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Privacy Policy
Masnoon Nikah respects the privacy of people who use our matrimonial platform.
This Privacy Policy explains what information Masnoon Nikah may collect, why we collect it, how it may be used and shared, how long it may be retained, and the choices available to you.
Because matrimonial services can involve highly personal information, we aim to collect and use information only for legitimate platform, safety, support and business purposes.
Please read this Privacy Policy together with our Terms & Conditions and Safety & Privacy Guide.
By using MasnoonNikah.com or creating an account, you acknowledge that your information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy and under applicable law.
1. Who This Privacy Policy Applies To
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed through:
- MasnoonNikah.com
- Masnoon Nikah member accounts
- Rishta proposals
- Search and matchmaking features
- Platform communications and interactions
- Contact and support requests
- Member reports
- Payments and fee records
- Installable web-app/PWA functionality
- Other Masnoon Nikah online services that link to this Privacy Policy
It applies to visitors, registered members, people creating marriage proposals, parents or family members using the platform where permitted, and people who contact Masnoon Nikah for support.
Separate terms or privacy notices may apply if Masnoon Nikah introduces materially different services in the future.
2. Who Operates Masnoon Nikah?
Masnoon Nikah is currently an online matrimonial service operating through:
Website:
Masnoon Nikah currently provides its core matrimonial services online rather than through a public walk-in office.
For privacy questions or requests concerning your personal information, please use our official Contact page:
Contact:
Select the appropriate privacy or data-related support category when available.
3. Our Privacy Principles
Privacy Should Be Built Into the Rishta Process
Masnoon Nikah aims to follow several core principles when handling personal information.
Collect What Is Needed
We aim to avoid collecting personal information that is unnecessary for operating the platform, providing support, maintaining safety or meeting legitimate legal and business requirements.
Protect Sensitive Information
Matrimonial information may be deeply personal. Access to protected information should therefore be limited according to platform rules, privacy controls and legitimate operational needs.
Do Not Make Contact Details Public by Default
Protected personal contact information is not intended to be openly displayed to every visitor simply because someone creates a rishta proposal.
Be Clear About How Information Is Used
We aim to explain important data practices rather than hiding them behind vague language.
Give Members Meaningful Control
Where supported by the platform, members can manage proposal information, privacy settings, account information and deletion requests.
Keep Privacy Separate from False Guarantees
No website can guarantee absolute security. Privacy controls reduce unnecessary exposure but cannot eliminate every possible risk.
No absolute security guarantee: We use privacy and security controls to reduce risk, but no internet service can promise 100% security or confidentiality in every circumstance. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the Terms & Conditions, Masnoon Nikah does not promise that every cyber attack, hacking incident or unexpected security event can be prevented.
4. Information We May Collect
The information collected depends on how you use Masnoon Nikah.
4.1 Account Information
When you create or manage an account, we may collect information such as:
- Name or account name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Login and account identifiers
- Account status
- Registration date
- Login or authentication-related information
- Language or account preferences
- Other information needed to manage your account
Passwords and authentication credentials should never be shared with another member.
4.2 Matrimonial Proposal Information
When you create a rishta proposal, we may collect information that helps describe you and your marriage preferences.
Depending on the proposal form and features available at the time, this may include:
- Gender
- Age or date-of-birth information
- City, country or general location
- Nationality
- Marital status
- Education
- Profession or occupation
- Family and background information
- Religious information
- School of thought or related preferences where applicable
- Lifestyle or personal information relevant to matrimonial search
- Partner preferences
- Marriage-related expectations
- Other information you choose or are required to provide in your proposal
Some of this information may be particularly personal or sensitive.
Please provide only information that is accurate and genuinely relevant to your matrimonial search.
4.3 Photos and Other Media
Where the platform allows photographs or other media, we may collect the files you choose to upload.
Member photographs may be subject to additional privacy and access controls.
Where appropriate, uploaded images may be resized, compressed or processed to improve security, performance and storage efficiency.
We may also remove unnecessary image metadata where our systems support doing so.
Private member photographs are intended to be accessed through platform permissions rather than treated as unrestricted public media.
