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Deseret Singles ("we," "our," or "us") is a dating and social app for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and those who live by its standards. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information when you use our app.
By creating an account or using Deseret Singles, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Account & Profile Information: When you register, we collect your name, username, email address, password, gender, date of birth, and the profile details you choose to share — photos, bio, interests, location, height, occupation, and other optional fields.
Photos & Media: Photos you upload to your profile or album are stored on our servers. You may optionally record a short voice introduction.
Location: With your permission, we access your device's approximate location to show nearby members and events. You may disable location access in your device settings at any time.
Messages: The content of messages you send to other members — both in 1-on-1 chats and in community rooms — is stored to deliver those messages, is automatically screened for safety (see "Automated Content Moderation" below), and may be translated into other members' languages (see "Live Message Translation" below).
Photo Verification Data: If you choose to verify your profile, we guide you through a short, live face scan. A brief video of your face is processed by automated facial-analysis technology to confirm you are a real, live person (not a photo) and that you match your profile photos. This involves facial-geometry measurements (a form of biometric data) used only to perform the verification (see "Photo Verification & Biometric Data" below). We ask for your explicit consent before the first scan.
SafeDate™ Information: If you activate SafeDate™ before meeting someone, we collect the trusted contact you designate, your check-in window, and the meeting location you provide — and, only if you miss your check-in, your last known location at that time (see "SafeDate™ Location Sharing" below). You can also operate SafeDate™ hands-free with Siri or a Shortcuts action (such as the Action button or Back Tap); the voice request is processed by Apple's Siri, and the information shared with your trusted contact is the same as a manual alert.
Events: If you submit an in-person event, we store the details you provide (title, type, date and time, venue, city, state, ZIP code, and description) along with your account as the organizer. The ZIP code is converted to approximate map coordinates so events can be shown to members by distance. Event submissions are automatically screened before they appear to others (see "Automated Content Moderation" below). When you RSVP to an event, other members can see that you are attending it.
Usage Data: We may collect information about how you interact with the app (features used, screens visited) to improve the experience.
Device Information: We may collect your device type, operating system version, and app version for diagnostics and support.
· Provide and operate the app, including matching, messaging, and event features.
· Verify your identity and prevent fraud.
· Send account-related emails (verification, password reset, notifications).
· Display your profile to other members based on your preferences.
· If optional paid subscriptions are introduced in the future, process those payments via Apple's in-app purchase system (the app is currently free).
· Respond to support requests and enforce our Terms of Service.
· Keep the community safe by automatically screening messages against our community standards and reviewing content that is flagged.
· Translate messages into your preferred language so members can connect across languages.
· Confirm member identity through optional selfie photo verification.
· Operate SafeDate™ check-ins and, if you miss a check-in, alert the trusted contact you designated.
· Improve the app through aggregated, anonymized analytics.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
We share information only as necessary to operate the service:
Supabase (supabase.com): Provides our database and authentication infrastructure. Your profile and message data is stored on Supabase servers.
Resend (resend.com): Powers transactional emails such as verification codes and password resets.
Twilio (twilio.com): Sends SafeDate™ safety-alert text messages to the trusted contact you designate, when you provide their phone number.
Anthropic (anthropic.com): Powers automated content moderation and live translation. The text of messages you send — and the name and description of any community room you create — is processed by Anthropic's Claude AI to check messages against our community standards and to translate text into another member's language. Anthropic does not use this content to train its models.
Amazon Web Services (aws.amazon.com): If you use photo verification, a short live video of your face is processed by Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness to confirm you are a real, live person, and a frame from that video is compared against your profile photo to confirm they depict the same person. This is used only to grant or deny a verification badge.
Apple Inc.: If in-app purchases or subscriptions are introduced in the future, billing would be handled by Apple's StoreKit framework; we do not receive or store your payment card details.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of our users.
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
Paused accounts: if you pause your account instead of deleting it, your data is retained (but hidden from other members) until you resume or delete your account.
After permanent deletion, we may retain only your first name and email address to send you a limited number of invitations to return. Every such email includes a one-tap opt-out, and you can request immediate removal at any time at m.zinke@me.com.
Messages may be retained for a short period after deletion to complete delivery and ensure system integrity.
Access & Correction: You can view and update your profile information at any time within the app.
