Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 14, 2025

Protecting your personal data is very important to date365.ch. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and – if necessary – share your personal data.

1. What data do we collect?

We collect the following types of data when you use our website:

  • Personal data:
    • During registration: username, email address, age, gender, and other optional details.
    • During use: information entered in listings or profiles, such as texts, photos, or contact data.
  • Automatically collected data:
    • Technical data: IP address, device type, browser, operating system, access times, and visited pages.
    • Usage data: interactions with the site, such as clicks, searches, or viewed listings.
  • Cookies and similar technologies:
    • We use cookies to enhance site functionality, store preferences, and perform anonymized analytics. See our cookie policy for more info.

2. How do we use your data?

  • To provide our services: manage your account, publish listings, and enable communication between users.
  • To improve the website: analyze usage data to optimize user experience and fix technical issues.
  • For security: detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or illegal activities.
  • For communication: send notifications, updates, or responses to your inquiries (e.g. password resets).
  • Marketing (if applicable): send newsletters or promotional content, only if you have explicitly consented.

3. Do we share your data?

  • With your consent: when you explicitly allow us to share your data (e.g. by publishing a listing).
  • Service providers: we work with trusted third parties (e.g. hosting, analytics, or payment services) who process data only on our behalf and under strict agreements.
  • Legal obligations: when required to disclose data to authorities (e.g. court orders).
  • To protect the website: if necessary, to defend against threats or enforce our rights.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Data storage and security

  • Storage: your data is stored on secure servers in Switzerland or within the EU. We retain data only as long as necessary or legally required.
  • Security measures: we use technical and organizational measures (e.g. encryption, access control) to protect your data. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure.

5. Your rights

  • Right of access: request a copy of your data.
  • Right to rectification: request correction of incorrect or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure: request deletion of your data unless retention is legally required.
  • Right to object: object to processing for certain purposes, e.g. marketing.
  • Data portability: request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to complain: file a complaint with a data protection authority (e.g. EDÖB in Switzerland).

To exercise your rights, contact us at support@date365.ch.

6. Cookies and tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to ensure site functionality and personalize your experience. You can manage cookies in your browser settings or review our cookie policy for details.

7. Data transfers abroad

If data is transferred to providers outside Switzerland or the EU, we ensure an adequate level of data protection (e.g. via standard contractual clauses).

8. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this policy at any time. Changes take effect upon publication. Please review this page regularly.

9. Contact

For questions, concerns, or to exercise your rights, contact us at support@date365.ch.

By using date365.ch, you agree to the data practices described in this privacy policy.