town or region and country, never your exact position) and your device details. This is held for 12 months so that we can protect accounts and support you.
• The pages you open, how long you stay on them, and the URL that referred you to us.
• The times you log in and what happens during your session, for security monitoring.

Sensitive Personal Data

Some of what you tell us — your religious beliefs, for example — counts as "Sensitive Personal Data or Information" (SPDI) under Indian law. It is gathered only with your explicit consent and is put to no use other than matching profiles.

The purposes for which we use your personal information are:

• opening, running and administering your account on the Platform;
• finding compatible partners for you on the basis of your stated preferences;
• sending you suggested matches, notices about your account and news about the service;
• taking payments and keeping billing records;
• identifying and preventing fraud, abuse and security breaches;
• improving the Platform with the help of analytics and member feedback; and
• fulfilling the legal duties placed on us under Indian law.

As the service is matrimonial in nature, the information on your profile is made available to other registered members. Outside that central purpose, your data is disclosed only in the narrow situations listed below:

• Service providers: reputable outside vendors that help us run the Platform — cloud hosting, payment processing and e-mail delivery, for example — each bound by a confidentiality agreement.
• Legal requirements: where a law, a court order or a government authority compels disclosure.
• Safety: where it is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of our members or of the public at large.
• Business transfer: if the business is merged or acquired, your data may pass to the new owner, who will remain bound by the same privacy safeguards.

Every third party must keep suitable security measures in place and may use your data solely in the way we direct.

Cookies and comparable technologies help us make your time on the Platform smoother.

The Cookies We Set

• Essential cookies: needed for the Platform to operate at all (your login session and CSRF protection, for instance).
• Preference cookies: keep hold of choices such as your dark or light theme and other settings.
• Analytics cookies: tell us how members interact with the Platform so that we can improve the service.

Cookies can be managed or deleted from your browser settings; be aware that switching off essential cookies may stop parts of the Platform working.

We apply security measures of an industry standard to shield your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction:

• Data passing between your browser and our servers is protected by TLS/SSL encryption.
• Passwords are kept only as strong cryptographic hashes (bcrypt); we never hold a password in plain text.
• Member data can be seen only by authorised staff who genuinely need it.
• Security audits and vulnerability assessments are carried out on a regular basis.

We hold your personal data for as long as your account stays open, or for as long as is needed to provide our services. More specifically:

• Data on an active account is kept for the whole of your membership.
• After an account is deleted, the personal data is erased within 30 days, save where the law requires it to be kept.
• Records of transactions and billing are kept for 7 years, as Indian tax law demands.
• Records connected with safety (abuse reports, policy breaches) may be held longer in order to protect the community.

You are entitled to the following in respect of your personal data:

• Access: obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: have inaccurate or incomplete data put right.
• Deletion: have your account and personal data erased (the "right to be forgotten").
• Portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable form.
• Withdraw consent: revoke, at any time, your consent to the processing of your sensitive personal data.
• Grievance redressal: bring a complaint before our Grievance Officer.

The Platform is meant only for adults who are free to marry. We never knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18 years of age.

If you think a minor may have registered, please tell us immediately at info@jesuschoice.com and we will move at once to remove the account and any data connected with it.

Further details are set out in our Child Protection Policy.

This Privacy Policy may be revised now and then to reflect changes in our practices or in the law. When a material change is made, we will:

• amend the "Last Updated" date at the top of the page;
• notify every registered member by e-mail; and
• post a clearly visible notice on the Platform for a minimum of 7 days.

By continuing to use the Platform after a change has taken effect, you accept the policy as revised.

Should you have a question, concern or complaint about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle data, our appointed Grievance Officer can be reached as follows:

• Name: Grievance Officer, Jesus Choice Matrimonial
• Email: info@jesuschoice.com
• Phone / WhatsApp: +91 73068 44761
• Address: Jesus Choice Matrimonial, Kerala, India
• Response time: within 30 days of the grievance being received