Account Deletion: You may delete your account from Profile → Settings. This removes your profile and associated data. When you delete your account we ask why you're leaving (you can choose "Prefer not to say") and may send you a single follow-up email based on your answer, with a link to restore your account during the 30-day window; any note you include is read by our team.
Account Pause: You may pause your account instead of deleting it. While paused, your profile is hidden from all other members and no data is deleted; sign back in and tap Resume to reactivate it.
Location: You can revoke location access in your device's Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services at any time.
Push Notifications: You can disable push notifications in your device settings.
Data Requests: To request a copy of your data or ask questions about your information, contact us at hello@deseretsingles.com.
Deseret Singles is intended for users 18 years of age and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that a user is under 18, we will delete their account promptly.
We use industry-standard security measures, including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS) and secure cloud storage provided by Supabase. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. We encourage you to use a strong, unique password and to keep your account credentials private.
To keep Deseret Singles a safe, respectful community, messages you send — in both 1-on-1 chats and community rooms — are automatically screened by an AI safety system (Anthropic's Claude) at the time they are sent.
The system checks each message against our community standards (for example: sexual content, profanity, harassment, hate, threats, self-harm, off-platform solicitation, spam, and anything endangering a minor). Messages that violate these standards may be automatically hidden and placed in a queue for review by our moderation team.
This screening sends the text of your messages to Anthropic solely to perform the safety check. Anthropic does not use this content to train its models. We may keep records of flagged messages to enforce our Terms of Service and protect our members. If your message is removed, you may be shown a notice; repeated or severe violations may result in warnings, temporary restrictions, or removal from the app.
Event listings you submit are screened the same way: their title and description are checked by the AI safety system against our event guidelines before they appear to other members, and listings that don't meet those guidelines are automatically hidden.
So members who speak different languages can connect, messages in 1-on-1 chats and community rooms can be shown to each reader in their own app language. To do this, the text of a message is sent to Anthropic's Claude AI for translation, and the translated text is cached so it does not need to be translated again.
Only message text is translated, and Anthropic does not use this content to train its models. You can always view any message in its original language. Translation is provided for convenience and may not be perfectly accurate.
Profile verification is optional and requires your explicit consent before the first scan. If you choose to verify, we guide you through a short, live face scan. A brief video of your face is processed by Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness to confirm you are a real, live person — not a photo or recording. A single frame captured from that live video is then compared against your profile photo using Amazon Rekognition to confirm you are the same person. These steps generate facial-geometry measurements — a form of biometric data — used solely to perform that verification.
We use this only to grant or deny a verification badge. We do not use your face scan or biometric data for advertising, and we do not sell it. The face scan is processed privately and is never shown on your profile or to other members. We retain verification images and audit data only as long as needed to operate and secure verification, and you may ask us to delete your verification data at any time by contacting support. You may decline verification and still use the app.
SafeDate™ is an optional safety feature. When you activate it before meeting someone, you choose a trusted contact, a check-in time, and the meeting location. If you check in on time, nothing is shared.
If you do not check in by your chosen time, we automatically notify the trusted contact you designated — by email (via Resend), by text message when you provide their phone number (via Twilio), and, if that contact uses the Deseret Singles app, by push notification — with your name, the meeting location you provided, and a link to your last known location, so they can check on you. To send your contact a push notification, we check whether the email address you provided for them matches a Deseret Singles account; if it does not, no push is sent. You may also receive a push notification reminding you when your own check-in is overdue. We share this information only with the contact you choose, and only when a check-in is missed. SafeDate™ is not an emergency service; in an emergency, contact local authorities.
Some members are Brand Ambassadors and have their own referral code. If you sign up using an ambassador's code, your account is linked to that ambassador so we can track referrals.
An ambassador can see, for each person who joined with their code: their name, username, when they joined, and whether they have completed photo verification. Ambassadors do not see your email address or any other contact information.
If you have not yet completed photo verification, the ambassador who referred you may request a one-time reminder email. We send that email directly; your email address is never shared with the ambassador, and reminders are rate-limited to protect you from repeated messages.
Ambassadors may receive compensation based on verified referrals. See our Terms of Service for details.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you in the app or by email. Continued use of the app after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
The current version is always available within the app under Profile → Privacy Policy and at deseretsingles.com/privacy.
This Privacy Policy was written in English. We may provide translations into other languages for your convenience. The English-language version is the official, controlling version. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the English version and a translated version, the English version governs.
If you have questions or requests about your data, please contact:
Deseret Singles
hello@deseretsingles.com