4.4 Search, Preferences and Platform Activity
When you use Masnoon Nikah, we may process information about how you interact with the matrimonial platform, such as:
- Search preferences
- Filters used
- Proposals viewed
- Favourites or saved proposals
- Interest or interaction requests
- Privacy choices
- Account actions
- Report activity
- Other feature usage
This information can help operate platform features, maintain limits or permissions, improve usability and prevent misuse.
4.5 Messages and Communications
Where Masnoon Nikah provides member-to-member communication features, we may process information connected with those communications.
This may include:
- Message content
- Sender and recipient information
- Message dates and times
- Delivery or read status where supported
- Reactions or other interaction information
- Reports associated with communications
We may access or review communications where reasonably necessary to investigate reports, enforce platform rules, prevent misuse, provide support, protect users or comply with legal obligations.
Do not use Masnoon Nikah messaging to send passwords, banking credentials or other unnecessary highly sensitive information.
4.6 Payment and Fee Information
Where fees or payments apply, we may collect or maintain information such as:
- Fee status
- Applicable fee amount
- Payment status
- Payment date
- Transaction or reference number
- Billing-related records
- Successful-match fee records
- Fee acknowledgements or commitments
- Notes concerning permitted fee changes or support requests
If a third-party payment provider processes a payment, that provider may process payment information under its own terms and privacy practices.
Masnoon Nikah does not need your bank PIN, password or secret verification code to record a legitimate platform payment.
4.7 Support and Contact Information
If you contact Masnoon Nikah, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Phone number where provided
- Account or proposal reference
- Support category
- Message content
- Attachments you choose to provide
- Information needed to investigate or respond to your request
Please do not send unnecessary identity documents, passwords, verification codes or financial credentials through a general support request.
4.8 Reports and Moderation Information
If you report another member, conversation, proposal or activity, we may collect:
- The identity or account associated with the report
- The person or content being reported
- The reason for the report
- Supporting information
- Screenshots or attachments where provided
- Admin notes
- Review history
- Actions taken under platform rules
We may retain relevant report information where reasonably necessary to investigate abuse, prevent repeat misuse, resolve disputes or protect the platform and its users.
4.9 Technical and Device Information
When you access Masnoon Nikah, our systems or service providers may automatically process technical information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate region derived from technical information
- Login and session information
- Security logs
- Error logs
- Date and time of access
- Referring pages or URLs
- Website interactions
- Cookie or similar technology identifiers
This information may be used for security, fraud prevention, troubleshooting, performance, analytics and platform improvement.
5. Sensitive Matrimonial Information
Some Rishta Information Requires Extra Care
Matrimonial proposals may contain information that people reasonably consider highly personal, including religious beliefs, marital status, photographs, family circumstances and partner preferences.
Masnoon Nikah processes such information only where it is relevant to providing the matrimonial service, where you choose or are required to provide it, and subject to applicable privacy and platform controls.
We do not consider publication of a proposal to be permission to misuse, republish or distribute another person’s personal information for unrelated purposes.
Members should also avoid requesting highly sensitive information from another person before there is a legitimate reason to do so.
6. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
Provide the Matrimonial Service
Create and manage accounts, proposals, search functions, favourites, interests, communications and other member features.
Review Proposal Submissions
Review proposals according to Masnoon Nikah rules before approval or other platform action.
Operate Privacy Controls
Determine what information may be displayed and who may access protected information according to platform permissions.
Help Users Discover Potential Proposals
Use information and preferences to display, filter, organise or identify potentially relevant marriage proposals.
Communicate with You
Send account, proposal, moderation, payment, security, support or service-related communications.
Provide Customer Support
Investigate and respond to account, proposal, technical, pricing, payment and privacy enquiries.
Maintain Safety and Platform Integrity
Prevent, investigate and respond to spam, impersonation, harassment, fraud, abuse, prohibited conduct and other misuse.
Administer Fees
Maintain records relating to platform fees, payments, successful-match obligations and relevant support requests.
Improve Masnoon Nikah
Understand platform performance, fix problems and improve usability, privacy, moderation and member features.
Meet Legal Requirements
Preserve, use or disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, lawful requests, dispute resolution or protection of legal rights.
