Community Guidelines

• Register in your own name, with your own photos. Parents may register on behalf of an eligible child but must mark the profile accordingly.
• Do not lie about marital status, age, religion, community, employment, or income. Misrepresentation is grounds for permanent ban.
• If your circumstances change (new job, new city, change in marital status), update your profile within a reasonable time.

• This is not a dating, casual, hookup, or friendship platform. Use Bumble/Hinge/Tinder for those.
• No flirtation, no sexually explicit language, no romantic pressure before a clear mutual commitment.
• Family involvement is the default. If you don't want your family involved at all, this may not be the right platform for you.

• Dowry is illegal in India (Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961) and is a permanent ban on Vivah.vip.
• Do not solicit gifts, sponsored travel, jewellery, vehicles, real estate, or any financial transfer as a condition of pursuing the match.
• Lehenga / clothing / jewellery norms within community tradition are fine to discuss; demands or expectations of value are not.

• No harassment, threats, doxxing, hate speech, slurs, or abusive language.
• No body-shaming, colourism, casteist slurs, religion-based attacks, or discrimination on disability/health.
• Decline interests politely. Silence is okay; cruelty is not.
• One reminder after a missed reply is fine. Multiple unanswered messages cross into harassment.

• Do not screenshot another user's photos or profile. We log screenshot intent and warn you.
• Do not share another user's contact details, photos, or biodata with anyone outside your immediate family without their consent.
• Do not contact another user outside Vivah.vip (find them on Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp by phone) until you've exchanged consent here.

• Photos must be of you alone, recent (within 12 months), without filters that materially alter your appearance.
• No wedding photos with another partner. No group photos as the primary photo. No images of strangers, public figures, or pets as your primary photo.
• Biodata uploads must be your own. AI parses them — and if the data conflicts with what you typed earlier, we flag it for review.

• Mediators may transition your match through workflow states based on confirmed real-world events.
• Admins may freeze, suspend or delete accounts that violate these guidelines.
• Decisions can be appealed once at appeals@vivah.vip within 30 days.

Every profile and message has a Report action. Reports are triaged within 1 business day. For urgent safety issues (threats, stalking, fraud) email safety@vivah.vip directly — we treat these as P0.

• Warning — first minor offence (e.g. tone, photo quality).
• Temporary suspension — repeated minor offence or moderate one (e.g. spammy interest sends).
• Permanent ban — fake identity, dowry talk, harassment, threats, scam attempts, fraud.
• Law-enforcement referral — credible threats, child endangerment, severe fraud.

If a rule feels wrong, missing, or unclear — please write to policy@vivah.vip. We review every piece of feedback monthly.