Terms and Conditions

Last updated 2024-04-12

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully and be sure you understand them as they constitute a legally binding contract between you (You) and us (the Company) who operate the Service.

By viewing, accessing or using this Service you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions (the Agreement). Whether or not you register to access the Service as a free or paid member, please indicate your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as a binding legal agreement by following the instructions on the registration page. By using this Service you also consent to your agreement to our Privacy Policy, which by this reference is hereby incorporated into and made part of the Agreement.

The Agreement may be amended by the Company from time to time at our sole discretion. Such amendments would become effective once posted by the Company indicated by the 'last updated date' at the start of these Terms and Conditions. Your continued use of the Service after any such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the new Agreement. If you do not agree with any modifications made in the new Agreement then you must cease to use the Service with immediate effect.

1. Eligibility To Use The Service

To access and use the Service you must be at least sixteen (16) years old, or the Digital Age of Consent in your jurisdiction. By accessing, using, registering or subscribing to the Service you hereby represent and warrant that you (a) have the right, authority and capacity to legally enter into this Agreement, (b) are over sixteen (16) or the Digital Age of Consent in your jurisdiction, (c) have never been convicted of, nor have any pending criminal charges against you for any sexual offence, (d) have never been required to register as a sex offender with any government entity, (e) that you will abide by the terms of the Agreement.

2. Membership

You may register as a member (Member) to use the Service. As a Member you will gain access to all of the features and functionality of the Service. Members are referred to as Users (the Users) in the context of this Agreement.

3. Billing and Payment Policy

By registering as a Member you agree to pay the Member fees you selected from the relevant Member package options set out on the payment page. You give your permission for the Company and its billing provider to retain your payment information and charge your chosen payment provider for use of the Service.

Please note that for your convenience the Company operates some automatic renewal billing plans. This means that your Membership may continue indefinitely until it is cancelled by you. You will be billed at the same rate that you signed up for using the original payment method. We will only bill you for these repeat payments when your current Membership period expires and not before.

Having read and understood these terms you agree that your account will be subject to this automatic renewal feature.

The Company occasionally runs trials and offers for its Services at discounted rates. Subscribers to such trials and offers will be automatically renewed at the end of the initial period at the standard non-discounted Membership rate specified when they agreed to purchase the trial Membership, unless they cancel their Membership before the initial period expires.

All Members are able to cancel their Membership at any time [for details please see 4. Term and Termination].

You agree to provide true, current, accurate and complete information about yourself as requested. You agree to keep this information up to date and current (to include any change in billing address, card number or expiry date). You agree and acknowledge that you are responsible and remain liable for all Membership fees that are made using your account details, up until the point of notification by you to the Company of any unauthorised use of your account details. We shall not be held responsible nor liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these provisions.

When you opt to purchase your membership via one of our third party payment partners, you will be subject to their terms and conditions.

4. Term and Termination

This Agreement will remain in full force and effect whilst you use the Service and/or are a Member. You can cancel your billing agreement either by contacting our Support team. Upon requesting you will be sent an email with a link to the Membership Cancellation process.

If you cancel your Membership, you will still continue to enjoy and receive all your member benefits until the end of your then paid for Membership period, after which time these benefits will cease.

Cancelling your Membership does not automatically delete your Member profile. Even if you cancel your Membership you will still remain a Member and can continue to use the Service as a Member and your profile will remain visible to other users of the Service. If you wish to remove your profile and data from the Service you can do so at any time by following the instructions on your 'Membership' page.

The Company reserves the right to terminate or suspend your Membership at any time and for any reason, with or without notice, including but not limited to breach of this Agreement. Any abusive, threatening, fraudulent, obscene or illegal activity on the Service or conduct or activity that may affect the enjoyment or use of the Service by other Members may be grounds for termination. Cases of fraudulent or illegal activities may be referred to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. After your Membership is terminated for any reason, all terms of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Member participation policy — Member participation is defined as where a Member has uploaded media, sent or read messages, uploaded any written content to the site, since the membership was activated.

5. Safety and Account Security

This is an entertainment Service and you agree to use the Service at your own risk. Your safety and security are very important. You acknowledge and agree that you will use common sense and caution before sharing personally identifiable information with other users.

The Company DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS USERS NOR DOES IT SCREEN OR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF ITS USERS FOR ACCURACY. Background checks are not always accurate as people can submit false information, or that information may be no longer up to date, not all criminal records are available online. By using this Service you acknowledge that any User profiles, messages and communication may not be genuine. You also agree to take reasonable care and caution when interacting with other Users of the Service.

