1. Who We Are
Blind Game (“we,” “us,” “our”) operates the matching platform at theblindgame.com. We are an independent service and are not affiliated with any university. Contact us at [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly:
- Account data: First name, .edu email address, password (stored as a one-way hash — we cannot read it)
- Profile data: Year in school, relationship intent, profile photo (optional)
- Survey responses: Answers to personality and values questions used for matching
- Hobbies and schedule: Selected hobbies and weekly availability windows
- Messages: Text messages sent within the platform to your matches
- Reports and blocks: Content submitted when reporting or blocking another user
Information collected automatically:
- IP address and browser type at login (for security)
- App usage patterns (pages visited, features used) — no third-party analytics
3. How We Use Your Information
- Matching: Survey scores, hobbies, and schedule data are used exclusively to compute compatibility and produce weekly matches. This data is never sold or shared with advertisers.
- Communication: Your email is used to send verification links, weekly match notifications, and safety-related alerts.
- Safety: Reports and block data are used to moderate the platform and protect users from harassment.
- Service improvement: Aggregated, anonymized usage patterns help us improve the algorithm and user experience.
- Legal compliance: We may disclose information to law enforcement when required by law or to prevent imminent harm.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your data for advertising targeting.
4. Who We Share Information With
- Your match: When a match is created, your first name and profile photo (if provided) are visible to your match. Survey compatibility details are shown in aggregate — individual answers are never exposed to other users.
- Infrastructure providers: We use Supabase (database and file storage) and Railway (cloud hosting). These providers process data on our behalf and are bound by data processing agreements.
- Email delivery: We use Resend to send transactional emails. Your email address is transmitted to Resend solely for delivery purposes.
- Law enforcement: We may disclose information to comply with a valid legal process, protect the rights and safety of our users, or prevent fraud.
5. Data Retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it by law or where it is necessary to resolve disputes (e.g., reports of abuse).
Messages are retained for 90 days after a match expires or is archived. Anonymized, aggregated match outcome data (e.g., “did users message?”) may be retained indefinitely to improve the algorithm.
6. Your Rights (CCPA / U.S. Privacy)
If you are a California resident or resident of a state with applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements)
- Opt-out: We do not sell personal information, so there is nothing to opt out of
- Non-discrimination: We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights
To exercise these rights, email [email protected] with the subject line “Privacy Request.” We will respond within 45 days.
7. Data Security
We use industry-standard security practices including password hashing (bcrypt), HTTPS for all data in transit, and access controls on our database. No system is perfectly secure; in the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law.
8. Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Blind Game is intended for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a minor has created an account, please contact us at [email protected].
9. Cookies
We use a session cookie to keep you logged in between page loads. This cookie contains a signed JWT (authentication token) and no personally identifiable information beyond a user ID. We do not use third-party tracking cookies or advertising cookies.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the service evolves. We will notify you of material changes by email. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.