Bridesa Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 7, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Bridesa! This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how Bridesa ("we", "us", "our"), acting as the Data Controller, collects, uses, stores, discloses, and protects your Personal Data when you use our website and related services (collectively referred to as the "Platform" or "Service"). We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your Personal Data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – "GDPR") if you are located in the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA). Please read this Policy carefully. By using our Platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy and its provisions.

1. Data Controller and Contact Information

The controller of your Personal Data is Bridesa. If you have any questions regarding the processing of your Personal Data or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us via the support page.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and How

We collect various types of Personal Data depending on how you interact with our Platform:

2.1. Data Provided Directly by You:

  • Registration Data: When you create an account, we collect your email address, username (nickname), password, date of birth (to confirm adulthood), gender, country, region, city, and other information.
  • Profile Data: You may voluntarily provide additional information for your profile, such as photos, self-description, interests, partner search preferences, education, work, height, weight, marital status, children, attitude towards smoking and alcohol, city of residence, and other information you decide to include. Some of this data may be considered "special categories of personal data" (e.g., information about sexual orientation, religious or philosophical beliefs), and we process it only based on your explicit consent.
  • User Content: Information you post on the Platform, including messages sent to other users (if the Platform stores such messages), comments, and reviews.
  • Verification Data (if applicable): In some cases, for security purposes, we may request additional information to verify your identity.
  • Communications with Us: When you contact our support service or reach out to us for other matters, we collect information you provide during such communication.

2.2. Data Collected Automatically When Using the Platform:

  • Technical Information and Usage Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device information (device ID, model), time zone, language settings, pages you visited on our Platform, time spent on pages, links you clicked, crash logs, and other information about your interaction with the Platform.
  • Location Data: We may collect information about your approximate location based on your IP address. With your explicit consent, we may collect more precise geolocation data from your device to provide location-based features (e.g., finding nearby users). You can withdraw your consent for precise geolocation data collection in your device or browser settings.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on the Platform, to ensure its functionality, improve user experience, and for analytics. For detailed information, see Section 8 "Cookies and Tracking Technologies."

3. Legal Bases for Processing Your Data (According to GDPR)

We process your Personal Data only when we have a legal basis to do so:
  • Contract Performance (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR): Most of the data we collect (registration data, basic profile data, usage data) is processed to fulfill our obligations to you under the User Agreement, i.e., to provide you access to the Platform and its features.
  • Your Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Article 9(2)(a) GDPR for special categories of data):
    • For processing optional information in your profile, including photos and special categories of personal data (e.g., sexual orientation, religious beliefs) that you voluntarily provide.
    • For using certain cookies (e.g., analytical, marketing).
    • For sending you direct marketing messages (if applicable and you have given consent).
    • For collecting precise geolocation data.
    You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
  • Our Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR):
    • To ensure the security and protection of the Platform, prevent fraud and abuse.
    • To analyze Platform usage to improve it, develop new features, and personalize user experience.
    • To communicate with you about important service matters, not marketing.
    • To protect our legal rights and interests in case of disputes or legal proceedings.
    When processing data based on legitimate interests, we conduct a balancing test to ensure our interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
  • Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR): In some cases, we may be required to process your data to comply with legal obligations (e.g., upon request from law enforcement or courts).

4. How We Use Your Personal Data (Processing Purposes)

We use the collected Personal Data for the following purposes:
  • To provide and maintain our Service, including creating and managing your account, ensuring the functionality of the Platform.
  • To personalize your experience using the Platform.
  • To notify you of changes to our Service.
  • To provide you with customer support.
  • To analyze Platform usage, identify trends, fix errors, develop new features, and improve overall user experience.
  • To monitor the use of our Service, ensure security, and prevent fraud.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer, if you have given consent.
  • To comply with our legal obligations.

