PRIVACY POLICY

Skyler Verbenec, doing business as SoCal Sisterhood ("we," "us," or "our") operates the SoCal Sisterhood app and related websites and pages (the "Services"). Effective Date: November 3, 2026 | Last Updated: November 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and the choices and rights you have. It applies to everyone who uses the Services, including applicants and members. By using the Services you acknowledge this Policy. Our Terms of Use and Cookie Notice also apply.

The short version: We collect only what we need to run a private, members-only community. We do not sell your personal information. We do not use advertising trackers or session-replay tools. Your private details (such as your exact meeting location and contact information) are shown only to people and for purposes described below.

1. Who the Services Are For

The Services are for adults 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If we learn that someone under 18 has an account or applied, we will delete the information. If you believe a minor is using the Services, contact us at privacy@socalsisterhood.com. The Services are intended for use in the United States and are not directed to people in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom.

2. Information We Collect

We do not collect payment card numbers, Social Security numbers, or government ID numbers, and the app does not charge dues.

3. How We Use Information

• Create and manage your account, review applications, and verify that members are 18 or older.
• Run the community: show profiles, deliver messages, organize events and walks, and confirm RSVPs.
• Send push notifications you have enabled (see Section 7) and emails about your account, safety, and legal matters. We do not send text messages.
• Keep members safe: review reports, enforce our Terms and community guidelines, block abusive accounts, preserve evidence, and respond to legal requests and takedown notices.
• Protect the Services: detect abuse, enforce rate limits, investigate security incidents, and keep audit records of administrator actions.
• Improve and maintain the Services, including fixing errors and, only if you consent, understanding how the app is used.
• Comply with law and enforce our rights.

We do not use your personal information for targeted advertising, we do not sell it, and we do not use your private messages to train artificial intelligence models.

4. What Other Members See

• Your profile is visible to approved members. Other members can see your photo, first and last name, city, bio, interests, membership tier, member-since date, job or school, relationship status (with a "Mama" label if you choose it), and the social media links you add. Members cannot see your email address, phone number, birth year, last-active time, food allergies, or your application answers.
• Food allergies you list are visible only to our Founder and the host of events you RSVP to.
• Others see your birthday as month and day only.
• Your email address, phone number, and home address are not shown to other members.
• Meeting spots and exact addresses for events and walks are shown only to confirmed attendees.
• Messages and photos are visible only to the people in that conversation, event, or album.
• Members can tag you in photos from events. You can remove your own tag at any time, and you can hide tagged photos from your profile.
• If you block a member, she can no longer see your profile, messages, RSVPs, photos, or activity.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We share information only in these situations:

• Service providers who process information for us under agreements that limit their use of it:
• Fastshot (the app-development platform that provisions and manages our database, authentication, file storage, real-time updates, and server functions) and its infrastructure provider Supabase
• Authentication email provider for sign-up and password-reset emails
• Resend (or similar) for administrator alert emails
• Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection at sign-up and sign-in
• Apple Push Notification service and Google Firebase Cloud Messaging to deliver push notifications
• Google and Apple, if you choose to sign in with them
• Cloudflare, which hosts our public web pages and handles our domain and email forwarding
• Weather and maps. To show walk weather we send only the event's location (not yours) to the U.S. National Weather Service. Map images are requested through our own server, so the map provider does not receive your device's IP address or identity. When our Founder creates events, address suggestions come from Geoapify and route elevation comes from the U.S. Geological Survey. All of these are requested through our server, and none of them receives member information.
• Safety and legal reasons. We may disclose information to law enforcement or other parties when we believe in good faith it is required by law or necessary to protect someone's safety, to report suspected child exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, or to respond to valid legal process or takedown notices.
• Administrators. A small number of authorized administrators can access private information only for defined purposes (such as reviewing applications or reports). Administrator access to private data is logged. Our platform provider's authorized personnel and tools may also access our systems as needed to operate and support the Services.
• Business changes. If we merge, are acquired, or sell assets, information may transfer under this Policy's protections.
• With your direction or consent.

6. Data Retention

We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes above. Our current schedule:

We may keep information longer if the law requires, to resolve disputes, or for a legal hold.

7. Push Notifications

If you allow notifications, we store a device notification token so we can send them. Notifications contain limited information (for example, that you have a friend request or that event details are unlocked). They never include meeting locations or addresses on your lock screen. You can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings or in the App's notification preferences. We delete your notification token when you sign out or delete your account.

8. Your Choices and Rights

• Access and download: you can view and download your information in the App or by emailing privacy@socalsisterhood.com.
• Correct: edit your profile at any time in the App.
• Delete: delete your account in Settings. We will delete your information as described in Section 6. If your name appears in our records of events before you joined, or in a photo tag, and you want it removed, email privacy@socalsisterhood.com.
• Profile content: you decide what to add to your profile, and you can edit or remove it at any time.
• Analytics: off unless you opt in. Change your choice at any time in Settings.
• Notifications and permissions: change them in your device settings.
• Block and report: use the in-app tools on any profile, message, post, photo, or event.
• Intimate images shared without your consent: use our takedown page. We will remove valid reported content within 48 hours.

California residents

California law (including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended) gives California residents the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose; to request deletion; to correct inaccurate information; to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (we do neither); to limit use of sensitive personal information (we use it only to provide the Services); and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To exercise a right, use the in-app options above or email privacy@socalsisterhood.com. We may need to verify your identity, and you may use an authorized agent. We respond within the time required by law. (Even if we are not legally required to follow the CCPA at our size, we choose to honor these rights.)

Do Not Track. Our Services do not track you across other websites or apps, so we do not respond differently to "Do Not Track" or Global Privacy Control signals. "Shine the Light." We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct-marketing purposes. Categories (past 12 months). We collected identifiers, account and profile information, content you create, internet and device information, approximate location (if you enable it), records of your age confirmation, and health-related information you choose to give (food allergies), as described in Section 2. We disclosed them only to the service providers and for the purposes in Section 5. We did not sell or share them.

Residents of other states

Residents of certain states (such as Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah) may have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of targeted advertising or sale. Use the same contact methods above. If we deny a request you may appeal by replying to our response.

9. Security

We use safeguards designed to protect your information, including encryption in transit, access controls, row-level data protections, rate limiting, audit logs, and secure storage of sign-in tokens on your device. No system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please use a strong, unique password, enable two-step verification when offered, and tell us right away at security@socalsisterhood.com if you think your account was accessed without permission. If a breach affects your information, we will notify you and regulators as required by law.

10. Photos and Metadata

We remove location and camera metadata from photos you upload before they are stored. Photos you share are visible to the people in the relevant conversation, event, or album.

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

See our Cookie Notice. In short, we use only what is necessary to run the Services and, only with your consent, basic analytics. We do not use advertising cookies or session-replay tools.

12. Third-Party Links

The Services may link to other sites or services. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy. If changes are material, we will notify you in the App or by email before they take effect and ask you to accept the new version where required.

14. Contact Us

Skyler Verbenec, doing business as SoCal Sisterhood 27001 Moulton Pkwy A108, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Privacy questions and requests: privacy@socalsisterhood.com Safety concerns: safety@socalsisterhood.com Security reports: security@socalsisterhood.com