Privacy Policy

Overview

For the purpose of processing personal data, Dating In Real Life may engage data processors and/or, at its sole discretion, hire other persons to perform certain functions on behalf of dating-irl.com. In such cases, Dating In Real Life shall take necessary measures to ensure that such data is processed by the personal data processors in accordance with instructions of Dating In Real Life and applicable GDPR and or CCPA legislation. dating-irl.com shall also require the personal data processors to implement appropriate measures for the security of personal data. In such cases, Dating In Real Life shall ensure that such persons will be subject to the non-disclosure obligation and will not be able to use this information for any other purpose, except to the extent necessary to perform the functions assigned to them.

This privacy policy describes and applies to the information we collect from you when you visit any Dating In Real Life website. How we use that information, and under what circumstances we disclose data. It will also give you more information about how to manage the personal information that you provide to us through this site. This statement applies only to information you provide to us online while visiting or using our website, and applies equally to all Dating In Real Life websites.

The Information We Collect
When you use any Dating In Real Life website, we receive and collect certain information based on the action you take on our website and which website you are visiting. We only collect personally identifiable information required for the consented action taken when the website user opts in, and only use it for that intended purpose. If you chose to opt in for an activity or service provided via a particular Dating In Real Life website, your personal information may also be used in connection with other brands or websites under the Dating In Real Life umbrella.

Registration for an Event

We collect information about you when you register for an event. For example, you provide your contact information, age, and sexual orientation.

Email Address And Phone Number

We require a valid email address and phone number to register for an event. This email will be stored in our servers while you have an account with any of our Services. We will use this email address to contact you, but you may opt out of promotional email contact by emailing hello@dating-irl.com. We will use the phone number provided to send texts before, during, and after an event for which you have registered..

Content you provide through our services

The services include the Dating In Real Life service you use, where we collect and store content that you post, send, receive, and share. This content includes any information about you that you may choose to include. Examples of content we collect and store include: feedback you provide directly to us through the services. Further, we collect content using analytics techniques that hash, filter, or otherwise scrub the information to exclude information that might identify you or your organization and we collect clickstream data about how you interact with and use features in the services.

Information you provide through our support channels

The services also include our customer support, where you may choose to submit information regarding a problem you are experiencing with one of our services. Whether you designate yourself as a technical contact, open a support ticket, speak to one of our representatives directly or otherwise engage with our support team, you will be asked to provide contact information, a summary of the problem you are experiencing, and any other documentation, screenshots or information that would be helpful in resolving the issue.

Payment Information

We collect certain payment and billing information when you purchase paid services through our payment gateway partners (e.g. Eventbrite). Our payment gateway partners may also collect and store your payment information via their secure payment processing partners.

Automatically Collected Information
Some information is automatically received and sometimes collected from you when you visit a Dating In Real Life website, including some or all of the following items: the name of the domain and host from which you access the internet, including the internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using and the IP address of your internet service provider; the type and version of Internet browser software you use and your operating system; the type and version of your media player(s); the date and time you access our site, the length of your stay and the specific pages, images, video or forms that you access while visiting the site; the internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site, and if applicable, the search engine that referred you and any search strings or phrases that you entered into the search engine to find this site; and demographic information concerning the country of origin of your computer and the language(s) used by it. We use this information to monitor the usage of our site, assess its performance, ensure technological compatibility with your computer, and understand the relative importance of the information provided on our website. We may also use this data to conduct statistical analyses on visitors’ usage patterns and other aggregated data.

Children’s Privacy (COPPA Policy)
Dating In Real Life websites are intended for use by adults, and strictly prohibit use by those under the age of eighteen (18). We are not able to obtain parental permission for use by minor children and therefore prohibit their use. In the event that we discover that a child under the age of 18 has violated this prohibited activity and provided User Information to us, we will delete the child’s User Information from our files to the extent technologically possible.

How We Use and Share User Information
When you actively submit User Information through the website, we will use that information in one or more of the following ways:

To customize your experience on our services, including suggestions about features you may enjoy or people you may want to meet, and to alert you when you are registering for an event that has a participant you have already met in a previous event;
To register and/or verify you in connection with a service or event that you are attempting to access or obtain;
To communicate with you about your request or reason for submitting that information;
To provide additional information to you about Dating In Real Life and its services that we believe may interest you;
For marketing purposes. We share information with companies we do not own, including information collected from cookies, such as your location, IP address, AdID or IDFA and certain demographic information, in order to allow our marketing partners to optimize our ad campaigns;
To study and analyze the use of the information and features available on our website;
To assist, when necessary, in protecting our rights or property, enforcing the provisions of our Privacy Statement and Terms of Use, and/or preventing harm to you or others.

We do not sell User Information to third parties. Except where we otherwise obtain your express permission, we share your User Information with third parties only under the limited circumstances stated below:

Credit card authorization companies receive the credit card number and other personal identifying information only to verify the credit card numbers and process a transaction.
User Information is disclosed to third parties necessary to process a particular request you have made or to process a donation.
User Information is subject to disclosure in response to judicial or other governmental subpoenas, warrants and court orders served on Dating In Real Life in accordance with their terms, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
User Information is subject to disclosure to protect our rights or property, to enforce the provisions of our Privacy Statement and Terms of Use, and/or to prevent harm to you or others.
User Information may be disclosed and transferred if Dating In Real Life or its business is sold or offered for sale to another company or person(s), if a petition for relief under the United States.
Bankruptcy Laws is filed by or against Dating In Real Life, or if dating-irl.com becomes subject to an order of appointment of a trustee or receiver.
If you communicate with us via email, we will share your correspondence, including any User Information provided in the email, with employees, volunteers, representatives or agents most capable of addressing your correspondence. We will retain your communication until we have done our very best to provide you with a complete and satisfactory response and may subsequently retain your communication for our records.

