Bluetooth-based proximity
Used to determine that two participating devices were near each other. This supports both passive matching and short-lived live interactions such as winks.
Privacy overview
Privacy is a product feature, not a footnote.
Rome is designed so people can reconnect after real-world proximity without exposing live location, historical routes, or a public map of nearby users.
Bluetooth Low Energy is used to understand that two devices were near each other. It does not need to build a timeline of where either person has been.
The proximity layer is designed around rotating anonymous identifiers. That means nearby devices are not exposed as a stable identity that can be monitored over time.
What we use
Data used to make the core experience work.
Anonymous rotating identifiers
Bluetooth identifiers are constantly rotated and prevent tracking.
Profile and match data
Never exposed to third party services.
Support communications
If you contact Rome directly, your message and email address may be used to respond to your request.
Mutual matching
When identity becomes visible.
A profile is only meaningfully revealed when two people have both expressed interest. This is one of the core safety and privacy boundaries: proximity alone should never be enough to identify or pursue another user.