Trust Center / Laws register

Every law we build for, and who carries each duty.

For the US, Canada, the UK, the EU and Australia, with German law alongside the EU rules. Each entry links to the official text, names the parts that matter for a dating app, and splits the duty between you as the app operator and us as your processor. This is our reading, not legal advice.

Reviewed 18 October 2026

Who does what

Your duties, ours, and the shared ones.

Under data protection law you are the controller and we are your processor. Under the DSA and the Online Safety Act you are the service. This is how the work divides.

DutyWhoHow
Decide why and how member data is usedYouYour lawful basis, privacy notice and terms. We follow your written instructions.
Ask members for consentBothYou decide what you ask for; we build the screens and record the answers, including consent for device storage (TDDDG §25) and for any face check.
Check members are adultsBothYou set the policy for your app. We run the checks, with face and ID checks available from 30 November 2026.
Moderation decisions and reasonsBothYou set the rules. Our trust and safety team applies them, reviews reports and records the reasons.
DSA transparency reports and database submissionsYouYou are the provider under the DSA. We supply the data.
Tell regulators and members about a breachYouWe tell you within 12 hours and give you the facts each notice needs.
Data protection impact assessmentYouWe give you the inputs: data flows, risks and the measures in place.
Member requests to see, correct or delete dataBothMembers ask through your app; we do the work and complete it within 30 days at most.
Security of the platformUsEvery control on the Security page.
Choosing and checking sub-processorsUsReviewed before use and every year, with at least 30 days’ notice of changes.
International transfersBothThe standard contractual clauses in our DPA cover transfers we make for you.
Provider details (Impressum) and consumer termsYouYour app, your name. We build the screens to your text.
Card paymentsYouHandled by PCI DSS Level 1 payment providers. We never see or store full card numbers.
In place
Operating today.
Partly in place
Some of it operates today; the rest finishes by the date shown.
In progress
Work has started and finishes by the date shown.
Being reviewed
We are checking our terms or design against it with our lawyers.
Not in use
Switched off for every partner until the date shown.
Mainly your duty
The duty sits with you as the app operator. We supply what you need.
Not stored by us
We never hold this data.
Laws register · 9 entries

European Union

Regulations apply directly in every member state; directives through national law.

General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (DSGVO)

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Article 9 (dating data can reveal sex life and sexual orientation), 22 (automated decisions), 28 (processor terms), 32 (security), 33 and 34 (breach notice), 35 (impact assessments), 44 to 49 (transfers).
Your part
Lawful basis, privacy notice, consent, impact assessment, notice to your regulator and members.
Our part
Act only on your instructions, keep data secure, control sub-processors, tell you about a breach within 12 hours, help with member requests, delete at the end.
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Standard contractual clauses, Decision (EU) 2021/914

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Modules 2 and 3 cover transfers of member data outside the EU.
Your part
Sign the DPA, which includes the clauses.
Our part
Include the clauses in our DPA and flow them down to every sub-processor outside the EU.
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EU-US Data Privacy Framework, Decision (EU) 2023/1795

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
The General Court upheld the framework in September 2025 (Latombe); an appeal is with the Court of Justice. We rely on the standard contractual clauses either way.
Your part
Nothing extra.
Our part
Self-certify High Intent Media Inc., alongside the clauses.
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Digital Services Act (EU) 2022/2065

Partly in place · Jan 2027

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Notice and action (Article 16), statements of reasons (17), complaints (20), out-of-court settlement (21), misuse (23), the Transparency Database (24(5)) and minors (28, with the Commission’s 2025 guidelines).
Your part
You are the provider: your terms, reports and transparency.
Our part
Report tools, decision records, reasons, appeals to a person and the data for your reports.
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AI Act (EU) 2024/1689

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
AI literacy (Article 4), banned practices (5), transparency (50, from 2 August 2026) and the high-risk list in Annex III (from 2 December 2027 after the 2026 amendments).
Your part
Tell members about AI in your own notices.
Our part
Keep the AI register current, label AI content, keep people in the loop.
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NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690

