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Privacy Statement for HeavenMarry.com Matrimonial Services
People Interactive (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe
is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals
and organizations to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal
identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This
privacy statement covers the site . Because we want to
demonstrate our commitment to our user's privacy, we have agreed to disclose our
privacy practices and have them reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
The TRUSTe program covers only information that is collected through this Web site,
and does not cover information that may be collected through software downloaded
from this site.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please write to us.
If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or it is not satisfactorily
addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe Watchdog Dispute Resolution
Process TRUSTe will serve as a liaison
with the Web site to resolve users concerns.
Privacy Policy FAQs
This section covers HeavenMarry.com treatment of personally identifiable information
that HeavenMarry.com collects when you are on our site.
Read on for information on the following aspects about our Privacy Policy:
1. What information
does HeavenMarry.com collect/track about me?
2. What does HeavenMarry.com
do with the information it collects/tracks?
3. With whom does HeavenMarry.com
share the information it collects/tracks?
4. Tell me about links
with other sites.
5. Tell me about cookies.
6. Tell me about HeavenMarry.com
policy on correcting, updating or removing personal information.
7. How
will know of changes in HeavenMarry.com privacy policy?
8. Tell me about security
of my personal information.
9.Tell me about HeavenMarry.com
10. Tell me how to
contact HeavenMarry.com
Questions regarding this statement.
1.
What information
does HeavenMarry.com collect/track about me?
HeavenMarry.com is an online matrimonial service designed to provide an easy way
for our members to meet each other on the Web. To accomplish this, our members create
their own unique profiles and our matching technology provides them matches based
on their pre-selected criteria. In order to do this, we ask for certain personal
information which is displayed on the site. (This information includes physical
/ mental disability.) (Of course, all HeavenMarry.com visitors may browse the site,
search member profiles and view any articles or features our site has to offer without
entering any personal information.)
Information Collected/Tracked by HeavenMarry.com
HeavenMarry.com gathers two types of information:
1. Information users submit; and
2. Information not directly submitted.
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Information users submit
MEMBERS
There are two types of user-submitted information we collect: Public and Private.
We define Public information as personal information that may be displayed on the
site at the behest of the member, such as gender, age, height, telephone number,
photograph, etc. Private information is defined as any information that allows others
to contact a user other than through HeavenMarry.com or allows the collection of
information about the user other than what is displayed on the site.
Public: To accomplish our goal
of bringing compatible people together, we must gather personal information, which
may or may not include: customer-specified HeavenMarry.com username, gender, age,
religion, income range, profession, telephone number, preference/lifestyle information,
general geographic location, photograph, videos and horoscope.
Private:This information is gathered
from members and guests who apply for the various services our site offers. This
information includes, but is not limited to: email address, first name, last name,
credit card number or checking account information for payment, a user-specified
password, mailing address, zip code and telephone number.
HeavenMarry.com also allows members to submit public and private information on
behalf of others - child/ward, sibling or friend. If such child/ward, sibling or
friend does not wish this information to be displayed, she/he has the option to
request removal of such information after providing the necessary evidence that
the information pertains to her/him.
Co-Registration: When you register with www.heavenmarry.com you have the option
of allowing us to share your information with either (or both) of our partner sites:
When you opt-in to share your information
with these partners, you are agreeing to allow us to share your personally identifiable
information with either or both of these partners. Once you have opted in to share
your information during the co-registration process, you should refer to the privacy
policies of the partner sites for more information on their privacy practices.
SURVEYS & CONTESTS: From time-to-time our site requests information from
users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping
address), and demographic information (such as zip code, and age).
HEAVENMARRY.COM AFFILIATE PARTNERS: The Affiliate Partner program is a vehicle
for other websites to link to HeavenMarry.com. No personal member information is
exchanged with the Affiliate Partner. -
Information not directly submitted
AGGREGATE: This is information we collect that is not personally identifiable,
such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all users
to the site.
2. What does
HeavenMarry.com do with the information it collects/tracks?
HeavenMarry.com uses the information it collects in the following ways:
- Information users submit
MEMBERS
Public: Public information supplied by members
is intended to be viewed by visitors to the site. This information is used by visitors
for searching and matching purposes. Public information cannot be used to identify
a specific member by name, address, etc (except photograph, posting of which is
voluntary). All members also have an option to post their telephone number. The
members can choose to display the telephone number to premium members only. This
display preference can be changed anytime by the member by visiting the page and
opting not to display the telephone number and other contact details to other members.
Only premium members can view telephone number(s) of other members who have opted
to show their contact details to premium members.
Private: We primarily use member's email addresses
to verify enrollment and to send system emails on behalf of other members. Email
addresses are not disclosed to members. We may also use user's email address to
send news regarding our site, but the users may choose not to receive such emails
by unsubscribing. Email addresses may also be used in private correspondence with
the user for customer service issues. Financial information that is collected is
used to bill the user for products and services. All other private information submitted
by the user is confidential and is not disclosed except as required by law or to
protect members of Shaadi.com. All private information except financial information
submitted during the process of a financial transaction & certain account-related
information collected at the time of registration can be updated or deleted by the
user at any time, as follows:-
Updating
public information:
- Login
to your HeavenMarry.com account
- Click
on My Profile
- Use Edit
options in the page to update relevant information and submit
- NOTE:
To prevent misuse of the system, some information such as date of birth can be changed
only on request. To do so, go to Help and use the Write to Customer Relations option.
