Privacy Policy

datemymomdotcom is a service of Margaret Nighthawk, LLC(Indiana). This policy explains what we collect and how we use it.

What we collect

• Account info: email, password (hashed), display name, age, city, bio, photo.
• Identity documents: a photo of your government ID and a selfie, used only for manual verification.
• Family links: invite codes you create or redeem to connect with a trusted helper.
• Activity: profiles you view, like, pass on, and message; matches; subscription status.
• Payments: handled by Stripe — we never see or store your card number.
• Device info: standard server logs (IP, browser, timestamp) for security and abuse prevention.

How we use it

• To verify your identity and age (55+ for parents).
• To show your profile to other verified members in your city.
• To enable family helpers you've linked to suggest matches and review safety signals.
• To process subscription payments and prevent fraud.
• To investigate reports of abuse, scams, or policy violations.
• To send transactional emails (matches, verification status, billing).

Who sees what

Other members in your city can see your display name, age, city, bio, and photo once you're verified. Linked helpers see your matches and the "Group" chat thread for each match. They cannot see your private one-to-one thread with a match, your password, your billing information, or your ID documents. Our review team sees ID documents only during the verification window.

How long we keep it

• Profile & messages: until you delete your account.
• ID verification photos: up to 90 days after submission, then deleted.
• Server logs: 90 days.
• Payment records: as required by tax/accounting law (typically 7 years).

Your rights

You can access, correct, or permanently delete your data at any time from your Profile page. If you're in the EU, UK, or California, you have additional rights under GDPR / CCPA — including the right to request a copy of your data and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Security

We encrypt data in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms. ID photos are stored in a private bucket accessible only to you and our review team.

Biometric and identity-verification data

Verifying your identity involves analyzing a selfie against a government-issued ID, either through our third-party verification provider (Stripe Identity) or through manual review by our team. We treat this as sensitive information.

• It is collected only after your affirmative action to begin verification.
• It is used solely for identity confirmation and fraud prevention.
• It is never sold, licensed, or shared for advertising.
• The underlying ID and selfie images are retained for a limited period after a verification decision or account deletion — consistent with the 90-day retention above — and then deleted from our storage.

Third parties

We share data only with service providers needed to run the product. We do not sell personal data to advertisers — our revenue comes from memberships, not ads. Current providers include:

• Stripe — payment processing and identity verification (document + selfie checks).
• Our database and hosting provider — stores your account data, messages, and photos.
• A mapping provider — used for geocoding city entries and reverse-geocoding your location so we can show nearby matches.
• A bot-protection provider — used at signup to prevent automated abuse.
• Email delivery provider — sends transactional emails (matches, billing, verification status).

Contact

For privacy requests or questions, email hello@datemymom.com or use the contact page.