Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information that is reasonably required to provide and improve our services.

A. Account Information

When you create an account, we may collect:

• Full Name
• Mobile Number
• Email Address, where applicable
• Password or authentication-related information
• OTP verification information
• Account and login information

Some of these fields may be mandatory for creating and securing your account.

B. Personal and Profile Information

Depending on the services you choose to use, you may provide information such as:

• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Profile Photo
• Address or Location
• City, State and Country
• Education
• Occupation
• Marital Status
• Contact information
• Personal preferences
• Other profile-related information

C. Family Information

If you choose to create a family profile or add family members, you may provide information such as:

• Family Member Name
• Relationship
• Parents’ information
• Spouse information
• Children’s information
• Family contact information
• Family background
• Other information voluntarily added by you

You should only provide information about another person where you are authorized or have appropriate permission to do so.

D. Matrimonial/Profile Information

If you use matrimonial or profile-related features, you may voluntarily provide additional information such as:

• Height and Weight
• Education
• Occupation
• Marital Status
• Family Details
• Partner Preferences
• Lifestyle or personal preferences
• Profile photographs
• Other information that you choose to publish on your profile

Only information necessary for the selected feature or information voluntarily provided by you will be processed.

E. Events, Donations and Community Activities

If you use event, donation or community-related features, we may collect information necessary to:

• Register you for an event
• Manage participation
• Maintain donation records
• Generate receipts where applicable
• Maintain transaction records
• Communicate event or donation-related information

Payment information may be processed through authorized payment service providers. We do not intend to store complete card, CVV or banking credentials on our servers unless specifically required and lawfully permitted.

F. Technical Information

When you use Parivar, certain technical information may automatically be collected, such as:

• IP address
• Browser/device information
• Operating system
• Login/session information
• Application usage information
• Error and diagnostic information
• Security and authentication logs

This information may be used to maintain security, prevent misuse and improve the platform.

2. Required and Optional Information

Parivar follows a minimum necessary information approach.

Fields marked as Required (*) are necessary for creating an account, verifying identity, providing a particular service, or completing a specific transaction or process.

Fields that are not marked as required are generally optional and are provided at the user’s discretion. You are not required to provide optional information merely to maintain your account, unless that information becomes necessary for a particular feature that you choose to use.

Providing additional optional information may help create a more complete profile and may improve your experience with certain Parivar features.

If you do not provide a required field, certain services or features may not be available to you.

3. Why We Collect Your Information

We may use collected information for the following purposes:

• Creating and managing your account
• Verifying your mobile number or email
• Providing Parivar services
• Creating and managing family profiles
• Managing matrimonial profiles where applicable
• Enabling event participation
• Managing donations and related records
• Providing customer support
• Sending important service notifications
• Improving application functionality
• Preventing fraud, misuse and unauthorized access
• Maintaining platform security
• Troubleshooting technical issues
• Complying with applicable laws and legal obligations

We do not collect personal information merely for unrelated purposes.

4. Consent and User Choice

Where consent is required, Parivar will seek appropriate consent before processing personal information. You may choose whether to provide optional information.

You may also have rights available under applicable data protection laws regarding your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements and limitations.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 requires appropriate notice regarding personal data and the purpose for which it is processed.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against: Unauthorized access, Unauthorized disclosure, Data alteration, Data loss, Misuse, Unauthorized destruction.

Depending on the nature of the information and the system component involved, security measures may include:

• Encryption of data during transmission
• Encryption or other appropriate protection for stored sensitive information
• Secure authentication mechanisms
• Access control
• Role-based access
• Secure server infrastructure
• Security monitoring and logging
• Regular software and security updates
• Backup and recovery mechanisms
• Restricted administrative access

Access to personal information is limited to authorized persons and systems that require such access for legitimate business or service purposes.

However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security. We therefore cannot guarantee that information will always be completely immune from every possible security threat.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information as a commercial product. Your information may be shared only where reasonably necessary for providing services, operating the platform, maintaining security, processing transactions, complying with law, or with your consent.

Information may be shared with:

• Authorized service providers
• Hosting and infrastructure providers
• Authentication/service providers
• Payment service providers, where applicable
• Technical and security service providers
• Government or law-enforcement authorities where legally required

Third-party service providers are expected to handle information only for legitimate purposes and in accordance with applicable requirements.

7. Profile Visibility

Certain information that you voluntarily add to your profile may be visible to other authorized Parivar users depending on the feature and privacy settings available on the platform.

Users should carefully review the information they choose to publish. You should not publish highly sensitive, confidential or unnecessary information in publicly visible profile fields.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to: Provide the requested services, Maintain your account, Fulfil legitimate business purposes, Maintain required records, Resolve disputes, Prevent fraud or misuse, Comply with applicable legal obligations.

When information is no longer required, it may be deleted, anonymized or securely disposed of, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

9. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights to: Request information about your personal data, Correct inaccurate or incomplete information, Update your profile information, Request deletion of personal information where legally permissible, Withdraw consent where applicable, Raise a privacy-related complaint or grievance.

Certain information may need to be retained where required by law or necessary for legitimate legal purposes.

10. Account Deletion

If you wish to delete your Parivar account, you may contact us through the support/contact mechanism provided by the platform. After receiving a valid deletion request, we will process the request in accordance with applicable law and our data retention requirements.

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Parivar may use cookies, local storage, session technologies or similar technologies where required for: Login and authentication, Maintaining sessions, Security, Preferences, Application functionality, Analytics and performance.

You may be able to control certain cookies through your browser or device settings.

12. Children’s Privacy

Parivar is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. Where information relating to a minor is added by a parent, guardian or authorized family member, that person is responsible for ensuring that the information is provided lawfully and appropriately.

13. Third-Party Services

Parivar may use third-party services for hosting, authentication, analytics, communication, payments, notifications or other technical requirements. Such third parties may process limited information necessary to provide their respective services. Their processing may also be governed by their own privacy policies and applicable laws.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, security practices or applicable laws. Any updated version will be made available through the Parivar platform. Your continued use of the platform after an update may be subject to the updated Privacy Policy where permitted by applicable law.

15. Contact and Grievance

If you have any questions, concerns, requests or complaints regarding your personal information or this Privacy Policy, please contact Parivar through the contact details provided on the platform.

• Platform: Parivar
• Website: parivar.me
• Privacy/Support Contact: info@Parivar.me