Last updated: March 24, 2026
This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how Friendly IRL INC. (referred to in this Privacy Policy as the “Company,” “Friendly,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, shares, and otherwise processes your Personal Data in connection with your use of our application, website, and related services (collectively, the “Service”). It also describes your privacy rights and the protections that may apply under applicable law.
We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully and to review it regularly for updates. This Privacy Policy may be supplemented by additional privacy notices, disclosures, or policies that we provide in specific contexts, and such supplemental notices are intended to complement, not replace, this Privacy Policy.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a mobile phone, computer, or tablet.
Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes Personal Data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide services on our behalf, perform services related to the Service, or assist us in analyzing how the Service is used.
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which that individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning given to them in our Terms of Use.
When you use our Service or contact us through it, we may collect the following categories of Personal Data:
When creating an account or using the Application, we may ask you to provide certain Personal Data, which may include:
During account creation, we may ask you to take one live photo using your device camera for eligibility review. Friendly is a women-only social platform, and this photo is collected solely to review whether an account is eligible for access to the Service.
The verification photo is collected only during the verification flow and is separate from any profile photo or other content you may choose to upload or share in the Service.
We do not use verification photos for facial recognition or identity matching. We do not create or store biometric templates, faceprints, facial geometry, facial embeddings, or similar biometric identifiers from verification photos.
Usage and Technical Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
This data may include:
While using our Application, we may collect geolocation data in order to provide Service features. This may include GPS-based location data or information derived from nearby Wi-Fi or similar network signals.
Some features of our Application may require payment data, such as payment card details or other billing information. Payment Data is collected and processed directly by our payment processing providers and is not stored by Friendly, except for limited transaction-related information where necessary.
Additional Inquiry Data includes any information you choose to provide when you contact us through the Service or otherwise communicate with us.
If you provide us with Personal Data relating to another person, you must ensure that you have the right and permission to do so.
We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:
When you register for the Service, create an account, take a verification photo, upload content, contact us, request support, or otherwise provide information directly to us, we collect the Personal Data you choose to provide.
As you interact with the Service, we may automatically collect applicable Usage and Technical Data, as well as Location Data.
We may receive Usage and Technical Data or other information about you from Service Providers, such as analytics providers, social integrations, payment providers, security providers, and other business partners.
You are not legally required to provide Personal Data to us. Any Personal Data you choose to provide is given voluntarily. However, some features of the Service may not function properly or may not be available if you do not provide certain information.
We process your Personal Data where permitted by applicable law, including:
We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
We use verification photos only for the limited purpose of reviewing eligibility for access to our women-only platform.
This may include:
We do not use verification photos for advertising, marketing, profiling, personalization, analytics unrelated to eligibility review, or training artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
We may share your Personal Data in the following circumstances:
We may share your Personal Data with Service Providers that help us operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Service, including providers that assist with hosting, infrastructure, communications, analytics, customer support, payments, and security.
In connection with eligibility review during account creation, we may share a verification photo with trusted service providers acting on our behalf, including:
These providers may process Personal Data only on our behalf and only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, subject to applicable contractual, technical, and legal safeguards.
We do not sell verification photos. We do not share verification photos with advertisers or data brokers.
If we share a verification status signal with another Service Provider, that signal does not include the verification image itself.
We may share Personal Data with business partners to offer you certain products, services, features, promotions, or integrations.
We may share or transfer Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or similar business transaction.
When you post content, participate in public or semi-public areas, or otherwise interact with other users through the Service, information you share may be visible to other users and may be further shared by them.
We may disclose Personal Data to courts, regulators, law enforcement, government authorities, lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers, or other professional advisors where necessary to comply with law, enforce our rights, protect safety, prevent fraud, or obtain professional services.
We may disclose your Personal Data for any other purpose where you have given consent.
We may use AI-enabled service providers to support certain limited Service functions.
In particular, during account creation, we may use AI-enabled service providers to assist with limited eligibility review of live verification photos captured by users through the device camera. This use is strictly limited to helping us determine whether an account is eligible for access to our women-only platform.
Verification photos are not used by us for facial recognition, identity matching, advertising, profiling, or training our own models.
Where an automated result is unclear or requires further review, the case may be reviewed by an authorized human administrator.
Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other location where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means your Personal Data may be transferred to, stored, or accessed from jurisdictions outside your state, province, or country, where data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
By using the Service and submitting your information, you understand that your Personal Data may be transferred and processed as described in this Privacy Policy.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and that transfers occur only where appropriate safeguards are in place.
We retain Personal Data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, maintain security, and prevent fraud.
In determining the appropriate retention period, we consider factors such as:
We retain verification photos only for as long as reasonably necessary to complete the eligibility review process and any related manual review, after which the photo is deleted within our retention window.
After deletion of the verification photo itself, we may retain only:
If you delete your account, we will also delete remaining verification-related Personal Data associated with your account, except where retention is required by law or reasonably necessary for legal claims, security, or fraud prevention.
Subject to applicable law, you, your duly authorized representative, or a court-appointed guardian acting on your behalf may have the right to access, correct, update, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing of your Personal Data.
If your Personal Data is inaccurate, incomplete, unclear, or outdated, you may request correction or deletion of such information, subject to applicable law.
To exercise your rights, you may contact us using the communication channels listed below. We may request information needed to verify your identity before responding to your request, as a security measure.
Our Service may also allow you to access, update, amend, or delete certain information directly through your account settings.
If you request deletion of your account, we will delete your remaining verification-related Personal Data as part of the account deletion process, subject only to legal obligations or limited legitimate purposes requiring retention, such as security, fraud prevention, or dispute resolution.
Where applicable, deletion includes removal of the stored verification photo and associated verification records.
The security of your Personal Data is important to us. We use technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards designed to protect Personal Data against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 18, or the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher (the “Required Age”). We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under the Required Age.
If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that a child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the updated version here and revise the “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the Service after any changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, you may contact us at:
Friendly IRL INC.
The Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801
Email: contact@friendly-app.com
Website: https://friendly-app.com/