Cookie Policy
Effective Date: Aug 1, 2026
Cookie Policy
Effective Date: Aug 1, 2026
At scuba, we believe in being clear and open about how we collect and process data about you. This page explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies — and how you can manage them.
Note: This Cookie Policy does not address how we process your personal information outside of our use of cookies. For full details, about how we handle your personal data and your broader privacy rights, please read our Privacy Policy.
At scuba, we believe in being clear and open about how we collect and process data about you. This page explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies — and how you can manage them.
Note: This Cookie Policy does not address how we process your personal information outside of our use of cookies. For full details, about how we handle your personal data and your broader privacy rights, please read our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent to, or accessed from, your web browser or device memory. A cookie typically contains: the name of the domain it originated from, an expiry date, and a randomly generated unique identifier. Cookies may also contain information about your device, user settings, browsing history, device integrity indicators, and activity while using our services. To optimize your user experience, we may link information collected through cookies with other personal information we hold about you.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent to, or accessed from, your web browser or device memory. A cookie typically contains: the name of the domain it originated from, an expiry date, and a randomly generated unique identifier. Cookies may also contain information about your device, user settings, browsing history, device integrity indicators, and activity while using our services. To optimize your user experience, we may link information collected through cookies with other personal information we hold about you.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files sent to, or accessed from, your web browser or device memory. A cookie typically contains: the name of the domain it originated from, an expiry date, and a randomly generated unique identifier. Cookies may also contain information about your device, user settings, browsing history, device integrity indicators, and activity while using our services. To optimize your user experience, we may link information collected through cookies with other personal information we hold about you.
2. Are there different types of cookies?
First-party and third-party cookies:
First-party cookies are set directly by us to adapt our services to your preferences and better understand your usage. Third-party cookies are set by our partners and service providers. You can review these through our consent management tools available on our website and within the application.
Session and persistent cookies:
Session cookies exist only until you close the app or browser. Persistent cookies last beyond the current session and may be used for sign-in, analytics, anti-spam and anti-phising security measures (such as ensuring the same device logs into the correct account), and other purposes described below.
2. Are there different types of cookies?
First-party and third-party cookies:
First-party cookies are set directly by us to adapt our services to your preferences and better understand your usage. Third-party cookies are set by our partners and service providers. You can review these through our consent management tools available on our website and within the application.
Session and persistent cookies:
Session cookies exist only until you close the app or browser. Persistent cookies last beyond the current session and may be used for sign-in, analytics, anti-spam and anti-phising security measures (such as ensuring the same device logs into the correct account), and other purposes described below.
2. Are there different types of cookies?
First-party and third-party cookies:
First-party cookies are set directly by us to adapt our services to your preferences and better understand your usage. Third-party cookies are set by our partners and service providers. You can review these through our consent management tools available on our website and within the application.
Session and persistent cookies:
Session cookies exist only until you close the app or browser. Persistent cookies last beyond the current session and may be used for sign-in, analytics, anti-spam and anti-phising security measures (such as ensuring the same device logs into the correct account), and other purposes described below.
3. What about SDKs and other tracking technologies?
We also use software development kits (SDKs), web beacons, pixel tags, and tracking URLs for similar purposes to cookies. SDKs are small pieces of code embedded in the app that function like cookies. Web beacons are tiny graphics files with a unique identifier enabling us to recognize when someone has visited our service or opened an email we sent them. Tracking URLs are custom links that help us map where our traffic originates. For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies” throughout this Policy.
3. What about SDKs and other tracking technologies?
We also use software development kits (SDKs), web beacons, pixel tags, and tracking URLs for similar purposes to cookies. SDKs are small pieces of code embedded in the app that function like cookies. Web beacons are tiny graphics files with a unique identifier enabling us to recognize when someone has visited our service or opened an email we sent them. Tracking URLs are custom links that help us map where our traffic originates. For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies” throughout this Policy.
3. What about SDKs and other tracking technologies?
We also use software development kits (SDKs), web beacons, pixel tags, and tracking URLs for similar purposes to cookies. SDKs are small pieces of code embedded in the app that function like cookies. Web beacons are tiny graphics files with a unique identifier enabling us to recognize when someone has visited our service or opened an email we sent them. Tracking URLs are custom links that help us map where our traffic originates. For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies” throughout this Policy.
