Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how After Dark Society, LLC (“After Dark Society,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, retains, and protects personal information when you access or use AfterDarkSociety.com, the AfterDark Society mobile applications, and any related websites, applications, products, features, content, communities, events, messaging tools, subscription services, and other services that link to this Privacy Policy. In this Privacy Policy, we refer to those services collectively as the “Platform.”

The Platform is an adult-only social, community, discovery, messaging, event, dating-adjacent, and user-generated content platform intended only for adults who are at least 18 years old and legally permitted to access adult-oriented content and services in their jurisdiction.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect through the Platform, through our website, through our mobile applications, through email and other electronic communications, through customer-support tools, through verification and compliance processes, and through other interactions that refer to or link to this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by third parties through websites, applications, services, payment systems, app stores, or platforms that we do not control, except where this Privacy Policy states otherwise.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not want us to process your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Platform.

1. Who We Are

After Dark Society, LLC is the operator of the Platform.

For purposes of U.S. state privacy laws, After Dark Society is the “business” or “controller” responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.

For purposes of the GDPR, UK GDPR, and similar laws, After Dark Society is the “controller” of personal data that we process for our own purposes, including account administration, Platform operation, user verification, safety, moderation, legal compliance, billing support, analytics, and communications.

2. Adult-Only Platform and Minors

The Platform is not intended for minors. You must be at least 18 years old to access or use the Platform.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 years old. If we learn that we collected personal information from a minor, we may delete the information, restrict the account, terminate the account, preserve information where required or permitted by law, report the matter to appropriate authorities, or take other action required for safety, legal compliance, or child-protection purposes.

You must not allow a minor to access the Platform, use your account, appear in content, communicate through the Platform, attend events through your account, or otherwise interact with the Platform.

If you believe a minor has accessed the Platform or that content involving a minor appears on the Platform, report it immediately through the Platform’s reporting tools or by contacting us.

3. Key Points

The Platform processes personal information that may be sensitive because the Platform is adult-only, social, dating-adjacent, location-enabled, and built around user-generated content.

Depending on how you use the Platform, we may process information relating to your identity, age, government ID, selfies, verification documents, profile, approximate location, adult-content preferences, sexual interests or preferences that you choose to share, relationship or couple-account status, posts, photos, videos, comments, reactions, groups, events, private messages, payment or subscription records, customer-support communications, moderation records, consent records, 2257 records, and safety reports.

Some information you provide may be visible to other users or the public depending on the feature used and your settings.

We may review content and messages for safety, moderation, legal compliance, fraud prevention, anti-trafficking, child-safety, payment-processor compliance, card-network compliance, app-store compliance, and enforcement purposes.

We may retain some information after account deletion where necessary for legal, safety, fraud-prevention, tax, chargeback, payment, 2257, consent, reporting, moderation, dispute-resolution, law-enforcement, audit, app-store, payment-processor, card-network, and compliance purposes.

4. Personal Information We Collect

The personal information we collect depends on how you use the Platform.

4.1 Account and Contact Information

We may collect account and contact information, including:

name;
email address;
phone number;
username;
display name;
password or authentication credentials;
account settings;
account type;
communication preferences;
email-verification status;
account status;
support identifiers; and
other information you provide when creating, updating, or managing an account.

4.2 Age, Identity, and Verification Information

We may collect information to verify your age, identity, eligibility, and compliance status, including:

date of birth;
government-issued identification documents;
ID images;
document numbers;
issuing jurisdiction;
expiration date;
selfies;
liveness-check information;
OCR-derived information;
verification status;
verification timestamps;
failed verification attempts;
fraud signals;
sanctions-screening information;
device or network signals used for verification or fraud prevention;
moderation or compliance notes; and
records showing whether you completed required verification steps.

We may perform verification directly or through third-party service providers.

4.3 Biometric-Derived Verification Information

Some verification processes may involve biometric-derived information, such as face geometry, faceprints, liveness indicators, or other measurements derived from a selfie or ID image.

We use biometric-derived verification information only for purposes such as age verification, identity verification, liveness detection, fraud prevention, account security, safety, moderation, and compliance, unless we provide a separate notice and obtain any consent required by applicable law.

We do not sell biometric-derived verification information.

4.4 Profile and User-Provided Information

We may collect profile information and other information you choose to provide, including:

display name;
profile photos and videos;
biography;
relationship status;
single or couple account status;
interests;
preferences;
fantasy, kink, or lifestyle tags;
social links;
shop links;
notes;
profile visibility settings;
profile views;
followers and following;
close friends;
blocked users;
muted users;
hidden posts or hidden content;
keyword filters;
bookmarks and saved posts; and
other information you add to your profile or account.

4.5 Couple Account Information

If you create, join, or appear in a couple account, we may collect information about each person represented by that account, including:

names or display names;
account identifiers;
verification information;
profile information;
relationship or participation status;
photos and videos;
account settings;
consent or participation confirmations;
content associated with the account; and
reports, disputes, or records relating to the account.

Each person represented by a couple account may have privacy rights regarding their own personal information.

4.6 User Content

We collect User Content that you upload, post, submit, send, display, publish, or otherwise make available through the Platform, including:

profile content;
posts;
photos;
videos;
audio;
livestreams, if offered;
stories;
articles;
comments;
reactions;
group content;
event content;
event banners;
RSVP or interest indicators;
messages;
links;
feedback;
bug reports;
screenshots;
reports;
appeals;
takedown requests;
consent forms;
creator-status submissions;
verification-related submissions; and
other materials submitted through the Platform.