7. Why We Process Your Information
Depending on the information, feature and applicable law, Masnoon Nikah may process personal information because:
- You requested or use the service
- Processing is necessary to operate your account or provide platform features
- You gave consent where consent is appropriate
- Processing is reasonably necessary for platform safety, security and legitimate operational purposes
- Processing is necessary to administer payments or contractual obligations
- We need to comply with a legal requirement
- We need to establish, exercise or defend legal rights
Where applicable law gives you a right to withdraw consent, withdrawing consent will not normally affect processing that lawfully occurred before withdrawal.
Some service features may no longer function if information necessary to provide those features is deleted or withdrawn.
8. Who Can See Your Proposal Information?
Not All Information Has the Same Visibility
Different parts of a matrimonial proposal may have different visibility levels.
Depending on the platform’s current design, your privacy settings and access rules:
- Some proposal information may be visible to website visitors
- Some information may be available only to logged-in members
- Some features may require an eligible or approved proposal
- Some information may be restricted to authorised users
- Protected contact information may require additional permissions
- Private photographs may be subject to separate access controls
Masnoon Nikah may change visibility rules as the platform evolves, but material privacy changes will be reflected in our platform information and this Privacy Policy where appropriate.
Before submitting information, review the relevant visibility information shown by the platform.
9. Contact Details and Private Information
Protected Contact Information Is Not Intended for Unrestricted Public Display
Masnoon Nikah is designed to separate useful matrimonial proposal information from protected personal contact details.
Phone numbers, private contact information and other designated protected information should not automatically become available to every visitor simply because a proposal exists.
Access may depend on:
- Login status
- Member status
- Proposal status
- Platform permissions
- Privacy controls
- Other eligibility rules
Once personal information is legitimately shared with another person, Masnoon Nikah cannot fully control what that person does outside the platform.
Users must respect the privacy of information they receive and must not misuse, publish, sell or distribute another member’s personal information.
10. Individual Proposal Pages and Search Engines
Masnoon Nikah may use technical search-engine controls to reduce or prevent indexing of individual member or proposal pages.
However, search-engine instructions such as noindex are not a substitute for real access controls.
Information that is genuinely private should be protected through platform permissions rather than relying only on search-engine settings.
Publicly accessible information may sometimes be copied, cached, screenshotted or shared by third parties despite our efforts.
For this reason, do not place information in your proposal that you would never want another authorised viewer to see.
12. We Do Not Sell Member Personal Information
Masnoon Nikah does not sell member personal information or private matrimonial proposal data to data brokers.
We do not treat deeply personal matrimonial information as a product to be sold for unrelated third-party marketing.
If Masnoon Nikah’s business model or data practices materially change in the future, this Privacy Policy must be updated before affected personal information is used in a materially different way where required.
13. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Masnoon Nikah may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.
Essential Cookies
These may be necessary for:
- Login sessions
- Account security
- Remembering essential preferences
- Form functionality
- Fraud or abuse prevention
- Core website operation
Disabling essential cookies may prevent some parts of Masnoon Nikah from functioning properly.
Analytics or Performance Technologies
Where enabled, analytics or performance technologies may help us understand:
- Which pages are used
- How the website performs
- Where technical errors occur
- How visitors navigate the platform
Where applicable law requires consent or user choice for non-essential cookies, appropriate consent controls should be provided.
If Masnoon Nikah introduces materially different advertising or tracking technologies, this Policy and any required cookie controls should be updated accordingly.
14. Private Photos and Uploaded Media
Member photographs deserve particular care on a matrimonial platform.
Where photographs are designated private, Masnoon Nikah aims to restrict access through platform permissions rather than openly exposing private files as unrestricted public media.
We may process images for purposes such as:
- Resizing
- Compression
- Secure storage
- Removing unnecessary metadata
- Access control
- Displaying the image to authorised users
- Moderation
- Preventing misuse
Access restrictions can reduce exposure, but they cannot prevent an authorised viewer from taking a screenshot or otherwise copying information visible on their device.
Members must not misuse, republish or distribute another person’s private photograph without proper permission.
Misuse of private photographs is prohibited. A member who republishes, distributes, blackmails with, impersonates through or otherwise misuses another member’s private photograph may face immediate platform action and, where appropriate, legal action.
One benefit of keeping early communication on Masnoon Nikah is that designated private contact details can remain hidden until you choose to disclose them. Once you move communication to an external service, that external service’s privacy rules and controls also apply.
