Privacy at here

The short version

• We collect the minimum we need to match you with people and keep the group safe.
• Your ID check is handled by a specialist provider. We never see or store your ID document or your selfie.
• We do not sell your data. Not to anyone, not ever.
• You can ask us to delete your account and everything on it at any time.

What we collect

When you sign up and set up your profile:

• Your email address, so you can sign in. We use a passwordless link or code, so there is no password to store.
• Your first name, age range, gender, nationality, the city you are in, when you are usually free, and the interests you pick.
• An optional profile photo, only if you choose to add one. You can change or remove it any time, and it is deleted when you delete your account.
• The activities you join, and messages you send in a group chat. Chat messages are visible to that group and are cleared after the activity.
• Basic, privacy-friendly usage analytics, such as which screens get used, so we can make the app better.

We deliberately ask for a first name only, an age range rather than a birth date, and we never collect your exact location.

Identity verification

Before you can join an activity, we ask you to confirm you are a real person, using a government ID and a quick selfie. This is the single biggest thing that makes meeting a stranger safe, and it keeps here free of fake and throwaway accounts.

This check is carried out by Didit, a specialist identity-verification provider, on their own secure systems. Your ID document and your selfie are sent to Didit, not to us. here only ever receives the result: whether the check passed, and a reference number for it. We do not store, and cannot see, your ID or your face scan.

Didit handles that data as an independent provider under their own privacy policy. We use them for one thing only: to confirm you are a real person over 18. We do not use identity verification for advertising, profiling, or anything beyond keeping the platform safe.

Who we share data with

We do not sell your data and we do not share it for advertising. We rely on a small number of trusted providers to run the service, each handling only what it needs to:

• Didit, for identity verification.
• Supabase, for our database and accounts, hosted in the EU.
• Cloudflare, which serves the app to your device.
• PostHog (EU), for privacy-friendly product analytics.
• Resend, to send you sign-in and welcome emails.

Each of these is bound to protect your data and use it only to provide their part of the service.

What other members can see

People in an activity you join can see your first name, age range, nationality flag, and interests, but not a photo.

Your profile photo is shown only once you and other people form a crew, meaning you have actually met in real life and chosen to keep meeting. It is never shown on activities you are still deciding whether to join, so no one sizes you up on looks before you meet.

No one ever sees your email, your exact age, your ID, or any contact details.

How long we keep it

We keep your profile while your account is active. Group-chat messages are cleared after each activity ends. If you delete your account, we remove your profile and personal data. Anything held by Didit for your identity check is kept and deleted under their own retention rules.

Your choices

• Edit or remove your profile details any time, right in the app.
• Ask us for a copy of your data, or to delete your account and data entirely.

Just email us and a real person will take care of it.

Contact

Questions, or want your data removed? Email hello@joinhere.app and we will get back to you.