User Content may include sensitive information, including sexual content, adult-content preferences, relationship information, lifestyle information, location information, or information about other people.

4.7 Private Messages and Communications

We collect messages and other communications sent through the Platform or to us, including:

private messages between users;
message metadata;
message timestamps;
sender and recipient identifiers;
edits and deletion records;
reports involving messages;
customer-support communications;
emails;
tawk.to chat communications;
bug reports;
feedback submissions;
safety reports;
complaints;
appeals; and
legal or compliance communications.

Private messages are hosted by After Dark Society. They are not guaranteed to be confidential from After Dark Society.

4.8 Location Information

We may collect location information, including:

approximate location;
city, state, region, or country;
location derived from IP address;
location derived from device permissions or app functionality;
location-radius settings;
map and nearby-discovery settings;
event-location information;
location-privacy settings; and
check-in, group, or event-related location information you provide.

Unless we state otherwise in a just-in-time notice or the applicable feature, the Platform is designed to use approximate location rather than precise location.

If a feature requires more specific location information, we may request permission or provide additional notice.

4.9 Device, Usage, and Technical Information

We may collect device, usage, and technical information, including:

IP address;
device identifiers;
mobile advertising identifiers, if enabled;
app instance identifiers;
browser type;
operating system;
device type;
device settings;
language settings;
referring and exit pages;
pages or screens viewed;
buttons clicked;
features used;
search activity;
swipes, likes, sparks, rewinds, boosts, follows, saves, comments, and reactions;
group and event interactions;
session dates and times;
crash logs;
diagnostic data;
performance data;
security logs;
authentication logs;
fraud-prevention signals;
cookie identifiers;
local storage identifiers;
SDK data; and
similar usage or technical data.

4.10 Payment, Subscription, and Transaction Information

We may collect payment, subscription, and transaction information, including:

subscription plan;
subscription status;
trial status;
renewal date;
cancellation status;
transaction identifiers;
purchase history;
refund history;
chargeback information;
billing support records;
payment processor identifiers;
CCBill transaction metadata;
Apple App Store purchase metadata;
Google Play purchase metadata;
account credit information;
referral rewards;
affiliate commission records, if applicable; and
tax or payout information if you participate in a program requiring payment to you.

For web subscriptions, payment processing is handled by CCBill. For in-app purchases, payment processing may be handled by Apple or Google. We generally do not receive complete card numbers from CCBill, Apple, or Google.

4.11 Consent, 2257, and Adult-Content Compliance Records

We may collect and retain records relating to adult-content compliance, including:

performer identity and age records;
consent forms;
releases;
content-participant information;
2257 records;
creator-status records;
content-strike records;
content-review records;
takedown records;
appeals;
reports from depicted persons;
consent-dispute records;
records of neutral-body review, where applicable; and
other records required or useful for consent, age, identity, legal, payment-processor, card-network, app-store, or compliance purposes.

4.12 Safety, Moderation, and Enforcement Information

We may collect safety, moderation, and enforcement information, including:

reports about users, content, groups, events, or messages;
takedown requests;
nonconsensual intimate content reports;
anti-trafficking reports;
child-safety reports;
harassment, stalking, coercion, or abuse reports;
moderation decisions;
appeal records;
enforcement notes;
account restrictions;
content-removal records;
device, IP, and account-linking signals;
fraud or abuse signals;
payment-risk records;
app-store or payment-processor notices;
law-enforcement or regulator communications; and
records used to prevent repeat violations.

4.13 Referrals, Rewards, Achievements, and Leaderboards

We may collect information relating to referrals, rewards, achievements, streaks, badges, leaderboards, and gamified features, including:

referral links or codes;
inviting user;
referred user;
verification status of referred users;
reward eligibility;
reward history;
streaks;
achievements;
badges;
leaderboard participation;
ranking information; and
feature-engagement data.

4.14 Support, Feedback, and Bug Reports

We may collect support, feedback, and bug-report information, including:

support requests;
chat transcripts;
emails;
screenshots;
device information;
bug descriptions;
feedback submissions;
customer-service notes;
support outcomes; and
related correspondence.

4.15 Information from Other Users and Third Parties

We may receive information about you from other users and third parties, including:

reports or complaints submitted by other users;
content uploaded by other users that depicts or refers to you;
couple-account participants;
event hosts or group moderators;
referred users;
age or identity verification vendors;
payment processors;
CCBill;
Apple;
Google;
analytics or crash-reporting providers;
customer-support providers;
moderation or safety vendors;
app stores;
card networks;
banks;
regulators;
law enforcement;
anti-trafficking or child-safety reporting organizations;
legal representatives; and
public sources, where applicable.

5. Sensitive Personal Information and Special-Category Data

Because the Platform is adult-only and includes social, dating-adjacent, location-based, and user-generated content features, some information we process may be considered sensitive personal information, sensitive data, special-category data, biometric data, or similarly protected information under applicable law.

This may include:

government ID information;
age and identity verification documents;
biometric-derived verification information;
location information;
sex life, sexual orientation, sexual interests, sexual preferences, relationship status, or lifestyle information that you choose to provide;
explicit photos or videos;
private messages;
information revealing racial or ethnic origin, religion, health, or other protected characteristics if you choose to include that information in your profile, content, messages, groups, events, or communications;
account login credentials;
payment-related information;
information about reports, complaints, safety issues, or moderation matters; and
information relating to consent, 2257, or depicted-person records.

