DOC. PRIV-001CONFIDENTIAL

Privacy Policy

PROJECT RED STRING

Effective Date: September 20, 2026

Last Updated: September 20, 2026

Project Red String is operated by Lavender Lane Virtual Services, LLC, doing business as Project Red String ("Project Red String," "we," "us," or "our").

Project Red String is a dating and social discovery platform designed to help adults explore compatibility based on relationship preferences, lifestyle, curiosity, interests, communication styles, and comfort with differences.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

By using Project Red String, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1.Eligibility

Project Red String is intended only for adults age 18 or older.

We do not knowingly permit anyone under 18 to create an account or use the dating and matching features of Project Red String.

If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we may suspend or delete the account and associated information.

If you believe a minor is using Project Red String, please contact us at projectredstring1124@gmail.com.

2.Information You Provide

Depending on the features you use, you may provide information including:

ACCOUNT AND PROFILE INFORMATION

·Name or first name
·Age or date-of-birth-related information
·Email address
·ZIP code or general location
·Gender identity
·Gender or genders you are interested in meeting
·Dating age preferences
·Distance preferences
·Relationship goals
·Profile photographs
·Biography
·Interests
·Profile prompts and responses

COMPATIBILITY AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

·Project Red String may ask questions intended to understand compatibility and relationship preferences. Your responses may include information concerning:
·Political perspectives or preferences
·Faith, spirituality, or religion
·Financial and lifestyle preferences
·Social preferences
·Substance-use preferences or boundaries
·Family priorities
·Relationship style
·Communication and disagreement preferences
·Curiosity and openness to different ideas
·Personal boundaries and dealbreakers

RABBIT HOLE INFORMATION

·Project Red String allows users to identify topics they find interesting or enjoy discussing. We call these topics “Rabbit Holes.”
·Examples may include unusual history, unexplained phenomena, science, technology, government programs, mysteries, consciousness, UFO/UAP topics, alternative theories, and similar subjects.
·Selecting a Rabbit Hole does not necessarily mean that you believe a particular claim or theory.
·Where available, Project Red String may separately ask about your interest in a topic, your position regarding it, your willingness to discuss it, and whether agreement or respect from a potential partner matters to you.

MESSAGES AND INTERACTIONS

·Messages you send through Project Red String
·Connection requests
·Likes or other expressions of interest
·Blocks
·Reports
·Safety complaints
·Other interactions with users

SUPPORT AND SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS

·If you contact us, report another user, request assistance, appeal a moderation decision, or make a privacy or safety request, we may retain the information you provide as reasonably necessary to investigate and respond.

3.Information Collected Automatically

When you use Project Red String, certain technical information may be collected automatically by us or service providers supporting the platform. This may include:

AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED

·Device and browser information
·IP address
·Log information
·Approximate location derived from technical information
·Pages or features accessed
·Dates and times of activity
·Referring pages
·Error and performance information
·Security-related activity

We may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies when necessary to operate, secure, remember preferences for, or understand use of the service. If we later introduce advertising, additional analytics, or nonessential tracking technologies, this Privacy Policy and any required consent mechanisms will be updated accordingly.

4.Sensitive Information

Dating services can involve information that users may consider highly personal or sensitive. Depending on the information you choose to provide, Project Red String may process information that reveals or relates to matters such as:

You should provide only information you are comfortable sharing with Project Red String and, where applicable, other users. We use this information primarily to provide the features you request, including compatibility analysis, matching, profile creation, safety, and account administration. We do not treat a user's interest in a Rabbit Hole as proof that the user believes any particular claim.

5.Public and Private Information

Not everything you provide to Project Red String is intended to appear publicly.

PUBLIC OR MEMBER-VISIBLE INFORMATION

·First name
·Age
·Profile photographs
·General location or approximate distance
·Relationship goal
·Biography
·Interests
·Selected Rabbit Holes
·Profile prompts
·Certain compatibility observations or match explanations

PRIVATE OR INTERNAL INFORMATION

·Email address
·Exact ZIP code
·Internal compatibility calculations
·Internal moderation information
·Reports made about other users
·Detailed private assessment responses that are designated as private
·Internal safety and fraud signals

Project Red String may use private assessment information to generate compatibility results or explanations without displaying the underlying private answer itself. Before submitting information, review the interface to understand whether the information is designated as public, member-visible, or private.

