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Privacy Policy

Effective May 11, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Dateful collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use the Dateful mobile app and the trydateful.com website (collectively, "Dateful"). Dateful is operated by Jason King ("we," "us," "our") and is based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

What we collect

Account info

Your email address, display name, username, optional bio, and — if you sign in with Apple — an Apple-provided user identifier. Required to create an account.

Profile photo and post photos

Photos you upload to Dateful are stored on our servers (via Supabase Storage). Photos posted with dates are visible only to your confirmed friends.

Friend graph

The users you've added as friends and pending friend requests. Used to populate your feed and route date invites.

Date data

Questionnaire answers (vibe, budget, time of day, neighborhood, etc.), generated itineraries, swaps, refines, scheduled dates, and any notes you add. Retained to provide the service and to enforce free-tier usage limits.

Post content

Photos, captions, reviews, ratings, comments, and likes you create on Dateful.

Device push token

Provided by Apple. Used to send you notifications (friend requests, date reminders, etc.). Removed when you uninstall the app or revoke push permissions.

Calendar data

When you save a date to your calendar, we write the event to your local iOS calendar via the Calendar permission. We do not store the contents of your calendar on our servers.

App usage

How often you generate, swap, and refine dates. Used to enforce free-tier usage limits.

What we do NOT collect

• Precise location (we do not track your location)
• Contacts or address book
• Browsing history
• Financial information
• Biometric data
• Advertising identifiers (IDFA)

How we use your information

• Provide the Dateful service — generate dates, deliver notifications, show friend posts
• Moderate content — uploaded photos are scanned by an automated service (AWS Rekognition) to detect explicit content before publishing
• Enforce free-tier usage limits
• Respond to support requests
• Comply with legal obligations
• Keep Dateful secure (detect abuse, spam, fraud)

We do not use your data to train AI models unrelated to Dateful. AI itinerary generation uses Anthropic's Claude API — see "Who we share with."

Who we share with

We use the following service providers ("processors") to operate Dateful. Each is contractually limited to processing your data only as needed to provide their service:

• Supabase — database, authentication, file storage (United States)
• Apple — Sign In with Apple, push notification delivery (United States and global)
• Expo — push notification routing (United States)
• Anthropic — AI itinerary generation via the Claude API (United States). We send your questionnaire answers and neighborhood preferences. We do not send your name, email, photos, or friend graph.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services) — automated photo moderation via Rekognition (United States)
• Mapbox — static map images embedded in itineraries (venue coordinates are sent for map rendering)

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with advertisers.

We may disclose your data if required by law (subpoena, court order, valid legal process) or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Dateful or its users.

Retention

We keep your data for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, we delete your personal data within 30 days, except:

• Backups, deleted within 90 days
• Content already shared with friends, which may persist in their feed caches
• Data we are legally required to retain (e.g., for fraud or abuse investigations)

Aggregated, de-identified data (e.g., "average dates generated per week") may be retained indefinitely.

Your rights

Regardless of where you live, you can:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data via Settings or by emailing us
• Delete your account and associated data via Settings, or by emailing hello@trydateful.com
• Export your data — email us and we'll send a JSON export within 30 days

California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

Under California law, you have the right to know what categories of personal information we collect, use, and share; to request a copy of your personal information; to request deletion; to correct inaccurate information; to opt out of "sale" or "sharing" of personal information; and to be free from discrimination for exercising your rights.

Dateful does not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

To exercise these rights, email hello@trydateful.com. We'll verify your identity (typically by confirming the email on your account) and respond within 45 days. If you have an authorized agent, include written authorization.

We do not have actual knowledge that we sell or share personal information of consumers under 16.

EU / EEA / UK residents

Dateful is not currently offered or marketed in the EU, EEA, or UK. If you have nonetheless accessed Dateful from these regions, you may have additional rights under GDPR or UK GDPR. Email us at hello@trydateful.com to exercise them.

Children's privacy

Dateful is not intended for users under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. The app is rated 17+ on the App Store. If we learn we've collected information from a child under 13, we'll delete it promptly. Parents who believe their child has provided information to Dateful can contact us at hello@trydateful.com.

Security

We use industry-standard encryption (TLS in transit, encryption at rest via Supabase) and access controls to protect your data. No system is perfectly secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security. If we discover a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law.

Cookies and tracking

The Dateful mobile app does not use third-party analytics or advertising trackers. The trydateful.com website may use minimal first-party cookies for functionality (e.g., remembering email signups). We do not use third-party trackers on this site.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via in-app notice or email, and the Effective date above will be updated. Your continued use of Dateful after a change means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

Privacy questions, requests, or concerns: hello@trydateful.com