We use sensitive information only for purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide user-requested features, verify users, operate the Platform, enable adult-only access, provide discovery and community features, process subscriptions, maintain security, prevent fraud, moderate content, enforce our rules, protect users, comply with law, process complaints, handle takedowns and appeals, maintain 2257 and consent records, and exercise or defend legal rights.

Where applicable law requires consent for processing sensitive personal information, special-category data, biometric-derived information, or location information, we will request consent or provide another legally appropriate mechanism.

6. How We Collect Information

We collect personal information:

directly from you when you create an account, complete verification, fill out forms, upload content, post, comment, message, join groups, create events, submit reports, contact support, make purchases, or otherwise use the Platform;
automatically from your device, browser, app, cookies, SDKs, logs, analytics tools, and similar technologies;
from other users, including reports, referrals, couple-account interactions, content, messages, groups, and events;
from service providers and vendors, including verification providers, hosting providers, analytics providers, crash-reporting providers, payment processors, app stores, support providers, and moderation tools;
from CCBill, Apple, Google, payment processors, banks, card networks, and payment-related service providers;
from regulators, law enforcement, app stores, payment processors, card networks, and other compliance sources;
from public sources, where applicable; and
from information we generate or infer from your use of the Platform, such as account status, moderation status, fraud signals, recommendation signals, compatibility or discovery signals, and user-engagement metrics.

7. How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information for the purposes described below.

7.1 Providing and Operating the Platform

We use personal information to:

create and manage accounts;
authenticate users;
provide profiles;
provide single and couple account features;
provide feeds, posts, comments, reactions, stories, groups, and events;
provide messaging;
provide discovery, matching, likes, sparks, rewinds, boosts, and similar features;
provide approximate location-based features;
provide NSFW and content-preference controls;
provide user controls, including blocking, muting, hidden content, keyword filters, and close friends;
provide bookmarks, saved posts, achievements, streaks, badges, and leaderboards;
provide referrals and rewards;
provide customer support;
maintain Platform functionality; and
personalize user experience within the Platform.

7.2 Age, Identity, Safety, and Compliance

We use personal information to:

verify age;
verify identity;
verify email addresses;
conduct liveness checks;
prevent minors from using the Platform;
prevent fraud, bots, duplicate accounts, fake accounts, and impersonation;
enforce single and couple account requirements;
review consent forms and verification documents;
determine creator status;
maintain adult-content compliance;
process 2257 records;
investigate reports;
process complaints, appeals, and takedown requests;
detect and prevent nonconsensual intimate content;
detect and prevent trafficking, exploitation, coercion, and child-safety violations;
comply with payment-processor, card-network, app-store, and legal requirements; and
protect users, the Platform, and the public.

7.3 Content Hosting, Moderation, and Enforcement

We use personal information to:

host and display User Content;
apply content settings, NSFW controls, labels, warnings, blurs, restrictions, or filters;
review content before or after publication;
detect prohibited content;
investigate violations;
remove content;
restrict accounts;
enforce our Terms of Service and policies;
process appeals;
preserve evidence;
prevent repeat violations; and
respond to legal, regulatory, app-store, payment-processor, or card-network issues.

7.4 Messaging and Communications

We use personal information to:

deliver messages;
display message history;
process message reports;
investigate harmful or prohibited messaging;
detect spam, scams, abuse, harassment, trafficking indicators, child-safety risks, nonconsensual content, and illegal activity;
provide customer support;
send account, safety, legal, transactional, subscription, referral, event, group, and service communications;
send optional marketing or promotional communications where permitted; and
honor communication preferences.

7.5 Payments, Subscriptions, and Billing Support

We use personal information to:

provide subscription features;
manage plan status;
process web subscriptions through CCBill;
support Apple App Store and Google Play purchases;
confirm purchase status;
process cancellations, refunds, disputes, and chargebacks;
detect payment fraud;
maintain tax, accounting, and transaction records;
manage referral rewards, credits, or affiliate payments; and
comply with legal, payment-processor, card-network, and app-store requirements.

7.6 Location-Based Features

We use location information to:

provide nearby discovery;
provide map features;
show groups or events relevant to your area;
support location-radius settings;
support location privacy settings;
prevent fraud or abuse;
support safety features;
comply with legal restrictions; and
improve Platform functionality.

7.7 Analytics, Improvement, and Development

We use personal information to:

understand Platform usage;
measure feature performance;
diagnose errors;
fix bugs;
improve safety systems;
improve moderation tools;
improve user experience;
test new features;
conduct research and analytics;
generate aggregate or deidentified statistics;
understand subscriptions and retention;
improve customer support; and
develop new products or features.

7.8 Marketing and Communications

We may use personal information to:

send service updates;
send newsletters or digests;
send promotional communications;
notify you about features, subscriptions, events, groups, referrals, or offers;
measure communication effectiveness; and
manage communication preferences.

You may opt out of marketing communications where required by law or through available settings. We may still send transactional, legal, safety, account, subscription, or service-related communications.

