How does Vedic horoscope matching work?

VedicMarriage uses social, cultural, financial and spiritual aspects of the users to get them matches. One of our core method is to use traditional Kundli matching (Ashtakoot system) to assess compatibility based on birth charts. We analyze planetary positions, Guna Milan scores, and Manglik Dosha to suggest compatible matches.

Do I need my exact birth time?

Yes, accurate birth time (within 5 minutes) is essential for precise horoscope matching. If you don't know your exact birth time, we offer alternative matching based on preferences and values.

Basic features including profile creation, horoscope matching, and limited messaging are free. Premium features offer unlimited messaging, advanced filters, and detailed compatibility reports.

Is my data private and secure?

Yes. Your birth chart details, personal information, and conversations are encrypted and never shared without your consent. You control who can view your profile and contact you.

Why can't I find someone by their name in search?

Names are intentionally kept out of smart search so the feature cannot be used like a phone book. That protects members from stalking, harassment, and unwanted identity exposure.

What does AI search actually use from my profile?

For members who are discoverable, search uses marriage-relevant profile information — such as spiritual practice, lifestyle, and career context — plus basic eligibility filters like gender and city when applicable. It does not use your legal name, email, phone number, or government ID.

If I turn on incognito or hide from search, can I still appear in AI search?

No. Those choices mean you should not appear in smart match search while they are active. We treat that as a firm privacy commitment, not a cosmetic setting.

Does smart search override my profile privacy settings?

No. Search may suggest someone as a compatible match, but what that person can actually see on your profile still follows your privacy tiers, discovery settings, blocks, and the same rules as everywhere else in the app.

Will voice search change how my privacy is protected?

Voice search converts what you say into text and runs the same privacy-safe matching rules. We do not use voice recordings or identity documents to find matches for others.

Is my full profile sent to outside AI companies for search?

Match search runs on Vedic Marriage's own systems with strict limits on what is used for matching. Outside tools may help with optional features such as turning speech into text; they are not given your full profile or verification documents to rank matches.

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Our privacy-first approach to AI search

We built smart search to help serious families find compatibility — with clear limits so privacy comes first.

You cannot be found by name

Legal and display names are not used in smart search. Typing someone's name will not surface their profile — by design, so search cannot be misused for stalking or doxxing.

Phone, email, and ID stay separate

Contact details and government ID are for verification and messaging only. They are never fed into smart search, so strangers cannot discover you through those fields.

Incognito and hide-from-search are honored

If you choose to stay hidden from search or use an incognito discovery posture, you should not appear in AI-powered match search while that choice is active.

Fully private sections stay out of search

When you mark a profile section as fully private, that content is not used to rank you in smart search. Who can see each section in the app still follows your visibility settings when someone views your profile.

Search follows matrimony rules

Results respect who you are allowed to meet — for example opposite gender for your search, your match list when searching within matches, people you have blocked, and location filters when you use them.

Search suggestions ≠ unlimited profile access

Being suggested in search does not mean everyone sees your full profile. Your privacy tiers, discovery settings, and blocks still control what each person can view after a result appears.

How smart search works for you

Step 1
Your visibility choices apply first
If you are hidden from search, in incognito, or otherwise not discoverable, smart search should not bring you into other members' results.
Step 2
Only marriage-relevant profile text is used
For members who are discoverable, search draws on the parts of your profile that describe compatibility — spiritual practice, lifestyle, career context, and similar — not your name or contact information, and not sections you marked fully private.
Step 3
You search in your own words
You might search for "a devotee in Bangalore who chants daily" — we match that intent to compatible profiles, not to a database of names or phone numbers.
Step 4
You get results within your rules
Suggestions follow matrimony eligibility and your settings. Names and full profile details are shown only through the same privacy and verification rules as the rest of the app — not as a free-for-all lookup.

What smart search is — and is not

Smart search helps you discover compatible profiles from how people describe themselves — it is not a tool to look someone up by legal name or phone number.
Choosing incognito or hide-from-search means you should stay out of AI-powered search, not just off one screen.
What you write in open profile fields (for example About me) may help relevant matches find you; we still never use your account name field for search.
AI supports your search — it does not replace family judgment, verification, block, or report when something feels wrong.
As we improve search quality, we will not widen what we use for matching unless it meets the same privacy standard.

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Questions about AI, discoverability, or privacy?

Reach out if you want clarity on smart search, incognito, hide-from-search, or your visibility settings.

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