15. Communications Outside Masnoon Nikah
If you choose to move a conversation to:
- Telephone
- Social media
- Video call
- Another external platform
that communication may also be processed under the privacy practices of the external service you choose to use.
Masnoon Nikah cannot control communications, screenshots, forwarding or other activity that takes place entirely outside our platform.
Use external communication channels carefully and share personal information gradually.
16. International Users and Data Processing
Masnoon Nikah is Pakistan-first but is not limited to Pakistan.
Users may access the platform from other countries, and some technology or service providers used to operate Masnoon Nikah may process or store information outside the country where a user lives.
As a result, personal information may be processed in jurisdictions whose privacy rules differ from those in your location.
Where applicable law requires specific protections for cross-border processing or transfers, Masnoon Nikah should take appropriate steps to meet those requirements.
17. How Long We Keep Information
We aim to keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Retention periods may depend on:
- Whether your account remains active
- Whether a proposal remains active
- Whether information is needed for platform functionality
- Safety or moderation needs
- Reports or disputes
- Payment or fee records
- Fraud prevention
- Legal obligations
- Enforcement of platform agreements
- Backup and security requirements
Active Accounts
Account and proposal information may generally be retained while the account or relevant service remains active.
Removed or Recoverable Accounts
If an account or proposal is placed into a recoverable, suspended or deleted state before permanent deletion, relevant information may remain stored during that period.
Permanent Deletion
When an account is permanently deleted, we aim to remove or anonymise personal information that is no longer reasonably necessary.
Private member photographs associated with a permanently deleted account should be removed from active private-media storage, subject to limited backup, legal, security or dispute-retention requirements.
Information We May Need to Retain
Certain limited records may remain after account deletion where reasonably necessary for:
- Payment or accounting records
- Successful-match fee obligations
- Fraud prevention
- Abuse or safety investigations
- Legal claims
- Enforcement of rights
- Compliance with applicable law
Where possible, retained information should be limited to what is necessary for those purposes.
18. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on applicable law and the functionality available to you, you may be able to:
Access Your Information
Review information associated with your account or request information about personal data we maintain.
Correct Information
Update inaccurate or outdated account or proposal information.
Manage Proposal Visibility
Use available privacy and visibility controls.
Edit Your Proposal
Update proposal information where platform rules permit.
Request Deletion
Request deletion of your account or personal information, subject to legitimate retention requirements.
Withdraw Consent
Where processing depends on your consent, you may be able to withdraw that consent.
Object or Restrict Processing
Where applicable law grants these rights, you may request restrictions or object to certain processing.
Request a Copy
Where required by applicable law and technically applicable, you may request a copy of relevant personal information.
Raise a Privacy Concern
Contact Masnoon Nikah if you believe your personal information has been handled incorrectly.
Some requests may require reasonable identity verification before action is taken.
We may decline or limit a request where permitted or required by applicable law—for example, where information must be retained for fraud prevention, dispute resolution, legal obligations or protection of another person’s rights.
19. Account and Proposal Deletion
Deleting a proposal or account may affect your ability to use Masnoon Nikah.
Deletion may not immediately remove information that:
- Another user lawfully received before deletion
- Exists in a report or moderation record
- Must be retained for legitimate payment, legal or safety purposes
- Remains temporarily in secure backups
- Has been independently copied or screenshotted by another person outside Masnoon Nikah’s control
We aim not to retain personal information indefinitely simply because it was once provided.
For deletion assistance, use the available account controls or contact Masnoon Nikah support.
20. Security
We Take Reasonable Steps to Protect Personal Information
Masnoon Nikah aims to use reasonable technical and organisational measures appropriate to the nature and sensitivity of the information we process.
These may include:
- Account access controls
- Role-based administrative permissions
- Permission checks for protected information
- Restricted private-media access
- Security and activity logging
- Moderation and abuse-prevention controls
- Backup procedures
- Software maintenance and security updates
- Measures intended to reduce unauthorised access, misuse or unnecessary exposure
Security Risks Cannot Be Eliminated Completely
Internet-based services can face risks including hacking attempts, malware, credential compromise, unauthorised access, data breaches, service-provider incidents and other security threats. Reasonable security measures can reduce risk but cannot guarantee that every incident will be prevented, because no online service, transmission method or storage system can guarantee absolute security.
Your Role in Account Security
You also have an important role in protecting your account and the information you choose to share.