7.9 Legal, Safety, and Business Purposes

We use personal information to:

comply with law;
respond to subpoenas, court orders, law-enforcement requests, regulator requests, app-store requests, payment-processor requests, card-network requests, or legal process;
enforce our Terms of Service and policies;
protect our rights, users, property, business, and Platform;
investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, and policy violations;
maintain records;
resolve disputes;
defend or bring legal claims;
conduct audits;
complete corporate transactions;
comply with tax and accounting obligations; and
operate our business.

8. Legal Bases for EU and UK Users

If the GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar law applies, we rely on one or more legal bases to process personal data. The legal basis depends on the type of information, the feature used, the processing purpose, and applicable law.

The chart below describes the main legal bases we rely on.

Processing activity

Examples of personal data involved

Legal basis

Account creation and account management

Account information, contact information, username, display name, login credentials, settings, account status

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in operating and securing the Platform

Providing Platform features

Profiles, posts, comments, reactions, groups, events, messages, discovery features, likes, sparks, rewinds, boosts, bookmarks, saved posts, achievements, badges, leaderboards

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in operating, improving, and securing the Platform

Single and couple account features

Account type, profile information, verification status, participation confirmations, account settings, content associated with a couple account

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in account integrity, safety, and fraud prevention; consent or explicit consent where required by law

Age and identity verification

Date of birth, government ID information, ID images, selfies, liveness information, OCR-derived information, verification status, fraud signals

Legal obligation; performance of a contract; legitimate interests in safety, fraud prevention, adult-only access, and compliance; consent or explicit consent where required by law

Biometric-derived verification checks

Face geometry, liveness indicators, faceprints or similar biometric-derived verification information where used

Consent or explicit consent where required by law; legal obligation; legitimate interests in identity verification, age verification, security, fraud prevention, and compliance

Adult-content compliance, consent forms, and 2257 records

Performer information, identity records, age records, consent forms, releases, content records, creator-status records, content-strike records, depicted-person reports

Legal obligation; legitimate interests in compliance, safety, enforcement, and legal claims; performance of a contract; explicit consent where required by law

User Content hosting and display

Profile content, posts, photos, videos, stories, comments, reactions, event content, group content, public-facing activity

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in operating the Platform; consent or explicit consent where required for sensitive or special-category data

Explicit content and sensitive user-provided content

Adult content, sexual preferences, sex life, sexual orientation, relationship status, lifestyle information, fantasy or kink tags, other sensitive information you choose to provide

Performance of a contract where needed to provide user-requested features; explicit consent where required; legitimate interests in safety, moderation, and legal compliance; legal claims where applicable

Private messages and direct communications

Message content, message metadata, sender and recipient information, timestamps, reports, message edits or deletion records

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in safety, moderation, fraud prevention, support, and enforcement; legal obligation where applicable

Location-based features

Approximate location, IP-derived location, location-radius settings, location privacy settings, event-location information

Performance of a contract; consent where required; legitimate interests in fraud prevention, safety, and Platform functionality

Payments, subscriptions, and billing support

Subscription plan, purchase history, transaction identifiers, renewal status, cancellation status, refund records, chargeback records, CCBill metadata, Apple or Google purchase metadata

Performance of a contract; legal obligation; legitimate interests in payment processing, fraud prevention, accounting, and dispute resolution

Customer support and user communications

Support requests, tawk.to chats, emails, feedback, bug reports, screenshots, customer-service notes

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in support, troubleshooting, safety, and service improvement

Referrals, rewards, achievements, and leaderboards

Referral codes, referring users, referred users, reward eligibility, verification status, credits, badges, streaks, rankings

Performance of a contract; legitimate interests in operating referral and engagement features; consent where required by law

Safety, moderation, and enforcement

Reports, complaints, appeals, takedown requests, safety signals, moderation records, enforcement history, fraud signals, device and account-linking signals

Legitimate interests in safety, trust, security, fraud prevention, and enforcement; legal obligation; vital interests where needed to prevent serious harm; legal claims where applicable

Child safety and anti-trafficking

Reports, content, messages, account information, verification records, safety records, law-enforcement communications, NCMEC reports where applicable

Legal obligation; vital interests; substantial public interest where applicable; legitimate interests in protecting users and the public

Nonconsensual intimate content reports and takedowns

Reported content, depicted-person information, URLs, account information, message or content records, appeals, duplicate-content matching information

Legal obligation; legitimate interests in safety, compliance, enforcement, and legal claims; vital interests where needed to prevent serious harm

Analytics, diagnostics, and Platform improvement

Usage information, device information, logs, crash reports, feature interactions, aggregate or deidentified statistics

Legitimate interests in improving, securing, and maintaining the Platform; consent where required for cookies, SDKs, or similar technologies

Cookies, SDKs, and similar technologies

Cookie identifiers, device identifiers, SDK data, analytics data, crash data, usage data

Consent where required; legitimate interests for essential, security, fraud-prevention, and service-functionality technologies

Marketing and promotional communications

Email address, communication preferences, account status, subscription status, engagement information

Consent where required; legitimate interests in sending permitted marketing to existing users; performance of a contract for service-related communications

Legal compliance and legal claims

Account records, transaction records, verification records, consent records, 2257 records, moderation records, communications, reports, dispute records

Legal obligation; legitimate interests in enforcing rights and defending claims; legal claims; substantial public interest where applicable

Corporate transactions

Account information, transaction records, operational records, user records, vendor records

Legitimate interests in business transactions and continuity; legal obligation where applicable

8.1 Special-Category Data

If GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar law applies, some information processed through the Platform may be special-category data, including information about sex life, sexual orientation, biometric data used for identification, health information, or other protected characteristics.

