Privacy Policy

At BrethrenMT, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our members. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform. Please read this policy carefully. By using BrethrenMT, you consent to the practices described herein.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you register on BrethrenMT, we collect your full name, email address, phone number, date of birth, gender, and photographs you upload to your profile.

Profile Information

This includes your education, occupation, income details, family information, physical attributes, location, marital status, and partner preferences you provide to help us find suitable matches.

Spiritual Information

As a faith-centered platform, we collect information about your Brethren Assembly affiliation, baptism date, breaking of bread participation, personal testimony, and elder endorsement details. This information is essential for community verification.

Usage Data

We automatically collect information about how you interact with our platform, including pages visited, search queries, profiles viewed, time spent on the platform, device information, IP address, and browser type.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To create and manage your account and profile
• To facilitate matches and display your profile to other verified members
• To verify your Brethren Assembly membership through our elder verification system
• To process and facilitate inquiries between members
• To send notifications about profile views, inquiries, and matches
• To improve our platform, features, and user experience
• To communicate important updates, security alerts, and support messages
• To prevent fraud, abuse, and ensure community safety
• To comply with legal obligations

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Elder Verification: As part of our trust-building process, certain profile information may be shared with designated Assembly Elders who participate in our verification system. This is essential to maintaining the integrity of our community.

Other Members: Your profile information (excluding sensitive data like email and phone number) is visible to other verified members of the platform as part of the matchmaking process.

No Third-Party Selling: We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your data is never shared with advertisers or data brokers.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government regulation, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of BrethrenMT, our members, or others.

4. Data Security

We implement robust security measures to protect your personal information. All data transmitted between your device and our servers is encrypted using industry-standard TLS/SSL encryption. Passwords are hashed using secure cryptographic algorithms and are never stored in plain text. Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel only. We conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments. While no method of electronic storage is 100% secure, we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data.

5. Your Rights

• Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You may update or correct your profile information at any time through your dashboard.
• Deletion: You can request deletion of your account and associated data. We will process such requests within 30 days, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Export: You may request an export of your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw consent for data processing at any time, though this may affect your ability to use certain features.
• Restrict Processing: You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

6. Cookies and Tracking

BrethrenMT uses essential cookies to maintain your session and remember your login status. We use functional cookies to remember your language preferences and display settings. We do not use third-party advertising cookies or tracking pixels. Analytics data is collected in aggregate form to improve our services and is not linked to individual user profiles.

7. Children's Privacy

BrethrenMT is intended exclusively for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have collected data from a minor, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our servers.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you delete your account, we will remove your profile information within 30 days. Certain data may be retained for longer periods where required by law or for legitimate business purposes such as fraud prevention.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: