Privacy Policy
Last updated: 4/26/2023
This Privacy Policy describes how Gathers Social Inc. ("Gathers," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our platform. By using our platform, you agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our privacy practices.
Information Collected
We collect personal information from you when you use our platform, including:
- First name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Social media profile identifiers (e.g., Instagram username)
- User-uploaded profile photos
- Personality questions
- Romantic interests
- First names and user-uploaded photos of guests (if applicable)
When you make a payment for an event, our third-party payment processor, Stripe, may collect information such as credit card numbers, names, zip codes, and email addresses. As a third-party service, Stripe may also collect additional information as part of their payment processing services. Please refer to Stripe's privacy policy for more information on their data collection and processing practices.
How Information is Collected
We collect your personal information through account registration, event registration, and cookies for essential services provided by Clerk. We also use Vercel Web Analytics and Cloudflare Analytics to collect anonymous, non-personal analytics data, which may include URL, referrer, approximate location, device OS version, browser version, and device type.
Use of Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- Providing and improving our services
- Coordinating in-person events
- Processing payment
- Communicating with users
- Personalizing user experience
- Ensuring legal compliance
- Marketing and promotional purposes
Sharing of Information
We may share your personal information with third-party service providers, such as event partners and payment processors like Stripe, to facilitate our services. We may also disclose your information if required by law or for security purposes.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We implement standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
User Rights and Choices
You have the right to access and delete your personal information by contacting us at hello@gathers.social. You may also opt out of marketing communications at any time.
Third-Party Services
We use third-party services, such as Stripe, Clerk, Vercel Web Analytics, and Cloudflare Analytics. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information on their data collection and processing practices.
Security Measures
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Children's Privacy
Our platform is restricted to users who are at least 21 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 21.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website. It is your responsibility to review the Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@gathers.social.