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Last updated: July 19, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Qa’na LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our services, including when you visit qanadating.com, use the Qa’na mobile app, or join our waitlist.
Qa’na is a faith-first marriage platform for the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox diaspora, built to help members connect with genuine intention toward marriage — not casual dating. This Privacy Policy is here to help you understand what we collect, why, and what rights you have over it. If you don’t agree with our practices, please don’t use our Services. Questions or concerns? Contact us at info@qanadating.com.
This summary highlights key points — full details are in the numbered sections below.
What personal information do we process? Depending on how you use Qa’na, this can include your name, email, date of birth, gender, location, photos, bio, and faith-related information (denomination, fasting practice, church attendance). See Section 1.
Do we process sensitive personal information? Yes — specifically, information revealing religious/philosophical beliefs, and data related to sex or sexual orientation (via your gender and matching preferences). We explain exactly why below.
Do we sell your information? No. We have not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve months, and we don’t intend to.
How do we process your information? To operate matching, messaging, and account features; to communicate with you; for security and fraud prevention; and to comply with law.
Who do we share information with? Service providers who help us run the app — currently Supabase, Stripe, Vercel, and Resend — plus other members as part of normal matching/messaging.
How do you exercise your rights? Email us at info@qanadating.com.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us.
We collect personal information you provide when you register, build your profile, or otherwise interact with us. This includes:
Sensitive Information. Faith and matching are central to what Qa’na does, so we want to be direct about the sensitive categories we process:
We process this sensitive information because it’s genuinely necessary to the service you’re signing up for — not as an incidental byproduct of some other feature.
Payment Data. If you subscribe to a paid tier, payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe. We do not collect or store your card details ourselves. Stripe’s privacy policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
Application Data. If you use our mobile app, we may also collect:
Some information — like your IP address and browser/device characteristics — is collected automatically when you use our Services.
We automatically collect log and usage data (IP address, browser type, activity within the Services) and device data (device identifiers, hardware model, operating system) through the normal operation of our hosting and backend infrastructure. This is primarily for security, troubleshooting, and internal analytics.
We also use cookies and similar technologies — see our Cookie Policy: https://qanadating.com/cookies
We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.
We process your personal information to:
We only process your information when we have a valid legal reason to do so.
We only process your information when we have a valid legal reason under applicable law — like your consent, to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, or to comply with legal obligations.
If you are in the EU or UK, GDPR/UK GDPR require us to identify our legal bases, which may include: Consent (which you can withdraw anytime), Performance of a Contract (providing the Services you signed up for), Legal Obligations, and Vital Interests (protecting safety).
If you are in Canada, we rely on your express or implied consent, which you can withdraw at any time, except in limited legally-defined exceptions (e.g., fraud prevention, legal compliance).
We share information with the specific service providers listed below, and in limited other situations described here. We do not sell your personal information.
Service providers who process data on our behalf:
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supabase | Database, authentication, and backend infrastructure |
| Stripe | Payment processing |
| Vercel | Website hosting |
| Resend | Transactional email delivery (account confirmations, waitlist emails) |
We may also share information:
We do not share information with advertisers, data brokers, or unrelated business partners.
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Service securely and, in the future, may use them for basic analytics or ad campaign measurement.
We use cookies to maintain security, keep you logged in, and support basic site functionality. We do not currently use advertising/targeting cookies, but if that changes (e.g., ad campaign tracking pixels), we’ll update this policy and our Cookie Policy accordingly: https://qanadating.com/cookies
We may transfer, store, and process your information in the United States and other countries.
Our servers and service providers are located in the United States. If you’re in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, your information will be transferred outside your region. We rely on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses as our legal mechanism for these transfers, consistent with how our service providers (Supabase, Stripe, Vercel, Resend) handle cross-border data.
We keep your information as long as you have an account with us, except for basic log/usage data, which we keep for 6 months.
Most personal information (profile data, faith information, messages) is retained as long as your account is active. Internet activity/log data is retained for approximately 6 months. When there’s no legitimate business need to retain your information, we delete or anonymize it, except where longer retention is legally required.
We use technical and organizational security measures, though no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.
We use encrypted connections and access controls (via Supabase’s built-in security infrastructure) to protect your information. However, no electronic transmission or storage method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee against unauthorized access.
No. Qa’na is for members 18 and older, and this is enforced at signup.
We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. By using Qa’na, you confirm you’re at least 18. Age is verified during onboarding, and enforced at the database level — an account cannot be created with a birthdate indicating an age under 18. If we learn someone under 18 has created an account, we will deactivate it and delete the associated data. Contact us at info@qanadating.com if you believe we’ve collected data from a minor.
Depending on where you live, you have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your personal information.
If you’re in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, or Canada, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your data, and to object to certain processing. Contact us at info@qanadating.com to exercise these rights, or to withdraw consent at any time.
UK residents: you can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint, 0303 123 1113).
Account management: You can update most of your information directly in Settings, or delete your account entirely, which deactivates it and removes it from matching. We may retain limited information afterward for fraud prevention, legal compliance, or dispute resolution.
Marketing opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails via the link in any email we send.
We do not currently respond to Do-Not-Track browser signals, as no uniform technical standard for honoring them has been established industry-wide.
If you’re a resident of California or another state with a comprehensive privacy law, you have rights to know, access, correct, delete, and opt out of certain processing of your personal information.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Name, email, IP address | YES |
| B. California Customer Records info | Name, education, employment history | YES |
| C. Protected classifications | Gender, age, date of birth | YES |
| D. Commercial information | Purchase history | NO |
| E. Biometric information | Fingerprints, voiceprints | NO |
| F. Internet/network activity | Browsing behavior, interactions with the Service | YES |
| G. Geolocation data | Device location | NO |
| H. Audio/visual/sensory data | Recordings | NO |
| I. Professional/employment info | Occupation | YES |
| J. Education information | Formal student records | NO |
| K. Inferences | Match compatibility scores drawn from your profile data | YES |
| L. Sensitive personal information | Account login info, message contents, religious beliefs, sexual orientation | YES |
We have not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve months.
You may have the right to: know whether we’re processing your data; access it; correct inaccuracies; request deletion; obtain a copy; opt out of targeted advertising, sale, or profiling; and not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
Email info@qanadating.com. We’ll verify your identity before processing requests. If you use an authorized agent, they’ll need written proof of your authorization.
If we decline a request, you may appeal by emailing info@qanadating.com. We’ll respond in writing with our reasoning. If denied, you may escalate to your state attorney general.
California residents may request, once a year and free of charge, information about what personal information (if any) we’ve disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Contact info@qanadating.com to make this request.
Yes, as needed to stay compliant with applicable laws.
We’ll update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated via email or in-app notice.
Email: info@qanadating.com
Mail:
Qa’na LLC
8401 Mayland Dr Ste A
Richmond, VA 23294
United States
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. To make a request, email info@qanadating.com.
This Privacy Policy was drafted using Termly’s Privacy Policy Generator, customized with Qa’na-specific content.
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