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Terms of Use 

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(Terms of Use revised on 10/06/2021)

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Preamble

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These Terms of Use are entered into between Match.com International Limited (hereinafter “Match”) and any individual who is a Member or Subscriber (hereinafter “you” or “your”).

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Match and the companies of its Group offer services which aim to facilitate dating between individuals for personal, entertainment and non-commercial purposes through electronic communications networks (hereinafter the “Services”), including namely :

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Terms of Use

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(Terms of Use revised on 09/02/2022)

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Preamble

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These Terms of Use are entered into between Match (“we”, “us”) and you.

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We, as well as other business entities controlled by, controlling, or under common control with us (our “Group”) offer a number of dating, matchmaking and social discovery platforms.  We provide our products and services, some of which are free, some of which are paid for, via desktop, web mobile and apps (the “Services”).

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Unless reserved to a certain category of users as may be specifically required upon registration (for example, when available, our services catered for users over 50 years only), our Services are open to every adult above 18 years, provided that they respect the criteria of eligibility statement below. If you are under 18, you are not authorized to access the Services and must immediately stop using them.

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  1. Acceptance of Terms of Use
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By creating an account on our Services, you agree to be bound by our (i) Terms of Use, (ii) Safety Tips, and (iii) Community Guidelines, and that you have read and acknowledge our (iv) Privacy Policy and (v) Cookie Policy, together with any additional or special terms we may notify you of at the time when you use or buy certain Services, all of which are incorporated in these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by our Terms of Use, you must stop using our Services.

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  1. Services Eligibility
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You can only use our Services under the following conditions. You represent and warrant at all times that:

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  • Match, available to Members and Subscribers of Match online or through mobile applications.
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  • Ourtime and, if applicable, other dating services, reserved for a specific category of Match Members or Subscribers.
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  • Affiny, a dating service offering to match Members or Subscribers by using psychological matching through completion of an exclusive test, the Affiny Test, available online. The completion of the Affiny Test and the resulting psychological matching are mandatory. Without completing these steps, the Members or Subscribers of Affiny will not be able to view the profiles of the other Members and Subscribers, which correspond to what they are looking for.
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  • You are over 18 and can enter into a legally binding contract with us.
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  • You meet the conditions for registration stated on the Services.
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  • You will comply with these Terms of Use, including our Safety Tips, Community Guidelines and all applicable laws and regulations.
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  • You will provide correct, accurate and true information that is not misleading. In particular, you must be truthful and honest when completing your profile and in your interactions with other users and with us.
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  • You acknowledge and agree that the Services’ purpose is to enable single individuals to connect on a personal, non-commercial and non-financial basis, with the primary goal of forming committed relationships as a couple. You must abide by and be respectful of the Services’ purpose at all times.
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  • You are not currently registered on a Sex Offender Register.
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  • You have never been convicted of an unlawful act involving fraud, a sexual offence, violence (including domestic violence), harassment, terrorism or a hate crime.
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We reserve the right to decline, suspend or terminate your access or membership at any time if you do not meet any of these conditions.

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Registration to our Services is free. You must not create more than one account.

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You must provide the mandatory information required in order to complete your profile on the Services, and keep such information up to date. You acknowledge and agree that some of this information will be published on the Services.

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Furthermore, your profile may be visible on some of our other services in certain circumstances, and thus available for users of other services to view. For more information on your profile visibility and associated settings, please go to the Help page.

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Information provided by users on the Services, during registration and at any time thereafter, must be accurate and true. The consequences that disclosing this information may have on a user’s life or the lives of other users are the exclusive responsibility of the user concerned. When you disclose and disseminate information, data, text, content, videos and images about you, you waive your right to make any claim against us, in particular on the basis of the possible infringement of your image or personality rights, honour, reputation or right to private life that may result from the distribution or dissemination of such information.

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For more details on the information we collect from you and how we use it, please consult our Privacy Policy.

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You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the login credentials you use to sign up for our Services, and you are solely responsible for all activities that occur under those credentials. If you think someone has gained access to your account, please contact us immediately at the address mentioned in the ‘Requests and Claims’ section below.

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The quality of interactions expected by both us and other users of the Services implies observing a certain level of ethical conduct in your expression and behaviour, respecting users and our Customer Care representatives as well as the laws and regulations in force. To meet this standard for quality, individual responsibility and ethics, we allow any user to report any content (photography, text, video, etc.), behaviour or comments made by a user that appears to be in violation of our Terms of Use, Safety Tips, Community Guidelines, third-party rights and the laws and regulations in force. As a result, by using the Services, you acknowledge and accept that the data you provide, as well as your behaviour or comments may be subject to acts of moderation and/or control by us in accordance with our moderation policies.

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As a user, you must abide by the following rules of conduct at all times and agree that you will not:

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  • violate our Community Guidelines, as updated from time to time;
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  • post any of your personal contact details or disseminate another person’s personal information (e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, etc.) in any manner whatsoever (in a Profile description, in a photo, etc.);
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  • post any content that violates or infringes anyone’s rights, including rights of publicity, private life, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property or contract right;
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  • impersonate any person or entity;
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  • solicit passwords for any purpose or solicit personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
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  • spam, solicit money from or defraud any user;
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  • mass send messages;
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  • post any content that is hate speech, threatening, sexually explicit or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence;
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  • post any content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
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  • insult, bully, “stalk,” intimidate, assault, harass, mistreat or defame any person;
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  • use the Services for any harmful or nefarious purpose;
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  • use the Services in order to damage us or our Group;
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  • use the Services for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited by these Terms of Use;
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For each of the Services, certain features are available to Members free of charge while other features are paid for and accessible only by Subscribers.

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By creating an Account, the Member or Subscriber acknowledges that they are fully informed of and bound by all the provisions of (i) the Terms of Use, (ii) our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Community Guidelines, each of which is incorporated by reference in these Terms of Use, and any additional terms disclosed and agreed to by the Member or to a Subscriber when they purchase Paid Services offered on the Services, which constitute an agreement between them and Match. In case a Member or Subscriber does not agree to be bound by all of the terms of these Terms of Use, they must stop using the Services.

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The Terms of Use are the property of Match and its Group. Accordingly, any dissemination, exploitation, representation, reproduction or other use, in whole or in part, on any medium, of the Terms of Use for purposes other than strictly personal and non-professional, is subject to Match’s prior authorization. Without this authorization, the infringing party may be subject to criminal and civil prosecution as provided for by law.

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Article 1. Definitions

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The words or terms used in these Terms of Use and commencing with a capital letter shall have the following meaning:

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“Account” refers to the strictly personal interface, which is accessible to Members and Subscribers, permitting them to be identified on the Websites, benefit from the Services they have registered for or subscribed to, complete and modify their Profile and, if applicable, renew or modify their Subscription.

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“Core Dating Websites” refers to the Websites accessible to all Members.

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“Event” or “Activity” both refer to, depending on the Website delivering the Service, any free or paid event allowing Members and Subscribers and, if applicable, their Guests to meet in person, offered in accordance with Match’s Terms and Conditions for Events, the defined terms of which are also used herein, and article 10 of these Terms of Use.

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 “Group” refers to any corporation or other business entity controlled by, controlling, or under the common control with, Match.com International Limited.

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“Member” refers to a user who has access to one of the Services after validly registering for free on the Websites.

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“Paid Services” refers to all paid Services available to Subscribers, including the Upgrades.

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“Profile” refers to a the content provided by a Member or Subscriber, which comprises of the Member’s or Subscriber’s self-description, including their characteristics, photos and videos, and which is accessible by other Members and Subscribers.

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“Services” refers to all services, whether paid or free of charge, available to Members or Subscribers, provided on the Websites by the Group.

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“Specialised Websites” refers to the Websites reserved for certain categories of Members or Subscribers.

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“Subscriber” refers to a user of one or more Services who has purchased a Subscription to one or more Services.

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 “Subscription” refers to a fixed price giving access to Services, including paid Services, for a limited period specified in the relevant Subscription purchased by a Subscriber.

