Privacy Policy
The short version: the PocketLust demo runs entirely in your own browser — profiles you create, photos you add and messages you type never leave your device. The only personal data we receive is what you deliberately send us: a waitlist email (and optional nearest city/region), or a feedback message — plus anonymous, cookieless visit counts that can't identify you. No advertising, no selling or sharing of your data, ever.
Who we are
PocketLust (pocketlust.com) is an early-stage service operated from the United Kingdom, currently in a preview phase. For anything in this policy, contact privacy@pocketlust.com.
What we collect, and why
- Waitlist: if you join, we store your email address, the time you joined, and — if you give one — your nearest city or postcode district. Purpose: to invite you when we launch, and to show a public, aggregated regional count (never your city or email individually) so people can see roughly where interest is coming from. Legal basis: your consent. You can leave the list at any time by emailing us, and we'll delete your address.
- Feedback: if you send feedback, we store your message and — only if you choose to give it — an email address for replying. Legal basis: your consent when you press send.
- The demo itself: everything you do in the demo (profile, photos, chats, settings) is stored in your browser's local storage on your own device. It is never transmitted to us, and clearing your browser data removes it entirely.
- Anonymous visit analytics: we use a cookieless analytics tool (Vercel Web Analytics) that counts visits and pages viewed in aggregate. It doesn't use cookies, doesn't track you across other websites, and can't identify you individually.
- Technical logs: our hosting provider processes standard technical data (such as IP addresses) to deliver the site and protect it from abuse, as all websites do.
What we don't do
- No advertising, and no analytics or tracking that can identify you individually or follow you across other websites.
- No tracking cookies — local storage is used only for your own settings and demo data, on your device.
- No selling, renting or trading of personal data. Ever.
Where your data lives
Waitlist and feedback data is stored with our database provider in the EU (Dublin, Ireland). The website is served by our hosting provider's global network. Both act as data processors on our instructions.
How long we keep it
Waitlist emails: until we launch and invite you, or until you ask us to remove you — whichever comes first. Feedback: as long as it's useful for improving the service, or until you ask us to delete it.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask us for a copy of your data, ask us to correct it, delete it, or restrict how we use it, and you can withdraw consent at any time. Email privacy@pocketlust.com and we'll act promptly. If you're unhappy with how we handle your data you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Age requirement
PocketLust is for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect any data from anyone under 18; if you believe we have, contact us and it will be deleted immediately.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it — and if we ever collect anything new, we'll say so plainly here before we do it.