Terms of Service — Nikah Path

1. Acceptance

By creating an account or using Nikah Path, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the service. These terms form a binding agreement between you and Nikah Path, a platform registered in England and Wales.

2. What this platform is

Nikah Path is a verified covenant registry and contract execution platform designed to assist with formal Islamic covenant preparation. We provide identity-aware qualification profiles, covenant alignment review, secure messaging, Nikkah contract tools, and ceremony facilitation.

We do not provide casual dating, geolocation swiping, unverified social browsing, legal advice, religious rulings, or scholarly guidance. We are a technology platform — your religious and legal obligations in any marriage are your own responsibility.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding contract to use this service. By creating an account, you confirm that this is the case. See our child safety page.

You must provide accurate information when registering. Creating an account with false identity or misrepresenting your age or marital status is grounds for immediate termination.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to use the platform only for its intended purpose: good-faith covenant preparation between qualified, consenting adults. Full conduct rules are set out in our Conduct Policy, which forms part of these terms.

In summary, you must not:

use the platform for any unlawful purpose
harass, threaten, or abuse other members
impersonate another person or create a fake account
misrepresent your identity, marital status, or intentions
share, scrape, or commercially exploit other members’ data
attempt to circumvent access controls or Wali mode settings
use the contract or ceremony tools for sham or fraudulent marriages
share child sexual abuse material or otherwise exploit minors (see our child safety page)

5. Nikkah contract tools

The contract builder, negotiation, signing, and ceremony features are tools to help you draft and formalise a Nikkah agreement between two consenting adults. They are not a substitute for religious guidance or legal advice.

Important: a Nikkah conducted through this platform does not automatically constitute a legally recognised civil marriage under English law. If you wish your marriage to have legal status in England and Wales (or any other jurisdiction), you must separately register the marriage through the appropriate civil process. We strongly encourage you to take advice from a qualified scholar regarding the Islamic validity of any agreement, and from a solicitor regarding its civil legal status.

You are responsible for ensuring that any contract you create and sign meets your religious requirements and the legal requirements of your jurisdiction.

6. Subscriptions and payments

Some features require a paid subscription. The price and billing cycle are shown to you before you subscribe. Payments are processed by Stripe and RevenueCat. We never store your payment card details.

Jariyah Seeds are optional in-app credits that let you send a Connect with a personal note. They are not charitable donations. Purchases are not tax-deductible and do not qualify for Gift Aid or a 501(c) claim. Nikah Path sets aside funds from Seed purchases — and a portion of membership and ceremony purchases — in our Jaariyah fund for ongoing projects. That fund is an internal company allocation.

Your right to cancel (14-day cooling-off)

Under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, you have the right to cancel a new subscription within 14 days of purchase without giving a reason (your “cooling-off period”). However, because we provide immediate access to digital content upon purchase, by subscribing you expressly consent to performance beginning immediately and acknowledge that your right to cancel is thereby lost once you have accessed the premium features. You will be informed of this at the point of purchase.

If you have not yet accessed any premium features, you may cancel within 14 days for a full refund by contacting us via the contact form.

Ongoing cancellation

You can cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings or through the App Store / Play Store where applicable. Cancellation stops future billing; you retain access to paid features until the end of the current billing period. No partial-period refunds are issued for early cancellation outside the cooling-off window.

7. Your content

You retain ownership of the content you submit (profile text, photos, contract documents). By uploading content, you grant us a limited licence to store, display, and transmit it for the purpose of operating the platform. We do not use your content for advertising or share it with third parties except as described in our Privacy Policy.

You are responsible for ensuring that any content you upload does not infringe the rights of others and complies with applicable law.

8. Safety and moderation

We take the safety of our members seriously. We may review reports, restrict features, suspend accounts, or remove content where necessary to protect members, investigate misuse, or comply with legal obligations.

Our full moderation approach is described in the Conduct Policy. We do not use fully automated enforcement — serious reports are reviewed by a human.

9. Disclaimers

The service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that you will identify an approved party through the platform, that any alignment will be suitable, or that any Nikkah contract will be valid under Islamic or civil law. User-provided content (including profiles and contract text) is not verified by us for accuracy.

Nothing on this platform constitutes legal, religious, or financial advice.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Nikah Path shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of the service or your interactions with other members.

Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.

11. Termination

You can close your account at any time via account settings. We may suspend or terminate your account at any time for breach of these terms, or where we believe your conduct poses a risk to other members or to the platform.

On termination, your data is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy — in particular the retention periods set out in section 7 of that policy. Signed contracts and ceremony records may be retained for a reasonable period after account closure.

Provisions that by nature should survive termination — including disclaimers, limitation of liability, and dispute resolution — will continue to apply.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. For material changes we will notify you by email or via the platform at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you should close your account before they take effect.

13. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, unless you are a consumer resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland, in which case you may also bring proceedings in your local courts.

If you have a complaint or dispute, please contact us first — we would rather resolve things directly.

14. Contact

For questions about these terms, please use our Contact Us form.