Privacy policy

Mohammed Abrar Ahmed, operating as Nikah Deccan, is responsible for deciding how personal information is collected and used for this service. This policy explains those activities and your choices. Contact support@nikahdeccan.com with privacy questions or requests.

Information we collect: account and profile information you provide, such as name, gender, date of birth, native place, current location, religious beliefs, education, profession, family details, photos, phone number, WhatsApp number and email address. We also process messages, access requests and approvals, and complaints. Provide only information that is necessary for your profile, and do not upload another person's information without their permission.

Purposes: we use this information to manage accounts, display eligible profiles, enable messages and access requests, apply your sharing choices, send essential account emails, respond to complaints, prevent misuse and meet legal obligations. Optional profile fields are voluntary; some account or profile information is necessary to provide the service.

Profile visibility: members can see your biodata. Photos remain blurred until you approve access, and the blurring is applied on our servers so that the original photo is not sent to other members' devices. Unblurred photos and your contact details are shown only to members you approve. Messages are visible to their participants. Access to some features may require paid membership in future. The operator and authorised service providers may access information where necessary for service delivery, support, security, complaints or legal compliance.

Photo watermarking: when an approved member views your unblurred photos, a code identifying that member's account may be shown across the image. This is done to discourage misuse and to help trace photos that are shared without permission.

Consent and sharing choices: we request consent through the relevant profile and sharing controls. Creating an account alone does not authorise unrestricted use or disclosure of your information. You may change optional details, refuse access requests, revoke previously granted access, or request withdrawal of consent. Withdrawal may mean that we can no longer provide features that require the affected information.

Revoking access prevents further authorised access through the service. For a short period after viewing, an approved member's browser may still hold a copy of a photo it has already loaded. Revoking also does not remove copies, screenshots or information already obtained by another person. Please share personal information carefully.

Service providers: we use Supabase for database, authentication and storage services, Vercel for website hosting, and Resend for transactional emails. Each provider receives information relevant to the service it performs. We do not currently process payments. If paid membership is introduced, a payment provider will process payments and we will update this policy before doing so. We would not ask you for your card PIN or UPI PIN; payment authorisation takes place through the payment provider or your bank.

International processing: personal information is stored or processed in India and the United States. Our database and stored photos are held in India. Website hosting and transactional email are provided from the United States. This may include countries other than the country where you live. We remain responsible for meeting the privacy and transfer requirements that apply to our use of service providers.

We do not sell personal information. We may disclose relevant information with your permission, to provide the service as described here, or where necessary and lawful to meet legal obligations, investigate fraud or protect a person's safety. We use reasonable safeguards appropriate to the information and the service, but cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your choices: contact support@nikahdeccan.com to request access to or correction of your information, withdraw consent, request deletion, or raise a privacy complaint. Most profile information can also be changed or removed by you at any time in your account settings. We may ask for proportionate information to verify your identity before acting. Where applicable law provides additional rights, you may also exercise them.

Account deletion: you can delete your account at any time from your account settings. When you do, your profile, your photos and your messages are deleted immediately, and we do not retain a copy. Because a conversation belongs to both participants, deleting your account also removes that conversation from the other member's account. We do not currently keep separate backup copies of member data; if this changes, we will update this policy.

Retention: we do not currently process payments, so we hold no payment records. If paid membership is introduced, payment records will be retained for the period required by Indian tax and accounting law, and this policy will be updated accordingly. Reports of misuse are retained for up to three years so that repeated misuse can be identified; where an account involved in a report is deleted, the report is retained without information identifying that person. Any exception needed for a legal obligation or an active dispute is limited to the relevant information and necessary period.

Privacy complaints may be sent to Mohammed Abrar Ahmed at support@nikahdeccan.com. We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and aim to resolve them within 15 days. If a shorter legal deadline applies, we follow it. You may also use the complaint mechanisms available under applicable law; contacting us does not remove those rights.

Last updated: 26 September 2026