Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Secret Crush. We understand that your privacy is of utmost importance, especially when it comes to personal feelings and relationships. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website and mobile application.

2. Information We Collect

To provide our matching service, we collect the minimum amount of personal data required:

• Authentication Details: Your mobile number is used to create and secure your account.
• Profile Information: Your name and optional Instagram handle, which are used to represent you to matches.
• Crush Lists: The identities/handles of the crushes you add. This information is kept strictly confidential and encrypted on our servers.

3. How Matches Work (Confidentiality)

Our core feature is built around complete confidentiality:

• Your crushes will never be notified that you added them, unless they also add you to their crush list.
• Matches are only revealed if the crush connection is mutual (a double-opt-in).
• No public directories, search capabilities, or user profiles are browseable by other users who have not matched with you.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect solely to:

• Verify your phone number and secure your account.
• Perform the secret match verification.
• Send match notification alerts.
• We never sell or rent your personal data to advertisers or third parties.

5. Data Retention

You have full control over your list. You can remove a crush or delete your account at any time. Once deleted, your account data and any active crush listings are permanently removed from our production databases.

6. Security Measures

We implement industry-standard administrative, physical, and electronic security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our databases.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.