Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 11, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how BingeMates LLC ("BingeMates," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the BingeMates mobile application (the "App"). By using the App, you agree to the practices described here.

Information we collect

We collect only the information needed to run a social TV-tracking service:

• Account & authentication. Your email address, and, if you choose to sign in with Google or Apple, the account identifier and email those providers share with us. We use these to create and secure your account.
• Profile information. Your username, full name, and optionally a short bio and a profile photo (avatar) that you provide.
• Your activity. The shows you rate, reviews you write, your watch status (e.g., "watching" or "want to watch"), your connections with other users ("BingeMates"), and interactions such as likes.
• Limited technical data. Basic information needed to operate and secure the service, such as session and log data associated with your requests to our backend.

We do not collect your precise location, your contacts, or payment information, and we do not use third-party advertising or tracking SDKs.

How we use your information

• To provide the App's core features, including tracking and rating shows, showing your friends' activity, and generating recommendations from your accepted BingeMates.
• To create, authenticate, and secure your account.
• To send transactional emails you request or that are necessary to operate your account (for example, email confirmation and password resets).
• To maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the App.

How your information is shared

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for third-party advertising. We share information only as follows:

• With other users, by design. Your public profile fields (username, name, avatar, and bio) are visible to other authenticated users. Your ratings, reviews, watch status, and activity are visible to the friends ("BingeMates") whose requests you have accepted. You control your connections and can remove or block other users.
• Service providers that operate the App on our behalf:
  • Supabase:hosts our database, authentication, and file storage (including your data and avatar images).
  • Resend:delivers our transactional emails (processes your email address to send confirmation and password-reset messages).
  • Google and Apple:process your sign-in if you choose those authentication options.
  • The Movie Database (TMDB):provides TV show metadata that the App displays. We request show information from TMDB; we do not send your personal information to TMDB.
• Legal reasons. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or security of our users or the App.

Data retention and deletion

We retain your information for as long as your account is active. You can permanently delete your account and associated data at any time from within the App (Settings → Delete account). Deleting your account removes your profile, ratings, reviews, watch status, connections, and stored avatar. Some limited records may be retained where required by law.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit and row-level access controls that restrict data to you and the friends you have approved. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. BingeMates is operated from the United States, and your information is stored and processed there.

Children's privacy

BingeMates is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your choices and rights

You can review and update your profile information in the App, control who you connect with, and delete your account at any time. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information. To make a request, contact us at info@bingemates.com.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective date" above. Material changes will be reflected in the App or by other reasonable means.

Contact us

BingeMates LLC
68 Harrison Ave, Ste 605, PMB 398019
Boston, MA 02111-1929
Email: info@bingemates.com