SPDate Privacy Policy: Protecting Your Personal Information

1. Introduction and General Provisions

Welcome to SPDate ("we," "our," or "us"). This Privacy Policy governs your use of the SPDate website, mobile applications, and related services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms described herein.

This policy applies to all information collected through your interaction with SPDate, whether you are a registered member or a visitor. It explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you. We are committed to processing your data transparently, lawfully, and securely.

2. What Data We Collect

To provide you with a personalized and effective dating experience, we collect several types of information:

• Information You Provide Directly: This includes data you submit during registration and profile creation, such as your name, email address, date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, location, profile photos, biography, and personal preferences. It also includes the content of your messages, chat logs, and any other communications you send through the Service.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you use our Service, we automatically gather technical data such as your IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visits, and other diagnostic data. This helps us understand how our Service is used and improve its performance.
• Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from other sources, such as social media platforms (if you choose to connect your account), advertising partners, or data enrichment services, to the extent permitted by law.
• Payment Information: If you purchase premium features, our third-party payment processors will collect your payment card details. SPDate does not store full payment card numbers on our servers.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected information for specific, legitimate purposes to operate and enhance our Service:

1. Service Delivery: To create and manage your account, facilitate matches, enable communication between users, and provide customer support.
2. Personalization: To tailor your experience by showing you relevant profiles, suggesting matches, and customizing content based on your preferences and activity.
3. Communication: To send you service-related announcements (e.g., account verification, password resets), respond to your inquiries, and, with your consent, send promotional materials about new features or offers.
4. Safety and Security: To monitor for fraudulent activity, enforce our Terms of Service, investigate and prevent spam, harassment, or other misconduct, and protect the rights and safety of our users and SPDate.
5. Improvement and Analytics: To analyze usage trends, conduct research, and develop new features to improve the overall quality and functionality of the Service.
6. Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

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

• Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies and individuals ("Processors") to perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer service, email delivery, and marketing assistance. These parties are contractually obligated to handle your data confidentially and only for the purposes we specify.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
• Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, your information may be transferred as a business asset.
• With Your Consent: We will share your personal information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
• Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with partners for industry analysis, demographic profiling, or other business purposes.

5. Data Protection and Security

We implement a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption (SSL/TLS) for data in transit, secure server infrastructure, access controls, and regular security assessments.

However, please be aware that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and login credentials.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include:

• Access and Portability: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and, in some cases, to receive it in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Correction: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions (the "right to be forgotten").
• Restriction and Objection: The right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data in specific situations.
• Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent for processing, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
• Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our promotional communications at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email or adjusting your notification settings in your account profile.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on our Service. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Service to function (e.g., authentication, security). You cannot refuse these through our system, but you can set your browser to block or alert you about them, though parts of the site may then not work.
• Performance/Analytics Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve site performance.
• Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization (e.g., remembering your preferences).
• Advertising Cookies: Set by us or our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more detailed information, please see our separate Cookie Policy.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. We may also provide additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification) for significant changes.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised policy constitutes your acceptance of the terms.

9. Contact Information

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

By Email: [email protected]

By Mail:
SPDate Privacy Team
123 Connection Plaza, Suite 500
Digital City, DC 10101
United States

We are committed to working with you to resolve any complaints. However, if you feel your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you have the right to contact your local data protection supervisory authority.