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- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used to target ads at you; you can opt out.
- The policy allows data sales or sharing; it does not describe an opt-out.
- Staff may review your content; the policy does not describe an opt-out.
OK Dating collects location, device, and profile data, shares it across VK, and can close you without notice.
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- Sells or shares your data with no opt-out
Collected
Name, gender, birthday, extra profile info, location, likes, IP, and camera or microphone data.
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Training
They use it to run the app, personalize it, fix errors, and send updates and ads.
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Privacy policy
“The Company uses this data for internal control to<br>continuously improve the content of the Service, prevent<br>and address any errors that may occur when using the<br>Service, notify the User of changes, and personalize the<br>use of the Service.”
Sharing
Other users can see your profile; VK and some outside services may get your data too.
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Privacy policy
“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.”
Kept
You can delete info yourself, but they may keep data as Russian law requires and keep archives.
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Privacy policy
“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.”
Controls
You can hide your profile from search and write them about your data; ads can be refused.
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Privacy policy
“The User independently sets the confidentiality mode of their account in the “Settings” section through the “Show profile in search” feature.”
Fine print
Keeping using the app means you accept new rules; they can block you anytime without notice.
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Terms of service
“These Terms may be unilaterally amended and/or supplemented by the Company without any explicit notice.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Hide your profile from search
Settings, “Show profile in search”
Refuse advertising messages
Check the box in Terms section 7.09, or browser/device notification settings
Delete your profile if you disagree
Delete the profile in the manner prescribed by the Service
Write about your personal data
Written inquiry to VK LLC, 125167, Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 39, bldg. 79
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They can shut your account whenever they want and do not have to tell you first or explain why.
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Terms of service
“to suspend, restrict, or terminate the User's access to the Service at any time for any reason without explanation, with or without prior notice.”
For example, you could lose your matches overnight and only find out when you try to open the app.
Your dating data can be sent to other VK products and some outside apps that use VK login.
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Privacy policy
“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”
For example, logging in with VK ID could let other VK apps see information from your dating profile.
They get a free right to use your photos and posts to run the app and even in ads, and can pass that right to others.
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Terms of service
“The User also grants the Company the right to use the Content posted on the Service and legally owned by them free of charge for the purpose of ensuring the Company's operation of the Service”
For example, a photo you uploaded could appear in their promotional screenshots even after you take it down.
They collect where you are so they can suggest people and send you service news.
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Privacy policy
“Location data. The Company uses this information to provide the User with<br>location-relevant recommendations that may interest the<br>User”
For example, the app may use your location to show nearby people even if you only wanted a basic profile.
If they change the privacy rules, just keeping the app open counts as you saying yes.
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Privacy 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”
For example, they could start sharing more data and you would be treated as agreeing if you still log in.
They promise almost nothing if the app breaks, loses data, or causes harm.
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Terms of service
“The Service and its functionality, including all scripts, applications, Content and composition of the Service, are provided "as is".”
For example, if a bug leaks your chats, these terms say they are not for that damage.
Deleting a photo or post may not wipe every copy they stored.
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Terms of service
“the Company reserves the right, if necessary due to the technical features of the Service, to retain archival copies of the user's Content for the required period.”
For example, you delete a photo but they may still have a backup for some time.
What you put on your dating profile is visible to other people on the service.
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Privacy policy
“the information about the registered User, specified by the User in the account, is available to any registered User of the Service.”
For example, your name, age, and photos can be seen by other registered users unless you hide search.
You can turn off their advertising messages.
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Terms of service
“The User has the right to refuse to receive advertising and other information at any time without giving reasons for the refusal”
For example, you can stop promo emails or check the box they mention to refuse ads.
They say they use technical and legal steps to protect your data, without naming audits.
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Privacy policy
“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”
For example, they claim they try to stop outsiders from copying your profile, but they do not list certifications.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- precise geolocation
- Your exact position, usually from GPS, often accurate to within a few metres. For example, an app can tell not just your city but which building you are in right now.
- as is
- You get the service in whatever state it is in, with no promise that it works or will keep working. For example, if the app deletes your photos by mistake, it is not promising to fix that or pay you back.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
How we got here · grade F · score 24/100 · 15 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 4 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect more than a basic account: location, likes and matches, IP, and data from camera and microphone access.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
Not stated in the documents.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
They may review content and can access profiles; they do not offer an opt-out from review.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
They send advertising about the service and say you can refuse those messages.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They share user data with VK Ecosystem services and some external services that use VK tools, with no opt-out described here.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
You grant a free right to use your content to run the service and in ads, transferable to third parties, and ads need not be pulled when you delete.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
You can delete info in the service, but they keep data as Russian law requires and may keep archival copies.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They say they take technical, organizational and legal measures to protect personal data.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
They forbid fake ages and mention minors in content rules, but these pages set no minimum age or age check.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
They can change the policy and terms without notice; keeping using the app means you accept.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
They can block or end access at any time for any reason, with or without notice.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
The service is “as is,” and they say they are not liable for losses or damage from using it.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
Not stated in the documents.
The privacy policy is 1,557 words at a college graduate level (Flesch reading ease 31.3); the terms are 3,693 words at a college level.
