Term of use

About this Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy is a document describing the rules of processing of users of our sites and applications data. Data confidentiality is very important for us. As we are responsible for your data, we have developed this document to protect your data while our sites and application process it. You should read this privacy policy because it will tell you what data we collect and how we collect it, how we use it, who we share it with, how you can access and update such information, how we protect the information.


Who we are

Sites and applications of Find-br Global Dating Service are operated by Find-br Closed Joint Stock Company, a company registered in Russian Federation.


The full legal bit

We know that other people's use of your personal data is a big concern for social network users, so we have developed this privacy policy (the Policy) to let you know how we use personal data.


Our Policy applies to your use of any of mobile applications and/or websites of Find-br Global Dating Service (FDBD or the Site which includes the mobile apps (the App)). We suggest you read it in conjunction with our Agreement of Use (the Terms). When you access or use the site or the App, you agree to our Privacy Policy and you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal data as we've set out in this Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Depending on your jurisdiction you can do it either by using special option in your profile or by addressing to our support team from your profile. But please note that in this case we will have to delete your profile and you will not be able to use it.


FDBD reserves the right to change our Policy at any time and without notice, so be sure to check this Policy regularly to understand how we use your personal data.


IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE WITH OUR PRIVACY POLICY THEN YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE.


App users and visitors to our Site

What information does FDBD collect if I decide to register with the Site or the App or use some of the features? To register with the Site or the App you will have to complete our online registration form and create your user profile (the Profile). We will ask you to provide us with information about you such as your name, your email address, your gender, your date of birth, your location details. You also have the opportunity to provide other details about yourself, but these are optional. Because you control your user profile, these details are available to you at any time by accessing your Profile page, which gives you the chance to correct or update (other than gender and age) your information at any time by just logging in to the Site or the App.


Once you have created a Profile, we will automatically track certain information such as your IP address.


For safety and security and to ensure you have the best possible user experience, we require users to verify their accounts and might ask for your phone number, your Facebook identification data or a photo, made in accordance with our instructions. We want to make sure you are not a robot and you don't pretend you are someone else! And we also want to avoid fake FDBD accounts being created which can be used for malicious activities and cyber crime they threaten the FDBD network and spoil things for everyone. We use a third party provider for account verification. We may also use your mobile phone operator data for marketing purposes.


What information does FDBD collect about me if I'm under 18?

You can only register with FDBD or use its features if you're aged 18 or over. That means FDBD does not knowingly collect any information about children, minors or anyone under the age of majority. Nor do we knowingly market to children, minors or anyone under the age of 18. If you are less than 18 years old, we request that you do not submit information to us. If we become aware that a child, minor or anyone under the age of 18 has registered with us and provided us with personal data, we will take steps to terminate that person's registration and delete their Profile information from FDBD. If we do delete a Profile because you violated our no children rules, we may retain your email and IP address to ensure that you do not try to get around our rules by creating a new Profile.


Does FDBD collect my personal data if I am not a member and just visit the site?

No. We don't collect any personal data about visitors to our site. If you do visit us without becoming a member, we will place session ID cookies on your computer. For more information about cookies generally, look at the answer to How does FDBD collect information about me? below.


What does FDBD collect about me if I use FDBD Global Dating Service?

When you use the Site or the App, we will collect your location information. That information helps us identify your physical location so that it can be displayed and shared with other members choosing to use near me option.


We and our advertisers may also collect and use such data as your gender, geolocation, IP-address, and your user and advertiser identifiers, or your device identifier to show you targeted advertising.


We also collect the data that you add to the Site or the App yourself, such as your photos and comments to them, your description in About me section of your Profile, video streams, comments to other users' photos and other information you add or upload.


Beside that we keep information of your Profile preferences, such as interface language, notifications settings, photos visibility settings, to make your use of the Site convenient.


We also store your contact list, your chat history, your Favourites and Ignored users, photos you liked and disliked, sent and received messages and other information about your actions with our Site and App. We use this data to make your communication through the Site and the App more convenient.


If you choose to use the option Find me in Who do I know here/ Find friends service (via e-mail) and give us access to your e-mail we may get the e-mail addresses from your address book. This data will be used to help you to find people you know among our users (or for them to find you), or to invite your friends to join you in the App or on the Site.


When you use FDBD, we collect certain technical information about your computer or mobile device as well as statistic data about your use of our services. We use this information to improve our Site, App and our services, so that you can increase your fun.


What's collected from me if I use FDBD's premium services?

When you take advantage of FDBD's premium features, we collect financial information necessary to process your payments as per your chosen payment method, such as the fact of payment, the service ordered by you, payment method and time of payment. Please note that we do not store any credit card or other payment card details. However, our payment service providers do (and are approved to do so by all applicable regulatory bodies).


Can FDBD collect information about me from other sites I use, such as Facebook? If you have registered with FDBD using your profile on one of our partner websites, such as Facebook, VK, OK, Google+, Mail.ru or Yandex or verified your profile on those websites after registration we may receive some of your data from those sites. This data is used for convenient registration with FDBD and logging in to your Profile and to target advertising we show you. We may also keep the information about connections of your FDBD Profile with your profiles from other sites.


Does FDBD collect any other personal data about me? If you contact our Support team via Support page, we will receive the information you send, and we will keep the history of your query. We will keep records of our communications with you, including any complaints that we receive from you about other users (and from other users about you).


If I put other information about me on the site, what does FDBD do with it?

FDBD is designed to make it easy for you to find, connect and interact with other members of FDBD by posting information about yourself. When using the Site or the App you should assume that anything you post or submit will be publicly viewable and accessible, both by Users of the Site and App and non-Users. You can also use our electronic messaging system, which allows you to communicate with other users. We recommend and encourage you (and all our members) to think carefully about the information they disclose about themselves. We also do not recommend that you put email addresses, URLs, instant messaging details, phone numbers, full names or addresses, credit card details, national identity numbers, drivers' license details and other sensitive information in your Profile which is open to abuse and misuse.


Please be careful about posting sensitive details about yourself on your Profile such as your religious denomination and health details. While you may voluntarily provide this information to us when you create your Profile, including your sexual preferences and ethnic background, there is no requirement to do so. If you choose to add or upload such information you understand that by this act you manifestly make this data public and we may process it in accordance with this Policy. Please remember that photographs or any video clips that you post on FDBD may reveal these kinds of sensitive personal data. Where you do upload and choose to tell us sensitive data about yourself, you are explicitly consenting to our processing your information and making this public to other users.


When you post information about yourself or use the messaging, the amount of personal data you share is at your own risk. If you post anything that is inconsistent with our Terms, we reserve the right to terminate your account.


Will FDBD contact me?

On your Settings page FDBD offers you the opportunity to receive emails from us about new message notifications or other purposes related to the use of the Site or App.


Does FDBD use my personal data for any other purpose?

We may use material that you post on the open access areas of the Site or the App in advertising and promotional materials on our partner sites and partner products. We believe these uses allow us to improve our site and better tailor your online experience to meet your needs.


We use your personal data to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our Terms.


We also use received data get statistic information about usage of our Site and App. For these purposes we may transfer some data to the third parties that are engaged in analytics of websites and mobile applications. Those third parties process that data in accordance with their privacy policies.