Privacy Policy for Shampoo
Effective Date: 2025. 03. 17.
This Privacy Policy explains how Dare, Inc. (hereinafter, the "Company" or "Shampoo") collects, uses, and safeguards the information you provide to us. This policy applies to all personal information collected through our mobile application, website, email, phone, or other communication channels.
Shampoo complies with relevant privacy laws, including but not limited to the Communication Confidentiality Protection Act, Telecommunications Business Act, the Act on Promotion of Information Network Usage and Information Protection, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For GDPR purposes, Dare, Inc. is the controller and responsible for your personal information.
We are committed to protecting the privacy and rights of our users by implementing policies and measures in compliance with applicable regulations.
1. Collection and Use of Personal Information
Shampoo collects and processes personal information for the following purposes:
- Account and Profile Management: Identity verification, account security, age verification, user authentication, profile customization, and customer support.
- Service Provision: Facilitating mutual-interest-based connections, profile matching, messaging, and in-app features.
- Payments and Transactions: Processing payments for in-app purchases (e.g., "Bubble" currency), managing billing records, and issuing refunds where applicable.
- Marketing and Promotions: Informing users about exclusive offers, referral programs (e.g., Bubble rewards for both inviter and invitee), and new features.
- Safety and Compliance: Identifying and addressing fraud, security issues, and ensuring compliance with legal obligations.
We will obtain express consent before sharing your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
2. Personal Information Collected
We collect the following information:
- At Signup: Name, email (ID), password, mobile phone number, date of birth, gender, and optional profile details such as interests, bio, and preferred match criteria.
- During Service Usage: Profile images, text descriptions, match interactions, chat history, in-app currency (Bubble) balance and usage, user engagement data, IP address, device information, and access logs.
- For Payments: Credit card details (card name, number, expiration date) or bank account information for purchases of in-app currency (Bubble).
- Referral and Promotions: Information related to referral rewards, including inviter and invitee details.