- Use a strong, unique password where passwords apply.
- Do not share passwords, verification codes or login credentials with another person.
- Use reasonable care when accessing your account from shared or public devices.
- Report suspicious access or unusual account activity promptly.
21. Data Incidents
If Masnoon Nikah becomes aware of a security incident involving personal information, including unauthorised access, a cyber attack, malware, credential compromise or a data breach, we may investigate the incident, take reasonable steps to contain or reduce harm, restore security and preserve relevant evidence.
Where appropriate, we may restrict affected accounts, reset credentials, suspend affected functionality or take other reasonable protective measures.
Where notification is required by applicable law, affected users or relevant authorities should be notified in accordance with those requirements.
22. Children
Masnoon Nikah Is for Adults Seeking Marriage
Masnoon Nikah’s matrimonial service is intended for adults aged 18 years or older.
People under 18 should not create matrimonial accounts or proposals.
If we become aware that an account was created in violation of this age requirement, we may restrict or remove the account and associated information according to platform rules and applicable law.
Parents or family members using Masnoon Nikah must not create an active matrimonial proposal for a person who is under 18.
23. Automated Search and Recommendations
Masnoon Nikah may use filters, preferences or other technical systems to organise or display potentially relevant proposals.
These systems are discovery tools.
They do not determine compatibility, approve a marriage or decide who anyone should marry.
Final evaluation and marriage decisions remain entirely with the individuals and families involved.
24. Third-Party Links and Services
Masnoon Nikah may contain links to third-party websites or services.
We are not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third parties that we do not control.
Before providing personal information to another service, review its privacy information and decide whether you are comfortable using it.
25. Legal, Safety and Fraud Prevention
We may preserve, review or disclose relevant information where reasonably necessary to:
- Investigate suspected fraud
- Prevent impersonation
- Address harassment or abuse
- Investigate member reports
- Protect platform security
- Enforce Terms & Conditions
- Resolve payment or fee disputes
- Establish or defend legal claims
- Protect users or others from serious harm
- Respond to valid legal requirements
Safety-related access to personal information should be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
26. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Masnoon Nikah may update this Privacy Policy as:
- Platform features change
- Privacy controls improve
- New services are introduced
- Technology providers change
- Business operations change
- Applicable laws or regulatory requirements change
The updated policy will be published on this page with a revised Last Updated date.
Where a change materially affects how existing personal information is used, we may provide additional notice or request consent where required by applicable law.
We encourage members to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
27. English and Urdu Versions
Masnoon Nikah may provide this Privacy Policy in both English and Urdu for accessibility and understanding.
Both versions should communicate the same substantive privacy practices.
If a translation creates uncertainty concerning a legal or technical provision, the version designated by the applicable Terms & Conditions as controlling should apply to the extent permitted by law.
28. Safety & Privacy Guidance
This Privacy Policy explains how Masnoon Nikah handles personal information.
For practical guidance about:
- Protecting yourself during rishta search
- Verifying a potential proposal
- Recognising suspicious behaviour
- Avoiding financial scams
- Protecting contact information
- Reporting another member
please read our separate:
29. Contact Us About Privacy
Have a Privacy or Data Question?
If you have a question, concern or request concerning your personal information, contact Masnoon Nikah through our official support page:
Contact Masnoon Nikah:
Choose Privacy & Data Request or the closest available privacy/support category.
Please provide enough information for us to understand your request, but do not send your password, login verification code, bank PIN or unnecessary identity documents through a general enquiry.
We may request reasonable verification before disclosing, changing or deleting information associated with an account.
PRIVACY SUMMARY
Your Information Deserves Care
Masnoon Nikah exists to help serious marriage seekers discover potential rishta opportunities.
Providing that service may require personal information, but collecting information should never mean treating privacy as unimportant.
Our aim is to:
Collect only what serves a legitimate purpose.
Protect designated private information through platform controls.
Keep protected contact details away from unrestricted public display.
Be transparent about how information is used.
Give members meaningful privacy choices where possible.
Retain information only for legitimate operational, safety, contractual and legal needs.
Never treat private matrimonial information as a product for sale to data brokers.
If you are uncomfortable sharing a particular piece of information, consider whether it is genuinely necessary before adding it to your proposal or sending it to another person.