In progress · Jan 2027

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Social networking platforms are listed in Annex II. Regulated partners must manage supplier security (Article 21(2)(d)) and report incidents in 24 hours, 72 hours and one month (Article 23).
Your part
Register, manage risk and report, if you are in scope.
Our part
Meet the Article 21 measures as your supplier, and give you notice fast enough for your Article 23 deadlines.
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Data Act (EU) 2023/2854

Being reviewed

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Switching between data processing services (Articles 23 to 31): at most 2 months’ notice, a 30-day transition, and no switching charges at all from 12 January 2027.
Your part
Nothing extra.
Our part
Free export at any time and run-off support are already in our standard terms. We are checking the notice and transition periods against the Act.
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Cyber Resilience Act (EU) 2024/2847

Being reviewed

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Covers products with digital elements, which can include apps. Reporting duties since 11 September 2026; the rest from 11 December 2027. Pure software as a service is usually outside it.
Your part
As the app publisher, you may be the manufacturer of your app.
Our part
Tell you within 12 hours of an exploited vulnerability, and confirm which of the apps we build are in scope.
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Consumer Rights Directive, withdrawal button (Directive (EU) 2023/2673)

Being reviewed

Official text: EUR-Lex

What matters
Since 19 June 2026, online contracts need a withdrawal function. Relevant wherever we run web checkout for a partner.
Your part
Your consumer terms and your billing.
Our part
Build the withdrawal and cancellation screens into any checkout we run for you.
Laws register · 6 entries

Germany

German law that sits alongside the EU rules for partners and members in Germany.

Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG)

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: gesetze-im-internet.de

What matters
§22: specific measures for special category data. §38: when German companies must appoint a data protection officer.
Your part
Your own data protection officer, if you are in scope.
Our part
Treat all member data as special category data, with the measures on the Privacy page.
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Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG, formerly TTDSG)

Being reviewed

Official text: gesetze-im-internet.de

What matters
§25: consent before storing or reading information on a member’s device, unless strictly necessary. Covers app SDKs, push tokens and analytics.
Your part
Decide what you ask consent for.
Our part
Tell you what each app stores on the device, and build the consent screens for anything that is not strictly necessary.

Digital Services Act (Germany) (DDG)

Mainly your duty

Official text: gesetze-im-internet.de

What matters
§5: provider details every service must show (the Impressum). Names the Bundesnetzagentur as Germany’s DSA regulator.
Your part
Your app’s Impressum and your DSA contact point.
Our part
Show our own provider details on the Company page.
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Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (JMStV, with the KJM’s age check rules)

Not in use · until 30 Nov 2026

Official text: kjm-online.de

What matters
Age checks for content not suitable for minors. The KJM accepts Yoti’s facial age estimation; since 2025 the buffer for 18+ is three years, so an estimate must read 21 or over.
Your part
Decide whether your app’s content must sit behind an age-checked closed group.
Our part
Set the age estimate threshold per country, using the KJM buffer in Germany.
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NIS2 Implementation Act and the new BSI Act (NIS2UmsuCG, BSIG)

In progress · Jan 2027

Official text: bsi.bund.de

What matters
In force since 6 December 2025. German companies in scope must register with the BSI and pass security duties down to their suppliers by contract.
Your part
Registration and reporting, if you are in scope.
Our part
Meet the NIS2 measures, and support your supplier checks with our questionnaire answers and audit rights.
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Civil Code: cancellation and withdrawal buttons (BGB §312k and §356a)

Being reviewed

Official text: gesetze-im-internet.de

What matters
Online subscriptions need a cancellation button, and online contracts a withdrawal button.
Your part
Your consumer terms and your billing.
Our part
Build both buttons into any web checkout we run for a German partner.
Laws register · 2 entries

