Waarschuwing: *Privacy niet inbegrepen bij dit product
Lovoo, the app with a heart, was one of Germany's first apps back in 2011. Today, it's popular in Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Italy too. The app lets users choose from a bunch of different ways to connect once you set up a profile. The app does have your run-of-the-mill swiping, of course. But there's also match recommendations called CherryPicks, an explore page that shows users near you, and something you don't see every day: live speed dating! Lovoo is free to join but offers lots of benefits to premium users, like an ad-free experience, incognito mode, unlimited swipes, and more. If you want to date, flirt, make new friends, or fall in love, Lovoo says they're here to guide you. Is Lovoo guidance just what you need? Who knows! It's hard to argue with a reported 35 million matches per month.
Wat kan er gebeuren als er iets misgaat?
It turns out, the app with a heart, Lovoo, is also the app without a privacy policy. Yikes! We did find one in German. And that's cool for people who understand German, but the app is available for download in areas where most of the population doesn't -- like the United States, Canada, and the UK. Also, their website and Google Play and App Store content is available in English, so it's more than a little worrisome that the privacy policy didn't make the cut. No privacy policy? No privacy promises! So we're worried Lovoo could come with *Privacy Not Included.
It's very bad when an app that can collect a whole bunch of detailed personal information about its users (like most dating apps do) makes no effort to let them know how that information will be handled. The fact that it's missing is a red flag all on its own but it leaves us without answers to even basic privacy questions. Like what information does the app collect in the first place? Ugh. We're also curious to check in on whether Lovoo has made any changes to address claims of deceptive behavior and safety concerns about location-tracking, from way back in 2016 and 2019.
All in all, we're speechless when it comes to Lovoo and what could go wrong. What we can say is that you should stay far, far away from a dating app that doesn't take the time to put the privacy policy in the same language they allow you to download the app. Oh and while you're here, you should beware of romance scams if you're looking for love online. They're a risk not just with Lovoo, but all dating apps.
Tips om uzelf te beschermen
- Visit the app's privacy preferences at the app and opt out from personalized advertising as well as all non-essential data collection.
- Request your data be deleted once you stop using the app. Simply deleting an app from your device usually does not erase your personal data nor does close your account.
- Do not give consent to constant geolocation tracking by the app. Better provide geolocation 'only when using the app'.
- Do not share sensitive data through the app.
- Do not give access to your photos and video or camera.
- Do not log in using third-party accounts.
- Do not connect to any third party via the app, or at least make sure that a third party employs decent privacy practices.
- Do not give consent for sharing of personal data for marketing and advertisement.
- Choose a strong password! You may use a password control tool like 1Password, KeePass etc.
- Do not use social media plug-ins.
- Use your device privacy controls to limit access to your personal information via app (do not give access to your camera, microphone, images, location unless necessary).
Kan het me bespioneren?
Camera
Apparaat: Niet beschikbaar
App: Ja
Microfoon
Apparaat: Niet beschikbaar
App: Ja
Volgt locatie
Apparaat: Niet beschikbaar
App: Ja
Wat is er nodig om u aan te melden?
E-mailadres
Ja
Telefoonnummer
Ja
Account van derden
Ja
Google, Apple, Facebook, Snapchat sign-up available
Welke gegevens verzamelt het bedrijf?
Persoonlijke
We found no English-language privacy policy. However, the app is available in the English speaking countries like the US, Canada, and UK.
Lichaamsgerelateerd
We found no English-language privacy policy. However, the app is available in the English speaking countries like the US, Canada, and UK.
Sociale
We found no English-language privacy policy. However, the app is available in the English speaking countries like the US, Canada, and UK.
Hoe gebruikt het bedrijf deze gegevens?
Hoe kunt u uw gegevens beheren?
Hoe staat het bedrijf bekend als het gaat om het beschermen van gebruikersgegevens?
No known data breaches discovered in the last three years.
Privacyinformatie voor kinderen
Kan dit product offline worden gebruikt?
Gebruikersvriendelijke privacy-informatie?
We found no English-language privacy policy. However, the app is available in the English speaking countries like the US, Canada, and UK.
Koppelingen naar privacy-informatie
Voldoet dit product aan onze minimale beveiligingsnormen?
Versleuteling
Lovoo employs TLS encryption in transit, as well as encryption at rest.
Sterk wachtwoord
Beveiligingsupdates
Beheert kwetsbaarheden
"We appreciate your work by paying a generous bug bounty (private LOVOO bug bounty) for all reports that follow our rules and thank you for making LOVOO safer!"
Privacybeleid
We found no English-language privacy policy. However, the app is available in the English speaking countries like the US, Canada, and UK.
Gebruikt het product AI?
Lovoo uses Machine Learning algorithms to fights spam.
Is deze AI onbetrouwbaar?
Wat voor soort beslissingen neemt de AI over u of voor u?
Is het bedrijf transparant over hoe de AI werkt?
Heeft de gebruiker controle over de AI-functies?
Dieper duiken
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