4. What do we use cookies for?
Like other online services, we use cookies to provide, secure, and improve our service — including keeping you logged in, understanding how features are used, remembering your preferences, and (where you consent) measuring the effectiveness of our marketing and personalising advertisements. The following types of cookies may be active on your device:
4. What do we use cookies for?
Like other online services, we use cookies to provide, secure, and improve our service — including keeping you logged in, understanding how features are used, remembering your preferences, and (where you consent) measuring the effectiveness of our marketing and personalising advertisements. The following types of cookies may be active on your device:
4. What do we use cookies for?
Like other online services, we use cookies to provide, secure, and improve our service — including keeping you logged in, understanding how features are used, remembering your preferences, and (where you consent) measuring the effectiveness of our marketing and personalising advertisements. The following types of cookies may be active on your device:
Cookie type
Cookie type
Cookie type
Description
Description
Description
Consent basis
Consent basis
Consent basis
Essential cookies
Essential cookies
Essential cookies
Strictly necessary to deliver the service: authentication, real-time messaging, matching engine, security and fraud prevention, and distance-based matching when you grant location permission.
Strictly necessary to deliver the service: authentication, real-time messaging, matching engine, security and fraud prevention, and distance-based matching when you grant location permission.
Strictly necessary to deliver the service: authentication, real-time messaging, matching engine, security and fraud prevention, and distance-based matching when you grant location permission.
Required for service delivery — cannot be disabled
Required for service delivery — cannot be disabled
Required for service delivery — cannot be disabled
Analytics & performance cookies
Analytics & performance cookies
Analytics & performance cookies
Help us understand how the app and website are used, diagnose crashes, compile aggregated user reports, and improve features (e.g. onboarding completion, A/B testing).
Help us understand how the app and website are used, diagnose crashes, compile aggregated user reports, and improve features (e.g. onboarding completion, A/B testing).
Help us understand how the app and website are used, diagnose crashes, compile aggregated user reports, and improve features (e.g. onboarding completion, A/B testing).
Express opt-in consent required
Express opt-in consent required
Express opt-in consent required
Advertising & attribution cookies
Advertising & attribution cookies
Advertising & attribution cookies
Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, attribute app installs, prevent the continuous reappearance of duplicate ads, and (where consented) enable personalized advertising via mobile advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID) or browser-based tracking technologies.
Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, attribute app installs, prevent the continuous reappearance of duplicate ads, and (where consented) enable personalized advertising via mobile advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID) or browser-based tracking technologies.
Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, attribute app installs, prevent the continuous reappearance of duplicate ads, and (where consented) enable personalized advertising via mobile advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID) or browser-based tracking technologies.
Express opt-in consent required
Express opt-in consent required
Express opt-in consent required
Marketing communications
Marketing communications
Marketing communications
Deliver promotional push notifications and communications about offers and features.
Deliver promotional push notifications and communications about offers and features.
Deliver promotional push notifications and communications about offers and features.
Separate express opt-in required
Separate express opt-in required
Separate express opt-in required
5. Sensitive information — heightened protections
Because Scuba processes information that is inherently sensitive in the context of a dating application, we apply the following additional safeguards:
Retargeting pixels and advertising SDKs will never transmit data revealing that a user is on a dating application, or any profile attributes relating to orientation, identity, religion, or relationship preferences.
Granular in-app event data (e.g. “matched with user,” “sent message”) is not shared with external advertising vendors.
Analytics data shared with third-party processors is pseudonymized and aggregated wherever technically feasible.
5. Sensitive information — heightened protections
Because Scuba processes information that is inherently sensitive in the context of a dating application, we apply the following additional safeguards:
Retargeting pixels and advertising SDKs will never transmit data revealing that a user is on a dating application, or any profile attributes relating to orientation, identity, religion, or relationship preferences.
Granular in-app event data (e.g. “matched with user,” “sent message”) is not shared with external advertising vendors.
Analytics data shared with third-party processors is pseudonymized and aggregated wherever technically feasible.
5. Sensitive information — heightened protections
Because Scuba processes information that is inherently sensitive in the context of a dating application, we apply the following additional safeguards:
Retargeting pixels and advertising SDKs will never transmit data revealing that a user is on a dating application, or any profile attributes relating to orientation, identity, religion, or relationship preferences.
Granular in-app event data (e.g. “matched with user,” “sent message”) is not shared with external advertising vendors.
Analytics data shared with third-party processors is pseudonymized and aggregated wherever technically feasible.
6. Third-Party Service Providers and SDKs
We use third-party software development kits (SDKs), and service providers to help us operate, secure, and improve the Platform. These providers may process personal information on our behalf in connection with the functions described in this Policy.
We require third-party SDK and cookie providers to process personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with our instructions, and subject to appropriate contractual safeguards. We do not authorize SDK or cookie providers to use personal information collected through the Platform for their own independent purposes without your separate consent.
A current list of the third-party SDK and tracking providers we use, together with a description of their function and a link to their applicable privacy documentation, is available by contacting us at the address in Section 13. We will update that list when we add or remove providers in a manner that materially affects how your personal information is processed, and will provide notice through the Platform where required by applicable law.
