Security & Privacy

Last updated: 7/12/2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information qMEET collects, how we use it, who can see it, and the choices you have. It applies to the qMEET website and app at qmeet.net. Using qMEET means you agree to this policy and to our Terms of Service.

The short version

• We collect what you give us — your account, profile, and the events, groups, and messages you create — plus basic technical data needed to run the site securely.
• We use it to operate qMEET: your account, events and groups, chat, member matching, reminders, and keeping the site safe.
• We do not sell your personal information, and we don't show advertising.
• You decide who sees what. The Preferences page controls, field by field, who can see your name, age, gender, photos, interests, memberships, and status — and who can message you.
• You can reach us any time through Contact Us.

1. Who We Are & How to Contact Us

• qMEET is a community platform for discovering and organizing local events and groups, meeting people who share your interests, and chatting with them.
• qMEET (“we,” “us”) is responsible for the personal information described here. For any privacy question or request, reach us through the Contact Us page or by email at ADMIN@qMeet.net.

2. Information We Collect

Information you give us

• Account: a username and password, and — for account recovery and notifications — your email address and/or mobile phone number.
• Profile: your first and last name, an optional date of birth (used only to show or verify your age; your actual birthday is never shown to others), gender, general location (city, state or region, ZIP/postal code, country), an “About Me,” the days and times you tend to be available, and any profile photos you upload.
• Your interests, which power event, group, and member suggestions.
• Content you create: events and groups you organize, RSVPs, one-to-one and group/event chat messages and any files you attach, survey questions and responses, check-ins, your contacts list, and any feedback you send us.

Information collected automatically

• When you visit key pages we record technical details in a security and audit log: your IP address, browser, operating system, device type, screen resolution, language, and time zone, along with the pages you visit and a session identifier. This is used to keep your account and the site secure and to investigate abuse or errors — never for advertising.
• We use cookies and browser storage that are necessary for the site to work (see Cookies & Browser Storage below).

Location information

• Check-ins. If you check in at a place (the “I'm Here” feature), where you checked in is shown to others according to the visibility you choose for “Status, Check-in & Photos” in Preferences (Any Member, Only My Contacts, or Nobody), and you can turn it off for individual contacts.
• Approximate device location. If you grant your browser's location permission to qMEET (for example, after using a check-in), qMEET may update your approximate location periodically while the site is open, so location-aware features and your city/state work without prompting you again. Your coordinates are converted to a city and state using Google's geocoding service; your precise location is visible only to site administrators, never to other members. You can stop this at any time by revoking qMEET's location permission in your browser's site settings.
• We also estimate an approximate city from your IP address using a geolocation database kept on our own server — your IP address is not sent to a third party for this.

Information from third parties

• If you choose to log in with Google, Google provides the basic account information needed to create or match your qMEET account (such as your name, email address, and a Google account identifier). We never receive your Google password.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To run qMEET — create and secure your account, show and manage events and groups, deliver chat, rank member matches by shared interests, and remember your preferences.
• To personalize — suggest events, groups, and members near you or matching your interests, and show your city and state.
• To communicate with you — account, recovery, and security messages, plus reminders and notifications you control on the Notifications page.
• To keep everyone safe — detect and prevent abuse and spam, moderate content, enforce our Terms, rate-limit sensitive actions, and maintain a security audit trail.
• To improve qMEET and diagnose and fix problems.

4. How Your Information Is Shared

• With other members — only as you choose. What another member can see about you is governed by your per-field settings in Preferences. Each field can be shown to Anyone (including logged-out visitors), Any Member, Only My Contacts, or Nobody. You separately control who can message you, who can find you in search and Member Match, and who can see your profile and photos.
• We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Service providers who help us operate specific features and receive only what that feature needs: Google (login and location geocoding), OneSignal (push notifications), our email-delivery provider (to send account, recovery, reminder, and notification email), and AI providers used to power certain optional content features. They are not permitted to use your information for their own purposes.
• Site administrators can access account data, content, security logs, and precise location as needed to operate the service and to review reported or flagged content.
• Legal reasons — we may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users, the public, or qMEET.
• Aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably identify you may be used without restriction.

5. Your Privacy Choices & Controls

• Who sees your profile — set visibility for your name, age, gender, interests, event and group memberships, availability, status/check-in, last-active time, profile, and photos in Preferences → Privacy.
• Who can contact or find you — choose who can message you, whether people find you by name or only by email/phone, and whether you appear in Member Match.
• Messages — set how long your direct messages are kept before they auto-delete in Preferences → Messages (pinned, saved, tagged, unread messages and open 🎯 action items are always kept).
• Notifications — choose your reminder channels and set Quiet Hours or Do Not Disturb on the Notifications page, and turn push notifications on or off at any time.
• Location — revoke qMEET's location permission in your browser to stop approximate-location updates, and turn off status/check-in sharing for specific people from your Contacts or their profile.
• Account security — enable two-step verification, review your trusted devices and log out your other devices on Account & Security.
• Edit your information — update your profile, contact details, and photos on My Profile, and edit or delete the events, groups, and messages you created.
• Deactivate your account — you can deactivate at any time from Account & Security, which hides your account and content from others. To request full deletion or a copy of your data, contact us (see Your Rights).

6. Cookies & Browser Storage

• qMEET uses only login and security cookies (authentication, session, “remember me,” security-stamp, and trusted-device) plus a few small functional flags (screen size, time zone, invite referral). We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, and the site's Content-Security-Policy blocks third-party trackers.
• We store a few values in your browser's local storage — scroll positions, one-time “don't show again” flags, and unsent work (your join-form and Contact Us drafts, your last live-chat message) so you don't lose typing; drafts clear once submitted. No password, authentication token, or session identifier is stored there.

7. How Long We Keep Your Information

• We keep your account and content for as long as your account is active. Deactivating your account hides your data; contact us to have it deleted.
• Direct messages are auto-deleted on the schedule you set in Preferences.
• Security and audit-log records are kept for as long as needed to keep the service secure and to meet legal obligations, then removed.

8. Your Rights

• Depending on where you live (for example, the EEA or UK under the GDPR, or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent.
• You can exercise many of these directly — edit your information on My Profile, adjust sharing in Preferences, and deactivate your account on Account & Security. For access, a copy of your data, or full deletion, contact us through Contact Us and we will respond within a reasonable time.
• We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights. If you are in the EEA or UK, you also have the right to complain to your local data-protection authority.

9. Children's Privacy

• qMEET is intended for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18; if we learn that we have, we will delete it. If you believe a minor has provided us information, please contact us.

10. How We Protect Your Information

• qMEET is served only over encrypted HTTPS; login and “remember me” tokens are stored only as hashes; access to your data is re-checked on every operation; and content is filtered for abuse. How We Secure qMEET describes these protections in detail. No online service can be completely secure, but we work to protect your information and to respond quickly if something goes wrong.

11. Where Your Information Is Processed

• qMEET is operated and hosted in the United States. If you access qMEET from another country, your information is processed in the United States, which may have different data-protection laws than your own.

12. Changes to This Policy

• We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we'll change the “Last updated” date above and tell you about significant changes within the app. Continuing to use qMEET after an update means you accept the revised policy.