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 “Terms of Use” refers to this contract.

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“Third-party Websites” refers to any third-party Internet websites or mobile application.

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“Upgrade” refers to any Paid Service other than a Subscription

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 “Visitor” refers to a user who visits the Website without registering or without connecting to his/her Account.

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“Websites” refers to all dating websites provided by a company in the Group, including the Core Dating Websites and the Specialised Websites as well as the mobile applications published by the companies of the Group and through which the Services are provided.

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Article 2. Access, registration and Subscription

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2.1. Procedure and terms of access and registration to the Services

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Registration to the Services is free.

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Acceptance of these Terms of Use when registering constitutes the formal conclusion of the membership contract for the Services. This results in becoming a Member, discovering the Services and gives access to free functionalities of the Services described in article 4.1 below.

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The Services are only intended for adults over 18 years old. If a Member or Subscriber is under 18, they are not authorized to use the Services and must immediately cease using any of the Services.

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By creating a Profile and using the Services, Members and Subscribers represent and warrant that:

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  • they will comply with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations.
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  • they will provide correct, accurate and true information that is not misleading. In particular, they must be truthful and honest in the responses they provide in their Profile and when interacting with other users and/or with Match and its Group.
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  • they will abide by the Services’ purpose, which is to allow individuals to chat for personal, entertainment and non-commercial purposes, for the overall purpose of seeking a bona fide relationship.
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  • they will promptly update, suspend or delete their profile in case their personal situation changes and they can no longer be qualified as a single person.
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  • they are not a person who is barred from using the Services, or under any under applicable laws.
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  • You are not currently registered on the Sex Offender Register
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  • You have never been convicted of an indictable offence, or been found guilty of an unlawful act involving fraud, violence (including domestic violence), harassment, terrorism or hatred
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  • use the Services in order to promote or to facilitate personal relationships of a transactional nature and/or services of a sexual nature and/or non-consensual sexual acts;
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  • use any robot, bot, spider, crawler, scraper, site search/retrieval application, proxy or other manual or other automatic device, method, process to access, retrieve, index, “data mine”, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Services or its contents;
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  • use another user’s account, share an account with another user, or maintain more than one account;
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Match reserves the right to decline, suspend or terminate membership or subscription at any time if a Member or Subscriber does not meet any of these conditions.

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Your breach of any of these rules of conduct constitutes a serious material breach of your contractual obligations under these Terms of Use.

 

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It is specified that a Member cannot create more than one Account with the same email address.

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Once registered, the Member completes their Profile, with the optional or mandatory information as applicable.  This information is published on the Site and shared with other Members through the Services. The distribution by the Member of their personal contact details (e-mail address, postal address, telephone, etc.) is expressly prohibited by Match (see article 5.1 below).

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Once the necessary conditions for registration are met, every Member creates a strictly confidential and personal username and password, which allows them to access their Account.

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The Member or Subscriber is responsible for the use of their identification elements by third parties or the actions or statements made by an intermediary on their Account, whether they are fraudulent or not, and will indemnify Match for any claim arising in connection with these, other than in the event of fault exclusively attributable to Match or technical failure of the Services. Moreover, Match does notverify the identity of individuals registering to the Services. If the Member or Subscriber has reason to believe that another person is using their identification elements or their Account, they must inform Match immediately.

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2.2. Procedure and conditions for Subscription

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Subscription to the Services, with or without an Upgrade, is paid for. A Member may purchase a Subscription and, thus, become a Subscriber and benefit from the functionalities of their Subscription.

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In order to do this, the Member must first identify themselves using their email address and their confidential password. After choosing their Subscription and mode of payment, they must submit their payment. This last step formally concludes the membership contract to the Paid Services and the complete, unreserved acceptance of the Terms of Use. Once the payment has been submitted, the Subscriber is directed to a payment confirmation page. Match acknowledges receipt of the purchase of a Subscription by sending an email.

