Privacy Policy

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1. Who we are

MarriageEmporium ("we", "us") operates a marriage-oriented compatibility and facilitation platform. This policy explains what personal information we collect and how we handle it.

2. Information we collect

• Account & identity: name, email, date of birth (used to enforce our 18+ requirement), and password (stored only as a salted hash).
• Marriage profile: the demographic, psycho-social, and preference data you provide to build your marriage contract, plus any photos you upload.
• Behavioral & usage data: interactions used to improve match quality (e.g. searches, hearts, readiness and values assessments).
• Technical data: IP-based approximate location (to surface local matches and cultural region), device tokens for notifications, and cookies/similar technologies.

3. How we use your information

To provide and improve the matching, messaging, and facilitation services; to enforce eligibility (including the 18+ age requirement) and safety; to send service and, where permitted, marketing communications you can control from your notification preferences; and to meet legal obligations.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

We use strictly-necessary cookies (authentication, anti-forgery, session affinity) and, subject to your choices, analytics/beacon technologies to measure and improve the service. [Describe cookie categories and consent mechanism.]

5. Sharing and processors

We share data with service providers acting on our behalf (e.g. email delivery, identity verification, hosting) under contract, and with vendors/business partners only as described here. We do not sell your personal information. [List processor categories.]

6. Data storage, security, and retention

Data is transmitted over TLS and stored with access controls. [State storage locations / data residency, retention periods, and deletion practices.]

7. Your rights and choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. [Describe how to exercise these and any regional specifics, e.g. GDPR/CCPA.]

8. Children

The service is for adults only; we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy: customerservices@marriageemporium.com.