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1.1 This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store and share your personal information when you use the Scottish Shaadi Directory website (the “Website”) and any associated services.
1.2 The Website is owned and operated by Akhtar Digital Media Ltd, trading as Scottish Shaadi Directory (“we”, “us”, “our”).
1.3 By using our Website or submitting information to us you accept and consent to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Website or provide your personal information.
1.4 We are committed to protecting your privacy and comply with the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable privacy laws.
2.1 Information you provide to us
We may collect personal information that you provide when you:
Register for an account on the Website;
Submit a directory listing or advertisement;
Contact us (eg. via email or web form);
Subscribe to newsletters or other communications;
Provide reviews or other user-generated content.
The types of personal information may include your name, business name, address, email address, telephone number, website URL, payment details (where applicable) and any other information you choose to provide.
2.2 Information automatically collected
When you access and use our Website we may automatically collect information about your device and how you interact with our Website. This may include:
Your IP address, browser type and version, operating system;
Referring URL, pages visited, time and date of your visit, time spent on pages;
Device identifiers, mobile carrier, language settings;
Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 6).
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To provide and manage your account, listings and advertisements;
To review, approve and publish directory listings and user content;
To send you service-related communications (including updates, billing and support) and marketing communications (where you have consented);
To monitor, analyse and improve the Website and our services;
For security, fraud prevention, legal and regulatory compliance;
To enforce our Terms & Conditions and other policies.
Under the UK GDPR we rely on one or more of the following legal bases to process your personal information:
Contractual necessity: processing necessary to perform our contract with you (for example, to provide your listing or service on the Website);
Legitimate interests: where we have a business interest in processing your data, provided your rights are not overridden (for example, improving our services, analysing usage);
Consent: where you have given your explicit consent to receive marketing communications from us;
Legal obligations: where processing is required to comply with a legal obligation.
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
With service providers who perform services on our behalf (such as payment processors, hosting providers, analytics tools) under appropriate confidentiality and security obligations;
When required by law, regulation or legal process (for example, law enforcement or court orders);
In connection with a merger, acquisition or any sale of assets of our business;
With your consent or at your direction.
We do not sell your personal information to unaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes.
6.1 We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to recognise your device, personalise your experience, track usage and performance and to assist fraud detection.
6.2 You can control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that if you disable cookies you may not be able to use all features of the Website.
6.3 Further details of how we use cookies are set out in our separate Cookies Policy.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When we no longer need your information we will either delete it or anonymise it.
We have implemented appropriate organisational and technical security measures to safeguard your personal information. However, no system is completely secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmission or storage.
Under applicable data protection laws you may have the following rights:
The right to access the personal data we hold about you;
The right to request correction or update of personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete;
The right to request deletion (erasure) of your personal data;
The right to request restriction of processing;
The right to object to processing (including for direct marketing);
The right to data portability (in certain circumstances);
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set out in Section 11. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to a request.
If you are located in the UK and believe our processing infringes data protection law you may lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
If we transfer your personal information outside the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place such as standard contractual clauses or other authorised mechanisms.
If you have any questions, requests or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:
Akhtar Digital Media Ltd, trading as Scottish Shaadi Directory
[Insert full business address]
Email: [Insert email address]
Telephone: [Insert telephone number]
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will publish any changes on the Website with an updated “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the Website after changes means you accept the updated policy.
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