Truther Match Privacy Policy

Learn how Truther Match handles personal information and, when ads are enabled, advertising cookies and privacy choices.

Last Updated: 10/01/2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Truther Match ("App", "Service", "we", "us", "our").

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our mobile application and website:

👉 https://truthermatch.com

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following categories:

A. Information You Provide

•Name, username, email address
•Date of birth (to verify 18+)
•Gender and preferences
•Profile photos and bio
•Messages sent through the app
•Optional identity verification data (if you choose)

B. Automatically Collected Information

•Device type and operating system
•IP address
•App usage data
•Log data (crashes, diagnostics)

C. Location Data

•Approximate or precise location (if enabled)
•Used for match suggestions and improving user experience
•You can disable location access at any time in your device settings.

D. Sensitive Data (Optional)

If you use identity verification:

•Facial recognition or identity data may be collected
•This data is optional, used strictly for verification, and not used for advertising

E. Payment Information

If you subscribe to a paid plan, payments are processed by PayPal. Truther Match does not collect or store your card number, bank account, or full payment details. We receive from PayPal only:

•Your PayPal subscription ID
•Subscription status (active, cancelled, suspended)
•The tier you subscribed to

Your payment details are governed by PayPal's Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

•Create and manage your account
•Verify email addresses for new email-and-password accounts
•Provide matchmaking services
•Send email notifications when a new mutual match is created
•Enable messaging and interactions
•Improve app functionality and performance
•Ensure safety and prevent fraud
•Comply with legal obligations

Account and Match Emails

When you register with an email address and password, we send a confirmation link to that address. The link expires after 24 hours; requesting a new link replaces the previous one. You must confirm your address before signing in with that account.

When two members form a new mutual match, we automatically email each member who has a verified email address. The message includes the other member's first name, if available, and a link to the match in the app. It does not include the other member's email address or private messages. Members without a verified email address do not receive match emails. There is currently no separate in-app setting to turn off match emails.

We disable email open and click tracking for these messages. Email may still be delayed or fail to arrive; a match remains available in the app even if its email cannot be delivered.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (if applicable)

Depending on your location, we process data based on:

•Your consent
•Performance of a contract (providing the service)
•Legitimate interests (safety, fraud prevention)

5. How We Share Your Information

We do NOT sell your personal data.

A. Service Providers

We may share data with:

•Hosting providers
•Analytics services
•Security and moderation tools
•Mailgun, which delivers account verification and new-match emails

These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations.

B. Legal Requirements

We may disclose data if required to:

•Comply with laws or regulations
•Respond to legal requests
•Protect rights, safety, or users

C. Business Transfers

In case of a merger, sale, or acquisition, your data may be transferred.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary:

•Active account → data retained
•Deleted account → data deleted within a reasonable timeframe
•Some data may be retained for legal or safety reasons

Account, profile, messaging, and other service records are stored in a PostgreSQL database. Uploaded media uses Firebase Storage when configured, with server-local file storage as a fallback. Firebase Cloud Messaging supports push notifications when configured. Identity verification and device location sharing are optional.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

•Access your data
•Correct inaccurate data
•Delete your data
•Withdraw consent
•Restrict or object to processing

🔴 Account & Data Deletion

You can:

•Delete your account inside the app, OR
•Request deletion via email: support@truthermatch.com

We will delete your personal data and confirm deletion.

(Required for Google Play User Data policy)

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable safeguards including:

•Encryption (where applicable)
•Secure servers
•Access controls

However, no system is 100% secure.

9. Children's Privacy

This app is NOT intended for users under 18.

We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If discovered, we will delete it immediately.

10. User-Generated Content

Information you share publicly (profile, messages, etc.):

•May be visible to other users
•Is your responsibility

We are not responsible for how others use that information.

11. Permissions & Device Access

The app may request the following permissions:

Camera

•Profile photos
•Optional identity verification

Location

•Matching and discovery

Storage

•Uploading photos

Permissions are requested only when needed and are optional where possible.

12. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services which may collect or process data according to their own privacy policies:

•Mailgun — processes recipient email addresses and message content to deliver account verification and new-match emails. This may include a private verification link or a matched member's first name and match link. We disable email open and click tracking. See Mailgun's Privacy Policy.
•PayPal — processes subscription payments. When you subscribe, you interact directly with PayPal's secure checkout. We do not receive or store your payment method details. See PayPal's Privacy Policy.
•Google Firebase — uploaded file storage and push notifications when configured; it is not our primary account or profile database
•OpenAI — content moderation of user-generated material
•Analytics and crash-reporting tools to improve app performance

Advertising and Cookies (when enabled)

When Google AdSense advertising is enabled, this app offers non-personalized ads only to verified eligible free-tier accounts on Discover, and only after the displayed profile content passes an ad-suitability check. Paid subscribers are not offered these placements. Matches, Explore, private messaging, full profiles, feeds, account pages, privacy pages, and public information pages have no ad placements.

Discover's ad-suitability screening uses OpenAI to assess the profile text and primary photos in that feed. Private messages, identity-review materials, and dedicated contact-detail fields are not submitted for this advertising review. Information that members include in their public profile text is part of that screening. If content is unreviewed, uncertain, unsupported, or cannot be checked, it remains visible but advertising stays disabled. AI screening can make mistakes and does not guarantee Google's approval.

Before loading Google's advertising and consent tools, we ask an eligible member for advertising permission. Loading those tools contacts Google, even before an ad appears. Ad requests remain paused until Google's consent checks also allow them. Leaving an ad-loaded page, changing its reviewed content, or losing eligibility starts a fresh document so its advertising runtime does not carry over to unreviewed content or other app screens.

Members can withdraw the app's advertising permission on this Privacy page; withdrawing clears the local permission and reloads the page. Choosing not to allow ads does not prevent use of the service. This app permission is separate from Google's consent-management choices and does not revoke those vendor choices; use the configured Google consent message's privacy controls to change them.

A Google-certified consent management platform (CMP) integrated with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework is required for personalized ads in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Non-personalized ads still require consent for cookies or similar storage where the law requires it. Our in-app permission is not a substitute for required consent. This app keeps placements disabled unless its configured Google consent check allows them.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar identifiers, process IP addresses, and measure interactions with ads. Non-personalized ads may still use cookies for delivery, frequency limits, and reporting. This app requests non-personalized ads and does not pass members' beliefs, interest selections, or profile details as advertising targeting parameters.

Changing the app's advertising permission requires JavaScript and a signed-in account. Google advertising scripts do not load when JavaScript is disabled.

If we enable additional advertising vendors, we will identify them here and provide links to their privacy and available opt-out information.

13. International Data Transfers

Your information may be stored and processed in countries outside your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Changes will be posted here with a new "Last Updated" date.

15. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or requests:

•📧 Email: support@truthermatch.com
•🌐 Website: https://truthermatch.com