Legal
Last updated August 18, 2026
These guidelines explain how law enforcement and other government agencies can request user records from Lark Dating, Inc. (“Lark”), a dating and matchmaking service, and how we respond. They are informational, do not create any rights or obligations, and do not waive any legal objection we may raise. We respond to valid legal process consistent with the Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and other applicable law. Nothing here is legal advice.
Send legal process and law-enforcement requests to legal@larkdating.com, or by mail to Lark Dating, Inc., 244 5th Ave Suite #1767, New York, NY 10001. To let us find the right records quickly, include: the requesting agency and officer with a return official email or phone, the legal authority for the request, the specific account identifier (the account email address), the exact records sought, and a response deadline. Requests must come from an official government channel; we do not act on requests from personal email accounts.
We disclose user records only when compelled by valid legal process appropriate to the type of data, or under a recognized exception below. As a general matter:
Basic subscriber information (such as the name, email address and account creation date associated with an account) requires a valid subpoena, court order, or search warrant.
Non-content records and transactional information (such as IP addresses and log or device metadata, where we hold them) require a court order under 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d) or a search warrant.
Content (such as the text of messages, profile content, or uploaded photos) requires a valid search warrant issued on a showing of probable cause under the Stored Communications Act.
We may object to, narrow, or seek to quash requests that are overbroad, vague, legally deficient, or not properly served.
In an emergency involving a good-faith belief of a risk of death or serious physical injury to any person, we may voluntarily disclose information to law enforcement to the extent permitted by 18 U.S.C. § 2702(b)(8) and § 2702(c)(4). Mark the subject line EMERGENCY and include the nature of the emergency, the specific harm and why it is imminent, the account identifier at issue, and the information needed to prevent the harm. We review emergency requests promptly and around the clock and decide each on its facts; submitting one does not guarantee disclosure.
We honor valid preservation requests under 18 U.S.C. § 2703(f) and will preserve the records we hold for an account for 90 days, extendable for one additional 90-day period on renewed request, while you obtain the legal process required to compel disclosure. A preservation request does not itself require us to disclose anything.
Lark is a small, early-stage service and we practice data minimization, so the records available for a given account are limited and vary. Depending on the account they may include registration details (email, sign-up date), profile content the user created, messages exchanged in the app, and limited log or device metadata. Selfie images submitted for identity verification are checked in the moment and not retained. When a user deletes their account we remove their personal data promptly, subject to limited records that may persist briefly in encrypted backups or where retention is required by law, so records for a deleted account may be unavailable. We cannot produce data we do not have.
Our policy is to notify users of requests for their information before disclosing it, so they may seek to protect their rights, unless we are legally prohibited from doing so (for example, by a court-ordered nondisclosure provision), or unless doing so would be counterproductive in an emergency or would create a risk to a person or to the integrity of an investigation. Where we are permitted, we may delay notice in accordance with the request.
We accept service of legal process at the email and mailing address above. Accepting service does not waive any objection, including as to jurisdiction or proper service. We may take reasonable steps to verify the authenticity of a request and the identity and authority of the requester before responding.
Lark is a United States company. Requests from non-U.S. authorities should generally be submitted through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), a letter rogatory, or other recognized channel that results in valid U.S. legal process, which we will then handle as described above.
We may seek reimbursement for the costs of responding to legal process where the law allows. We do not provide expert testimony, and requests for a records custodian's certification or authentication should be stated in the request so we can address them.
Law-enforcement and legal-process inquiries: legal@larkdating.com. Mail: Lark Dating, Inc., 244 5th Ave Suite #1767, New York, NY 10001. For general user questions, use team@larkdating.com.
© 2026 Lark Dating, Inc. All rights reserved. Lark and the Lark logo are trademarks of Lark Dating, Inc.