Last Updated: 9/23/2023

USA Nikah (“App”, “Service”, “Website”, “Company”, “we” and “us”) respects the privacy of its users (“you”) and has developed this Privacy Policy to demonstrate its commitment to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect, how that information may be used, with whom it may be shared, and your choices about such uses and disclosures. 

By using our website and App (our “Service”), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy in conjunction with our Terms of Use.

Since USA Nikah aims at providing an Islamic (Halal) avenue with minimized opportunities for immoral and indecent behavior on the App, it is imperative that we have the ability to closely and strictly monitor ALL activity of all members on the website (including visibility into all expressed interests, and all exchanged messages). 

The contact information (email address and phone number) that is collected during profile creation is only for our internal purposes, and we never share that contact information with any other member on the App. We also request that you refrain from sharing your contact information with any other member and that you use the messaging system on the App to communicate with members.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We only operate in the United States. Therefore, we only collect information from users in this location. We don’t collect precise addresses of users ie. street addresses.

1.1 All Users

Whenever users (including non-member users) visit the Website, our servers automatically record information for statistical purposes about your usage of the Website such as:

(a) the type of browser used;

(b) the referring URL;

(c) the IP address;

(d) the number and type of pages viewed;

(e) the date and time of visits; and

(f) the exit URL.

1.2 Members

Upon your registration as a member, we collect information about you in order to provide you with the full benefits of membership. We collect non-identifying information as well as Personal Information from you directly when you first register and also from time to time thereafter if you provide us with additional information.

Personal Information which may be collected by the Company includes, without limitation:

(a) your full name;

(b) your email address;

(c) your city and state;

(d) phone number;

(e) pictures of you;

(f) general description of yourself and of the type of person you are seeking;

Other information collected by the Company, which may or may not be considered Personal Information includes, without limitation:

(h) your date of birth, height, ethnicity, marital status, number of children;

(i) your religious, occupation and educational background;

(j) your preference criteria for a compatible spouse.

We shall only collect Personal Information that is necessary for our “Internal Purposes”. We will never share your personal information with any outside parties.

We shall only collect Personal Information by lawful and fair means and not in any unreasonable or unreasonably intrusive way.

1.3 Notification

Where it is practical to do so, at or before the time that we collect any Personal Information from you, we shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that you are aware of:

(a) our identity and how to contact us;

(b) the fact that the individual is able to gain access to or change the Information;

(c) the Purposes for which the Information is collected;

(d) the Recipients to whom we would usually disclose that Information;

(e) any laws that require particular Information to be collected; and

(f) the main consequences for the Individual if all or part of the Information is not provided.

1.4 Collect from you only

Where it is reasonable or practical to do so, we shall only endeavor to collect information about you from you.

1.5 Notice to you

Where we collect information about you from someone else, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you have been made aware of the matters listed in clause 1.3 above unless in our opinion, making you aware of these matters would pose a serious threat to the life or health of anyone.

1.6 Cookies

We utilize “cookies” which enable us to monitor traffic patterns and to serve you more efficiently if you revisit the Website. A cookie does not identify you personally but it does identify your computer. You can set your browser to disable cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie and provide you with an opportunity to either accept or reject it in each instance. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features on our Website.

1.7 Transaction Data

The Company does not collect or process any bank data. The Apple App Store and Google Play Store have opted to refrain from sending certain data to mobile applications, which includes any banking and financial information. Such data is collected and processed solely by the above platforms, and The Company does not have the option of changing this payment method.

1.8 Mobile Data

When you use the App, we collect server logs which may include information such as IP addresses, operating systems or application crashes.

1.9 Selfie

We estimate your likeness based on your facial image to prevent fraudulent signups and fake account creation. To do this we collect a selfie from you as part of our signup process.

2. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Generally, we may use the information that we collect about you to:

  • To help you connect with other users. We use your personal data to build a connection between users including recommending you other members to meet and showing members’ profiles to one another.
  • deliver and improve our products and services, and manage our business;
  • manage your account and provide you with customer support;
  • perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our or others’ products, services, or content;
  • communicate with you by email, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about products or services that may be of interest to you either from us or other third parties;
  • develop, display, and track content and advertising tailored to your interests on our Service and other sites, including providing our advertisements to you when you visit other sites;
  • website or mobile application analytics;
  • verify your eligibility and deliver prizes in connection with contests and sweepstakes;
  • enforce or exercise any rights in our Terms of Use; and
  • perform functions or services as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
  • pass on to businesses who we feel in our absolute discretion provide that provide services that would services that would be of interest to you.
  • To prevent, detect and fight fraud or other illegal or unauthorized activities
  • To ensure legal compliance and assist law enforcement.

3. COOKIES AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES

We use and may allow others to use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to recognize you and/or your device(s). We use cookies to authenticate you, remember your preferences and settings, analyze site traffic and trends, and deliver and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. 

If you prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on the website, first you must disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option to prevent the use of Cookies at any time.

