Privacy policy

This page explains which data SafeD8 processes, why, and what your rights are.

Who is responsible

SafeD8 is the controller. Send questions to support@safed8.nl.

Which data we process

Account data (email address, password in hashed form, date of birth). Profile data you enter yourself (name, gender, who you want to meet, photos, text, interests, city). An approximate location, accurate to about a kilometre. Messages, matches and dates. A hashed identifier of your device. Payment data for Premium. For website visitors we store anonymous page views and an approximate origin (country, region, city), without storing your IP address and without tracking cookies.

Sensitive data

Your profile may reveal your sexual orientation. We process this only because you enter it yourself in order to date, and only with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time by changing your profile or deleting your account.

Verification selfie

Your verification selfie is used only to check that you are the person in your photos. It is visible only to our moderation team and is deleted immediately after review.

Why we do this

To provide the service (contract). To keep SafeD8 safe: we automatically check messages and profiles for signs of fraud, compare photos to detect stolen images and record from which country an account logs in (legitimate interest: preventing fraud). For payments and administration (legal obligation). For the waitlist email (consent).

Automated decisions

Messages with clear signs of fraud can be blocked automatically, and accounts that send people to paid pages can be banned automatically. You can appeal; a staff member will then review it.

Who we share data with

Other members see your profile. We also use processors: our hosting provider (storage in the Netherlands), a payment service for Premium, a service for approximate IP-based location, and an AI service that translates messages, suggests conversation starters and assesses conversations for fraud. That AI service may process data outside the EU, with appropriate safeguards. We never sell your data.

How long we keep data

For as long as your account exists. After deletion we erase your profile, photos and messages. For banned accounts we keep a hashed email address, device identifier and photo fingerprint to prevent re-entry. Payment records are kept for seven years because of tax law.

Your rights

You can view and download your data in the app (Profile, Download my data), change it in your profile and delete it by deleting your account. You can object to processing and lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority or the authority in your country.

Waitlist

For the waitlist we store your email address, language and approximate place at sign-up. Your sign-up only counts after you click the link in the confirmation email; unconfirmed sign-ups are deleted after 7 days. You can unsubscribe with one click in every email. To protect the sign-up form against bots we use Google reCAPTCHA. Google receives, among other things, your IP address and information about your browser; the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Last updated: 12-11-2026