What data does JoinTheSwing retain after identity verification?
From the current Veriff check, JoinTheSwing never receives or stores raw ID, selfie, or biometric images — we retain the verification result, Veriff's session reference, your consent receipt, and non-biometric review metadata. Members from our earlier, retired in-house pass may still have verification photos in private storage until account deletion.
Adults researching an ID-verified lifestyle platform rightly ask where their identification goes after the camera closes. Under our current verification architecture, Veriff acts as our identity-verification processor and JoinTheSwing acts as controller. From the current Veriff check, raw ID images, live selfie captures, and biometric geometry never reach JoinTheSwing servers; JoinTheSwing retains the verification result, Veriff's session reference, your biometric consent receipt, and non-biometric review metadata needed for audit and account integrity.
Our retention disclosure also accounts for our history without cutting corners. Submissions completed during our earlier, retired in-house verification pass did store ID, selfie, and (for couples) couple photos in JoinTheSwing's private verification_documents storage. Members from that retired pass may still have those files stored privately until their account is deleted, and no new submissions write to that store today. Every detail of both paths is published at /legal/privacy.
Other members never see your underlying verification metadata, session reference, or any unsuccessful attempt. On a member profile, the verification indicator communicates only status and verification date so people can gauge account accountability without exposing legal names or residential details.
Minimizing what our application database holds lowers exposure if an account issue occurs, while leaving Veriff's own processing governed by its published notice and retention schedule. Read both notices before consenting, keep personal contact details off your profile until trust is earned, and use our support export or deletion paths whenever you want to close an account.