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Privacy policy

Last updated: 3 November 2026. UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

Quick summary

  • We never sell your personal data to anyone
  • Government IDs are encrypted and deleted within 30 days
  • You can request full data deletion at any time
  • All data transmitted over HTTPS encryption

1. Introduction

UK Muslim Marriage ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your information in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Data controller

UK Muslim Marriage is the data controller. Registered address: SIU Offices, 4-6 Greatorex Street, London, E1 5NF. Contact: info@ukmuslimmarriage.co.uk

3. Data we collect

Account Data

Name, email, phone number, date of birth, gender.

Profile Data

Religious preferences, ethnicity, education, location, profile description, photos.

Verification Data

Government ID (encrypted, deleted after verification).

Usage Data

Log data, device information, cookies.

Activity Data

The likes, compliments, passes and favourites you send, and the profiles you visit. Members on Silver and above can see who visited their profile; turn on Hide my visits in your privacy settings to visit privately.

Location Data

Your approximate location, if you turn on location, stored rounded to about 1 km. Other members only see the distance in whole miles, never your location. Turn it off at any time in your phone or browser settings.

4. How we use your data

  • Create and manage your account and profile
  • Verify your identity using UK government ID
  • Show you compatible members, with those who best meet your preferences first
  • Let our team suggest introductions between members who may suit each other
  • Show members who liked or visited them, and when their messages were read, as their plan allows
  • Show members near you first and how many miles away they are, using your approximate location
  • Facilitate communication between matched users
  • Send service-related communications
  • Comply with legal obligations

6. Data sharing

We never sell your data.

We may share data with: other members (the profile you show in the app and, as their plan allows, that you liked them, visited their profile or read their messages), a wali or chaperone you invite (only as section 7 describes), identity verification providers (encrypted ID data), hosting providers (Vercel, within the UK/EU), and law enforcement (when legally required).

7. Wali and chaperones

You can invite a wali, parent or other guardian from the Chaperone / Wali screen in the app. It is always your choice, it is off until you invite someone, and nobody is added without your action.

  • What we hold: the name, email address and relationship you enter for them, and whether they accepted.
  • What they receive: an invitation email naming you. If you turn on message copies when you invite them and they accept, they also get an email copy of each message you send, with the time it was sent.
  • What they never receive: messages written by the other member, that member’s name, photos or profile, your account, your location or your payment details. Because only your own words are shared, no other member’s data reaches your wali.
  • Consent: copies start only after they accept your invitation by email. Our legal basis is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
  • Turning it off: switch off copies, or remove your wali on the Chaperone / Wali screen. Copies stop immediately, and removing them deletes their name and email. Deleting your account deletes them too.
  • If you are the wali: use the “Stop receiving these copies” link in any copy email, or email us, and the copies stop at once.

8. Data retention

Profile Data

Retained while your account is active

Verification IDs

Deleted within 30 days of verification

Profile Visits

Deleted 90 days after your last visit to that profile

You may request deletion of your data at any time.

9. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

Access your data
Rectify inaccuracies
Erase your data
Restrict processing
Data portability
Object to processing

Contact info@ukmuslimmarriage.co.uk to exercise these rights.

10. Cookies

We use essential cookies for platform functionality and analytics cookies to improve our service. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

11. Security

Encryption

All data encrypted at rest and in transit

Secure Hosting

Enterprise-grade infrastructure

HTTPS Only

All connections secured with TLS

12. Contact

For privacy queries: info@ukmuslimmarriage.co.uk or call +44 7343 039472.