ShagToday Privacy Policy: Protecting Your Personal Information

1. Introduction and General Provisions

Welcome to ShagToday. Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by ShagToday and how it is used. It applies to all services, websites, and applications offered by ShagToday (collectively, the "Service").

By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.

2. What Data We Collect

To provide and improve our Service, we collect several types of information from and about users:

• Information You Provide: This includes data you submit when creating an account, such as your name, email address, date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, location, profile photos, biography, and preferences. It also includes any content you share through messages, chats, or public posts.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you use our Service, we automatically collect technical data such as your IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, pages visited, time and date of visits, and other usage statistics.
• Location Data: With your explicit permission, we may collect precise or approximate location data from your device to provide location-based features like showing potential matches nearby.
• Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from other sources, such as social media platforms (if you connect your account) or from partners for verification and safety purposes.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect for various legitimate business purposes, including:

• To create, maintain, and secure your user account.
• To provide, personalize, and improve the core functionalities of our dating service, such as matching you with other users, displaying profiles, and enabling communication.
• To verify identities and ensure the safety and integrity of our community.
• To communicate with you about your account, service updates, security alerts, and promotional offers (where you have consented).
• To analyze usage trends and perform research to develop new features and enhance user experience.
• To prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, and other potentially prohibited or illegal activities.
• To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

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

• Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, customer service, and email delivery. These providers have access to your data only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
• 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).
• Safety and Protection: We may share information if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of ShagToday, our users, or the public, including to prevent fraud or address security issues.
• 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.

5. Data Protection

We implement a variety of technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption (both in transit and at rest), access controls, secure software development practices, and regular security assessments.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.

6. Your Rights

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

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the way we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable copy of your data to transfer to another service.
• Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data, including for direct marketing purposes.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Information" section. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

7. Cookies (Cookies)

ShagToday uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They enable core functionalities like security and account access.
• Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting anonymous information. This helps us improve the site.
• Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make (like your username or region) to provide enhanced, more personal features.
• Advertising/Targeting Cookies: May be set by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. You can manage your cookie preferences via your browser settings.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. We may also provide additional notification via email or a prominent notice on our Service for significant changes.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of the Service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

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 at:

ShagToday Privacy Team
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Data Protection Office, ShagToday Ltd, 123 Connection Street, London, EC1A 1AA, United Kingdom.

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