We collect both public as well as private information from the users. The information we gather includes email address, first name, last name, a user-specified password, mailing address, zip code and telephone number or fax number. To accomplish our goal of bringing compatible people together, we must gather personal information, which may or may not include: customer-specified Friends Matrimony username, gender, age, religion, income range, profession, telephone number, lifestyle information, general geographic location, photograph, videos and horoscope. This information is gathered from members and guests who apply for the various services our site offers. This information includes 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.

We use your server, IP address, and browser-type related information in the general administration of our website. We may store member login ids of users and their IP addresses for certain activities they perform for security purposes in order to track down the person in case of illegal activities. As a matrimonial service, we endeavor to provide transparency in the dealings of members on our website.

Friends Matrimony may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that Friends Matrimony is not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Friends Matrimony. 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.

If we make any changes 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. We will give you a choice as to whether or not we can use information in this different manner and act accordingly. 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 guarantee both online as well as offline protection for the information that is provided to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transaction and once we receive it. All your information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. We have also done everything in our power to prevent misuse of photographs. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please email us.

We use email extensively to help you find your match on Friends Matrimony. Our main email products and services include: Member responses to your profile called Contact Alert and Newsletters updating you of the latest features on our site. We assure you that we will never rent out your email address to any third party, unless you expressly allow us to do so. In fact, we do not allow ANYONE to see your email address, not even other Friends Matrimony members. Personal email notifications are sent and intended for you (the recipient) only and no other members have access to them.