Service Privacy Policy

  1. General Provisions
    1. This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Policy) regulates relations between VK LLC (OGRN: 1027739850962), located at 125167, Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 39, bldg. 79, (hereinafter referred to as the Company), and the User of the Service (hereinafter referred to as the User), which are related to the processing of information about the Users, including personal data, due to the User’s access to the Service available in the form of OK Dating Mini App and Mobile Apps (collectively referred to as the Service).
    2. This Policy, posted on the Internet at https://dating.ok.ru/legal/privacy regulates the procedure for collecting, using, processing and protecting information about Users of the Service.
    3. The relations regarded to the processing of the information about the users of the Service are governed by this Policy and the applicable laws of the Russian Federation.
    4. As a public document, the current version of the Policy is available to any Internet user. The Company retains the right to make changes to this Policy. Continued use of the Service by the User after changing and/or amending this Policy shall mean the acceptance of such changes and/or amendments by the User and the User's consent to them.
    5. This Policy is developed and used under the Terms of Use of the Service available at https://dating.ok.ru/legal/terms
    6. By registering in the Service and using the Service, the User accepts the terms and conditions of this Policy.
    7. By registering for and/or logging in to the Service using the VK ID tool, the User confirms their acquaintance with the VK Ecosystem Privacy Policy, which is posted via the link https://id.vk.com/privacy
    8. The collection of personal data and other information is carried out by the Service during registration and/or logging in by the User completing the registration form or by other available means, including using the VK ID tool or another third-party service, as well as later when the User edits information previously provided or supplements personal data at their initiative (if applicable) using the Service's functionality.
    9. When using the VK ID tool by the User, their personal data, as well as other information, may be transferred to third parties (VK Ecosystem Services and other Services using the VK ID tool during the use of such services and/or tools by the User), and the Company may receive personal data from these third parties, as well as other information in the volume specified in the User's VK Ecosystem personal account for the purpose of fulfilling agreements with the VK Ecosystem User.
    10. The Company is entitled to share the User’s data with the Services of the VK Ecosystem, as well as external Services that use the tools of the VK Ecosystem in order to provide the User with access, opportunities and benefits of the VK Ecosystem. By using such Service / tool / its individual functions, the User agrees to such transfer of their data to the extent necessary for the operation of the Service/tool. Thus, the User also agrees and accepts the user documentation of such VK Ecosystem Service and/or its tool in its entirety, without any reservations or exceptions. The list of the VK Ecosystem Services is available at https://vk.com/vk_ecosystem_services. The list of the VK Ecosystem Tools is available at https://vk.com/vk_ecosystem_services .
    11. Provision of personal data of the Users at the request of state authorities (local government) shall be performed under the procedure specified by the legislation of the Russian Federation
    12. If the User disagrees with the terms of this Policy, the use of the Service must be terminated immediately.
    13. If terms are used in the Policy that are not specified in this section, they are subject to use and interpretation in accordance with the Terms of Use of the OK Dating Service (https://dating.ok.ru/legal/terms), the License Agreement of the OK Dating Service (https://dating.ok.ru/legal/license) and other applicable documents. If any term is absent in the specified documents, it is interpreted in accordance with current legislation of the Russian Federation and business customs established on the Internet.
    14. By placing their personal data in the account, the User realizes and agrees that the specified information may be available to other Users of the Service, taking into account the features of the architecture and functionality of the Service. The User independently sets the confidentiality mode of their account in the “Settings” section through the “Show profile in search” feature.
    15. Since the Service is a means of communication and search for people, the information about the registered User, specified by the User in the account, is available to any registered User of the Service.
  2. Information about the Users
    1. The table specifies the purposes and categories of data that the Company collects and processes when the User accesses and uses the Service.

      No.

      Processed Information

      Purposes of Processing

      Legal Grounds

       

      Personal data that the User provides for registration in the Service: name, gender, date of birth.

      This information is minimally necessary
       for User registration in the Service. The Company uses this information to manage the Service, including providing the User with access to the Service. The Company uses this data to fulfill its obligations
       to the User to provide
       the functionality of the Service (for example, in cases where the User requests profile access recovery in the Service).

      Execution of the agreement between the Company and the User

       

      Additional data that the User provides when editing and/or supplementing their profile in the Service.

      The Company uses this information to manage the Service, including providing the User with access to the Service and providing the User with Service capabilities.

      Execution of the agreement between the Company and the User

       

      Location data.

      The Company uses this information to provide the User with location-relevant recommendations that may interest the User, updates and information about the Company's services and tools. The Company also uses this information to improve user experience.

      Execution of the agreement between the Company and the User

       

      Information obtained from the User's behavioral actions in the Service: number of "likes" and number of mutual matches of Users.

      The Company uses this data for internal control to continuously improve the content of the Service and personalize the use of the Service.

      Execution of the agreement between the Company and the User

       

      Additional data obtained by the Company when the User accesses the Service, including data on technical means (including data obtained as a result of access to the camera, microphone, etc. devices, host IP address and geographical location).

      The Company uses this data for internal control to continuously improve the content of the Service, prevent and address any errors that may occur when using the Service, notify the User of changes, and personalize the use of the Service.

      Execution of the agreement between the Company and the User

       

      Information
       provided by the User when making inquiries to the Company.

      The Company uses this information to verify the User and process their inquiry.

      Execution of the agreement between the Company and the User

    2. The Company processes the User’s personal data in order to fulfill the agreement between the Company and the User on the provision of access to the use of the Service and its functions by the Company to the User (under the Terms of Use of the Service).
    3. The Users’ personal data is stored exclusively on electronic media and processed using automated systems, except for the cases when non-automated processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the legislation.
  3. Deletion of information about the User
    1. Information about the User is deleted when:
      • the User independently deletes information from the Service;
      • the Company deletes information about the User from the Service in cases specified in the Terms of Use of the Service (https://dating.ok.ru/legal/terms),  the License Agreement of the Service (https://dating.ok.ru/legal/license), other applicable terms and conditions or legislation.

      In case the information about the User is deleted, the Company keeps the personal and other necessary data of the User for the period required and established by the applicable legislation of the Russian Federation.

  4. Measures to Protect User Information
    1. The Company takes technical, organizational and legal measures to ensure the protection of the User's personal data from unlawful or accidental access, destruction, alteration, blocking, copying and distribution, as well as from other unlawful actions.
  5. Limitation of Policy Validity
    1. The validity of this Policy does not extend to the actions and Internet resources of third parties.
    2. The Company is not responsible for the actions of third parties who have gained access to User information as a result of using the Service, or for the consequences of using information that due to the functionality of the Service is available to any User of the Service. 
  6. User Inquiries
    1. Users have the right to send their inquiries to the Company, including those regarding the use of their personal data, in writing to the address specified in clause 1.1. of the Policy.
    2. The request sent by the User shall contain the following information:
      • information confirming the User’s involvement in the relations with the Company (for example, the date of registration in the Service and the data specified in the account);
      • the signature of the User or their representative.
    3. The Company undertakes to review and send a response to the User's inquiry within the period stipulated by legislation of the Russian Federation.
    4. All correspondence received by the Company from Users (inquiries in written or electronic form) is considered restricted access information and shall not be disclosed without the User's written consent. Personal information and other information about the User sending the request may not be used for purposes other than an answer to the topic of the request or in cases directly specified by law without the explicit written consent of the User.