Dating & Social Platforms

CarpeDM

CarpeDM is a member-only dating app built specifically for professional Black women. Instead of the usual swipe-left-swipe-right setup, it combines personal matchmaking with a video-first platform where members can actually…

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About CarpeDM

CarpeDM is a member-only dating app built specifically for professional Black women. Instead of the usual swipe-left-swipe-right setup, it combines personal matchmaking with a video-first platform where members can actually see and hear potential matches before connecting. The app ditches endless swiping in favour of curated introductions – think of it as having a matchmaker who actually gets what you’re looking for. The platform secured $1M in funding and centres Black women’s dating experiences, which founder Kerry Broome created after frustration with mainstream dating apps. Members go through a vetting process to join, and the video-first approach means you’re getting a more authentic sense of someone before you decide to DM them. It’s about quality connections rather than quantity – basically the opposite of swiping through hundreds of profiles while half-watching Netflix.
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CarpeDM

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In summary

CarpeDM's Privacy Policy uses commendably plain language with concrete retention periods and consent-based collection of sensitive data, but its Terms of Use grant the company sweeping perpetual rights to user content and broad sole-discretion termination without refunds. As a dating/matchmaking service it lacks discreet billing, anonymity, and intimate-content protections, and never clarifies whether it sells data or offers a Do Not Sell opt-out.

  • Plain-language privacy policy
  • Consent required for sensitive data & geolocation
  • Concrete retention periods disclosed
  • In-app account deletion + access rights
  • US-only data, no international transfers

Privacy Concerns

  • Medium Grants itself a perpetual, irrevocable license to user contentUnverified
  • Medium Termination at sole discretion without refund and no appealUnverified
  • Medium Explicitly does not respond to Do Not Track signals
  • Medium Collects sensitive data (sexual orientation, race, religion) with consent only
  • Medium Shares hashed personal data with advertisers and affiliated companies for targeted ads

Privacy Positives

  • High Impact Concrete, justified retention periods
  • Medium Impact Plain-language privacy policy designed to be readable
  • Medium Impact Geolocation only collected with permission; declinable
  • Medium Impact In-app deletion plus access/portability via email
  • Medium Impact Text-message opt-in data excluded from third-party sharing

Security Overview

45% Security

Security Headers

HTTPS Secure connection
Pass
HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security
Pass
CSP Content Security Policy
Fail
X-Frame-Options Clickjacking protection
Fail
X-Content-Type MIME type sniffing protection
Fail
Referrer-Policy Controls referrer information
Fail
Permissions-Policy Browser feature controls
Fail
Mozilla Observatory Grade: C- Scanned: June 4, 2026

From Their Privacy Policy

Direct excerpts from CarpeDM's published privacy policyVerified June 4, 2026

If you decline permission for us to collect your geolocation, we will not collect it.

Consent-based geolocation collection

The above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Carve-out protecting SMS consent data

we implement a safety retention window of three months following account deletion

Defined post-deletion retention period