You agree to keep your account password confidential at all times. You also agree to be solely responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password, and to logout of your account at the end of each session. You agree to notify the Company immediately if you suspect any unauthorised use of your account details and to take any necessary action requested by the Company.

6. Site Conduct

For the benefit of other users of the Service and to comply with applicable law, you hereby agree not to use the Service for any unlawful purposes or to harass any other Users of the Service. You agree that your use of the Service is subject to the relevant state, local, national and international laws, legislation and regulation and to comply with the same. You agree you will not use the Service to:

• post any Content that is prohibited in Section 7
• attempt to solicit money from any Members for services
• harass or 'stalk' any other person
• impersonate any person by any means
• send or solicit any content that relates to any commercial services
• promote yourself as it relates to any other Service or redirect users to another Service
• send chain letters, junk mail or spam
• send any content that could damage the site, including viruses, bots, denial of service attacks, packet or IP spoofing, harmful code

Furthermore you agree that you will not:

• use or apply any site search application, spider or robot or other device to retrieve, data mine or otherwise reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure and content of the Service
• attempt any form of 'profile scraping' or other forms of 'data harvesting' of any content contained on the Services

7. Site Content Posted By You

You understand and agree that the Company has the right to review and remove any content, message, personal advertisement, comment, photo, profile or other such material (the Content) you post on the Service that in the sole opinion of the Company violates this Agreement, or which might be deemed offensive, illegal or might threaten the safety or violate the rights of other Users, and/or is deemed damaging to the Company.

You are solely responsible for any and all Content that you post or in any way make available to the Service or to other Users. In posting any Content to the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the necessary ownership and other rights in the Content, that it is not defamatory, threatening, nor does it violate any rights, privacy and/or intellectual property rights of any other persons. Content that is uploaded by you is for the sole purpose of engaging in your personal activity and cannot be used for commercial gain.

By posting Content to the Service, you automatically grant to the Company, its affiliates, licensees, successors and assigns, an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, fully paid up, worldwide licence to use, copy, store, perform, display, reproduce, adapt, modify and distribute the Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and Content, and to grant and authorise sub-licenses of the foregoing. The Company reserves the right to use Content from profiles, including the member username, photos and descriptions including age in promotional material.

Below is a list, which is not exhaustive, of the type of Content that is deemed illegal or is prohibited to be used on the Service. The Company reserves the right to remove from the site and to take appropriate legal action against any User who violates this provision. You hereby agree not to post Content that:

• Promotes or could be deemed discriminatory to any individual or group, including but not limited to racism, sexism, bigotry, hatred, emotional harm, and threats of physical harm
• Harasses or intends to harass, annoy, embarrass, upset, abuse, or slander any individual or group
• Promotes inaccurate information, or impersonates any other person
• Depicts or encourages illegal acts or unlawful activity or behaviour that will violate any local, state, national, or international law
• Contains nudity or content of a sexually explicit or pornographic nature
• Contains any material that infringes a third party's intellectual property rights
• Contains any other person without their permission (including any visible faces)
• Contains any person, or references to any person, aged under 16 or of the jurisdiction Digital Age of Consent where the age of consent is greater than 16
• Contains any advertising, commercial, or promotional material (contests, sales, sweepstakes, advertising, pyramid schemes, or links to external websites, etc.)
• Is intended to solicit passwords or any personally identifiable information from other users for either unlawful or commercial means
• Provides material that exploits any individual or group in a violent or sexual manner
• Is not otherwise in the Company's sole opinion otherwise in compliance with this Agreement

For your safety and security, personal contact information must not be included on your profile, or on any public areas of the site. This includes last names, addresses, specific locations, places of work, licence plates, phone numbers, URLs or external web links, messenger IDs, social media details, and Skype or email addresses.

By accepting these terms and conditions, you confirm that you have obtained the express consent of all individuals, whether members of this site or not, to publicly display images or videos of them on this site or any site the Company sees fit. You confirm that all individuals depicted in any images or videos you upload are aged 16 years or over at the time the recording was taken. The Company monitors and has controls in place to mitigate risks to individuals by making sure all individuals depicted have given their consent to prevent any illegal activity.

8. Non Commercial Use

The Service is for the personal use of individuals and any other use is strictly forbidden. Companies, organisations, and/or businesses are not permitted to become Users and should not use the Service for any purpose, any content uploaded to the Service can not be for commercial gain. Registered Users of the Service agree that they will not copy, redistribute, reproduce, alter, data scrape, aggregate or in any way reuse for commercial purposes any User information accessible through the Service. Illegal and/or unauthorised uses of the Service including but not limited to, collecting usernames and/or email addresses, or any other personally identifiable information of site users by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited email and unauthorised framing of or linking to the Service is expressly prohibited and will be investigated and the appropriate legal action taken.

