Privacy Policy

Welcome to Naija Diaspora Marriage. We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive, secure experience on our platform. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our matchmaking services.

By accessing or using Naija Diaspora Marriage, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We designed our systems to respect your cultural values, prioritizing discretion, security, and trust at every level.

To provide you with genuine, compatible matches, we collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: Name, email address, password, and registration type (individual or family).
• Profile Data: Age, gender, location, cultural background, education, occupation, genotype, height, health status, photos, and personal bio.
• Communications: Messages sent and received within the platform, customer support inquiries, and feedback.
• Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
• Usage Data: Interaction with profiles, time spent on the platform, and feature utilization.
• Payment Information: Processed securely by our third-party payment providers (Stripe/Paystack). We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.

The information we collect is utilized strictly to enhance your matchmaking experience:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our service.
• To verify accounts and prevent fraud, ensuring a safe community.
• To connect you with compatible matches based on your specified cultural, personal, and health preferences.
• To process subscription payments securely.
• To send administrative notifications, match alerts, and promotional communications (which you can opt out of).
• To comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes.

We employ enterprise-grade security measures to protect your most sensitive data:

• All data transmitted between your device and our servers is protected using SSL/TLS encryption.
• Passwords are securely hashed and never stored in plain text.
• We conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.
• Access to user data by our staff is strictly limited, logged, and permitted only when necessary to provide support or maintain the platform.

You maintain full control over your personal data. You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information through your profile settings.
• Deletion: Delete your account and associated data completely from our active databases.
• Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.
• Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used format.

Naija Diaspora Marriage uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our platform and hold certain information. We use essential cookies to keep you logged in and secure your session. We also use analytics tools (like Google Analytics) to understand how users engage with our platform, enabling us to improve our services. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

We do not sell your personal data. We only share information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share data with trusted vendors who assist us in operating our platform (e.g., cloud hosting, email delivery, payment processing).
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition.

Our services are strictly intended for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 18. If a parent or guardian discovers that a minor has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so we can remove the information from our servers.

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. In cases of material changes, we will notify you via email or a prominent notice on the platform. Your continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please reach out to our dedicated privacy team: