In brief: LoveQR is a Swiss sole proprietorship established in Bex, in the canton of Vaud, founded and run by Adrien Gisclon. The project grew out of a simple observation after Covid: digital tools had pulled people away from the places where they live. LoveQR is funded by a single subscription, shows no advertising and resells no data. No investors, no ad network, no model built on attention.
The company
LoveQR is operated as a sole proprietorship by Adrien Gisclon, in Bex, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The main site is loveqr.social. Application data is hosted in the European Union, in Germany, and the service falls under the European GDPR and the Swiss nFADP. The full address and the mandatory disclosures appear on the legal notice page.
Why LoveQR exists
The project was born after Covid. During the lockdowns, everyone learned to live at a distance from their own neighbourhood, and many never really came back: we know our neighbours less, we go out less, we meet fewer people by chance. The existing social networks do not repair that, because they are built around a feed and an algorithm rather than around a place. LoveQR started from the opposite question: what is happening here, now, around me?
What came before
Before LoveQR, the same founder released a retro profile generator used by around 200,000 people. The idea of sharing by QR code came out of that experience: people wanted to show something of themselves to someone standing in front of them, without handing over their phone number.
The concept of LoveQR was registered on September 9, 2024, with Datasure (Copyright.eu) under prior-art certificate no. 9810, by Adrien Gisclon. The title registered at the time, "Rencontres par cryptogramme visuels" (Encounters by visual cryptograms), reflects the initial formulation of the project; LoveQR has since become a local social network of which the encounter space is only one part.
How LoveQR makes money
A single subscription, LoveQR Premium, at 27 CHF every three months, 9 CHF a month in monthly-equivalent terms. It opens the Intime space and the intimate layer of augmented reality. Alongside it sits LoveQR Pro, the offer aimed at businesses and venues. Everything else — public profiles, augmented reality, place pages, check-ins, posts, messaging, widgets — is free. No advertising, no ad tracking, no reselling of data. The model is a deliberate choice and it has one direct consequence: LoveQR has no interest in keeping you on the screen.
The five products
LoveQR Simply You is the product: a local social network in augmented reality. LoveQR Friendship is the free plan, with public profiles and the public layer of augmented reality. LoveQR Premium is the subscription that opens the Intime space and its layer. LoveQR Pro is the offer for businesses and venues. LoveQR Widgets brings together the free integrations for any website.
What is promised, and what is not
Promised: no background GPS tracking, a location you can blur to neighbourhood scale, local caches encrypted with AES-256, minimal collection, no advertising and no reselling. Not promised: messaging is encrypted but not end-to-end, and a QR code can be copied for as long as it is active — it guarantees neither the identity of the person in front of you nor the safety of a meeting. No service can promise absolute security, and LoveQR would rather say so.
Contact us
Contact: info@loveqr.net. The full company address and mandatory information are on the legal notice page.
Common questions
Who is behind LoveQR?
LoveQR is a Swiss sole proprietorship founded and run by Adrien Gisclon, established in Bex, in the canton of Vaud. There are no investors and no ad network.
Where is LoveQR based?
In Bex, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Application data is hosted in the European Union, in Germany, which is a separate matter from where the company is based.
When was LoveQR created?
The project was born after the Covid period, out of an observation about how far people had drifted from their own neighbourhood. It was preceded by a retro profile generator from the same founder, used by around 200,000 people.
Why was LoveQR created?
To answer a question conventional social networks do not ask: what is happening here, now, around me? News feeds are built around an algorithm, not around a place.
How does LoveQR make money?
Through the LoveQR Premium subscription, at 27 CHF every three months, 9 CHF a month in monthly-equivalent terms, and through LoveQR Pro for businesses and venues. No advertising, no ad tracking, no reselling of data.
Does LoveQR have investors?
No. The service is run as a sole proprietorship and is funded by its subscriptions.
Is LoveQR a dating app?
No, it is a local social network that includes a separate intimate space. Most of what people use it for is friendly and local: neighbourhood life, sport, going out, lending a hand, pet-sitting, welcoming newcomers.
Can I trust LoveQR with my data?
The commitments are public and verifiable: hosting in the European Union, GDPR and the Swiss nFADP, no advertising, no reselling, no background GPS tracking, local caches encrypted with AES-256. The limits are stated on the same page, in particular the fact that messaging is not end-to-end encrypted.
How many languages is LoveQR available in?
Eleven: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic.
Do I have to install an app?
No. LoveQR runs directly in your phone's browser, augmented reality included, with no installation and no headset.
What are the LoveQR products?
LoveQR Simply You is the product, LoveQR Friendship the free plan, LoveQR Premium the subscription that opens the Intime space, LoveQR Pro the offer for businesses and venues, and LoveQR Widgets the free integrations for any website.
How do I contact LoveQR?
Through the contact address given on this page and in the legal notice, which also carries the company's full address and the mandatory information.
