Privacy Policy
Earnest is built so the honest thing is the easy thing — and that includes how we handle your information. This policy describes what we collect, why, where it lives, and the control you have. Everything here reflects how the app actually works.
What we collect, and why
| Data | Why | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The name you’re known by | Your identity on Earnest | Chosen by you; unique |
| Birth year | 18+ gate; age-range matching both ways | Year only, never full birthdate |
| Photos, with the month added | Your profile | Freshness shown to everyone by design |
| Profile facts and their importance levels | Introductions | Facts are public on your card; importance levels never leave the database |
| Your answers “in your words” | Your profile | Public on your card |
| Closer answers | The Closer deck | Sealed until the other person answers; never public |
| Messages | Conversation | Visible only to the two participants |
| Date and call plans | The commitment record | Participants only |
| Check-ins | Accountability | Double-blind: the other person never sees your answers. Only patterns surface, as positive-only badges |
| Verification selfie | Human identity review | Never shown on your profile; reviewed by Earnest |
| Apple ID (subject identifier only) | Account you can’t lose | We request no scopes: no name, no email from Apple |
| Device push tokens | Notifications | Deleted when invalid |
What we never do
- No ads. No selling, renting, or sharing personal data with data brokers.
- No location trails. (When city-level location ships, it will be city-level.)
- No message scanning for marketing. No recording of calls — calls are peer-to-peer; media never touches our servers.
- No public scores or numbers on people. Badges are positive-only.
Where data lives
Supabase (hosting, database, storage; US-East). Apple (push notifications, sign-in). That is the whole list of processors today.
Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable, we process personal information based on one or more of the following legal bases:
- performance of our agreement with you,
- your consent,
- compliance with legal obligations, and
- our legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving Earnest.
International Transfers
Your information may be processed and stored in the United States. Where required by law, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.
Retention and deletion
- Delete my account (in Settings) deletes everything: profile, matches, messages, check-ins, photos. No copy is kept. Immediate.
- If an account is removed for abuse, we retain a minimal ledger (identity, the reports and strikes that led to removal) to keep the removed person from returning — our legitimate interest in keeping members safe. This ledger is never public.
- Check-ins you submitted about someone who later deletes their account are deleted with their account.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Access the personal information we maintain about you.
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Delete your personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
- Receive a portable copy of your information where applicable.
- Object to or restrict certain processing where permitted by law.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Residents of California may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know, delete, and correct personal information. Earnest does not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Individuals located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or similar jurisdictions may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or equivalent privacy laws.
To exercise any privacy rights, contact: [email protected].
Contact
Earnest
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918 8th St., Union Beach, NJ 07735