SnapFish knows that I have Family in India
Last week I got a email from SnapFish saying that it I can send pictures to India for Rs.2.95. Well I do have an account with SnapFish.com. But I have not registered in their Indian version yet. And SnapFish needs just a email address to complete registration. In the email it is said that account details are universal. This means an account with SnapFish.com will work SnapFish.in. But how did they get to know that I am having family in India to send photo?
Well its all because of an outdated online profile that I have in BharatMatrimony (Consim). I received the email from Consim.in server. The only thing I know is that I have used the same email id to create accounts for both snapfish and BharatMatrimony. Did Consim share my email address with SnapFish?
The privacy policy clearly says that Consim (BharatMatrimony) will not share any personally indetifiable information with a third party without user’s consent. Well isn’t this a violation of privacy policy?
According to their site, 70% of the users of BharatMatrimony are from India. According to JuxtConsult BharatMatrimony is the most preferred matrimonial service. And about its users- 70% own laptop/computer, 53% have done online shopping, 40% owns a credit card and 74% have used Internet for more than 2 years.
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Saad - seems like a crystal clear violation of privacy policies. I wonder what is the enforcement process in India of online privacy violations ?
Seems to me that you should write to BharatMatrimony.com and find out. If they refuse to divulge or don’t reply take your complaint to the authorties.
Again given that privacy enforcement in India may not be that efficient I don’t know what help the authorities will/can provide but definitely complain about this.