Privacy Policy

Who We Are

My Mate Finder operates mymatefinder.com from our office at 200 E Randolph St, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60601. We provide activity-based meetups and social connection tools. If you have a question about this policy, call (312) 555-0198 or email privacy@mymatefinder.com.

Information We Collect

We collect two kinds of information: what you give us directly, and what your browser sends automatically.

Information you provide

• Contact details. Your name, email address, and phone number when you fill out a form or request information about our membership services.
• Message content. Anything you type into a contact or inquiry form, including questions about your goals or situation.
• Newsletter preferences. Your email address and the topics you asked to hear about, if you subscribe.

Information collected automatically

• Device and browser data. Browser type and version, operating system, screen size, and language setting.
• Usage data. Pages viewed, time spent on each page, the link that referred you, and general location at the city level derived from your IP address.
• Cookies. Small text files that remember your consent choice and help us count visits. See the cookie section below.

How We Use Your Information

We use what we collect to:

• Answer your questions and respond to inquiries you send us.
• Send you information you asked for, including newsletters you opted into.
• Understand which pages and articles readers find useful so we can write more of what works.
• Keep the site secure and diagnose technical problems.
• Meet our legal and record-keeping obligations.

We do not sell your personal information, and we have not sold personal information in the twelve months before this policy was published.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

My Mate Finder uses a small set of cookies. Essential cookies remember whether you accepted or declined the consent banner so it does not reappear on every page. Analytics cookies count page views in aggregate and tell us which articles readers reach and how long they stay. You can decline analytics cookies using the banner, and you can clear or block all cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies will make the consent banner appear on every visit but will not otherwise break the site.

Who We Share Information With

We share personal information only in these situations:

• Service providers. Companies that host the website, deliver email on our behalf, or provide analytics. They may only use the data to perform work for us.
• Legal requirements. When a subpoena, court order, or other legal process requires disclosure, or when disclosure is needed to protect our rights or someone's safety.
• Business transfer. If My Mate Finder is acquired or merges with another company, personal information may transfer as part of that transaction. We would post notice on this page before your information becomes subject to a different policy.

Your California Privacy Rights

The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the CPRA, gives Illinois residents specific rights over their personal information. Those rights are:

• Right to know. Request the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, where we got it, and who we shared it with.
• Right to delete. Ask us to delete personal information we collected from you, subject to exceptions such as completing a transaction or complying with a legal obligation.
• Right to correct. Ask us to fix personal information you believe is inaccurate.
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of, but the right stands.
• Right to non-discrimination. We will not deny you service, charge a different price, or give you a lower quality experience because you exercised a privacy right.

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@mymatefinder.com or call (312) 555-0198. We will verify your identity by matching the information in your request against what we already hold, and we will respond within 45 days. If we need more time, we will tell you why and how much longer we need.

You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. We will ask the agent for written proof that you gave them permission, and we may still contact you directly to confirm.

Other State Privacy Rights

Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Texas, Oregon, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of their personal information, and to appeal a decision we make about a request. Use the same contact details above. If we deny your request and you want to appeal, reply to our decision and we will review it within 45 days.

Data Retention

We keep contact form submissions for two years so we can follow up on questions and maintain a record of what we told you. Newsletter subscriptions stay active until you unsubscribe. Aggregate analytics data is retained for 26 months. Server logs are kept for 90 days for security and troubleshooting.

Security

Traffic to mymatefinder.com runs over HTTPS. Access to form submissions is limited to staff who need it to do their jobs, and accounts require multi-factor authentication. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we review our practices regularly and act on problems quickly.

Children's Privacy

mymatefinder.com is meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has given us personal information, email privacy@mymatefinder.com and we will delete it.

Do Not Track

Some browsers send a Do Not Track signal. There is no common standard for how sites should respond, so mymatefinder.com does not currently change its behavior based on that signal. Our cookie banner gives you a direct way to decline analytics.

Links to Other Sites

Our articles sometimes reference organizations or resources that operate their own websites. This policy does not cover those sites. Read their privacy policies before giving them information.

Changes to This Policy

When we change this policy we update the date at the top of the page. If a change materially affects how we handle your information, we will post a notice on the homepage for at least 30 days.

Contact Us

My Mate Finder
200 E Randolph St, Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 555-0198
Email: privacy@mymatefinder.com