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Privacy Policy for Serendipity Dating

Last Updated: May 25, 2025

1. Introduction

Thank you for your interest in Serendipity Dating ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal and non-personal information when you use our website located at https://serendipitydating.io (the "Website") and our waitlist service.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this policy, please do not use the Website.

2. Data Controller

For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Serendipity Dating is the data controller of your personal information. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your personal data.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Personal Data

We collect the following personal information from you:

  • Email Address: We collect your email address to communicate with you about our service launch, provide updates, and send relevant information about Serendipity Dating.
  • Age: We collect your age to verify that you meet the minimum age requirement to use our service and to better understand our user demographics.
  • Gender: We collect gender information to help us maintain balanced communities within our platform and improve our service offering.

3.2 Non-Personal Data

We use web cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing patterns. This information helps us to enhance your browsing experience, analyze trends, and improve our services.

In the future, we may use Google Analytics to help us understand how our website is being used. Google Analytics may collect additional data in accordance with their own privacy policy.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you voluntarily join our waitlist, you provide consent for us to collect and process your data for the specified purposes.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your data based on our legitimate interests in providing, improving, and promoting our services, as long as these interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal Obligation: We may process your data to comply with legal obligations to which we are subject.
  • Contract Performance: When you become a user of our service, we will process your data as necessary to perform our contract with you.

5. How We Use Your Information

We collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To add you to our waitlist for Serendipity Dating
  • To provide updates about our product development and launch
  • To notify you when you can join our platform
  • To create balanced communities within our dating platform
  • To improve our services based on user demographics and preferences
  • To communicate important information about our services
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our website and provide our services, such as email service providers and hosting services. These providers are contractually bound to use your information only for the purposes of providing services to us.
  • 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: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt out of the "sale" of their personal information. We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For waitlist data, we will retain your information until either:

  • You request deletion of your data
  • You become a registered user of our platform (at which point our user privacy policy will apply)
  • We determine that the waitlist is no longer necessary for our business purposes

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Privacy Rights

9.1 GDPR Rights (EU Residents)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information about you.
  • Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal information.

9.2 CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the CCPA provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out of Sales: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. However, we do not sell personal information.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

9.3 Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dev@serendipitydating.io. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law (30 days for GDPR requests and 45 days for CCPA requests, with possible extensions).

We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

10. Children's Privacy

Serendipity Dating is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the email address provided below. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings.
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools. However, if you block certain cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.

12. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

When we transfer your personal information to other countries, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information, as required by applicable data protection laws.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we will notify you via email about significant changes. The date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was last updated.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

Email: dev@serendipitydating.io

For EU residents: If you have concerns about our privacy practices, you also have the right to make a complaint to your local data protection authority.

For California residents: To exercise your rights under the CCPA, you can contact us using the information above.

By using Serendipity Dating, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.