Last updated: 11 October 2026
This policy explains what personal information SCENE LABS INC ("SCENE", "we", "us") collects when you apply to or use SCENE, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. It applies to the SCENE app and datethescene.com.
1. What we collect
| Category | Examples | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Account and contact | Name, email, phone number, date of birth, gender, who you want to meet | You |
| Profile | Photos, occupation, neighbourhood, "three words", dream date, red flag, Instagram handle | You |
| Verification | A selfie, which our team compares by eye with your profile photos | You |
| Activity | Likes, Diamonds, matches, messages, blocks and reports, your position on The List | Your use of SCENE |
| Payments | Subscription and purchase history. Card details are handled by Stripe or Apple; we don't store full card numbers | You, Stripe, Apple |
| Referral | The invitation link or partner that brought you to SCENE | Your sign-up link |
| Device and usage | Device type, app version, IP address, approximate location from IP address, log and crash data, cookies on our website | Automatically |
We don't collect your precise GPS location.
2. Selfie verification
To confirm your photos are of you, we ask for a selfie when you apply. A member of our team compares it by eye with your profile photos. We don't use facial recognition software, and we don't create facial scans or any other biometric data.
- We use the selfie only to verify your identity and prevent fake profiles.
- It is never shown to other members and never shared outside SCENE, except with the provider that hosts our data.
- We delete it within 30 days of the review decision.
3. How we use your information
- To review your application and decide whether to approve it
- To run the Service: showing your profile, The List, likes, matches and messages
- To process payments, free periods, renewals and cancellations
- To keep SCENE safe: verifying identities, reviewing reports, removing people who break our Terms, and preventing fraud
- To feature members publicly on The List and Instagram, if your feature setting is on
- To pay Founding Partners commission on members they referred
- To send service emails, such as approval, renewal reminders and security notices, and, if you agree, news about SCENE
- To understand how SCENE is used and improve it
- To meet legal obligations and enforce our Terms
4. What other people can see
- Members can see your profile: photos, first name, age, occupation and the other profile details you add.
- The public, if your feature setting is on, can see your profile photo, first name, occupation and position on The List on our website, and may see you in SCENE's Instagram posts and stories.
- Never shown to anyone: your selfie, contact details, messages, who you've liked, who you've matched with, and your payment details.
You can switch the feature setting off at any time in settings.
5. Who we share it with
We don't sell your personal information or share it for cross-context behavioural advertising. We share it only with:
- Service providers who help us run SCENE, under contracts limiting their use of it: cloud hosting and database providers, payment processors (Stripe and Apple), our email provider and analytics providers
- Founding Partners, who see only that someone signed up through their link and the commission owed, not your profile or messages
- Instagram, when we feature you with your setting on
- Authorities, where the law requires it or to protect someone's safety
- A buyer or successor, if SCENE is involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets
6. How long we keep it
- Applications that aren't approved: deleted within 90 days of the decision, including photos
- Selfie: deleted within 30 days of the review decision
- Active members: for as long as your account is open
- After you delete your account: deleted within 30 days, except what we must keep for legal, tax, fraud-prevention or safety reasons, such as payment records and records of removals for serious misconduct
7. Your choices and rights
You can edit your profile, switch the feature setting off, and delete your account at any time in settings.
If you live in California, you have the right to:
- know what personal information we collect, use and disclose
- access a copy of it
- correct it
- delete it
- opt out of its sale or sharing (we don't sell or share it)
- limit our use of sensitive personal information (we use it only for the purposes allowed by law)
- not be treated differently for using these rights
To use these rights, email hello@datethescene.com. We'll verify your identity before responding, usually within 45 days. You can use an authorised agent. People in other states may have similar rights, and we'll honour requests from anywhere where we reasonably can.
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit and access controls. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong password and tell us if you suspect your account has been compromised.
9. Under-18s
SCENE is for adults 18 and over. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If we learn we have, we delete it and remove the account.
10. International users
SCENE is based in and operates from the United States. If you use it from elsewhere, your information is processed in the United States.
11. Changes to this policy
We'll post any update here with a new date, and tell you in the app or by email before material changes take effect.
12. Contact
SCENE LABS INC, a Delaware corporation, c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. Privacy questions and requests: hello@datethescene.com.