Effective Date: September 26, 2026
Last Updated: September 26, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Wafaq – Muslim Matrimony Platform (“Wafaq,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you access or use our website, mobile services, and related features.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your browser or device when you visit them.
Cookies can help websites remember information about your visit and provide features such as account login, preferences, security, and website functionality.
Some cookies may remain only for the duration of your browsing session, while others may remain on your device for a longer period.
2. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, Wafaq may use technologies such as:
- Local storage
- Session storage
- Pixels
- Software development kits (SDKs)
- Device identifiers
- Analytics technologies
- Similar browser or application technologies
For simplicity, this Policy may refer to these technologies collectively as “cookies” where appropriate.
3. Why Wafaq Uses Cookies
Wafaq may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep members signed in
- Authenticate accounts
- Remember preferences
- Maintain account and platform security
- Prevent fraud and abuse
- Provide website functionality
- Understand how Wafaq is used
- Improve website and application performance
- Identify and resolve technical problems
- Measure feature usage
- Support analytics
- Remember cookie preferences
- Support marketing or advertising where applicable
4. Essential Cookies
Some cookies are necessary for Wafaq to operate properly.
Essential cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Account authentication
- Login sessions
- Security
- Fraud prevention
- Maintaining session information
- Remembering privacy choices
- Providing requested functionality
- Protecting forms and account actions
Because these technologies may be necessary to provide the Service or protect its security, they may not always require consent where applicable law permits their use without consent.
Blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of Wafaq from functioning correctly.
5. Preference and Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may help Wafaq remember choices you make.
These may include:
- Language preferences
- Interface preferences
- Account-related preferences
- Other settings intended to improve your experience
Disabling these cookies may cause certain preferences or features not to work as expected.
6. Analytics and Performance Cookies
Wafaq may use analytics and performance technologies to understand how members use the Service.
These technologies may help us understand information such as:
- Which pages are visited
- Which features are used
- How users navigate the Service
- General usage patterns
- Technical performance
- Errors or crashes
- Device and browser information
We may use this information to improve Wafaq, diagnose technical issues, and understand the performance of features.
Where applicable law requires consent for analytics cookies or similar technologies, they will be used subject to the required consent.
7. Security and Fraud-Prevention Technologies
Wafaq may use cookies and similar technologies to help:
- Protect member accounts
- Identify suspicious login activity
- Prevent fraudulent activity
- Detect abuse
- Protect forms and transactions
- Maintain platform security
- Enforce security controls
These technologies may be necessary to protect Wafaq and its members.
8. Advertising and Marketing Technologies
Wafaq may use advertising or marketing technologies if such features are introduced or used.
These technologies may help:
- Measure marketing campaigns
- Understand how visitors reach Wafaq
- Measure advertising effectiveness
- Provide or measure relevant promotional content
Where applicable law requires consent, Wafaq will seek the required consent before activating non-essential advertising or marketing cookies.
The availability and use of these technologies may change as Wafaq's services develop.
9. Third-Party Cookies and Technologies
Some technologies used through Wafaq may be provided by third parties.
These may include providers involved in:
- Analytics
- Security
- Authentication
- Payments
- Website infrastructure
- Customer support
- Performance monitoring
- Advertising or marketing, where applicable
Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual arrangements.
Wafaq does not control every cookie or similar technology independently operated by a third-party service.
10. Payment Providers
When you purchase a membership, package, subscription, or other paid feature, third-party payment providers may use cookies or similar technologies necessary to:
- Process transactions
- Prevent payment fraud
- Authenticate payments
- Maintain payment security
- Comply with legal requirements
The payment provider's own privacy and cookie practices may also apply when you interact with its services.
11. Mobile Applications
Wafaq mobile applications may use technologies that function differently from traditional browser cookies.
These may include:
- Application storage
- Device identifiers
- Notification tokens
- SDKs
- Analytics technologies
- Authentication information
- Security technologies
Your mobile operating system or device settings may provide controls for certain permissions and technologies.
12. Push Notifications
If you enable push notifications, Wafaq may use device identifiers or notification tokens necessary to deliver notifications.
Push notifications may include:
- New-message notifications
- Interest notifications
- Interest responses
- Account activity
- Security alerts
- Important service information
Push notifications are not traditional browser cookies.
You can generally control notification permissions through your browser, device, or application settings.
13. Cookie Consent
Where required by applicable law, Wafaq will request your consent before placing or accessing non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
You may be presented with options such as:
Accept All
Reject Non-Essential
Manage Preferences
Your available choices may depend on the technologies currently used by Wafaq and applicable legal requirements.
Essential technologies necessary for security and core functionality may continue to operate where permitted by law.
14. Changing Your Cookie Preferences
Where Wafaq provides a cookie-preference tool, you may use it to review or change your choices.
You may also manage certain cookies through your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block certain cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Control cookie permissions
Removing cookies may sign you out of Wafaq or reset saved preferences.
Some features may not work correctly if essential cookies are disabled.
15. Do Not Track and Browser Controls
Some browsers or devices provide privacy signals or tracking-preference mechanisms.
The availability and legal requirements relating to these mechanisms vary.
Where Wafaq is legally required to recognize a particular browser or device privacy signal, we will take appropriate steps to comply.
16. How Long Cookies Remain
The duration of a cookie depends on its purpose.
Session cookies generally remain until you close your browser or session.
Persistent cookies may remain for a defined period or until they are deleted.
Third-party technologies may have retention periods determined by the applicable provider.
17. Personal Information and Cookies
Information collected through cookies or similar technologies may constitute personal information under applicable privacy laws.
How Wafaq collects, uses, shares, protects, and retains personal information is explained further in our Privacy Policy.
18. Changes to This Cookie Policy
Wafaq may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in:
- Technologies used by Wafaq
- Website or application functionality
- Service providers
- Privacy practices
- Applicable legal requirements
When this Policy is updated, the revised version will display a new Last Updated date.
Where required by law, we will take reasonable steps to provide notice or obtain consent for relevant changes.
19. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or Wafaq's use of cookies and similar technologies, contact:
Wafaq – Muslim Matrimony Platform
Email: [email protected]