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HangoutLane collects and uses personal information to provide account access, eligibility checks, profile verification, discovery, matching, messaging, safety controls, support, notifications, abuse prevention, and service operation.

Information we may collect

• Account information such as name, email address, password authentication state, and support contact details.
• Eligibility and profile information such as date of birth, college or university, course, batch year, gender preference, bio, prompts, and profile photos.
• Verification material such as college ID images, selfies, review status, and moderation notes needed to evaluate authenticity and safety.
• Community activity such as likes, matches, messages, chat images, reports, blocks, notification preferences, and device push tokens.
• Operational data such as logs, security events, rate-limit events, diagnostics, and service metadata used to keep the service secure and reliable.

How we use information

We use information to create and secure accounts, verify eligibility, show profiles, support matching and chat, deliver notifications, process reports, enforce community rules, respond to support requests, prevent fraud or abuse, and comply with legal obligations.

Service providers

HangoutLane may use service providers such as hosting, authentication, database, storage, messaging, analytics-free operational monitoring, email, and push-notification providers. These providers process data for the purposes described in this policy.

Data sharing

We do not sell personal information. We may share information when needed to operate the service, comply with law, prevent harm, enforce our terms, process a user request, or complete a business transfer with appropriate safeguards.

Retention and deletion

We keep information for as long as needed to provide HangoutLane, maintain safety records, resolve disputes, comply with law, and operate security controls. Users can request deletion through the app or by contacting support.

Children

HangoutLane is not for users under 18. We do not knowingly allow under-18 users to create accounts.

By using HangoutLane, you agree to use the service responsibly, follow community rules, provide accurate account information, and respect the rights and safety of other users.

Community rules

• Use HangoutLane only if you are at least 18 years old and are eligible for a verified college community.
• Do not harass, threaten, impersonate, exploit, spam, or post illegal, hateful, explicit, or unsafe content.
• Only upload content you have the right to share and do not share another person's private information without consent.
• Respect blocks, reports, unmatches, and moderation decisions. We may remove content or accounts that violate these rules.
• Use in-app account deletion or contact support if you want your account and profile data removed.

User content

You are responsible for the content you upload, including profile details, photos, prompts, messages, and chat media. You grant HangoutLane permission to host and display your content as needed to provide the service.

Moderation

We may review reports, remove content, limit access, suspend accounts, or delete accounts when needed to protect users, enforce these terms, or comply with law.

Service availability

HangoutLane may change, pause, or discontinue parts of the service. We work to keep the service reliable but do not guarantee uninterrupted availability.