Datenschutzerklärung von iDates: Unser Umgang mit Ihren persönlichen Daten

Welcome to iDates. Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how iDates ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your personal information when you use our dating platform, website, and mobile application (collectively, the "Service").

By accessing or using iDates, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.

This policy applies to all information collected through your use of the Service and any related services, sales, marketing, or events.

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you ("Personal Data"). The categories of data we collect include:

• Account Information: Data you provide when creating an account, such as your email address, username, password, date of birth, gender, and sexual orientation.
• Profile Information: Details you add to your public profile, including photos, bios, interests, location preferences, and relationship goals.
• Usage Data: Information about your interactions with the Service, such as profiles viewed, matches, messages sent and received, features used, and time spent on the platform.
• Technical Data: Your IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, unique device identifiers, mobile network information, and app crash data.
• Location Data: With your consent, we collect precise or approximate location data from your device to show you potential matches in your area and improve service personalization.
• Communication Data: Contents of your messages, chats, and other communications sent through the Service. We scan these automatically for safety and policy compliance but do not routinely monitor private conversations.
• Payment Information: If you purchase premium features, our payment processors collect billing details. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.

We use your Personal Data for legitimate business purposes, including:

• To create, maintain, and secure your iDates account.
• To provide, personalize, and improve the Service, including suggesting compatible matches and curating your discovery feed.
• To facilitate communication and connections between users.
• To process transactions and deliver purchased services.
• To communicate with you about service updates, security alerts, promotional offers (where permitted), and support requests.
• To monitor and analyze usage trends and preferences to enhance user experience and develop new features.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, abuse, and violations of our Terms of Service.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect the rights, property, or safety of iDates, our users, or the public.

We process your data based on your consent, the necessity to perform our contract with you, compliance with legal obligations, or our legitimate interests, balanced against your rights and freedoms.

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processing, customer support, email delivery). These partners are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify.
• Legal Requirements: If required by law, subpoena, court order, or governmental authority, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, where user information may be among the transferred assets.
• Aggregated/Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for research, marketing, or analytics purposes.
• With Your Consent: We will share your information with third parties when you direct us to do so.

We implement robust technical and organizational measures designed to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our security measures include:

• Encryption of data in transit using TLS/SSL protocols.
• Secure storage practices and access controls limiting employee access to your data on a need-to-know basis.
• Regular security assessments and penetration testing of our systems.
• Procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and to notify you and applicable regulators where we are legally required to do so.

Despite our efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but we commit to promptly addressing any vulnerabilities and complying with applicable data protection laws.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Data, which may include:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Restriction/Objection: Object to or request restriction of processing under specific circumstances.
• Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
• Opt-out of Marketing: Unsubscribe from promotional communications by following the instructions in those messages.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details in the "Contact Information" section. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience and improve our Service.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Service to function and cannot be switched off.
• Performance/Analytics Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve performance.
• Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization, like remembering your preferences.
• Advertising Cookies: Set by us or our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show relevant ads on other sites.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service. For more detailed information, please see our dedicated Cookie Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the latest revisions were made.

We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and, where appropriate, through in-app notifications or by email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes, except where further consent is required by law.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

iDates Network
Attn: Privacy Team / Data Protection Officer
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: [Insert Registered Business Address]

We aim to respond to all legitimate inquiries within 30 days.