• Information Collected/Tracked by VARUDU.com
VARUDU.com gathers information users submit to us and information not directly submitted by users.

• Information submitted to VARUDU.com
  There are two types of user-submitted information we collect: Public and Private. We define Public information as personal information that may be displayed on the site, such as gender, age and height, but cannot be linked to a particular user. Private information is defined as any information that allows others to contact a user other than through Shaadi.com or allows the collection of information about the user other than what is displayed on the site.
  
  PUBLIC: To accomplish our goal of bringing compatible people together, we must gather personal information, which may or may not include: customer-specified VARUDU.com username, gender, age, religion, income range, occupation, preference/lifestyle information and general geographic location.
  
  PRIVATE: This information is gathered from members and guests who apply for the various services our site offers. This information includes, but is not limited to: eMail address, first name, last name, credit card number or checking account information for payment, a user-specified password, mailing address, zip code and telephone number.
  
  SURVEYS & CONTESTS: From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, and age).
  
  VARUDU.COM AFFILIATE PARTNERS: The Affiliate Partner program is a vehicle for other relationship-based sites to link to the VARUDU.com site. No personal member information is exchanged with the Affiliate Partner.
  Information not Directly Submitted by Users to VARUDU.com
  
  AGGREGATE: This is information we collect that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all users to the site.

• Information Usage by VARUDU.com
VARUDU.com uses the information it collects in the following ways.

• Information users submit to VARUDU.com
  PUBLIC: Public information supplied by the user is intended to be viewed by visitors to the site. This information is used by visitors for searching and matching purposes. Public information cannot be used to identify a specific member by name, address, etc.
  
  PRIVATE: We primarily use eMail addresses submitted by members to verify enrollment and when forwarding anonymous eMails from ad responders. Respondees' eMail addresses are not disclosed to the responder. We may also use a user's eMail address to send news regarding our site, but the user may choose not to receive eMail of this type by unsubscribing. eMail addresses may also be used in private correspondence with the user for customer service issues. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services. All other private information submitted by the user is confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to protect members of VARUDU.com. All private information can be updated or deleted by the user at any time.
  
  SURVEYS & CONTESTS: Contact and other information collected for contests will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information collected will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
  
  VARUDU.COM'S AFFILIATE PARTNERS: Information submitted by the Affiliate Partner is used for establishing and maintaining a business relationship. No personal or business information is shared outside the relationship between Shaadi.com and the Affiliate Partner. Affiliate Partners may not view or access private information on VARUDU.com subscribers.
  
  
• Information that users do not submit to VARUDU.com
  GENERAL: We use your server, IP address, and browser-type related information in the general management and administration of VARUDU.com.

• Links on VARUDU.com to other sites
VARUDU.com contains links to numerous other vendors and their websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other Web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by VARUDU.com

• Cookies
VARUDU.com uses cookies to deliver the various services and to keep track of your personal preference. A cookie is a small text file that can be entered into the memory of your browser to help a web site recognize repeat users, facilitate the user's ongoing access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that allows various Internet services to make constant content improvements and for targeted advertising.

If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, most browsers contain a function that allows a user to deny the cookie feature. You can also delete cookie files from your computer at your discretion. Please note that the use of cookies is a necessary part of the technology used by VARUDU.com and are necessary if you wish to access VARUDU.com without any hitches. Disabling the cookie feature on your browser or deleting cookie files from your computer will render you unable to access certain features on VARUDU.com and participate in its services. Cookies may also be necessary to provide the user with certain features such as customized delivery of information.

VARUDU.com uses cookies to provide the services, to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit different pages on our site, and for other purposes. We do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user.

Please note that cookies are used only to recollect information sent to your computer from VARUDU.com. We CANNOT access any information not sent by VARUDU.com.

Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we neither have access to or control over these cookies.

• Policy on correcting, updating or removing personal information
VARUDU.com gives users several options for modifying or removing their information from our database please visit the My Profile page or contact us.

• Changes in our privacy policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will prominently post a link to those changes on our splash screen so that our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an eMail. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner, and we will then use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

• Security of personal information
VARUDU.com takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website or in person, your information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order process asks users to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While we with the help of our payment processing partner use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.

• eMail Opt-in/Opt-out policy
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the eMail.

• Contact VARUDU.com
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, your dealings with this Web site, or any other questions please contact us.