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Article 3. Right to cancel

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Pursuant to article 29 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, the Member is informed that he/she has fourteen days from the purchase of a Subscription to exercise their  right to cancel, without incurring any liability and without giving  reason, by filling out the cancellation form available here or by sending a clear statement requesting this to the e-mail address: customercare@help.match.co.uk . Only requests relating to the exercise of this right to cancel will be processed from these contact addresses. In order for the cancellation to be effectively exercised, the Subscriber must send their request within the fourteen-day cancellation period.

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The Subscriber may, if they so wish, access the Paid Services immediately without waiting for the end of the cancellation period, according to article 36 (1) of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. There is a dedicated button on the payment confirmation page for this purpose.

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If the Subscriber does not wish to access the Paid Services immediately, they may leave the Website after submitting their payment and wait for the expiry of the fourteen-day period. Nevertheless, if the Subscriber connects to their Account and uses the Services before the end of the cancellation period, this first log in following the purchase of a Subscription constitutes an express request by the Subscriber to have immediate access to the Paid Services.

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In any event, immediate access to the Services does not deprive the Subscriber from their right to cancel, which remains valid until the expiry of the fourteen-day period. However, the Subscriber who has requested to benefit from the Paid Services before the end of the cancellation period must pay a pro-rated amount for their use of the Services. Match will therefore reimburse the Subscriber for the cost of the Subscription by deducting the amount equivalent to the days which have passed between the date they first  used the Subscription and the date Match received the request to cancel, provided that every day used shall be payable.

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The reimbursement shall be made within 14 days from the date Match was informed of the Subscriber’s decision to cancel, by the same means of payment which was used by the Subscriber for the initial transaction, save for any instruction from the latter to the contrary.

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The Subscriber can find additional information on the Help/Contact us page about the scope and application of their right to cancel.

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If a Subscriber purchases a Paid Service using their Apple ID, cancellations and refunds are handled by Apple under their own terms and conditions, which Match does not control. To request a refund, a Subscriber must go to iTunes, click on their Apple ID, and follow Apple’s cancellation and refund instructions.

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Article 4. Service features

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4.1 Free features available to Members

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Registration to the Services allows individuals to become a Member and provides access to free features. These features are not the same depending on the Services and may change over time. Becoming a Member does not allow anyone to use all the functionalities of the Website. Depending on the Services and subject to restrictions set by Members if any, free features notably include the creation of the Profile, certain search features, consultation of other Members’ Profiles and registration for Events and Activities. Communication with other Members generally requires a Subscription.

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Every Member can control, through their Account, the options which allow them to be visible or not on the Specialised Websites and thus able to be contacted, if applicable, through those. A Member may access the Specialised Websites provided that they satisfy the conditions applicable to Members of that Specialised Website.

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4.2 Paid features available only to Subscribers

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Purchase of a Subscription allows access to the features described on the Websites. Additional Upgrades may be purchased by the Subscriber. All features of these Upgrades will be described on the dedicated Websites.

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Every male Member or Subscriber has the option to subscribe to the “Badge”. The subscription process is the following:

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We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account without notice and without any refund if you have violated these obligations, misused the Services or behaved in a way that we regard as inappropriate or unlawful, including by reference to any action or communication that occurred on or off the Services. To make the Group’s services safer, banned users’ information may be shared within the Group to allow us and any of the Group’s platforms to take the necessary actions against unsafe users, including terminating their account and/or preventing them from creating an account.

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This account closure will take effect without prejudice to any damages and interest which may be claimed by us from you as restitution for the losses incurred by us as a result of any breach of these Terms of Use.

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5.1 Free features

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Your registration to the Services allows instant access to free features. These features are not the same depending on the type of Services you have registered for and may change over time.

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Free features and functionalities notably include the creation of your account profile, certain search functionalities, browsing other user’s profiles and access to some events and activities. Communicating with other users generally requires a subscription.

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5.2 Paid-for services

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We operate a global business and provide Services to a diverse community of users. Our pricing structure may vary by country, length of subscription, distribution channel, special offers and promotions. We regularly test new features to provide users with increased functionality and free or paid-for options should they choose to use them. We may also from time-to-time change or stop offering certain types of Purchases.