Except where we are compelled by law to disclose your User Information, you have a right to choose whether we disclose your User Information to a third party or use your User Information for a purpose incompatible with the purpose(s) for which it was originally provided or subsequently authorized by you. Except where we are compelled by law to maintain your User Information, you also have a right to disclose whether we keep your User Information.

All comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas and other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to Dating In Real Life in connection with your use of this website shall be and remain the property of Dating In Real Life. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, you agree that Dating In Real Life may use or disclose those Comments in any manner, without restriction and without compensation to you.

Opt-In Consent

By registering for an event, you provide explicit consent to receive SMS messages from us for event coordination. You will receive messages before, during, and after the event to guide you through the event and inform you of your matches.

Opt-Out and Withdrawal of Consent

You may opt-out of receiving SMS messages from us at any time by replying 'Stop' to any message you receive. Opting out will prevent you from receiving further communications related to the event. If you opt-out prior to attending an event you registered for, you will not be able to attend and participate in the event.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website at www.dating-irl.com.

Data Retention
We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which we collected it, and in accordance with our legal obligations and legitimate business interests.

How to access and control your information
You have certain choices available to you when it comes to your information. Below is a summary of those choices, how to exercise them and any limitations.

Your Choices:
You have the right to request a copy of your information, to object to our use of your information (including for marketing purposes), to request the deletion or restriction of your information, or to request your information in a structured, electronic format. Below, we describe the tools and processes for making these requests. You can exercise some of the choices by logging into the Services and using settings available within the services or your account. For all other requests, you may contact us at hi@luvvlydating.com to request assistance. Your request and choices may be limited in certain cases: for example, if fulfilling your request would reveal information about another person, or if you ask to delete information which we or your administrator are permitted by law or have compelling legitimate interests to keep.

Access and update your information

Our services and related documentation give you the ability to access and update certain information about you from within the service. For example, you can access your profile information from your account and search for content containing information about you using key word searches in the service. You can update your profile information within your profile settings and modify content that contains information about you using the editing tools associated with that content.

Request that we stop using your information

In some cases, you may ask us to stop accessing, storing, using and otherwise processing your information where you believe we don't have the appropriate rights to do so. For example, if you believe a services account was created for you without your permission or you are no longer an active user, you can request that we delete your account as provided in this policy. Where you gave us consent to use your information for a limited purpose, you can contact us to withdraw that consent, but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place at the time. You can also opt-out of our use of your information for marketing purposes by contacting us at hello@dating-irl.com. When you make such requests, we may need time to investigate and facilitate your request. If there is delay or dispute as to whether we have the right to continue using your information, we will restrict any further use of your information until the request is honored or the dispute is resolved, provided your administrator does not object (where applicable). If you object to information about you being shared with a third-party app, please disable the app or contact your administrator to do so.

Opt out of communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by emailing us at hi@luvvlydating.com. Even after you opt out from receiving promotional messages from us, you will continue to receive transactional messages from us regarding our Services.

California Residents
If you are a California resident who has provided us with your Personal Information during the creation of or during the course of establishing a relationship that is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, you may, once per calendar year, request information regarding our disclosure of certain categories of your Personal Information. Specifically, pursuant to California Civil Code 1798.83 (the “Shine the Light” law), we will provide you a list of the categories of Personal Information disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of these third parties. You must submit your request to us either by the e-mail address listed below, or by mail at hi@luvvlydating.com.

California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our users who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us by mail at luvvlydating.com. by email at hi@luvvlydating.com. Please be advised that we are only required to respond to one request per user each year.

Our California Do Not Track Notice
We do not currently respond or take any action with respect to web browser "do not track" signals or other mechanisms that provide users the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personal information about that user's online activities over time and across third-party web sites or online services. We may allow third parties, such as companies that provide us with analytics tools, to collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different apps or web sites when you use our Services.

Deletion of Content from California Residents
If you are a California resident under the age of 18 and a registered user of the Services, California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you to remove content or information you have publicly posted. If you wish to remove such content or information and you specify which content or information you wish to be removed, please contact us at hi@luvvlydating.com and we will do so in accordance with applicable law. Please be aware that after removal you will not be able to restore removed content or information. In addition, such removal does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted and there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow us to enable removal of the content or information

Security
We employ measures that are appropriate to protect your Personal Information against unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, and all of our employees and any third parties that process your Personal Information on our behalf are obligated to respect the confidentiality of your information. However, we cannot and do not provide any assurance that these measures will be sufficient to protect the information you choose to transmit to our site.

Violations of This Privacy Statement
If at any time you believe Luvvly Dating has not adhered to the policies and principles set forth in this Privacy Statement, please notify us using the contact information provided below. We will make all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly address your concerns.