Privacy Policy.

Last updated: August 2026  ·  Questions? legal@nitecap.capetown

1. What we collect

Account & profile

• Email address and password (hashed — never stored in plain text)
• First name, age, gender, and who you're interested in meeting
• Short profile bio (up to 160 characters)
• City (Gqeberha by default)
• Profile photo (when you choose to add one)

Matching & activity

• Friday opt-in records (when you opted in, match outcomes)
• Match history and confirmation status
• Venue preferences and selections
• In-app ratings and feedback after dates

Safety data

• Trusted contact details (name, phone, email) that you provide
• Location data — only when you actively enable live sharing during a date
• Safety check-in responses
• Block and report records

NiteCap Satin store (if you use it)

• Delivery name and address (passed to the supplier for fulfilment)
• Order history and purchase records
• Payment data — processed by PayFast/Yoco and never stored by NiteCap

Device & usage

• Browser type, device type, OS version, app version
• Crash reports and performance data (anonymised)
• Log data: timestamps, feature usage (no browsing history)

2. How we use your data

• Matching: to pair you with one compatible person each Friday based on your preferences, age proximity, and availability.
• Venue booking: to confirm your table at the matched restaurant.
• Notifications: to tell you about your match (Thursday evening), date reminders, and safety check-ins.
• Safety: to power location sharing, SOS alerts, and post-date check-ins — all initiated by you.
• Satin orders: to forward delivery details to our dropship suppliers for fulfilment.
• Product improvement: aggregated, anonymised usage data helps us improve matching quality and venue selection.
• Legal compliance: where required by South African law.

We do not use your data for: advertising profiling, sale to third parties, automated decision-making beyond the matching algorithm, or any purpose not listed above.

3. Who we share it with

We share your data only where necessary to deliver the service:

• Your match: limited profile info (first name, age, bio, photo) is shared with your Friday match once both users confirm.
• Venue partners: first name and booking time only — no contact details, no profile data.
• Satin suppliers (Little Secret SA, Dear Desire SA, others): delivery name and address only. Suppliers are contractually prohibited from using this data for any other purpose.
• Payment processors (PayFast, Yoco): transaction data processed under their own privacy policies. We never see your card number.
• Analytics (anonymised crash reporting): we use anonymised crash data to fix bugs.
• Law enforcement: only when legally required or to protect safety.

We never sell your personal data.

4. Safety features & location data

Location data is treated with extra care:

• Location sharing is always opt-in — you activate it before your date.
• Live location is shared only with the trusted contact you nominate.
• NiteCap servers do not log or store your precise location history.
• SOS alerts send a single location snapshot to your trusted contact — no ongoing tracking.
• You can disable location sharing at any time from within the app.

5. NiteCap Satin store

The Satin tab is an optional in-app store. If you make a purchase:

• Your delivery address is passed to the relevant supplier and then discarded from our active systems after 90 days.
• Order history is retained in your account for returns and support purposes.
• Satin is accessible only to users aged 18+ who have completed age verification.
• Suppliers ship in plain, unmarked packaging. Your NiteCap account is not visible on the packaging.

6. How long we keep your data

• Active account: data is kept for as long as your account is active.
• Deleted account: all personal data is permanently deleted within 30 days of account deletion. Anonymised, aggregated statistics (e.g. "38 users opted in") are retained indefinitely.
• Safety records (block/report logs): retained for 12 months after deletion for safety review purposes, then permanently deleted.
• Satin delivery data: deleted 90 days after delivery confirmation.
• Legal hold: data may be retained longer if required by law.

7. Your rights

Under South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and applicable law, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction — update incorrect or incomplete data from your profile settings at any time.
• Deletion — delete your account and all associated personal data. See Delete Account.
• Portability — request an export of your data in a machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to processing for purposes beyond the core service.
• Withdraw consent — for optional features like location sharing, at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@nitecap.capetown. We respond within 30 days.

8. Children & age verification

NiteCap is a dating app for adults. Our policies on child safety are non-negotiable:

• NiteCap is strictly for users aged 18 and over.
• We require age confirmation at registration. Accounts that fail the age check, or that we find belong to someone under 18, are blocked.
• Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) content is absolutely prohibited — see our Community Guidelines.
• If we become aware of a minor using the app, the account is immediately suspended and reported where legally required.
• If you believe a minor is using NiteCap, report it immediately via safety@nitecap.capetown or the in-app report function.

9. Contact us

For privacy questions, data requests, or concerns:

• Email: privacy@nitecap.capetown
• General: hello@nitecap.capetown
• Address: NiteCap · Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

We take privacy seriously. All requests are handled by a real person within 30 days.