The TL;DR
Date Drop's mission is to be the anti dating app. We don't want to keep you swiping endlessly - we want you to have better dates. That means respecting your time, your values, and especially your privacy.
To make that possible, we ask you some quite personal questions and process your information carefully. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and how you stay in control.
A few key principles upfront:
- We collect only the information we need
- Your privacy is not for sale
- Participation is voluntary and opt-in every week
- Your information is protected and encrypted
- You're in control of what we store - and can delete your data any time
What Information Do We Collect?
When you participate in Date Drop, we collect:
- Contact information: your name, university email, and phone number (to text your match).
- University verification data: proof you're an active student (via your school's authentication provider).
- Questionnaire responses: your answers to our compatibility questions, covering values, preferences, and leanings.
- Participation logs: whether you opt in or out each week.
- Match outcome feedback: self-reported feedback about how your date went. This is tied to your profile to help us improve future matches.
- Analytics data: limited and anonymized usage data via Posthog, such as whether you open emails or complete your questionnaire.
- Emails and texts: we may send you reminders, matches, and updates through Resend (email) and Twilio (SMS).
How Do We Use This Information?
- Matching: We use your questionnaire responses and demographic info to suggest compatible dates each Tuesday.
- Communication: We use your contact info to deliver your match and send reminders.
- Feedback learning: Self-reported outcomes are tied to your profile so we can get better at matching you, not just the community at large.
- Aggregated insights: We may publish anonymized, aggregate findings (e.g., "Engineering students on Date Drop are more likely to want long-term relationships").
- Analytics: We use Posthog data to improve Date Drop's design and experience.
- Data separation for privacy: Your questionnaire responses and personally identifiable information (like your name, email, and phone number) are stored in completely separate database tables, linked only by a randomized unique ID. This means your answers are never directly tied to your identity in storage. Only the small Date Drop engineering team manages these systems; campus leaders at your university never see individual responses.
We do not sell or share your personal information with advertisers or schools.
How Is This Information Protected?
- Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (Supabase, Twilio, Posthog, Resend).
- Access control: Only the Date Drop engineering team has access to raw responses. Campus leaders cannot view participant data.
- Best practices: We secure our accounts with long, unique passphrases and multi-factor authentication.
You can also review the privacy policies of our key providers:
Your Choices and Control
- Weekly opt-in: You're only matched when you opt in. If you skip a week, you're paused automatically.
- Update answers: You can log in and change your questionnaire responses at any time.
- Report matches: Let us know if something feels off so we can improve your experience.
- Delete account: You can delete your account any time by going to the Profile tab, scrolling all the way down, and clicking Delete Account.
We do not currently support downloading/exporting your questionnaire answers, so if you'd like a record, save them before submitting.
Data Retention
- Active data: We keep participant data indefinitely while your account is active to provide you with matches.
- Deleted accounts: When you request deletion, we fully remove your account data from Supabase, Posthog, and related services. Some technical system logs may persist temporarily for security.
Who We Are
Date Drop is built by a small team who believes better dating starts with thoughtfulness and intentionality. We're free to use, backed by compatibility science, and designed to be the anti-dating app: no swiping and no dopamine loops.