We process special-category data only where a valid legal basis and special-category condition apply. Depending on the circumstances, those conditions may include:

your explicit consent;
processing necessary for legal claims;
processing necessary for substantial public interest where recognized by applicable law;
processing necessary to protect vital interests;
processing of information you manifestly made public;
processing necessary for legal obligations; or
another condition permitted by applicable law.

8.2 Legitimate Interests

Where we rely on legitimate interests, our legitimate interests may include:

operating and improving the Platform;
verifying users;
maintaining an adult-only environment;
preventing fraud, bots, impersonation, and account abuse;
protecting users and the public;
moderating content and messages;
enforcing our Terms of Service and policies;
detecting and preventing nonconsensual intimate content, trafficking, exploitation, child-safety violations, harassment, scams, and illegal activity;
maintaining Platform security;
processing reports, complaints, appeals, and takedown requests;
maintaining business records;
supporting subscriptions and billing disputes;
communicating with users;
defending legal claims; and
complying with app-store, payment-processor, card-network, and industry requirements.

8.3 Consent Withdrawal

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw consent where applicable. Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal. If you withdraw consent, some features may no longer be available or may not function correctly.

8.4 Required and Optional Information

Some information is required to use the Platform or particular features. For example, age and identity verification information may be required to access the Platform, upload certain content, use creator features, or satisfy legal, safety, payment-processor, card-network, or app-store requirements.

Other information is optional, such as some profile details, certain preferences, public posts, group participation, event participation, leaderboard participation, and marketing communications. If you choose not to provide optional information, some features may be unavailable or less personalized.

9. How We Disclose Personal Information

We disclose personal information as described below.

9.1 Other Users and the Public

Depending on your settings and how you use the Platform, we may disclose or make available information to other users or the public, including:

profile information;
display name;
photos and videos;
posts;
comments;
reactions;
group activity;
event listings;
RSVP or interest indicators;
followers and following;
badges;
achievements;
leaderboard participation;
approximate location indicators;
content tags;
public messages or public comments; and
other information you choose to make available.

You are responsible for the information you choose to share.

9.2 Service Providers and Contractors

We disclose personal information to service providers and contractors who help us operate the Platform, including:

hosting providers;
cloud storage providers;
content delivery networks;
age and identity verification providers;
OCR and liveness-check providers;
moderation and safety vendors;
analytics providers;
crash-reporting providers;
security providers;
customer-support providers;
tawk.to or similar chat-support providers;
email and notification providers;
payment support providers;
fraud-prevention providers;
legal and compliance service providers;
records-management providers;
development and technical-support providers; and
other vendors that process information on our behalf.

9.3 Payment Processors and App Stores

We disclose information to CCBill, Apple, Google, payment processors, banks, card networks, and related payment service providers as needed to process payments, subscriptions, refunds, cancellations, chargebacks, fraud checks, tax records, and billing support.

9.4 Verification and Compliance Providers

We disclose information to verification, compliance, moderation, safety, and fraud-prevention providers as needed to verify age or identity, conduct liveness checks, review documents, prevent fraud, enforce Platform rules, detect minors, detect trafficking or exploitation, process consent documentation, or maintain compliance records.

9.5 App Stores, Payment Processors, Card Networks, and Platform Partners

We may disclose information to app stores, payment processors, card networks, banks, acquirers, processors, or similar entities where necessary to comply with their rules, respond to complaints, investigate fraud, handle chargebacks, protect the Platform, or maintain access to payment or app-distribution services.

9.6 Law Enforcement, Regulators, and Safety Organizations

We may disclose information to law enforcement, regulators, government authorities, courts, NCMEC, anti-trafficking organizations, child-safety organizations, emergency services, or other appropriate recipients if we believe disclosure is required or appropriate to:

comply with law or legal process;
respond to lawful requests;
report suspected child sexual abuse material;
report suspected trafficking or exploitation;
report imminent harm;
protect users or the public;
enforce our Terms of Service or policies;
investigate fraud, abuse, or illegal activity; or
protect our rights, property, Platform, or business.

9.7 Legal and Professional Advisors

We disclose information to attorneys, accountants, auditors, insurers, consultants, and other professional advisors as needed for legal, accounting, audit, insurance, compliance, dispute-resolution, tax, corporate, or business purposes.

9.8 Corporate Transactions

We may disclose or transfer personal information in connection with an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, bankruptcy, change of control, or transfer of all or part of our business.

9.9 With Your Consent or Direction

We may disclose information with your consent, at your direction, or as otherwise described at the time of collection.

10. Other Users and Public Visibility

The Platform is a social and user-generated content platform. Information you provide may be visible to other users or the public depending on the feature used and your settings.

Public or semi-public areas may include profiles, feeds, posts, comments, reactions, groups, events, stories, leaderboards, badges, and other features.

Private groups, private events, close friends, blocked users, muted users, hidden content, location privacy, and NSFW settings may limit visibility but do not guarantee complete privacy.

Other users may copy, save, photograph, record, screenshot, download, share, or misuse your content despite Platform rules.

You should not share information you do not want others to see, save, or disclose.

11. Private Messages

The Platform may allow users to send private messages.