United Kingdom

UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: legislation.gov.uk

What matters
Processor terms, security, breach notice, and the UK addendum for transfers.
Your part
Lawful basis, privacy notice, notice to the ICO.
Our part
The same processor duties as under the EU GDPR, with the UK addendum in our DPA.
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Online Safety Act 2023

Partly in place · Nov 2026

Official text: legislation.gov.uk

What matters
Highly effective age assurance, illegal content and child safety duties, enforced by Ofcom with fines of up to 10% of global revenue.
Your part
Your risk assessments and your duties as the service.
Our part
Report and block tools, moderation, records, and face and ID checks from 30 November 2026.
More on this
Laws register · 6 entries

United States

Federal and state law.

California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the CPRA

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: cppa.ca.gov

What matters
Service provider terms, no selling or sharing, help with member requests.
Your part
Your notices and member rights.
Our part
Service provider terms in our US state addendum.
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Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (740 ILCS 14)

Not in use · until 30 Nov 2026

Official text: ilga.gov

What matters
Written release before collection, and a public retention and destruction schedule.
Your part
Nothing extra while face checks are off.
Our part
The consent screen and the published biometric data policy.
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Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (Bus. and Com. Code §503.001)

Not in use · until 30 Nov 2026

Official text: statutes.capitol.texas.gov

What matters
Consent before capture, and destruction within one year of the purpose ending.
Your part
Nothing extra while face checks are off.
Our part
The same consent screen and retention schedule.
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Washington biometric law (RCW 19.375) and My Health My Data Act (RCW 19.373)

Not in use · until 30 Nov 2026

Official text: app.leg.wa.gov

What matters
The health data act counts biometric data as consumer health data, with consent and a separate privacy policy.
Your part
Your consumer health data notice, if face checks are switched on for your app.
Our part
The consent screen and policy text for your notice.
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Colorado Privacy Act, biometric amendment

Not in use · until 30 Nov 2026

Official text: leg.colorado.gov

What matters
Consent and a written retention policy for biometric identifiers.
Your part
Nothing extra while face checks are off.
Our part
The consent screen and the published biometric data policy.
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State online dating safety laws

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: Regulatory Oversight, Sept 2026

What matters
Disclosures about criminal background checks, and safety tips, in several states.
Your part
Your terms and safety pages.
Our part
We don’t run criminal background checks, and show the notice each state requires, in your app’s words.
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Laws register · 2 entries

Canada

PIPEDA

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

What matters
Safeguards, breach records and reporting.
Your part
Breach reports and records.
Our part
Safeguards, and the facts for your breach records.
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Quebec Law 25 (Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector)

In progress · Nov 2026

Official text: legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca

What matters
Privacy impact assessments before data leaves Quebec.
Your part
The transfer assessment.
Our part
The inputs for it: where data goes and how it is protected.
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Laws register · 1 entry

Australia

Online Dating Industry Code

In progress · Jan 2027

Official text: infrastructure.gov.au

What matters
Detect and act on harm that starts online, support members who report it, and keep records for reports on account closures and moderation.
Your part
Your code commitments and reports.
Our part
Report tools, moderation records and the data for your reports.
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Laws register · 3 entries

Standards

Not laws, but what auditors and buyers ask for.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

In progress · target June 2027

Official text: iso.org

What matters
Information security management system, audited by an accredited body.
Your part
Nothing.
Our part
Build the system, book the auditor by 15 December 2026, certificate targeted for June 2027.
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BSI C5 cloud computing criteria catalogue

Partly in place

Official text: bsi.bund.de

What matters
The cloud security criteria German buyers often ask about.
Your part
Nothing.
Our part
Our controls are mapped to the C5 domains on the Security page. No C5 attestation yet.
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PCI DSS

Not stored by us

Official text: pcisecuritystandards.org

What matters
Security of card data.
Your part
Your payment provider.
Our part
Card data is handled by PCI DSS Level 1 payment providers. We never see or store full card numbers.
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