Privacy Policy.

1. Who is responsible

goodthing.bio is operated by Strange Ideas Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 10898023. We are responsible for deciding why and how personal information is processed through the service.

For privacy questions or requests to access, correct or delete your information, contact goodthing.bio@gmail.com. You can also find the company on the Companies House register.

2. Information we collect

We collect information according to how you use goodthing.bio:

• Creator account details: your email, authentication details, name, date of birth, account preferences, username and other information needed to create and manage your account.
• Bio details: your introduction, photographs, location, marriage intentions, age or age range, occupation, faith, height, social links and other details you choose to add, together with your public visibility settings.
• Questionnaires: the standard or personal questions a creator chooses, their answer options and versions, and the configuration of the form.
• Introductions: the name, email, age, answers, explanations and optional photographs supplied by an applicant, along with the recipient, submission date, associated question version and any applicable consent records.
• Technical records: authentication and security logs, request and device information, diagnostics and records needed to provide and protect the website.

Applicants may enter a full date of birth so the form can calculate their age. The submitted introduction contains the calculated age, not the applicant's full birth date. Guests do not need to register to apply.

We receive most information directly from you. Our hosting, authentication and email providers also process technical records needed to deliver the service. Applicant email verification, when enabled, uses short-lived one-time codes and private records of code requests, attempts and successful use to prevent impersonation and abuse.

3. What becomes public

A creator's draft bio is private. Publishing a bio makes the selected public fields and photographs available to anyone who visits its link. Your full date of birth and fields you have not chosen to publish are not part of that public page.

You can pause new introductions while keeping your bio visible, or unpublish to remove it from public display. Visitors may already have taken screenshots or saved content. Previously issued short-lived photograph links can also remain valid until they expire.

We do not operate a public directory of private introductions. An applicant's answers and email address do not appear on the creator's public bio.

4. Who can see an introduction

When you submit an introduction, the intended bio creator can privately read the answers and contact details you provide, including any photograph you attach. Those details are not available to other creators or ordinary visitors.

The creator uses them to review your introduction and decide whether to respond or pursue a connection. We ask applicants to confirm the applicable sharing notice before submitting. Creators are expected to respect applicants' privacy and not publish or misuse what they receive.

Entering an email address alone does not verify ownership. Where applicant verification is enabled, we send a one-time code to that address and require it before accepting the introduction. A code check does not verify anyone's identity or other claims. Unfinished guest answers remain in the current form session and are not saved for return visits.

5. Why we use your information

The lawful basis depends on the purpose and the information:

• Contract: setting up accounts, saving creator drafts, displaying bios you publish, handling introductions and maintaining the features you use.
• Consent: obtaining your permission for specific optional or sensitive data processing, including disclosures that require it.
• Legitimate interests: keeping the service reliable, preventing abuse, addressing technical problems and handling appropriate support enquiries, balanced against your rights.
• Legal obligations: complying with legal requests and obligations to maintain particular records where applicable.

We do not sell introduction answers or use them to build a public profile of applicants. The service does not calculate compatibility scores or make automated marriage decisions.

6. Sensitive information

Marriage questions may reveal religious beliefs, health details, genotype or intimate personal circumstances. Some information receives additional protection under UK data protection law.

We request separate, explicit permission where required for sensitive answers before they are submitted to a creator. You can choose not to submit an introduction if you do not want to share the information requested.

Avoid disclosing another person's sensitive or confidential information unless you have an appropriate reason and permission. Consent to process sensitive information is distinct from the decision to publish your own bio.

7. Service providers and other recipients

We use hosting, database, authentication and private-file storage services, including Lovable Cloud and Supabase. Email providers help deliver sign-in and service communications. These providers may process the information needed for their services under applicable contractual and security arrangements.

We share public bio content with visitors to the published page and introduction information with its intended creator, as described above. We may disclose information to authorities or others where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights.

If you follow an Instagram or another external link on a bio, the destination has its own privacy policy. We do not control how those websites use information you share with them.

8. International processing

Providers may process or store information outside the United Kingdom or the country where you live. Where UK law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we use an applicable adequacy arrangement or other legally recognised protection. Contact us if you would like information about safeguards relevant to your data.

9. Cookies and browser storage

We and our service providers use cookies or other browser storage for authentication, account security, preferences and continuity while you use the website. Some are necessary for the features you request to work.

The guest introduction form keeps incomplete answers in its current browser session rather than in an account. This does not provide a saved or resumable introduction.

If we introduce optional analytics or other storage requiring consent, we will provide the relevant information and choice before using it.

10. How long we keep information

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate accounts, maintain published bios, deliver introductions, protect the service, resolve disputes and meet legal duties. Retention depends on the type of record and its purpose.

Unpublishing a bio does not delete your account or existing introductions. Creators can remove introductions and their attachments through the private inbox. Introductions do not currently expire automatically on a fixed schedule. Applicants may contact us to request access or deletion.

Applicant email verification codes expire after ten minutes; verification request records are scheduled for deletion after their expiry plus a short security period of up to 48 hours. Some other security records, backups and legally required records may remain for a justified period after an account or introduction is removed. You may ask about the retention criteria for particular information.

11. How we protect information

We use authentication, restricted database access, server-side checks, private storage for introduction photographs and controls separating published bios from private drafts and introductions.

No online service can guarantee complete security. Keep account credentials private, avoid including unnecessary sensitive information, and contact us if you believe information has been accessed without permission.

12. Your rights and choices

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have the right to access, correct or erase your personal information; restrict or object to certain processing; receive a portable copy; and withdraw consent where processing relies on it.

Creators can edit or unpublish bios using the controls provided. To request information about an introduction, correct details, ask for deletion or exercise another right, email goodthing.bio@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before acting.

Withdrawal cannot necessarily undo processing lawfully completed beforehand or copies already saved by a recipient. Some requests are subject to legal exceptions.

13. Updates and complaints

We may update this notice to reflect changes in the service, our data practices or the law. We will update the effective date and provide additional notice or obtain fresh consent where required.

If you have a privacy concern, contact us first at goodthing.bio@gmail.com. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office through ico.org.uk. Other data protection authorities may be relevant depending on where you live.

See our Terms of Service for the rules governing use of goodthing.bio.