Privacy policy – Olive

Last updated: 18 August 2026

Olive is a social discovery app designed to help people meet others who are at the same or nearby venues for dating, friendship and professional networking.

Olive is operated by Somerhill Group Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.

This privacy policy explains what personal information we collect when you use Olive, why we collect it and how we use it.

1. Information we collect

When you create and use an Olive account, we may collect information including:

• your name

• email address and account details

• date of birth or age

• gender and the people you are interested in meeting

• profile photographs

• profile information you choose to provide

• your selected mode, such as Dating, Friends or Networking

• your preferences

• likes, matches and other interactions within Olive

• messages and information exchanged through Olive

• venues you select, add or check into

• approximate or precise location information where you give Olive permission to access your device location

• device and technical information

• information about how you use Olive, including app activity and interactions

You can choose not to provide certain information, although this may prevent some features of Olive from working.

2. How we use your information

We use your information to:

• create and manage your Olive account

• show you people and venues relevant to your preferences and location

• enable check-ins and other location-based features

• enable likes, matches and communication between users

• send notifications relating to your account, matches, venues and activity

• operate, maintain and improve Olive

• understand how people use Olive

• detect and prevent misuse, fraud or inappropriate behaviour

• respond to support requests

• comply with our legal obligations

Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before using certain information or device features.

3. Location information

Olive uses location information to provide features based on where you are, including finding nearby venues and confirming or enabling venue check-ins.

Your location is not intended to provide other users with your precise real-time coordinates. Other users may, however, be able to see the venue at which you have chosen to check in.

You can control Olive's access to your location through your device settings.

4. Profile visibility and privacy

Olive includes controls designed to give users greater choice over how their profile is displayed.

For example, eligible users may choose to keep their profile photograph blurred from certain other users until they first express interest in that person.

Your profile and certain information about you may be visible to other Olive users in accordance with your settings, preferences and use of the app.

5. Who we share information with

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate Olive, including providers of:

• app hosting and infrastructure

• authentication and account services

• location and mapping services

• notifications

• analytics and performance monitoring

• security and technical support

These providers may process information on our behalf in accordance with their own terms and applicable data protection requirements.

We may also disclose information where required by law, to protect the rights or safety of Olive users, or in connection with a sale, restructuring or transfer of the Olive business.

6. Legal basis for using your information

Depending on the circumstances, we process personal information because:

• it is necessary to provide the Olive service you have requested;

• you have given us consent;

• we have a legitimate interest in operating, securing and improving Olive; or

• we are required to do so by law.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

7. How long we keep your information

We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide Olive, operate your account and fulfil the purposes described in this policy.

If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal information within a reasonable period, except where we need to retain certain information for legal, security, fraud-prevention or legitimate business purposes.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

Under UK data protection law, these may include the right to:

• request access to your personal information

• ask us to correct inaccurate information

• request deletion of your information

• restrict or object to certain processing

• request transfer of certain information

• withdraw consent where we rely on consent

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you are concerned about how we handle your personal information.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no internet or mobile service can guarantee absolute security.

10. Age restrictions

Olive is intended for adults aged 18 and over.

We do not knowingly permit anyone under 18 to create an Olive account. If we become aware that personal information relating to someone under 18 has been collected through an account, we may remove the account and associated information.

11. International processing

Some of the technology providers we use may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where required, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information in accordance with applicable data protection law.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy as Olive develops or if our legal or regulatory obligations change.

Where appropriate, we will notify users of material changes.

13. Contact us

Olive is operated by:

Somerhill Group Ltd
England and Wales

For privacy enquiries or requests relating to your personal information, please contact: hello@somerhillgroup.com