Privacy Policy for Ready To Marry

Last Updated: September 29, 2025

Website: www.readytomarry.uk
Contact Email: contact@readytomarry.uk

1. Introduction

Welcome to Ready To Marry ("we," "our," "us"). We operate the Ready To Marry dating and matchmaking service available via our website at www.readytomarry.uk and our mobile application (the "App").

We are committed to protecting your privacy and the personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Service. It is particularly important that you read this policy because our Service involves the careful handling of sensitive personal data to help you find a marriage partner.

By creating an account or using our Service, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide Directly:

· Profile Information: This includes your name, date of birth, gender, photographs, religion, ethnicity, occupation, education, lifestyle information, and any other details you add to your profile to facilitate matchmaking.
· Contact Data: Your email address, and optionally, your phone number.
· Sensitive Personal Data: We may process special categories of data you voluntarily provide, such as your religious beliefs and ethnic origin, strictly for the purpose of matching you with compatible partners based on your preferences. By providing this information, you explicitly consent to us processing it for this specific purpose.
· Communication Data: Messages you send to other users through our secure messaging platform, and any communications you have with our customer support team.
· Preferences: Your preferences for a potential partner (e.g., age range, location, religious beliefs, etc.).
· Payment Information: If you purchase a subscription, our third-party payment processors will collect your payment card details. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.

B. Information Collected Automatically:

· Usage Data: We collect information about your activity on our Service, such as your log-in times, pages or profiles you view, features you use, and the links you click on.
· Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Service, including your IP address, unique device identifiers, browser type, and mobile operating system.
· Location Data: With your permission, we may collect precise or approximate location data from your device to show you potential matches in your geographic area. You can control location services through your device settings.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

· To Provide and Personalise the Service: To create and manage your account, provide customer support, process payments, and most importantly, to find and suggest compatible matches for you.
· To Facilitate Communication: To enable you to communicate with other users who have expressed mutual interest, in a safe and controlled environment.
· To Improve Our Service: To analyse user behaviour and trends to improve our algorithms, features, and user experience.
· To Communicate with You: To send you service-related announcements (e.g., account verification, changes to our service) and, with your consent, marketing communications about new features or promotions. You can opt-out of marketing at any time.
· To Ensure Safety and Security: To monitor and investigate suspicious activity, enforce our Terms of Service, protect the rights and safety of our users, and prevent fraud and misuse.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:

· Performance of a Contract: Processing is necessary to provide you with the Service you have signed up for (e.g., creating your profile and finding matches).
· Consent: For sending you direct marketing communications and for processing sensitive personal data (like religion). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
· Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as data analysis, fraud prevention, and improving the security and performance of our Service.

5. How We Share Your Information

We take your privacy seriously and will only share your information in the following circumstances:

· With Other Users: Your profile information (including photos and details you choose to make public) will be visible to other users of the App. Your messages are shared with the recipients.
· With Trusted Service Providers: We use third-party companies to help us operate our business, such as cloud hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer support, and email delivery. These providers are contractually bound to protect your data.
· For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request (e.g., a court order or subpoena).
· To Protect Rights: To investigate potential violations of our Terms of Service, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Ready To Marry, our users, or the public.
· Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law. If you close your account, we will initiate the deletion of your personal data from our active databases. Please note that some information may remain in our backup systems for a limited period for legal or operational reasons.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:

· Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
· Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. You can update much of this information directly in your profile settings.
· Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
· Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
· Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
· Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us at contact@readytomarry.uk to make a request.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free.

9. International Transfers

Your data is processed and stored within the UK. If we ever need to transfer your data outside the UK, we will ensure that it is protected by appropriate safeguards, such as the UK-approved Standard Contractual Clauses.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service is strictly for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with data, please contact us.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: contact@readytomarry.uk

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