Private messages are hosted, stored, and processed by After Dark Society and service providers acting on our behalf. We do not guarantee that private messages are confidential from After Dark Society.

We may review messages or message metadata using automated systems, human reviewers, service providers, or user reports for purposes including safety, moderation, fraud prevention, anti-trafficking, child safety, nonconsensual content detection, harassment prevention, support, legal compliance, and policy enforcement.

Message deletion or editing may not remove all copies from backups, moderation records, recipient accounts, reports, legal holds, safety records, or compliance records.

12. Location Information

The Platform may use approximate location to provide discovery, groups, events, maps, search, matching, safety features, fraud prevention, and Platform functionality.

You may be able to disable location features, deny device permission, or adjust location-radius settings through your device settings or Platform settings.

If you disable or limit location, some features may not work or may be less accurate.

Location information may be visible to other users in limited ways depending on the feature, your settings, and Platform design. For example, users may be able to infer your general area from nearby discovery, event participation, group activity, profile information, or content you post.

You should use caution when sharing location-related information or meeting other users in person.

13. Verification, Biometrics, Consent Forms, and 2257 Records

13.1 Age and Identity Verification

We may require age and identity verification to access or continue using the Platform, upload content, appear in content, use certain features, or satisfy legal, safety, app-store, payment-processor, card-network, or compliance requirements.

Verification may involve ID images, selfies, liveness checks, OCR, biometric-derived verification checks, fraud signals, sanctions-screening information, and related compliance records.

13.2 Biometric-Derived Data

Where verification uses biometric-derived data, we use that information for verification, security, fraud prevention, safety, moderation, and compliance purposes.

We may retain biometric-derived information or verification records for as long as necessary for those purposes or as required or permitted by law.

We do not sell biometric-derived verification information.

Where applicable law requires written consent, a retention schedule, or a separate biometric notice, we will provide the required notice or consent mechanism.

13.3 Consent Forms and Adult-Content Records

If you upload explicit content, appear in explicit content, use creator features, or are associated with content requiring verification or consent records, we may process consent forms, releases, ID records, performer records, 2257 records, content records, creator-status records, and other compliance documentation.

We use these records to verify age and identity, confirm consent, document rights, comply with law, comply with app-store and payment-processor requirements, process complaints and takedowns, respond to depicted-person appeals, and protect users and the Platform.

13.4 2257 Records

Where required, we retain 2257 records and related age, identity, performer, and content records for the periods required by law or as otherwise necessary for legal, safety, compliance, or dispute-resolution purposes.

14. Cookies, SDKs, Analytics, and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, mobile SDKs, pixels, local storage, web beacons, device identifiers, analytics tools, crash-reporting tools, and similar technologies.

These technologies may collect or store information such as:

device identifiers;
IP address;
browser type;
operating system;
app version;
pages or screens viewed;
features used;
session duration;
referring URLs;
crash data;
diagnostic data;
language settings;
approximate location;
cookie identifiers;
advertising identifiers, if enabled; and
other usage information.

We use these technologies to operate the Platform, remember preferences, authenticate users, prevent fraud, analyze usage, fix bugs, improve performance, secure the Platform, support subscriptions, and improve features.

Where required by law, we will provide cookie choices or request consent for certain technologies.

Your browser or device may allow you to block or delete cookies, reset advertising identifiers, limit tracking, disable app permissions, or control analytics and advertising settings. Some features may not work properly if you disable these technologies.

15. Sale, Sharing, Targeted Advertising, and Opt-Out Preference Signals

We do not currently sell personal information for money.

We do not currently share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as “sharing” is defined by the CCPA.

We do not currently process personal information for targeted advertising as that term is used under many U.S. state consumer privacy laws.

If our practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide required notices, opt-outs, or consent mechanisms.

Some analytics, app-store, crash-reporting, security, payment, hosting, and operational service providers may process information as our service providers, contractors, processors, or vendors. We do not authorize them to use personal information for their own purposes except as permitted by our contracts or applicable law.

Where required by applicable law, we will honor valid opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, for processing that is subject to such signals.

16. Payments, Subscriptions, CCBill, Apple, and Google

Web subscriptions are processed by CCBill. When you purchase a subscription through the website, CCBill may collect and process payment information under its own terms and privacy policy.

In-app purchases may be processed by Apple or Google. Apple and Google may collect and process purchase, subscription, device, account, tax, billing, and transaction information under their own terms and privacy policies.

We receive limited payment and subscription information from payment processors and app stores, such as transaction identifiers, subscription status, plan information, renewal status, cancellation status, refund status, and chargeback information.

We use payment and subscription information to provide paid features, manage subscriptions, support billing, process cancellations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, maintain records, and comply with legal, tax, accounting, payment-processor, app-store, and card-network requirements.

17. Referrals, Rewards, Achievements, Leaderboards, and Financial Incentives

The Platform may offer referrals, rewards, achievements, streaks, badges, leaderboards, account credits, subscription extensions, free trial periods, or similar programs.

These programs may involve collecting, retaining, or using personal information such as referral codes, referring users, referred users, verification status, reward eligibility, account activity, feature usage, subscription status, and leaderboard participation.

Some privacy laws may treat these programs as financial incentives, price differences, or service differences related to personal information. Where required, we will provide additional notice, describe the material terms, explain how the value is reasonably related to the value of the personal information, and allow you to withdraw from the program where required.