6.How We Use Information

We may use information to:

USES

·Create and maintain accounts
·Build user profiles
·Provide compatibility analysis
·Determine whether users satisfy each other's dating preferences
·Identify potential connections
·Generate match classifications and compatibility explanations
·Personalize the user experience
·Operate messaging and connection features
·Prevent fraud, scams, harassment, abuse, and unauthorized activity
·Investigate reports
·Enforce our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines
·Protect users and the integrity of the platform
·Provide customer support
·Diagnose technical problems
·Improve Project Red String
·Understand how features are used
·Communicate important account, safety, or service information
·Comply with applicable law
·Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

7.Compatibility Analysis

Project Red String uses information supplied by users to generate compatibility information. Compatibility may consider factors such as:

COMPATIBILITY FACTORS

·Relationship preferences
·Partner preferences
·Dealbreakers
·Lifestyle compatibility
·Communication and disagreement styles
·Curiosity and openness
·Shared or differing interests
·Rabbit Hole interests
·Reciprocal preferences

Project Red String compatibility classifications, including terms such as “Red String,” “Thread,” “Anomaly,” or similar labels, are product features designed to assist discovery. They are not medical, psychological, psychiatric, scientific, or professional assessments. A compatibility result does not guarantee attraction, safety, relationship success, or compatibility in real life. Users remain responsible for deciding whether and how to interact with another person.

8.How Information May Be Shared

We may share information in limited circumstances including:

WITH OTHER USERS

·Information designated as public or member-visible may be displayed to other eligible Project Red String users.

WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

·We may use third-party providers to help operate Project Red String, including providers of: website and application hosting; database infrastructure; authentication; email delivery; storage; security; analytics; customer support; and payment processing, if paid services are introduced.
·These providers may process information as necessary to perform services for us.

FOR SAFETY AND LEGAL REASONS

·We may preserve, access, or disclose information when reasonably necessary to: respond to valid legal process; comply with applicable law; investigate fraud, abuse, threats, harassment, or illegal activity; protect the rights, safety, and property of Project Red String, our users, or others; enforce our Terms or Community Guidelines; and respond to emergencies involving potential harm.

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

·If Project Red String or Lavender Lane Virtual Services, LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to applicable law.

9.Sale and Advertising of Personal Information

Project Red String does not currently sell personal information for money.

Project Red String does not currently operate a third-party behavioral advertising system using sensitive dating-profile or compatibility information.

If our practices materially change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices, choices, or consent required by applicable law.

10.Location Information

Project Red String may collect a ZIP code, general location, or other location information to support geographic matching and discovery.

We do not intend to publicly display your exact home address.

If approximate distance or location is displayed to other users, Project Red String should use generalized location information rather than revealing an exact residential location.

You should never include your home address or other precise location information in a public profile.

11.Messages

Messages sent through Project Red String are intended for communication between users but should not be treated as absolutely private or confidential.

Project Red String may access, preserve, or review messages where reasonably necessary for: safety investigations; user reports; fraud or scam prevention; abuse prevention; technical troubleshooting; enforcement of platform rules; and compliance with law.

Do not send information through Project Red String that you would not want stored or potentially reviewed in connection with a legitimate safety, moderation, or legal matter.

12.Reporting and Blocking

Project Red String may provide tools that allow users to report or block other users. When you submit a report, we may collect:

REPORT CONTENTS

·The identity of the reported account
·The reason for the report
·Relevant messages or interactions
·Screenshots or supporting information
·Information necessary to investigate the report

We generally do not disclose the identity of a reporting user to the reported user except where required by law or reasonably necessary to address a safety matter.

13.Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to: provide Project Red String; maintain your account; fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy; maintain safety and security; prevent fraud or abuse; resolve disputes; enforce agreements; and comply with legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information. Some information may be retained after account deletion when reasonably necessary for legal, fraud-prevention, safety, security, or recordkeeping purposes.

14.Account Deletion and Privacy Requests

Users may request deletion of their Project Red String account and associated personal information. Where required by applicable law, users may also have rights to request:

YOUR RIGHTS

·Access to personal information
·Correction of inaccurate information
·Deletion
·A copy of certain information
·Information regarding certain processing practices
·Withdrawal of consent where processing depends on consent

Certain information may be retained where permitted or required by law, including information necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, dispute resolution, or enforcement. Privacy and account deletion requests may be submitted to projectredstring1124@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

15.Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information. However, no internet service, database, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should use a strong password, protect account credentials, and notify Project Red String if they believe their account has been compromised.

16.Children

Project Red String is an adults-only service. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 for participation in Project Red String.

If we discover that a person under 18 has created an account, we may remove the account and associated information. Reports involving suspected minors should be sent promptly to projectredstring1124@gmail.com.

17.Third-Party Links

Project Red String may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties. Their own privacy policies and terms govern information they collect.

18.Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Project Red String develops or as legal requirements or our practices change.

When appropriate, we may notify users of material changes through the service, email, or another reasonable method. The “Last Updated” date at the top identifies the most recent revision.

19.Contact Us

Project Red String is operated by:

ENTITY

·Lavender Lane Virtual Services, LLC
·d/b/a Project Red String
·Utah, United States

CONTACT

·Privacy inquiries: projectredstring1124@gmail.com
·Safety and reporting: projectredstring1124@gmail.com
·General support: projectredstring1124@gmail.com
·Website: project-red-string.com