5. Automated Communications

  • Bridesa.com may send you automated emails related to service usage, notifications, security, and support. These messages are an integral part of providing the Service and necessary for its correct operation and ensuring the security of your account.
  • You can manage settings for receiving certain types of notifications (e.g., new messages or matches) in your profile settings.
  • From marketing communications, if implemented and you have given consent, you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the email or through profile settings.
  • Some important service and transactional notifications (e.g., related to account security, registration confirmation, password recovery, significant changes to Terms or Privacy Policy) cannot be disabled as they are necessary to protect your account and inform you about critical aspects of the Service.
  • We do not share your contact data with third parties for them to send promotional materials without your explicit consent.

6. With Whom We Share Your Data

We do not sell your Personal Data. We may share your Personal Data with third parties only in the following cases and for the following purposes:
  • Other Platform Users: Information from your profile that you have made public will be visible to other Platform users.
  • Service Providers (Data Processors): We engage trusted third-party providers to perform certain functions on our behalf (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services, support services). These providers have access only to necessary data and are obligated to process it according to our instructions and the law.
  • Law Enforcement and Government Authorities: Upon lawful request, if required to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or ensure safety.
  • In Case of Business Owner Change: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred to the new owner with notification to you.

International Data Transfers:

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and stored on computers located outside your country or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ. If you are in the EEA and your data is transferred outside the EEA, we will take all reasonably necessary measures to ensure secure processing of your data and apply appropriate safeguards (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses).

7. Data Retention Periods

  • Bridesa.com stores your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy or in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
  • Your account and profile data are stored until you delete your account. After deletion, some information may be retained in a depersonalized form for analytics or in backups for a limited period before final deletion.
  • We will store and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (e.g., if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
  • Usage data is generally stored for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen security or improve the functionality of our Service, or if we are legally obligated to store this data for longer periods.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve the Service, analyze its usage, and personalize your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • Strictly Necessary (Session) Cookies: Required for the operation of our Service and its essential functions (e.g., authentication and security). Without these cookies, the Service cannot function correctly.
  • Preference Cookies: Used to remember your settings and preferences (e.g., language, notification settings) to make your interaction with the Service more convenient.
  • Security Cookies: Used for security purposes, such as preventing fraudulent use of credentials and protecting user data.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: Help us collect information about how visitors use our Service, which pages they visit most often, and whether they receive error messages. This information is used to improve the Service. We may use third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Advertising (Marketing) Cookies: May be used to show you more relevant advertisements on our Platform or on other sites, based on your interests derived from your activity. [Specify if you plan to use them and how consent will be obtained, e.g., through a cookie banner].

Managing Cookies:

You can manage cookie settings through your browser settings, which allow you to refuse some or all cookies. However, if you disable strictly necessary cookies, some parts of our Service may become inaccessible or not function correctly. Upon your first visit to the Platform, we may request your consent to use non-essential cookies through a special banner.

9. Data Security

  • The security of your data is important to us. We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.
  • These measures include using encryption (e.g., SSL/TLS) during data transmission, restricting access to data, and regular system updates.
  • However, please remember that no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.

10. Your Rights as a Data Subject (According to GDPR)

If you are in the EU/EEA, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:
  • Right of Access: You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether your Personal Data is being processed and, if so, to access that data.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data about you. You can correct most data yourself in your account settings.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request the deletion of your Personal Data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your Personal Data in certain cases.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive the Personal Data you provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and the right to transmit that data to another controller.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If the processing of your data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
  • Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing that produces legal effects concerning you, except in cases provided by law.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
To exercise your rights, you can update your data in your account settings or contact us via the support page. We may request additional information from you to confirm your identity.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Platform is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such information. If you believe we may have received information from a child, please contact us.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

  • We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. 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 some cases, we may additionally notify you by email or through a notification on the Platform.
  • It is recommended to periodically review this Privacy Policy for any changes. Changes take effect from the moment they are published on this page.

13. Contact

  • For any questions related to this Privacy Policy or the processing of your data, please contact us via the support page.