6. Third-Party Service Providers and SDKs
We use third-party software development kits (SDKs), and service providers to help us operate, secure, and improve the Platform. These providers may process personal information on our behalf in connection with the functions described in this Policy.
We require third-party SDK and cookie providers to process personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with our instructions, and subject to appropriate contractual safeguards. We do not authorize SDK or cookie providers to use personal information collected through the Platform for their own independent purposes without your separate consent.
A current list of the third-party SDK and tracking providers we use, together with a description of their function and a link to their applicable privacy documentation, is available by contacting us at the address in Section 13. We will update that list when we add or remove providers in a manner that materially affects how your personal information is processed, and will provide notice through the Platform where required by applicable law.
6. Third-Party Service Providers and SDKs
We use third-party software development kits (SDKs), and service providers to help us operate, secure, and improve the Platform. These providers may process personal information on our behalf in connection with the functions described in this Policy.
We require third-party SDK and cookie providers to process personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with our instructions, and subject to appropriate contractual safeguards. We do not authorize SDK or cookie providers to use personal information collected through the Platform for their own independent purposes without your separate consent.
A current list of the third-party SDK and tracking providers we use, together with a description of their function and a link to their applicable privacy documentation, is available by contacting us at the address in Section 13. We will update that list when we add or remove providers in a manner that materially affects how your personal information is processed, and will provide notice through the Platform where required by applicable law.
7. How can you control cookies?
Consent mechanism
When you first open the app or our website, you will see a clear consent interface allowing you to Accept All, Reject All (essential cookies remain active), or Customize by category. No optional cookies are activated before you make a choice. Accept and Reject options are given equal visual prominence. Pre-ticked boxes are not used.
Ongoing preference management
You can update your choices at any time through Settings → Privacy Preferences in the app, or via your device settings:
iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking (to disable IDFA)
Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads (to opt out of personalized ads)
Location: Settings → Location Services → Scuba
Push notifications: Settings → Notifications → Scuba
7. How can you control cookies?
Consent mechanism
When you first open the app or our website, you will see a clear consent interface allowing you to Accept All, Reject All (essential cookies remain active), or Customize by category. No optional cookies are activated before you make a choice. Accept and Reject options are given equal visual prominence. Pre-ticked boxes are not used.
Ongoing preference management
You can update your choices at any time through Settings → Privacy Preferences in the app, or via your device settings:
iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking (to disable IDFA)
Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads (to opt out of personalized ads)
Location: Settings → Location Services → Scuba
Push notifications: Settings → Notifications → Scuba
7. How can you control cookies?
Consent mechanism
When you first open the app or our website, you will see a clear consent interface allowing you to Accept All, Reject All (essential cookies remain active), or Customize by category. No optional cookies are activated before you make a choice. Accept and Reject options are given equal visual prominence. Pre-ticked boxes are not used.
Ongoing preference management
You can update your choices at any time through Settings → Privacy Preferences in the app, or via your device settings:
iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking (to disable IDFA)
Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads (to opt out of personalized ads)
Location: Settings → Location Services → Scuba
Push notifications: Settings → Notifications → Scuba
8. Withdrawal of consent
You may withdraw consent as easily as you gave it, at any time through the in-app Privacy Preferences screen. Withdrawal takes effect prospectively and does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
8. Withdrawal of consent
You may withdraw consent as easily as you gave it, at any time through the in-app Privacy Preferences screen. Withdrawal takes effect prospectively and does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
8. Withdrawal of consent
You may withdraw consent as easily as you gave it, at any time through the in-app Privacy Preferences screen. Withdrawal takes effect prospectively and does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
9. Account deletion
You may delete your account through Settings → Delete Account. Upon deletion, all tracking identifiers and associated data will be permanently erased from our active systems, and third-party processors will be instructed to delete your data subject to legal, tax or fraud-prevention retention compliance stated in our Privacy Policy.
9. Account deletion
You may delete your account through Settings → Delete Account. Upon deletion, all tracking identifiers and associated data will be permanently erased from our active systems, and third-party processors will be instructed to delete your data subject to legal, tax or fraud-prevention retention compliance stated in our Privacy Policy.
9. Account deletion
You may delete your account through Settings → Delete Account. Upon deletion, all tracking identifiers and associated data will be permanently erased from our active systems, and third-party processors will be instructed to delete your data subject to legal, tax or fraud-prevention retention compliance stated in our Privacy Policy.
