Privacy Policy

Persian Dating is built with a privacy-first approach. We deliberately minimise the data we collect.

Information you provide

• Name (optional) & email address: Used for account creation, authentication, and essential service communications.
• Profile information (optional): Details you enter during onboarding such as age, sex, height, weight, city of birth, and current city.
• Profile photos (optional): Photos you upload, which are stored securely on our cloud storage provider.
• Profile answers & matching preferences (optional): Your answers to profile questions (e.g. education, occupation, lifestyle) and the criteria you set for preferred matches.
• Telegram ID: Required during onboarding, so mutual matches can reach you off-platform via Telegram.

Information collected automatically

• Session data: Login timestamps, session identifiers, and IP address for security and authentication purposes.
• Basic device info: Browser type and operating system, solely to ensure the platform renders correctly.

Information we do NOT collect

• We do not collect your phone number or physical address.
• We do not collect your precise geolocation or GPS data.
• We do not collect financial or payment information.
• We do not collect data from your contacts, address book, or social media accounts.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Service.
• Create and manage your account and authenticate your identity.
• Show your profile to other users and facilitate matches.
• Send you important service-related communications (e.g. account verification, security alerts, and match notifications).
• Monitor and enforce compliance with our Terms & Conditions.
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, or other harmful activities.

Persian Dating is a community-focused platform. Your data is used solely to provide and improve the Service.

We only share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• With other users: Your profile information (such as age, height, city, and profile answers) is visible to other users as part of the discovery and matchmaking process. Your Telegram ID (if provided) is only revealed to users you mutually match with.
• Service providers: We work with trusted third-party providers who help us operate the Service (e.g. cloud hosting, email delivery). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and may only use it to provide services on our behalf.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

Your data is hosted on Australian infrastructure. We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information, including:

• Encrypted data transmission using HTTPS/TLS.
• Secure, encrypted storage of passwords (we never store passwords in plain text).
• Access controls limiting who can view your data internally.
• Regular security reviews and updates.

While we strive to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you delete your account, your personal data — including your profile, photos, matches, and preferences — is permanently deleted immediately.

You have the right to:

• Access your data: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correct your data: Update or correct inaccurate information through your profile settings.
• Delete your data: Delete your account and associated data at any time.
• Withdraw consent: Where we rely on consent to process your data, you may withdraw it at any time.
• Data portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through the feedback section of the platform.

We use essential cookies required for the Service to function (e.g. session authentication). We do not use third-party advertising cookies or tracking pixels. We do not track you across other websites.

The Service is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that we have collected information from a child under 18, we will delete it promptly.

Your information is stored on servers located in Australia. Some of our trusted third-party service providers may process data in other jurisdictions. By using the Service, you consent to your data being transferred to and processed in locations that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Persian Dating is a hobby project created by an independent developer to serve the Iranian community in Australia with a privacy-first approach to matchmaking. The platform may grow and evolve over time.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through the feedback section of the platform.