Effective Date: 08-01-2025

1. Introduction:

 This Policy is all about how we handle reports of misuse, abuse, or any illegal stuff happening on our Winngoo Matrimony site.

 We're all about keeping things safe, respectful, and on the up-and-up for everyone here. this policy lays out what counts as misuse, how to report it, and what we might do following the law, like:

 • Information Technology Act, 2000

the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

 • Indian Penal Code, 1860

• Consumer Protection Act, 2019

2. Definition of Misuse:

For the purposes of this Policy, misuse shall include, but not be limited to, the following actions by a user:.

1. Impersonation – Crafting a phony profile or faking your identity.

2. harassment or abuse – sending mean, scary, or dirty messages

3. asking for cash, presents, or favours by lying or tricking people

4. Scams & Phishing – Trying to trick people into giving away their personal or money details by lying.

5. Sharing or posting stuff that's illegal, like porn or defamatory content, is a no-go

6. lying about your marital status, like saying you're single when you're not, or claiming you're divorced or widowed when you're not.

7. stalking or spamming – it's like when someone keeps sending you annoying messages or follows you around like they're creeping you out.

8. spreading hate or unfair treatment towards any group based on their community, caste, religion, gender, or ethnicity.

9. Child Exploitation – Any interaction with kids that breaks the rules of the POCSO Act, 2012.

10. Solicitation for Marriage Brokers – Using the platform for paid matchmaking services in violation of platform rules.

3. Reporting Procedure:

3.1 How to Report Misuse:

Members may report suspected misuse via:

• In-App “Report” button on your profile or chat window

• Email: info@winngoomatrimony.com

• Grievance Officer Contact as per Section 8 below.

3.2 Required Information:

When reporting misuse, please include:

• Your registered account email.

the link to the person's username or profile who's accused of something

• Date, time, and nature of incident(s).

• Screenshots, chat logs, or any supporting evidence.

Incomplete reports may delay investigation.

4. Investigation Process:

Upon receiving a report:

1. We'll give a shout-out to the complaint within a day

2. Our compliance crew's will check out the legit of the complaint, you know?

3. We might need more info from both the person complaining and the one accused

4. If it turns out someone's been using things wrong, they'll get the boot according to the rules in Section 5 of this Policy.

5. Actions We May Take:

Depending on how bad the misuse is, we might

• Issue a warning to the offending member.

• Suspend the user’s account temporarily.

• Permanently terminate the user’s account without refund.

let the cops know about it, they'll look into it for any crime stuff

Hey, make sure to give the right account info to the authorities as per Rule 3(1)(j) of the IT Rules, 2021.

6. Protection of Complainant:

We ensure:

keeping the complainant's identity under wraps, unless the law says otherwise

• Protection from retaliatory actions by the accused.

That real issues will be looked at seriously, no one gets blamed for being a victim.

7. False or Malicious Complaints:

making false, pointless, or mean complaints is a big no-no If it's true, this could lead to some pretty big changes

• Suspension or termination of the complainant’s account.

Possible legal action under the law, like defamation and IPC's misuse rules.

8. Grievance Officer Contact:

We follow Rule 3(2) of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

Name: Winngoo matrimony

Designation: Grievance Officer

Email: info@winngoomatrimony.com

Postal Address: New no.45 (Old no.17/1),Lattice Bridge Road, Padmanabha Street, Adyar, Chennai, Tamilnadu - 600 020.

We'll get back to complaints within a day and sort them out in about 15 days from when we got them.

9. Cooperation with Law Enforcement:

We're keeping our user data safe, but we might share some important stuff with

• Cyber Crime Cells

• Local Police Authorities

• Central or State Government agencies

if it's needed by law for digging into stuff or taking legal action against crimes.

10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

this policy's will be all about following the rules of India, you know? all arguments go through the courts in [Chennai, Tamil Nadu], India.

11. Amendments:

we might tweak this Policy now and then sticking with the platform after changes means you're cool with the new rules.