10. How long do we keep data collected through cookies?
10. How long do we keep data collected through cookies?
10. How long do we keep data collected through cookies?
Data Category
Data Category
Data Category
Retention period
Retention period
Retention period
Session tokens
Session tokens
Session tokens
Duration of active session; purged on logout
Duration of active session; purged on logout
Duration of active session; purged on logout
Analytics data (aggregated)
Analytics data (aggregated)
Analytics data (aggregated)
26 months, then permanently anonymized
26 months, then permanently anonymized
26 months, then permanently anonymized
Advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID)
Advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID)
Advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID)
Deleted on consent withdrawal or account deletion/deactivation, whichever is earlier
Deleted on consent withdrawal or account deletion/deactivation, whichever is earlier
Deleted on consent withdrawal or account deletion/deactivation, whichever is earlier
Location data (precise GPS)
Location data (precise GPS)
Location data (precise GPS)
Used transiently for distance calculation; not stored in persistent logs beyond matching needs
Used transiently for distance calculation; not stored in persistent logs beyond matching needs
Used transiently for distance calculation; not stored in persistent logs beyond matching needs
Crash/error logs
Crash/error logs
Crash/error logs
90 days
90 days
90 days
Push notification tokens
Push notification tokens
Push notification tokens
Duration of account (subject to automatic removal if the account remains inactive for 12 consecutive months), or until notification permission is revoked
Duration of account (subject to automatic removal if the account remains inactive for 12 consecutive months), or until notification permission is revoked
Duration of account (subject to automatic removal if the account remains inactive for 12 consecutive months), or until notification permission is revoked
11. Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
Where any SDK or similar code constitutes a “computer program” installed on your device, we comply with CASL by:
Clearly identifying the program and its function before installation;
Obtaining express consent where the program performs functions beyond what is reasonably expected;
Providing prescribed identification information (name, mailing address, contact information) as set out fully in Section 11 of this Policy; and
Not relying on deemed consent for technologies that collect sensitive information, access precise location, or transmit data to third-party advertising vendors.
11. Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
Where any SDK or similar code constitutes a “computer program” installed on your device, we comply with CASL by:
Clearly identifying the program and its function before installation;
Obtaining express consent where the program performs functions beyond what is reasonably expected;
Providing prescribed identification information (name, mailing address, contact information) as set out fully in Section 11 of this Policy; and
Not relying on deemed consent for technologies that collect sensitive information, access precise location, or transmit data to third-party advertising vendors.
11. Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
Where any SDK or similar code constitutes a “computer program” installed on your device, we comply with CASL by:
Clearly identifying the program and its function before installation;
Obtaining express consent where the program performs functions beyond what is reasonably expected;
Providing prescribed identification information (name, mailing address, contact information) as set out fully in Section 11 of this Policy; and
Not relying on deemed consent for technologies that collect sensitive information, access precise location, or transmit data to third-party advertising vendors.
12. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Where changes are material — particularly where they involve new categories of tracking, new third-party data sharing, or changes to the consent model — we will notify you through the app or on our website before the changes take effect and, where required, obtain fresh consent.
12. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Where changes are material — particularly where they involve new categories of tracking, new third-party data sharing, or changes to the consent model — we will notify you through the app or on our website before the changes take effect and, where required, obtain fresh consent.
12. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Where changes are material — particularly where they involve new categories of tracking, new third-party data sharing, or changes to the consent model — we will notify you through the app or on our website before the changes take effect and, where required, obtain fresh consent.
13. How to contact us
If you have questions about this Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights:
Privacy Team
Align Dating Inc.
375 University Avenue, Suite 3333, Toronto, ON, M5G 2J5
Email: privacy@scubatheapp.com
13. How to contact us
If you have questions about this Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights:
Privacy Team
Align Dating Inc.
375 University Avenue, Suite 3333, Toronto, ON, M5G 2J5
Email: privacy@scubatheapp.com
13. How to contact us
If you have questions about this Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights:
Privacy Team
Align Dating Inc.
375 University Avenue, Suite 3333, Toronto, ON, M5G 2J5
Email: privacy@scubatheapp.com
Land Acknowledgment
We acknowledge that our work is rooted in Tkaronto, the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
As a company dedicated to building meaningful relationships, we recognize that reconciliation begins with understanding and respect. We are committed to learning from Indigenous teachings that emphasize deep connection; to self, to one another, and to the Earth.
We also acknowledge that building digital technology carries a physical footprint. That’s why we are actively working to reduce our environmental impact, striving to create a digital space that respects both the people who use it and the planet that sustains us.
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Land Acknowledgment
We acknowledge that our work is rooted in Tkaronto, the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
As a company dedicated to building meaningful relationships, we recognize that reconciliation begins with understanding and respect. We are committed to learning from Indigenous teachings that emphasize deep connection; to self, to one another, and to the Earth.
We also acknowledge that building digital technology carries a physical footprint. That’s why we are actively working to reduce our environmental impact, striving to create a digital space that respects both the people who use it and the planet that sustains us.
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