If you do not accept our Cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the website and some features may not function properly.

4. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

4.1 Users

When you register as a user of USA Nikah, your profile will be viewable by other users of the Service. You share information with other users when you voluntarily disclose information on the Service (including your public profile). Please be careful with your information and make sure that the content you share is stuff that you’re comfortable with since neither you nor we can control what others do with your information once you share it.

4.2 Service Providers/Partners

We may share information, including personal and financial information, with third parties that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling orders, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales analysis, ad tracking and analytics, member screenings, supporting our Service functionality, and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through our Service. These service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes.

4.3 Other Situations

We may disclose your information, including personal information:

  • In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
  • When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud, or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of our company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce our Terms of Use or other agreements or policies.
  • In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.
  • To our employees, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, professional advisors, insurers, or agents if we believe that this would be beneficial for USA Nikah.

5. DATA RETENTION AND DELETION

We give you the ability to delete your account in the App Settings. If you Delete or Freeze your account, your account, profile, and photos are taken offline and are not shown to other USA Nikah members.

However, we will retain your data for a period of 1 year for analytical purposes and recordkeeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce our terms and conditions, take actions we deem necessary to protect the integrity of our Services or our users or take other actions otherwise permitted by law.

During this period, account information will be retained although the account will of course not be visible on the App anymore.

In practice, we delete or anonymize your information upon deletion of your account (following the safety retention window) or after a continuous period of inactivity, unless:

  1. we must keep it to comply with applicable law (for instance, some “traffic data” is kept for one year to comply with statutory data retention obligations);
  2. we must keep it to evidence our compliance with applicable law (for instance, records of consents to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and other similar consents are kept for five years);
  3. there is an outstanding issue, claim or dispute requiring us to keep the relevant information until it is resolved; or
  4. the information must be kept for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud prevention and enhancing users’ safety and security. For example, information may need to be kept to prevent a user who was banned for unsafe behavior or security incidents from opening a new account.

6. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Keep in mind, some links to other websites may be our affiliate links where we earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

7. YOUR RIGHTS

We want you to be in control of your information, so we have provided you with the following tools:

  • Access / Update tools in the service. Tools and account settings that help you to access, rectify, or delete information that you provided to us and that’s associated with your account directly within the service. If you have any questions about those tools and settings, please contact our customer care team for help here.
  • Device permissions. Mobile platforms have permission systems for specific types of device data and notifications, such as phone book and location services as well as push notifications. You can change your settings on your device to either consent or oppose the collection of the corresponding information or the display of the corresponding notifications. Of course, if you do that, certain services may lose full functionality.
  • Deletion. You can delete your account by using the corresponding functionality directly on the service.

We want you to be aware of your privacy rights. Here are a few key points to remember:

  • Reviewing your information. Applicable privacy laws may give you the right to review the personal information we keep about you (depending on the jurisdiction, this may be called right of access, right of portability or variations of those terms). You can request a copy of your personal information by putting in such a request here.
  • Updating your information. If you believe that the information we hold about you is inaccurate or that we are no longer entitled to use it and want to request its rectification, deletion or object to its processing, please contact us here.

For your protection and the protection of all of our users, we may ask you to provide proof of identity before we can answer the above requests.

Keep in mind, we may reject requests for certain reasons, including if the request is unlawful or if it may infringe on trade secrets or intellectual property, or the privacy of another user. If you wish to receive information relating to another user, such as a copy of any messages you received from him or her through our service, the other user will have to contact our Privacy Officer to provide their written consent before the information is released.

Also, we may not be able to accommodate certain requests to object to the processing of personal information, notably where such requests would not allow us to provide our service to you anymore. For instance, we cannot provide our service if we do not have your date of birth.

  • Uninstall. You can stop all information collection by an app by uninstalling it using the standard uninstall process for your device. If you uninstall the app from your mobile device, the unique identifier associated with your device will continue to be stored. If you re-install the application on the same mobile device, we will be able to re-associate this identifier to your previous transactions and activities.

8. RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA

If you are a California resident, you can request a notice disclosing the categories of personal information about you that we have shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. To request this notice, please submit your request here. Please allow 30 days for a response. For your protection and the protection of all of our users, we may ask you to provide proof of identity before we can answer such a request.

9. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We work hard to protect you from unauthorized access to or alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information. As with all technology companies, although we take steps to secure your information, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information will always remain secure.

We regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks and regularly review our information collection, storage, and processing practices to update our physical, technical, and organizational security measures.

We may suspend your use of all or part of the services without notice if we suspect or detect any breach of security. If you believe that your account or information is no longer secure, please notify us immediately here

10. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Although our Service is a general audience Service, we restrict the use of our service to individuals aged 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from children under the age of 18.

11. PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

Because we’re always looking for new and innovative ways to help you build meaningful connections, this policy may change over time. We will notify you before any material changes take effect so that you have time to review the changes.

12. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us via this email address – contact@usanikah.com. For members, you should contact us at support@usanikah.com for any queries or problems.