9. Disclaimers

The Company makes no representation, warranty or guarantee for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on or transmitted via the Service. The Company is not responsible for the conduct, whether offline or online, of any User of the Service. Despite Users of the Service agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, the Company cannot guarantee that each User is at least the required minimum age, nor does the Company accept any responsibility for any Content or other use of the Service by anyone under the age of 16 (or the Digital Age of Consent where appropriate) in direct violation of these Terms and Conditions. It is possible for other Users (including unauthorised Users or 'hackers') to gain access to personal information about you through your use of the Service and to use your personal information for purposes other than those intended by you when you signed up to the Service. The Company is not responsible for the use of any personal information that you disclose on the Service. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY, FOR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF OTHER USERS (INCLUDING UNAUTHORISED USERS), WHETHER THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OCCUR DURING THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE.

The Company is not responsible for any interruption, delay in operation or transmission, error, deletion, omission, communications failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to any user, member communications. The Company is not responsible for any problems or technical errors of any telephone network, online service, servers or providers, software, computer equipment, email systems, technical problems or congestion or service interruptions on the internet or any website or combination thereof. ALL INFORMATION OR MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED VIA YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DISCRETION AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE COMPANY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, MOBILE DEVICE, INTERNET ACCESS, OR ANY LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA THAT RESULTS OR MAY RESULT FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIALS. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY DAMAGE OF SUCH A NATURE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORISED TO DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL FROM THE SERVICE.

Any advice or content posted on the Service is intended for informational and entertainment purposes and is not designed to replace any form of professional advice. The Company makes no representations or warranties and hereby disclaims all liability for any actions or effects on any person following the information offered or provided on the Service.

THE COMPANY PROVIDES THE CONTENT, AND THE SERVICE ON AN 'AS IS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE' BASIS. THE COMPANY GRANTS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO THE SERVICE, (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN), WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY MAKES NO GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE. THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

10. Limitations on Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE COMPANY, ITS OWNERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING EMOTIONAL DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM ANYONE'S USE OF THE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING THE CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR OF ANY USER INTERACTIONS EITHER ON OR OFF THE SERVICE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THE COMPANY IN MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE SERVICE IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD.

11. Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that the Company owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Service and that these rights are protected by intellectual property rights and other laws. You hereby agree that except for publicly available information or for information which you have been given written permission, you will not copy, modify, create, transmit, publish, store or sell such proprietary information.

12. Disputes Between Members

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for your interactions with other Users of the Service and that the Company shall have no responsibility concerning such interactions. The Company reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to monitor any disputes between you and other Users.

Should you have any claim or action against another User you hereby agree to pursue said claim or action independently of the Company and you hereby release the Company from any claims, liability and damages associated with such a claim or action.

13. Indemnity by you

You acknowledge and agree that you will indemnify and hold the Company, its owners, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, suppliers, agents and attorneys, and their successors and assigns, harmless from any and all liability, loss, demand or claim in connection with the Content and all other information, material, messaging and communication you may receive from the Service and other Users of the Service.

14. Privacy

The Company respects the privacy of its Users and processes information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. By agreeing to the terms of this Agreement you give your consent to your information being processed according to our Privacy Policy and you warrant that the information you give is correct.

You understand and agree that although the Company endeavours to uphold the necessary safeguards concerning your personal data, we cannot ensure nor guarantee the safety, security or privacy of the information that you provide via the Internet or in email communications, and you hereby release us from any and all liability in connection with the use of this information by other parties.

15. Copyright Policy

Whilst the Company is not legally required to do so, we use our best endeavours to fully comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), especially the notice and 'takedown' provisions, thereby benefiting from the safe harbours immunising the Company from liability to the fullest extent provided by law. By using this Service you agree not to post, reproduce or distribute any copyrighted material, trademarks or any other proprietary information without first having obtained the relevant permissions to do so by the legal owner of such proprietary materials.

