Privacy Policy

Shadi Byaav (शादी ब्याव) · Effective 9 October 2026 · हिन्दी सारांश नीचे

Shadi Byaav is a matrimony app for families of our community, operated by the developer Shadi Byaav (contact: shadibyaav@gmail.com). Families create profiles for their sons, daughters or wards and find matches. This policy explains what we collect, why, who can see it, and your choices.

1. Information we collect

• Account: your mobile number (used to sign in), your name (optional), your app language, and your plan (Free, Tier 1 or Tier 2).
• Profiles you create: name, gender, date of birth, religion, caste and gotra (caste is optional — "open to all castes"), native village, tehsil, district and pargana, and optionally profession, education, diet, family type, smoking and drinking habits, hobbies, interests, favourites, expectations from a match, a description of the family, a short bio, current location, photos, and contact details (email, WhatsApp, Instagram).
• Identity verification: when Aadhaar verification is used we store only the fact and time of verification, the verifying service, its reference and the last 4 digits of the Aadhaar number — never the full Aadhaar number. (During our testing phase verification is simulated and no Aadhaar data is collected.)
• Activity: interest requests you send and receive, profiles you view in full, monthly usage counts for your plan, and reports you file about profiles or problems with the app.
• Device: a push-notification token for your phone (from Google Firebase), so we can notify you about interest requests and changes to your profiles.
• Advertising: on the Free plan the app shows ads from Google AdMob, which may use your device's advertising ID and approximate information about your device. Paid plans see no ads.

Religion, caste and gotra are sensitive personal data. They are used only for matchmaking, and you choose whether to give a caste.

2. How we use it

• To find and rank matches (religion, caste and gotra rules, native-place nearness, age, and your preferences).
• To show profiles to other families as described below, and to share contact details only after both families accept an interest request.
• To keep the community safe: reviewing reports, blocking or removing profiles, and preventing misuse.
• To send notifications in your chosen language, enforce plan limits, and show ads on the Free plan.

We do not sell your personal data.

3. Who can see what

• Other families see a profile's name, age, photo (blurred for Free-plan viewers), religion, caste, district and education. Everything else on the profile is shown only when a family chooses to view it in full.
• Contact details (the profile's contact fields and your mobile number) are shared only with a family whose interest request has been accepted by both sides.
• Our administrators can see profiles, account phone numbers and reports to moderate the app.
• Service providers who run the app for us: Google Cloud (app server and photo storage, Mumbai, India), Neon (database hosting, Singapore), Google Firebase (push notifications), Google AdMob (ads on the Free plan) and Google Play (app distribution). They process data only to provide their service.
• We may disclose information when required by law or to protect users' safety.

4. Storage, security and transfer

Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and stored with access restricted to the app and its administrators. Our database is hosted in Singapore; by using the app you agree to your data being stored and processed there. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your data.

5. How long we keep it

• Profiles and account data are kept while your account is active.
• When you delete a single profile, a copy is kept for up to 180 days for safety and support, then erased.
• Deleting your account: your profiles are hidden from everyone immediately; everything is permanently erased after 180 days (you can cancel before then). Payment records, if any, are kept as tax law requires, without your name or phone number.

6. Your rights and choices

• View and correct your profiles at any time in the app.
• Delete a profile, or your whole account (see above).
• Withdraw consent by deleting the data or your account; turn off notifications in your phone's settings.
• Ask us about your data or raise a grievance by email — we respond within 30 days.

7. Age

The app is for adults (18+) managing profiles for their family. Profiles are accepted only for people of legal marriage age in India (21 for men, 18 for women). See our Child Safety Standards.

8. Grievance Officer

Grievance Officer, Shadi Byaav — shadibyaav@gmail.com. Complaints are acknowledged and resolved within one month.

9. Changes

We may update this policy; the effective date above will change, and significant changes will be announced in the app.

हिन्दी सारांश

• हम आपका मोबाइल नंबर, आपकी बनाई प्रोफ़ाइलों की जानकारी (नाम, जन्मतिथि, धर्म, जाति/गोत्र — जाति वैकल्पिक, मूल गांव/तहसील/ज़िला, शिक्षा, व्यवसाय, परिवार, फ़ोटो आदि), रुचि अनुरोध, शिकायतें और सूचनाओं हेतु डिवाइस टोकन रखते हैं। पूरा आधार नंबर कभी नहीं रखा जाता।
• यह जानकारी केवल रिश्ते खोजने, सुरक्षा और सूचनाओं के लिए उपयोग होती है। हम आपका डेटा बेचते नहीं हैं।
• संपर्क विवरण केवल तभी साझा होते हैं जब दोनों परिवार रुचि स्वीकार कर लें।
• नि:शुल्क योजना में Google AdMob विज्ञापन दिखते हैं। डेटाबेस सिंगापुर में संग्रहीत है; फ़ोटो भारत (मुंबई) में।
• खाता हटाने पर प्रोफ़ाइलें तुरंत छिप जाती हैं और 180 दिन बाद सब कुछ स्थायी रूप से हट जाता है — ऐप में खाता → खाता हटाएं, या /delete-account।
• शिकायत अधिकारी: shadibyaav@gmail.com — एक महीने के भीतर समाधान।