Legal
Privacy Policy
Effective October 15, 2026
The short version
- We collect what we need to run Avec Social: your account details, your profile, and the messages and activity that happen in the app.
- Other members see your profile, never your email, phone number, or exact location.
- We do not sell your personal information.
- You can delete your account at any time in the app under Settings.
- Questions? Email hello@avecsocial.com.
This Privacy Policy explains how Avec Social LLC ("Avec Social," "we," "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit avecsocial.com, join our waitlist, or use the Avec Social mobile app (together, the "Service"). Avec Social is a social app for finding company for events, friendships, and shared experiences. It is not a dating service.
- Information we collect
- How we use information
- What other members can see
- How we share information
- Selfie verification
- Retention and deletion
- Your choices and rights
- Security
- Age requirement
- Changes to this policy
- Contact us
1. Information we collect
Waitlist
When you join the waitlist on our website, we collect your first name and email address.
Your account
When you create an account, we collect your email address and your phone number. We send a one-time code by text message to confirm your phone number belongs to you.
Your profile
Information you choose to add to your profile, such as your name, birthday (used to confirm you are 18 or older and to show your age), pronouns, profession, education, bio, interests, prompt answers, what you are looking for, social media handles, and photos.
Location
The city and state you select, and approximate coordinates for that city, so we can show you people and events nearby. We use this to calculate distance between members. We never show your exact location to anyone, and you can turn off showing your distance in Settings.
Activity in the app
Likes, matches, messages you send and receive, people you block, and reports you submit or that are submitted about you.
Device and technical information
Basic technical information such as device type, operating system, app version, IP address, crash reports, and logs. This helps us keep the Service working and secure.
Communications with us
If you email us or contact support, we keep that conversation so we can help you.
2. How we use information
- To create and run your account and show your profile to other members.
- To show you people and events near you and let you connect and chat.
- To keep members safe: reviewing reports, enforcing our Terms, and preventing fake accounts, spam, fraud, and abuse.
- To send you service messages, such as account emails, and, if you joined the waitlist, launch and early-access updates. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.
- To understand how the Service is used and improve it.
- To comply with the law and respond to valid legal requests.
3. What other members can see
Other members can see the information on your profile, including your photos, first name, age, pronouns, and the other details you choose to add, plus an approximate distance (unless you turn it off). They can see the messages you send them. They cannot see your email address, phone number, birthday, or exact location.
4. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for targeted advertising. We share information only in these situations:
- Service providers that help us run the Service, under agreements that limit how they use your information. These include Supabase (database, file storage, and sign-in), Vercel and Cloudflare (website hosting and security), Brevo (email), a text-message provider (to send verification codes), Apple (app distribution and, in the future, in-app purchases), and Expo (app delivery and updates).
- Safety and legal reasons, when we believe in good faith it is necessary to protect the safety of any person, investigate abuse or fraud, enforce our Terms, or comply with a law, court order, or legal process.
- Business transfers, if Avec Social is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. We will notify you if this happens.
- With your permission, in any other case.
5. Selfie verification
We plan to offer selfie verification, which compares a selfie you take with your profile photos to confirm you are a real person. Before we collect a verification selfie, we will explain in the app exactly how it works, what is collected, how long it is kept, and who processes it, and we will ask for your consent. We will update this policy before that feature launches.
6. Retention and deletion
We keep your information while your account is active. You can delete your account at any time in the app under Settings → Delete account. When you do, we delete your profile, photos, likes, matches, and messages from our active systems.
We may keep limited information after deletion when needed for safety (for example, records of reports or rule violations, to help keep a banned person from returning), to resolve disputes, or to meet legal obligations. Backups are overwritten on a regular schedule.
To remove yourself from the waitlist, use the unsubscribe link in any of our emails or email us.
7. Your choices and rights
- You can view and edit your profile, change your location, and turn off showing your distance in the app.
- You can block or report any member.
- You can ask us for a copy of your information, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it by emailing hello@avecsocial.com.
Depending on where you live, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and other states with privacy laws, you may have additional rights, such as the right to know what we collect, to access, correct, or delete it, and to opt out of sales or targeted advertising (which we do not do). We will not treat you differently for using these rights. To make a request, email us. We may need to verify your identity first. If we deny your request, you can appeal by replying to our response.
8. Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, including encryption in transit and access controls that limit who can see your data. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you think your account has been compromised, contact us right away.
9. Age requirement
Avec Social is only for people who are 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If we learn that someone under 18 has an account, we will delete it. If you believe a minor is using the Service, please email us.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the Service changes. If we make important changes, we will let you know in the app or by email before they take effect. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
11. Contact us
Avec Social LLC
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
hello@avecsocial.com