Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how DommeAtlas (“DommeAtlas”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, shares and protects personal data, and the rights you have over it. DommeAtlas is an 18+ directory operated by [Operator legal name], [registered address]. For any privacy question, or to exercise your rights, contact privacy@dommeatlas.com.

We are the “controller” of the personal data described below for the purposes of the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (and, where applicable, the EU GDPR).

1. Who this applies to

This policy covers everyone who uses DommeAtlas: visitors who browse the directory, providers who list a profile, and anyone who contacts us or submits a report. You must be 18 or older to use DommeAtlas.

2. The data we collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

• Visitors. Your confirmation that you are 18 or over; technical data such as IP address, device and browser information; pages and listings viewed and search terms entered. We use this for security, abuse prevention (rate limiting), view counts and aggregate analytics.
• Provider accounts. Your email address and username, and a securely hashed password (we never store passwords in readable form). We keep a log of key account actions for security and audit purposes.
• Provider profile content. The information you choose to publish — display name, biography, location (city, area and, optionally, postcode), photos and videos, services and rates, languages, and any websites, social handles, public email or phone number you add. This content is intended to be public; do not include anything you are not willing to make public.
• Billing data. If you subscribe, our payment provider processes your card or payment details on their own systems; we receive only a payment reference, plan, amount, status and the dates your access runs to. We do not store full card numbers.
• Reports & correspondence. If you report a profile or contact us, we keep the report, the reason and any details you provide, plus our correspondence with you.

3. Why we use it, and our legal basis

• To provide the service — create and display profiles, run search, manage sign-in and subscriptions. Legal basis: performance of a contract.
• To keep the platform safe and lawful — moderate content, review reports, detect fraud and abuse, and enforce our policies. Legal basis: our legitimate interests and, where relevant, compliance with a legal obligation.
• To understand and improve the site — aggregate, mostly non-identifying analytics. Legal basis: legitimate interests or, for non-essential cookies, your consent.
• To communicate with you — service emails such as moderation outcomes, trial and renewal reminders, password resets and receipts. Legal basis: performance of a contract and our legitimate interests.
• To comply with the law — respond to lawful requests and cooperate with authorities. Legal basis: legal obligation.

4. Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who process it on our behalf, under contract, and only as needed to run DommeAtlas:

• Cloud hosting and our application database;
• Image and video storage / streaming providers (for profile media);
• Our email delivery provider (for the service emails above);
• Our payment provider, which runs checkout and subscriptions on its own neutrally-branded systems;
• Optional automated content-moderation tools that help flag suspect media for human review;
• Privacy-respecting analytics, where enabled.

We may also disclose data to law enforcement, regulators or other parties where we believe in good faith it is necessary to comply with the law, protect someone’s safety, or investigate a breach of our policies — particularly any content involving minors or trafficking.

5. International transfers

Some of our providers are based outside the UK/EEA. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards — such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (or an adequacy decision) — to protect it.

6. Cookies & similar technologies

We use a small number of essential cookies and local storage to keep you signed in, remember your age confirmation, and store your light/dark preference — these are required for the site to work. Where we use non-essential cookies (for example analytics), we will ask for your consent first, and you can withdraw it at any time through your browser settings.

7. How long we keep it

We keep personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes above. Profile content is kept while your listing is active; when you delete your account or profile it is removed from public view and deleted or anonymised within a reasonable period, except where we must retain certain records (for example billing records, or moderation and safety logs) to meet legal obligations or to handle disputes and abuse.

8. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access a copy of your data; to correct inaccurate data; to erase your data; to restrict or object to certain processing; to data portability; and to withdraw consent where we rely on it. Providers can edit their profile and delete their account from the provider portal at any time. To make any other request, email privacy@dommeatlas.com. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

9. Security

We use technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), strong one-way hashing of passwords, signed session cookies, access controls, and human-reviewed media before publication. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to keep your data safe and will notify you and the relevant authorities of a serious breach where the law requires.

10. Children

DommeAtlas is strictly for adults. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18, and we operate a zero-tolerance policy toward any content involving minors. See our Acceptable Use Policy.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will change the “last updated” date above and, for significant changes, take reasonable steps to let you know. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated policy.