Privacy Policy

1. Who is responsible for your data

The data controller is Fırat Tekin, Avcılar, İstanbul/Turkey. Contact: info@dtapps.co.

We process personal data under Turkish Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK) and, where it applies, other data-protection laws including the GDPR. Our legal bases include performing the contract (providing matchmaking), our legitimate interests (safety, fraud prevention, improving the service), consent where we ask for it (for example optional advertising tracking on iOS), and legal obligations.

2. Information we collect

You sign in with Apple or Google. We do not offer email-and-password accounts. Depending on what you provide and how you use BLND!, we collect:

• Account identifiers: Apple or Google sign-in identifiers, and the email address associated with that account (including Apple Hide My Email / private relay when you use it).
• Identity and profile: given name (required), family name (optional), date of birth, gender and related identity fields you choose, who you are attracted to, height, education, workplace, job title, children-related answers, dating intentions, and lifestyle answers such as alcohol, smoking, and drugs. You can hide some of these fields on your public profile.
• Photos you upload (up to six profile photos) and short prompt answers you write.
• Location you choose: city and optional district, selected from a place search (Google Places). We do not request GPS or live device location, and the iOS app does not include location permission. We store the place name and a geographic point for that city or district so we can show people within your maximum-distance preference. You choose whether your city or district is visible on your profile. Other people never see map coordinates.
• Messages you send to matches, including optional reactions.
• Actions on the service: swipes, likes, Crushes, matches, Blind Match decisions, blocks, and reports.
• Device and app data: device model, operating system, app version, language, country, timezone, and a device identifier. If you allow notifications, we store a push token.
• Purchases: BLND!Gold subscriptions and Crush or Boost packs, processed by Apple or Google and synced through RevenueCat.
• Optional advertising measurement: on iOS we may ask for App Tracking Transparency. If you allow tracking, an advertising identifier (IDFA) may be used with the Meta / Facebook SDK for ad measurement. You can refuse. Firebase Analytics is not enabled.

3. How we use your information

• To create your account and profile, and to show you to other adults for matchmaking (including daily Blind Match).
• To enforce the 18+ age requirement and our Terms and Community Guidelines.
• To screen photos and to handle reports, blocks, and safety investigations.
• To send push notifications you have allowed (for example matches, messages, likes, and Crushes).
• To process in-app purchases and restore entitlements.
• To keep the service secure, prevent fraud, debug problems, and understand how features are used (first-party events such as paywall activity — not Firebase Analytics).
• To respond to support emails and to comply with law enforcement when required.

4. Photo screening

When you upload a profile photo, we store it on Google Cloud Storage and run Google Cloud Vision SafeSearch on the processed image. If the image is classified as likely adult (sexual) or violent content, we reject it. The photo is not published. You will see an in-app message that the photo did not pass our safety check. Racy but non-explicit images are not automatically rejected; explicit nudity and sexual content are not allowed.

5. Who we share data with

We do not sell your personal data. We share data with processors who help us run BLND!, only as needed for that purpose:

• MongoDB — database hosting.
• Google Cloud Storage — profile photo storage and delivery.
• Google Cloud Vision — automated photo safety screening.
• Google Places — city and district search.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging — push notifications (iOS and Android). Firebase Analytics is turned off.
• RevenueCat — in-app purchase and subscription status.
• Apple — Sign in with Apple, App Store billing, and related account notifications.
• Google — Sign in with Google and Google Play billing.
• Meta / Facebook SDK — app events and ad measurement if you allow tracking on iOS.
• Law enforcement or regulators when we are legally required to disclose information, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect someone’s safety (including child-safety reports described in our Child Safety Standards).

6. Data retention and deletion

We keep your account data for as long as your account is open, unless a longer period is required by law.

You can delete your account and the personal data tied to it at any time. In the app: Profile → Settings → Delete My Account. If you have uninstalled BLND!, follow Account deletion instructions. Email requests are processed within 7 days.

When you delete your account we remove profile fields, photos (including files in cloud storage), messages, matches, swipes, Blind Match data, reports and blocks involving you, and push tokens. Unused Crush and Boost packs on that account are removed and cannot be restored.

We keep a minimal record (your internal account id and Apple/Google sign-in identifiers, plus the time of deletion) so that a returning Apple or Google sign-in is not treated as a brand-new billing customer. We also keep purchase receipts so consumable packs already delivered by Apple or Google are not credited twice. This record is not a live profile: it cannot be used to message, match, or appear in the feed.

Deleting your BLND! account does not cancel an Apple subscription. If you have BLND!Gold, cancel it in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, or the equivalent on Google Play. Billing continues until you cancel with the store.

If you stop using Sign in with Apple for this app (credential revoked), we hide your profile from the feed until you sign in again. We do not wipe the account in that case, in line with Apple’s guidance that signing in again should restore the same account.

7. Children

BLND! is only for people 18 or older. It is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If we learn that a user is under 18, we delete the account. See Child Safety Standards.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, to object to processing, and to data portability. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You can correct most profile details in the app. Date of birth cannot be changed after onboarding. To delete your data, use account deletion. For other requests, email info@dtapps.co.

You may lodge a complaint with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) or your local supervisory authority.

9. International transfers

We are based in Türkiye. Processors listed above may store or process data in other countries, including the United States and the European Union. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for those transfers.

10. Security

We use access controls, encrypted transport (HTTPS), and least-privilege keys for cloud storage and photo screening. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Do not share financial information or one-time codes with people you meet on BLND!.

11. Changes

We may update this policy. The “Last updated” date at the top will change. Continued use of BLND! after an update means you accept the revised policy. Material changes may also be noted in the app.

12. Contact

Questions about privacy: info@dtapps.co. Postal address: Fırat Tekin, Avcılar, İstanbul/Turkey. See also Contact us.