piapple.net ("the Service") is operated by ("," "we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our matching service.

This policy includes a Notice for California Residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CCPA/CPRA") and information for users in the European Economic Area under the GDPR.

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use the Service.

2.1 Information You Provide

We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

• Account Information: Name, email address, password, date of birth, gender, location
• Profile Information: Photos, bio, interests, hashtags, relationship preferences, seeking type
• Payment Information: Credit card information (processed securely through our payment partners; we do not store full card numbers), billing address
• Communication: Messages sent through the Service, contact form submissions
• Age Verification Data: Information required to confirm that you are 18 or older
• Other Information: Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

When you use the Service, we automatically collect certain information, including:

• Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, time spent on the Service
• Device Information: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
• Location Data: General location information based on IP address or provided location
• Cookies: See Section 8 and our Cookie Policy

2.3 Sensitive Information

Because this is a matching service, information you choose to share in your profile or preferences (such as your relationship preferences or seeking type) may reveal your sexual orientation or sex life. This is "sensitive personal information" under the CCPA/CPRA and a "special category" of data under the GDPR. We process it only because and to the extent you choose to provide it, solely to provide the matching service, and never for advertising. You can remove it at any time by editing your profile or deleting your account.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide the Service: Create and manage your account, facilitate matches, enable messaging
• To Improve the Service: Analyze usage patterns, develop new features, enhance user experience
• To Process Payments: Process transactions, manage subscriptions, prevent fraud
• To Communicate: Send you service-related notifications, respond to your inquiries, send marketing communications (with your consent; you can opt out at any time)
• To Ensure Safety: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and illegal activity; enforce our Terms of Use
• To Comply with Legal Obligations: Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may disclose your information in the following circumstances:

4.1 With Other Users

Your profile information, including photos, bio, and basic information, is visible to other users of the Service as part of the matching process. Your email address, password, and payment information are never visible to other users.

4.2 With Service Providers

We may disclose your information to service providers who perform services on our behalf under written contracts that restrict their use of your information, such as:

• Payment processors
• Cloud hosting providers
• Email service providers
• Customer support services

4.3 For Legal Reasons

We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

4.4 In Case of Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, and the successor will remain bound by this policy.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Secure payment processing
• Regular security assessments
• Access controls and authentication
• Employee training on data protection

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Regardless of where you live, you have the following rights and choices:

• Access: You can access and update your account information at any time through your profile settings
• Deletion: You can delete your account in your profile settings or request deletion by contacting customer support
• Marketing Opt-Out: You can opt out of marketing communications by following the unsubscribe instructions in our emails
• Cookies: You can manage cookie preferences via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer or your browser settings
• Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a portable format

California residents and EEA users have additional rights described in Sections 10 and 11. To exercise any right, contact us via the contact form or by mail at the address in Section 14.

Age Verification: As stated in our Terms of Use, piapple.net is exclusively for users aged 18 and over. Age verification is required to use the Service, and some content requires payment.

Credit Card Information: Credit card registration is required in advance for age verification and premium features. We use secure, industry-standard payment processors to handle all credit card transactions. We do not store your full credit card information on our servers.

Billing Transparency: We will never charge you unfairly without notice or notification. All charges will be clearly disclosed before any transaction is completed.

We use only strictly necessary cookies to operate the Service (login session, security/CSRF protection, and your cookie consent choice). We do not currently use analytics or advertising cookies; if we introduce them, they will be activated only after you opt in via the cookie banner.

You can review the full list of cookies, their purposes, and durations in our Cookie Policy, and change your preferences at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.

Do Not Track: Because we do not track users across third-party websites, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals. We treat Global Privacy Control signals as an opt-out of any sale or sharing; note that we do not sell or share personal information in the first place.

We retain each category of personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Service and fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

• Account, profile, and message data: retained while your account is active, and deleted or anonymized after account deletion except where retention is required by law
• Payment records: retained for the period required by applicable tax and commercial law
• Security and access logs: retained for a limited period for fraud prevention and security
• Cookie consent records: retained for 6 months (the lifetime of the consent cookie)

This section applies to California residents and supplements the rest of this Privacy Policy.

10.1 Categories of Personal Information We Collect

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information (as defined in California Civil Code §1798.140):

• Identifiers: name, email address, IP address, account ID
• Personal information under Cal. Civ. Code §1798.80(e): payment card information (via our payment processors)
• Protected classifications: age, gender
• Commercial information: purchase history of premium features
• Internet or network activity: usage data, device information
• Geolocation data: approximate location derived from IP address or provided by you
• Audio/visual information: profile photos
• Sensitive personal information: account credentials; information in your profile that may reveal your sexual orientation or sex life (only if you choose to provide it)

Sources: directly from you, and automatically from your device. Purposes: as described in Section 3. Disclosures for business purposes: to the service providers listed in Section 4.2.

10.2 No Sale or Sharing

We do not sell personal information and have not done so in the preceding 12 months. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We have no actual knowledge of selling or sharing the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age (the Service is 18+ only).

10.3 Use of Sensitive Personal Information

We use sensitive personal information only to provide the Service you request (matching based on preferences you set) and for security purposes — uses permitted by §1798.121(a) and §7027(m) of the CCPA regulations. We do not use or disclose it to infer characteristics or for advertising, so no "Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information" link is required; nonetheless, you may limit its use at any time by removing the information from your profile.

10.4 Your California Rights

• Right to Know/Access: request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
• Right to Delete: request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal exceptions
• Right to Correct: request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Right to Opt Out of Sale/Sharing: we do not sell or share personal information, so there is nothing to opt out of
• Right to Non-Discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights

How to submit a request: via the contact form or by mail to . We will verify your identity using your account email address and respond within 45 days (extendable by a further 45 days with notice). You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf; we will require proof of the agent's authority and verification of your identity.

10.5 Shine the Light

Under California Civil Code §1798.83, California residents may request information about disclosures of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, Comsys Inc. is the data controller of your personal data, and the following applies:

11.1 Legal Bases

• Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): providing the Service — account, matching, search, messaging, payments
• Explicit consent (Art. 9(2)(a)): profile data that may reveal your sexual orientation or sex life, which you may withdraw at any time by removing the data or deleting your account
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): marketing communications and any non-essential cookies
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): safety, fraud prevention, service improvement, security logging
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): tax, accounting, and lawful requests

11.2 Your Rights

You have the rights of access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), objection to processing based on legitimate interests and to direct marketing (Art. 21), and withdrawal of consent at any time without affecting prior processing (Art. 7(3)). We will respond within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77).

11.3 International Transfers

Our servers are located in the United States, and your personal data is processed there. Where GDPR transfer safeguards are required, we rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses with our service providers or other valid transfer mechanisms under Chapter V GDPR.

The Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a person under 18, we will take steps to delete such information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the bottom of this policy. Material changes will be notified within the Service (or by email where appropriate) before they take effect.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us:

This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 1, 2025, and was last updated on July 11, 2026.