Participation in referral, reward, achievement, leaderboard, or similar programs may be optional. If you withdraw, you may lose related rewards, rankings, badges, credits, subscription extensions, or program benefits.

18. Automated Tools, Moderation, Recommendations, and Profiling

We may use automated tools, algorithms, machine learning, rules-based systems, and human review to operate and protect the Platform.

These tools may be used for:

age and identity verification;
OCR and liveness checks;
fraud detection;
spam detection;
bot detection;
account security;
content review;
explicit-content detection;
NSFW labeling;
strike systems;
moderation prioritization;
nonconsensual intimate content detection;
child-safety detection;
trafficking or exploitation signal detection;
user reports;
support routing;
discovery, matching, ranking, and recommendations;
event, group, and profile suggestions;
subscription and engagement analytics;
trust and safety enforcement; and
legal and compliance review.

Automated tools may affect content visibility, recommendations, account access, creator status, content removal, warnings, restrictions, or enforcement outcomes.

Where required by law, you may have the right to request information about automated decision-making or profiling, object to certain profiling, opt out of certain processing, request human review, or appeal certain decisions.

19. User Choices and Controls

Depending on your jurisdiction, settings, and Platform features, you may have choices and controls, including:

updating account information;
changing profile information;
managing single or couple account status;
adjusting profile visibility;
setting content preferences;
hiding NSFW content;
showing NSFW content without warnings;
blocking users;
muting users;
managing close friends;
hiding posts, comments, groups, events, or other content;
using keyword filters;
adjusting location settings;
setting location radius controls;
disabling device location permissions;
changing email preferences;
disabling push notifications;
managing cookies or device identifiers;
requesting account deletion;
submitting privacy rights requests;
submitting reports, complaints, takedown requests, or appeals; and
contacting support.

Some choices may limit or disable features.

We may retain information despite your settings or deletion request where necessary for legal, safety, fraud-prevention, tax, chargeback, payment, 2257, consent, reporting, moderation, dispute-resolution, law-enforcement, audit, app-store, payment-processor, card-network, or compliance purposes.

20. Account Deletion and Retention

20.1 Account Deletion

You may request or initiate account deletion through Platform tools where available.

Account deletion removes your account from ordinary Platform use and may remove or de-identify user-facing account data.

20.2 Retention After Deletion

We may retain personal information after account deletion as needed for:

legal compliance;
safety;
fraud prevention;
tax records;
accounting records;
chargebacks;
payment disputes;
subscription records;
2257 records;
consent records;
age and identity verification records;
content-participant records;
reporting;
moderation;
complaint handling;
takedown handling;
appeals;
dispute resolution;
law-enforcement cooperation;
audit;
app-store compliance;
payment-processor compliance;
card-network compliance;
enforcing our Terms of Service;
preventing repeat abuse;
preserving evidence; and
other legitimate business or legal purposes.

20.3 Private Messages After Deletion

Private messages are deleted or anonymized after account deletion, except that we may retain messages or related records as needed for safety, moderation, legal compliance, fraud prevention, dispute handling, law-enforcement cooperation, 2257 compliance, consent compliance, or other legitimate business or legal purposes.

20.4 Backups

Deleted information may remain in backups or archives for a limited period, subject to our backup practices and legal obligations.

20.5 Retention Criteria

We determine retention periods based on:

the type of information;
the purpose for which it was collected;
the sensitivity of the information;
the legal, safety, and compliance risks involved;
user expectations;
applicable law;
app-store, payment-processor, and card-network requirements;
whether information is needed to provide the Platform;
whether information is needed for records, disputes, or enforcement; and
whether information can be deleted, deidentified, or aggregated.

21. Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information.

These safeguards may include access controls, encryption where implemented, authentication controls, monitoring, logging, vendor controls, internal policies, training, moderation tools, and other security measures.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that personal information will be completely secure, that unauthorized access will never occur, or that Platform content will not be copied, saved, photographed, recorded, screenshotted, shared, or misused by other users.

You are responsible for protecting your login credentials and using caution when sharing information.

22. International Transfers

After Dark Society is located in the United States. We may process, store, and transfer personal information in the United States and other countries where we or our service providers operate.

The privacy laws of the United States or other countries may differ from the laws of your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, we use appropriate transfer mechanisms, safeguards, or contractual protections for cross-border transfers of personal data.

23. U.S. State Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have privacy rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

confirm whether we process your personal information;
access personal information;
know categories or specific pieces of personal information collected;
correct inaccurate personal information;
delete personal information;
obtain a portable copy of personal information;
opt out of the sale of personal information;
opt out of sharing personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
opt out of targeted advertising;
opt out of certain profiling or automated decision-making;
limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
appeal a privacy-rights decision;
use an authorized agent where permitted; and
not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.

These rights vary by state and may be subject to exceptions.

23.1 How to Submit a Privacy Request

You may submit a privacy request by contacting us at:

privacy@afterdarksociety.com

We may provide additional request methods through Platform settings or privacy tools.

23.2 Verification

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain privacy requests. We may ask you to provide information that allows us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected personal information or that you are authorized to act on that person’s behalf.

We will use verification information only to verify and respond to the request, maintain records, prevent fraud, and comply with law.

23.3 Authorized Agents

Where applicable law permits an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, we may require proof of authorization, verification of your identity, and confirmation that you authorized the agent to act for you.