Updating private
information:
- Login
to your Shaadi.com account
- Click
on My Account
- Update
relevant information and submit
SURVEYS & CONTESTS: Contact and other information
collected for contests is used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information
collected is used to monitor or improve the site usage experience.
HEAVENMARRY.COM'S
AFFILIATE PARTNERS: Information submitted by the Affiliate Partner
is used for establishing and maintaining a business relationship. No personal or
business information is shared outside the relationship between HeavenMarry.com
and the Affiliate Partner. Affiliate Partners may not view or access private information
of HeavenMarry.com subscribers.
OTHERS:
- HeavenMarry.com
allows members to write messages to other members to further the matchmaking process.
While HeavenMarry.com exercises reasonable care to prevent site misuse, we strongly
recommend you establish the authenticity and intent of members before giving out
personally identifiable information in such messages.
Information not directly submitted
We use your server, IP address, and browser-type related information in the general
administration of our website.
As a matrimonial service we Endeavour to provide transparency in the dealings of
members on our website. Hence, we display details such as Last Online date in member
profiles, and also provide notifications of read messages to the sending member.
3. With whom does HeavenMarry.com share the information it collects/tracks?
Except where you are expressly informed, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give
away any of your personal information except to the financial institution that processes
your credit card, or check transactions unless required by law, or for the
protection of your membership.
HeavenMarry.com may tie-up with partners to bring you various services .
However, Shaadi.com will never share your personal information,
without your express permission. Still, we encourage you to review the privacy policy
of the partner for questions about their use, any personally identifiable information
that you may separately submit to such partner.
4. Tell me
about links with other sites.
HeavenMarry.com may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that HeavenMarry.com
is not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web sites. We encourage you
to be aware of this when you leave our site, and to read the privacy statements
of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This
privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Shaadi.com.
5. Tell me
about Cookies.
HeavenMarry.com uses cookies to deliver various services and to keep track of your
personal preferences. A cookie is a small text file that can be entered into the
memory of your browser to:-
· help a website
recognize repeat users;
· facilitate the
user's ongoing access to and use of the site;
· allow a site to
track usage behavior;
· compile aggregate
data for content improvements; and
· undertake targeted
advertising.
If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, most browsers
contain a function that allows a user to deny the cookie feature. You can also delete
cookie files from your computer at your discretion. Please note that the use of
cookies is a necessary part of the HeavenMarry.com technology and is necessary if
you wish to access Shaadi.com. Disabling the cookie feature on your browser or deleting
cookie files from your computer will render you unable to access certain features
on HeavenMarry.com and participate in its services. Cookies may also be necessary
to provide the user with certain features such as customized delivery of information.
Consequently cookies we serve are tied to the user's information.
HeavenMarry.com uses cookies to provide its services, to deliver content specific
to your interests, to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time
you visit different pages on our site, and for other purposes. We do not and will
not use cookies to collect private information from you!
Please note that cookies are used only to recollect information sent to your computer
from HeavenMarry.com. We CANNOT access any information not sent by HeavenMarry.com.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).
However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
6. Tell me
about HeavenMarry.com policy on correcting, updating or removing personal information.
HeavenMarry.com allows you to modify or remove both public and private information
from our database. Private information such as financial information submitted during
the process of a financial transaction & certain account-related information
collected at the time of registration however cannot be changed or removed by the
user.
7. How will
I know of changes in HeavenMarry.com privacy policy?
If we make a material change to our privacy policy, we will prominently post a link
to those changes on our Homepage so you are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If
at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner materially
different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you by way
of an email. We will give you a choice as to whether or not we can use information
in this different manner and act accordingly.
8. Tell me
about security of my personal information.
HeavenMarry.com takes every precaution to protect your information, both online
and offline.
When our registration/order process asks you to enter sensitive information (such
as a credit card number), such information is encrypted and is protected with the
best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do
everything in our power to protect your information offline. All your information,
not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices.
Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example,
a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally
identifiable information.
We have also done everything in our power to prevent misuse of photographs. Apart
from not allowing photographs to be downloaded or copied, we have watermarked them
with the HeavenMarry.com logo. This acts as a further deterrent for illegal use
elsewhere.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, please.
9. Tell me
about HeavenMarry.com's email policy.
We use email extensively to help you find your match on HeavenMarry.com. Our main
email products and services include:
· Member responses
to your profile (called Contact Alert);
· Partner matches
for you (called Match Mail); and
· Newsletters updating
you of the latest features on our site.
Occasionally, we may also send you:
· Announcements
of special events which HeavenMarry.com is associated with; or
· Special offers
from partner sites, which we believe are useful for you.
As a HeavenMarry.com member, you are automatically subscribed to all of the above,
as an integral part of our matchmaking services to you. However, at any time, you
may choose to manage your subscriptions to one or more of the above (except Contact
Alert). All our emails will carry a link to help you do this. You can also independently
manage your email subscription using the option.
We reiterate that we will never sell / rent out your email address to any third
party, unless you expressly permit us to do so. In fact, we do not allow ANYONE
to see your email address, not even other HeavenMarry.com members.
Your friend's email
address:
Throughout HeavenMarry.com, you have the option to send interesting profiles / articles
to your friends. Do make full use of this option, because your friends are also
covered by HeavenMarry.com's spam-free privacy policy. We will use your friend's
email address only to send your message to them. Then they will never ever hear
from us again unless they voluntarily subscribe to our services.
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