At a glance: We don’t sell your data. DMs are end‑to‑end encrypted. Biometric authentication (FaceID/TouchID) is required to decrypt messages on your device. You control your profile and can delete your account at any time.
Information We Collect
Account Information
Minimal information to create and maintain your account(s), such as a username, display name, age range, and optionally a photo or short bio. You may manage multiple accounts for privacy; each account keeps separate settings.
Content You Create
Posts, comments, reactions, and group names you submit in the Social Feed and Groups. You control what you share. You can edit or delete your content where features allow.
Direct Messages (DMs)
DMs are end‑to‑end encrypted. Message contents are unreadable to us; only you and your recipients hold the keys. We may process limited metadata necessary for delivery (e.g., sender, recipient IDs, timestamps), which we minimize and rotate.
Device & Usage
Basic diagnostics such as app version, device type, crash logs, and coarse usage analytics (e.g., feature interactions) to improve stability and user experience. You can opt out of analytics where offered.
Location
For Who’s Nearby, we use your approximate location to surface nearby profiles. You control location permissions, and you can disable or limit precision via your OS settings.
How We Use Information
- Provide core features: Social Feed, Who’s Nearby, Chat, and Groups.
- Protect safety and integrity: anti‑spam, abuse prevention, and bot detection.
- Maintain security: authentication, encryption keys, and fraud checks.
- Improve the app: fix bugs, measure performance, plan features.
- Legal compliance: honor requests, enforce our Terms, and meet obligations.
Legal Bases
Where applicable (e.g., EU/UK), we process data under these bases: performance of a contract (providing Vurv), legitimate interests (safety, anti‑abuse, product improvement), consent (e.g., optional analytics), and legal obligations.
Encryption & Security
- DMs: End‑to‑end encrypted using industry‑standard cryptography; decryption requires your device biometrics (FaceID/TouchID) when enabled.
- Transport & storage: Data in transit uses TLS. Sensitive secrets are encrypted at rest.
- Access controls: Strict role‑based access, logging, and least‑privilege principles.
Data Sharing
We do not sell your data. We may share limited data with service providers who help us operate Vurv (e.g., cloud hosting, push notifications). These providers are bound by contractual confidentiality and security obligations.
Community Safety
We encourage positive behavior with karma and reactions. You can block profiles and report content quickly. Repeated violations reduce visibility and may lead to enforcement under our Terms.
Retention
We retain information only as long as necessary to provide the service and meet legal obligations. You can delete posts and messages on your devices. Account deletion starts removal of associated data from active systems, subject to lawful retention requirements and backup cycles.
Your Rights & Choices
- Access, correction, deletion: Request a copy of your data, fix inaccuracies, or delete your account.
- Portability: Where required, receive your data in a portable format.
- Opt‑outs: Control analytics, notifications, and location in settings.
- Objections & restrictions: Where applicable, object to or limit certain processing.
To exercise rights, use in‑app settings or contact us at privacy@vurv.app. We may verify your request to protect your account.
International Transfers
If data is transferred across borders, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses) consistent with applicable laws.
Cookies & Similar Technologies
Our marketing site may use strictly necessary cookies and minimal analytics to understand visits. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Children
Vurv is for adults. We do not knowingly allow under‑age use. If you believe a minor is using Vurv, please report it via in‑app tools or email.
Changes to this Policy
We’ll update this page when practices change. If changes are material, we’ll provide additional notice in‑app or by other appropriate means.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email privacy@vurv.app.
This policy outlines our current approach and may be supplemented by jurisdiction‑specific notices where required.