23.4 Appeals

If we deny your privacy request and applicable law gives you a right to appeal, you may appeal by following the instructions in our response or by contacting us at privacy@afterdarksociety.com.

If your appeal is denied, you may have the right to contact your state attorney general or another privacy regulator, depending on your jurisdiction.

23.5 Non-Discrimination

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights.

We may deny a request, limit a request, charge a fee, or retain information where permitted by applicable law.

24. California Notice at Collection and CCPA Addendum

This section applies to California residents and supplements the rest of this Privacy Policy.

24.1 Categories of Personal Information Collected

During the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

25. Nevada Privacy Rights

This section applies to Nevada consumers.

Nevada law requires certain operators of websites or online services to provide notice about covered information collected through an Internet website or online service and to provide a process for Nevada consumers to submit verified requests directing an operator not to sell certain covered information.

For purposes of this section, “covered information” has the meaning given under Nevada law and may include identifiers such as name, physical address, email address, telephone number, Social Security number, identifiers that allow a specific person to be contacted physically or online, and other information collected from a Nevada consumer through the Platform and maintained in combination with an identifier.

25.1 Categories of Covered Information We Collect

We may collect the categories of covered information described in section 4, including identifiers, contact information, account information, device information, usage information, payment and subscription information, location information, and other information you provide through the Platform.

25.2 Categories of Third Parties with Whom We May Share Covered Information

We may share covered information with the categories of recipients described in sections 9 and 24.5, including service providers, contractors, payment processors, CCBill, Apple, Google, app stores, verification providers, moderation and safety vendors, analytics and crash-reporting providers, customer-support providers, hosting and infrastructure providers, legal and professional advisors, law enforcement, regulators, safety organizations, and corporate transaction counterparties.

25.3 Review and Correction

You may review and request changes to certain account information through your account settings where available. You may also contact privacy@afterdarksociety.com to request access to, correction of, or deletion of information, subject to verification and applicable legal exceptions.

25.4 Notice of Material Changes

We describe how we notify users of material changes to this Privacy Policy in section 31.

25.5 Third-Party Tracking

Third parties may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites, applications, or online services when you use the Platform, including through cookies, SDKs, analytics tools, app-store tools, crash-reporting tools, security tools, and similar technologies, as described in section 14.

25.6 Nevada Sale Opt-Out Requests

We do not currently sell covered information as Nevada law defines “sale.”

If you are a Nevada consumer, you may submit a verified request directing us not to sell covered information by contacting privacy@afterdarksociety.com and including “Nevada Sale Opt-Out Request” in the subject line.

We will respond to verified Nevada sale opt-out requests within the time required by Nevada law.

26. EU and UK Privacy Rights

If GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar law applies, you may have the right to:

access your personal data;
correct inaccurate personal data;
erase personal data;
restrict processing;
object to processing;
receive a portable copy of personal data;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
object to direct marketing;
object to certain processing based on legitimate interests;
request information about automated decision-making or profiling where applicable; and
lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

You may submit requests by contacting privacy@afterdarksociety.com.

If you are in the EU or UK, you may also contact your local data protection authority.

We may refuse or limit requests where permitted by law, including where information is needed for legal claims, safety, compliance, fraud prevention, 2257 records, consent records, moderation, payment records, or other lawful purposes.

27. Brazil, Canada, and Other International Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under laws such as Brazil’s LGPD, Canada’s PIPEDA or provincial privacy laws, Swiss data protection law, or other data protection laws.

Those rights may include the right to access, correct, delete, anonymize, port, restrict, object, withdraw consent, or receive information about how personal information is processed.

You may submit privacy requests by contacting privacy@afterdarksociety.com.

We will respond as required by applicable law.

28. Do Not Track and Opt-Out Preference Signals

Some browsers or devices offer “Do Not Track” signals. There is no uniform industry standard for responding to Do Not Track signals.

Where required by applicable law, we will honor valid opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, for processing subject to those signals.

If we do not sell personal information, share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, or process personal information for targeted advertising, an opt-out preference signal may have limited effect.

29. Push Notifications, Email Preferences, and Communications

If you enable push notifications, we may send notifications relating to your account, messages, matches, likes, sparks, groups, events, subscriptions, safety, moderation, legal notices, promotional offers, or other Platform activity.

You may disable push notifications through your device settings or Platform settings.

You may manage certain email preferences through Platform settings or unsubscribe links. We may still send transactional, legal, safety, account, moderation, subscription, payment, or service-related communications.

30. Third-Party Services and Links

The Platform may include links to or integrations with third-party websites, apps, services, payment processors, app stores, verification providers, support tools, maps, social networks, or other third parties.

Third parties may collect information directly from you under their own privacy policies.

We do not control third-party privacy practices. You should review the privacy policies of any third-party services you use.

31. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we make material changes, we may notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy, updating the “Last updated” date, sending an email, providing an in-platform notice, using a click-through notice, or using another method reasonably designed to notify affected users.

If applicable law requires affirmative consent for a material change, the change will not apply to you unless you provide the required consent.

Your continued use of the Platform after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy.

32. Contact Us

For general support, contact:

Email: support@afterdarksociety.com

For privacy questions or privacy rights requests, contact:

Email: privacy@afterdarksociety.com

For legal notices, contact:

Email: legal@afterdarksociety.com

For copyright notices, please use the contact information provided in our DMCA and Copyright Policy.