This summary is here to be useful, not to replace the rest. Where it and the full policy differ, the full policy governs.
Dating Diaries, Inc. ("Dating Diaries," "we," "us") is a Delaware corporation in the United States. We operate the Dating Diaries mobile application and the website at datingdiaries.app (together, the "Service").
For data protection purposes, we are the controller of the personal information described in this policy.
You can reach us any time at .
This policy explains what personal information we collect, why, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and what rights you have over it. It applies to the app, the website, and anything else that links to it.
A note on timing. The Dating Diaries app is launching shortly. Right now the website collects waitlist sign-ups only. This policy describes both, so that what we say and what we do stay the same from day one.
Dating Diaries is unusual, and we'd rather be straightforward about it than bury it.
Our users record information about other people — the people they're dating, or thinking about dating. Those people aren't our users. They haven't signed up, and in most cases they don't know the Service exists.
So here's how we handle it.
When you write something about someone, that's your decision. We process it in order to give you the Service. We don't verify it, and it isn't our statement about anyone.
Information about third parties is used only to provide features to the user who entered it. We don't build advertising profiles about them, we don't sell it, we don't use it to contact them, and we don't cross-reference it between accounts to assemble a picture of any individual.
If someone believes information about them is held in the Service, they can write to . Depending on where they live, we may be required to give them access to it, correct it, or delete it — and in some cases we may have to tell the user who recorded it that a request was made.
These aren't only house rules — they're conditions of using the Service, and they're set out in our Terms of Service.
The Service produces its own assessments — behavioural flags, scores, written analysis. These are automated inferences produced by software. They are not statements of fact about anyone, they can be wrong, and they should not be relied on as fact.
If you join the waitlist we collect your name and email address, and we use them only to tell you when the app is available and to send you occasional updates. You can unsubscribe from any email.
We do not collect precise GPS location, your contacts, photos beyond the ones you deliberately upload, or information from other apps on your device.
Some of what you write in Dating Diaries is treated as sensitive personal information under laws including the California Privacy Rights Act and the UK and EU GDPR — in particular anything revealing your sex life or sexual orientation, and the contents of messages between you and someone who isn't us.
We collect it because it's inherent to what the Service does, and only where you choose to enter it. We use it solely to provide the features you asked for.
We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for any purpose other than those permitted under applicable law, and we do not use it to infer characteristics about you for advertising. Under the CPRA you have the right to limit our use of it — see Your rights.
If you're in the UK or EU, the right-hand column is the legal basis we rely on.
| Purpose | Legal basis (UK/EU) |
|---|---|
| Providing the Service and its features | Performance of a contract |
| Generating the AI analysis you ask for | Performance of a contract |
| Sharing lists with friends you choose | Performance of a contract |
| Processing subscriptions and payments | Performance of a contract |
| Service messages about your account | Performance of a contract |
| Security, fraud prevention, investigating abuse | Legitimate interests |
| Fixing problems and improving the Service | Legitimate interests |
| Meeting legal and tax obligations | Legal obligation |
| Processing sensitive information you enter | Explicit consent |
| Marketing emails | Consent — withdrawable any time |
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising. We do not use your diary content to train third-party AI models.
The Service uses third-party large language model providers to generate its analysis. When you use those features, the relevant content is sent to that provider so it can produce a response.
We're based in the United States and your information is processed there. Some of our service providers operate elsewhere, including India.
If you're in the UK, EU, Canada or Australia, that means your information is transferred internationally. Where we transfer information out of the UK or EEA we rely on appropriate safeguards — Standard Contractual Clauses, or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum — together with additional technical and contractual measures. You can ask us for a copy of the safeguards in place.
| What | How long |
|---|---|
| Your account and its contents | While your account is open |
| Content you delete | Removed from the Service immediately; purged from backups within 30 days |
| Closed accounts | Deleted within 30 days |
| Information about third parties | Deleted when you delete it, or when your account closes |
| Records we must keep by law | As long as the relevant law requires — typically tax and payment records for 7 years |
| Waitlist sign-ups | Until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you |
You can delete individual entries, individual people, or your whole account at any time from inside the app.
We use encryption in transit and at rest, access controls that limit who on our side can see what, and regular review of our systems.
No system is perfectly secure, and we can't promise absolute security. If a breach affects your information, we'll notify you and the relevant authorities as the law requires.
You can help: use a strong, unique password, and don't share your account.
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
Most of this is in the app under Settings. For anything else, email . We'll verify it's really you — usually by confirming control of your account email — and respond within 30 days, or sooner where the law requires. There's no charge, and we won't treat you differently for asking.
You can appeal. Reply to our response with the word Appeal, and a different person will review it and write back within 45 days. If we still say no, you can complain to your state Attorney General or your data protection regulator.
You can use an authorised agent to make a request. We'll ask for written proof of their authority and may ask you to confirm it directly.
Under the CCPA as amended by the CPRA, you have the rights listed above, including the right to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, and limit use of sensitive personal information.
In the past 12 months we have not sold or shared personal information as those terms are defined, and we have not knowingly done so for anyone under 16. We collect the categories of information described in Section 4, from you and from your device, for the purposes in Section 6, and disclose them to the service-provider categories in Section 8.
California residents also have the right, under the "Shine the Light" law, to request information about disclosures to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. We make no such disclosures.
If you live in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Montana or another state with a comprehensive privacy law, you have equivalent rights of access, correction, deletion, portability and opt-out, plus the right to appeal described above. We do not sell personal data or use it for targeted advertising or profiling with legal effects.
Your rights arise under the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR. You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK, or to your national supervisory authority in the EU.
Your rights arise under PIPEDA and the Australian Privacy Principles respectively.
The Service is for adults aged 18 and over. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 18, and you must not record information about anyone under 18.
If we learn we've collected information from or about a minor, we'll delete it. If you think that's happened, tell us at .
We'll update this policy as the Service changes. The date at the top always tells you when it last changed.
If a change is material, we'll tell you in the app or by email at least 14 days before it takes effect, so you have time to decide what you want to do.
Privacy questions, requests, or anything that feels wrong:
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See also our Terms of Service.