Velvet Hour
Privacy Policy
Last updated November 11, 2026
Velvet Hour (“we”, “us”) runs the Velvet Hour app, a members-only community for adults. This policy explains what we collect, why, who helps us run the service, and the choices you have. Questions: safety@velvethourafterdark.com
What we collect
| Information | Why |
|---|---|
| Email and password | To create your account and sign you in. |
| Waitlist on our website: email, who’s joining, city and how you heard about us | To email you once when Velvet Hour launches near you, and to decide where to open first. Ask us any time to remove it. |
| Profile: display name, profile type (single, couple or throuple), ages, about text, the details and interests you choose to add, and photos | To show your profile to other members. Photos you mark private are shown only to people you allow. |
| ID verification result and date of birth | To confirm every member is a real adult. Verification is done by Didit. We do not store images of your ID or your selfie. |
| Messages, posts, comments, reactions, likes and passes, plans and invitations, groups you join | To provide the app’s features. |
| Trips and club nights: place and dates | To find members in the same place at the same time. Shown on your profile only if you choose to share them. |
| Approximate location | To show distances and members near you. Other members see a distance, never your exact location. |
| Reports and blocks | To keep the community safe. |
| Device push token and notification settings | To send the notifications you’ve turned on, as discreetly as you’ve chosen. |
| Subscription status | To unlock membership features. Payments are processed by Apple. We never see your card details. |
Because Velvet Hour is a lifestyle app, using it can reveal sensitive information about you, such as your relationship structure and sexual interests. We use it only to run the service, and you control what appears on your profile.
Who helps us run Velvet Hour
- Supabase: our database, file storage and sign-in.
- Didit: age and identity verification.
- Sightengine: automatic screening of photos for nudity and safety before they appear.
- LiveKit: voice and video calls.
- Apple and RevenueCat: subscriptions and billing.
- Apple and Expo: push notifications.
These providers process information only to provide their service to us. We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for advertising.
Who can see what
- Other verified members can see your public profile, public photos and shared trips, subject to your visibility settings and anyone you’ve blocked.
- Private photos are visible only to members you approve.
- Messages are visible to the people in that conversation. Our moderators may review reported content.
How long we keep it
- Notification history is deleted after 60 days.
- Everything else is kept until you delete it or delete your account.
- When you delete your account, your information is removed as described on Delete your account. Messages you sent in other members’ conversations stay, without your name.
Your choices and rights
- Edit or remove your profile details and photos at any time in the app.
- Hide your profile, browse without being seen, and choose how much your notifications reveal.
- Delete your account in the app at any time.
- Ask us for a copy of your information, or to correct it, by emailing safety@velvethourafterdark.com.
Adults only
Velvet Hour is only for people 18 and over. We verify every member’s age and remove anyone who is not.
Changes
If we change this policy, we’ll update the date above and let you know in the app when the change is significant.