In accordance with the DMCA we follow a copyright policy that allows us to terminate the registration of any Users who are deemed to be repeat copyright infringers or who infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

If you believe that your work has been infringed and posted onto the Service please contact us with the following information:

• a physical or electronic signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner
• identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been copied or infringed
• a description of where the claimed copyrighted material is to be found on the Service (of sufficient detail to allow the Company to locate it)
• a written statement by the complaining party that you have a good faith, belief that the disputed material is not authorised for use by the copyright owner
• a written statement by the complaining party, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in this notification is accurate and truthful and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner
• your contact details: name, address, telephone number and email address

Please be aware that you might be liable for damages (including attorney's fees and other costs) if you misrepresent any notification or claim that content is infringing upon your copyright.

16. Merger or Acquisition

In order to ensure a smooth transition of the Service in the event of an acquisition, merger, reorganisation, sale of any part of the Service owned by us, we may transfer your personally identifiable information to a third party as part of such acquisition, merger, reorganisation or sale without notice to you, provided any such third party shall be liable to honour the terms of the Agreement.

17. Modifications to Service

The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the full operation of the Service, however we reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Service (or any part of the Service) with or without notice. You acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not be liable to you or any third party as a result of any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service that it makes.

18. Email Communications and Test Profiles

By becoming a User of the Service you hereby agree to receive email communications from the Company. The emails sent to you by the Company as part of the Service may be relationship or transactional in nature. These emails may include but are not limited to, User profile announcements, Service announcements, Service changes, administrative related communications, or emails containing commercial offers or promotions from the Company as well as third parties.

19. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This Agreement and any dispute between you and the Company arising out of your use of the Service shall be governed by the laws of our domiciled jurisdiction, and no other laws, and shall be exclusively settled by means of binding arbitration / mediation using a neutral arbitrator (not a judge or jury) as follows:

• The appointed arbitration / mediation authority will be nominated by the Company.
• The arbitration / mediation proceedings shall be held at our domiciled jurisdiction.
• The number of arbitrators / mediators shall be one.
• The language used in the proceedings shall be English.
• The applicable substantive law shall be that of our domiciled jurisdiction.
• Any award granted shall be final and binding and there shall be no appeal.

By using the Service and legally entering into the terms of this Agreement you hereby agree, accept, understand and warrant that you:

• irrevocably consent to the above arbitration / mediation agreement as the exclusive means to settle any dispute resolution between you and the Company
• waive any objection you have now or in the future to its location, jurisdiction and terms
• acknowledge and agree to give up your right to go to court to assert any dispute or claim (except for matters that may be taken to small claims court)
• acknowledge and agree to give up your right to join or participate in any litigation on a class action or representative basis in a private attorney general capacity (or other similarly situated persons) with respect to any claim

20. Force Majeure

The Company shall not be held responsible for any service interruption or performance failure caused by acts of God (or natural disasters), strikes, power outages, terrorism, embargoes, war, fires or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the affected party.

21. Entire Agreement

This Agreement together with the Privacy Policy and the price list for Membership contained on the payment page of the Service, constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company concerning the use of the Service.

In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply in full force and effect. If we do not enforce any provisions of this Agreement, this will not in any way be considered a waiver of any provision or right.

The terms of this Agreement are personal to you. You may transfer, assign or delegate them only with our prior written permission. Any and all other attempts to transfer, assign or delegate the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void.

22. REFUND POLICY

Last updated 2024-04-14

Membership subscriptions that have not been used as outlined in the Member Participation Policy point 4, will be considered by our Refunds Team for a refund.

Refunds will be considered on a case by case basis.

Where your purchase has been made via a third-party payment provider, you will be subject to their Terms & Conditions. You will need to contact the third party provider directly regarding any payment or billing issues.

All refunds will be subject to an administration charge.

Members requesting a refund should do so initially by submitting a ticket via the Helpdesk in the Members Area of the Service.

23. Data Retention Policy

Last updated 2024-04-14

Our Data Retention Policy is designed to help ensure compliance with legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal information. Personal information that is processed by the Service for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary to provide the member with our services.

Members have the right to download a copy of all the data we hold. This can be downloaded from the Membership page on the site. Members can also delete their profile online by contacting our online support team from the Membership page.

As part of our commitment to keeping users safe, we have adapted our retention policy to privately retain information on deleted profiles for a reasonable length of time as may be required to comply with the appropriate law enforcement bodies in the event of cases of harassment, bullying or other criminal acts.

Security of personal information

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

We will store all personal information on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.

1. All electronic financial transactions entered into through our Service will be protected by encryption technology.
2. All electronic financial transactions entered into through our Service that are handled by third party sources will be protected by the security measures put in place by the bank or organisation in question.
3. Members should acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and that this Service cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
4. Members will be responsible for keeping their Username and Password used for accessing this Service confidential; We will not ask for your password other than when needed to log in to our Service.