Privacy

The short version: we collect what the site needs to work and keep you safe. We don't sell your data, we don't use advertising trackers, and we never share it with other sites. You can download it or delete it at any time.

What we collect

• Your account: email address and password (stored scrambled, so nobody can read it). If you sign in with Google, Microsoft or Apple, we get your email and an account number from them, never your password.
• Age and ID checks: our verification partner does the face scan and ID check. We only receive the result (passed or not), never your face scan, your ID or your ID details.
• Selfie verification: if you ask for the "Photo verified" badge, a team member checks your selfie and the file is deleted after the decision.
• Your profile: name, age, gender, what you're looking for, turn-ons, interests, bio and town. Some of this is sensitive (your sex life and sexuality). You choose to share it and it is shown to other members.
• Your location: only if you choose to share it. It is rounded to about 1 km, and other members only see how many miles away you are.
• What you post and send: photos, videos, posts, comments, messages and live streams.
• Your activity: likes, favorites, follows, gifts, who you viewed (they see it, like on most dating sites) and which posts you saw (only the count is shown).
• Purchases: what you bought, the price, the date and the payment company's reference. We never see or store your card number.
• Safety records: reports you make or receive, and content our checks stopped.
• Technical: your IP address, used for a short time to stop password-guessing and abuse.

Cookies

We use one cookie to keep you signed in. That's it: no advertising cookies, no tracking pixels, no analytics trackers.

How we use it

• To run the site: show your profile, deliver messages, find people near you.
• To keep members safe: age checks, photo and video review, the no-selling filter, reports.
• To handle payments, refunds and support.
• To email you about your account and activity, such as new messages. You can turn alerts off in Settings.

Who sees it

• Other members see your profile and posts, following your settings (your private album only goes to people you choose). Messages only go to the person you send them to.
• Companies that help us run the site, only for that job: the payment company, the age and ID check partner, video hosting, email sending and photo safety scanning.
• Authorities: child sexual abuse material is reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and we answer valid legal requests or act when someone is in danger.

We never sell your data, never give it to advertisers, and never share it with other websites. We never use your photos or profile in ads.

How long we keep it

We keep your data while your account is open. When you delete your account, your profile, photos, videos, messages (from both inboxes), posts, comments, likes, favorites, follows and views are removed straight away.

We keep a few records the law and card networks require: payments and points, reports and removals, safety flags, and age and ID check results (pass or fail only). These are linked to a closed account, not your email address.

Your choices and rights

• See and download your data: Settings → Download my data.
• Change it: edit your profile at any time. Remove any turn-on, interest or photo you no longer want to share.
• Delete it: Settings → Delete my account.
• Ask us anything or make a privacy complaint: email support@afterdarklifestyle.com. We reply within 1 business day and handle requests within 30 days.
• Depending on where you live (for example the EU, the UK or California), you can also object to how we use your data, take back your consent, and complain to your data protection authority. We don't sell or share your data for advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of.

Keeping it safe

Passwords are scrambled, the site only works over a secure connection, photos are only sent to members allowed to see them, and only a small team can open the review tools.

Adults only

After Dark Lifestyle is only for people 18 and older. If we learn someone under 18 has joined, we close the account and remove their data, except what we must report.

Changes

If we change this policy in an important way, we'll tell members by email or on the site first.