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Recurring subscriptions and/or one-off purchases (“Purchases”) allow access to additional features and functionalities. The details of such paid-for services (“Paid Service(s)”) are available for you to consult on our Services, prior to concluding a Purchase.

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5.3 Events and Activities.

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When events or activities are offered, specific terms and conditions are applicable and available from the pages describing the events or activities.

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5.4 Badges, distinctions and the like

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We may from time to time offer profile badges, distinctions or similar items for users to obtain depending as to whether they fulfil the qualifying criteria to gain that item.

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We make no representations or warranties regarding the holder of a badge, distinction or similar item, as they are generally earned based on that user’s self-declaration, which we cannot verify.

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Obtaining the Badge is subject to meeting all the conditions listed above.

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Match may remove the Badge from any Member or Subscriber whose behaviour or comments undermine the values of seriousness and courtesy connected with obtaining the Badge. Match shall not be liable towards a Member or Subscriber in this event. Match makes no representations or warranties regarding the holder of a Badge, except that he has met the conditions for obtaining these badges as set out above. Obtaining the Badge should not be interpreted as an approval or endorsement of the Badge holder’s behaviour by the Group.

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Should Match be held liable for any claim arising out of or in connection with possession of the Badge by a Member or Subscriber, the latter shall defend and indemnify Match from and against all claims, actions, liabilities, costs, damages, losses, expenses  suffered or incurred by Match arising out of or in connection with the Member’s or Subscriber’s actions or inactions or in any way related to the subscription to the Badge.

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Article 5. Services

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5.1 Match obligations in relation to the Services

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The purpose of the Services, including the Paid Services, is not organising ‘real life’, in person dates between the Members and/or the Subscribers, nor marital counselling leading to marriage nor establishing a stable union, regardless of the Member’s or Subscriber’s personal motivations in this respect.

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Match and the companies of the Group expressly exclude all liability in connection with events of any nature, which could take place  between Members or Subscribers during online interactions, whether through the Websites or through Third Party Websites, or during ‘real life’, in person dates between Members or Subscribers arising from use of the Services.

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The purpose of the Services, including the Paid Services, is not the provision of access to the Internet nor the provision of electronic communication services to the public. As a result, Match and the companies of the Group do not verify the actual identity of Members or Subscribers when they connect to the Websites. Further, they do not control nor moderate exhaustively any of the content, which the Members and Subscribers may publish or upload on the Services under their sole liability. However, the photographs and the description featuring on the Profile of every Member or Subscriber will be verified.

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Therefore, Members and Subscribers are reminded that they are prohibited from disclosing any information to other Members or Subscribers, which allows them to be identified or located (surname, postal address, email, telephone number…) with the exception of their username, through the Services.

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5.2 Obligations of Members and Subscribers

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By using the Service, Members and Subscribers must abide by the following rules of conduct at all times and agree that they will not:

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6.1 General

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Depending on your locality and the way you access the Services (for example via a desktop, a web mobile version, or an app on iOS or Android systems), Purchases may be available via direct billing (for example via a payment card, Paypal, etc.), mobile carriers, in-app payment systems (such as App Store). If you choose to make a Purchase, you will be prompted to confirm your Purchase with the applicable payment provider and your method of payment such as a payment card or your third party account such as App Store’s Apple Pay (your “Payment Method”) will be charged at the prices displayed to you for the Purchase(s) you have selected and you authorise us and/or Apple or other third party account (as applicable) to charge you.

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Your Purchase is confirmed at the point when your financial transaction is authorised and confirmed with your bank or third-party account (such as mobile carriers or Apple’s App Store).

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6.2 Subscription Auto-Renewal; Automatic Card Payment

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If you purchase an auto-recurring periodic subscription (a “Subscription”), your Payment Method will continue to be billed for the Subscription until the end of the current Subscription term. After your initial Subscription commitment period, and again after any subsequent Subscription period, your Subscription will automatically continue for an additional equivalent period, unless specifically provided otherwise at the time of the Purchase. By purchasing a Subscription, you are contractually committed to continue making any recurrent payments for the entire Subscription period and any ongoing renewal period, until you have terminated the auto-renewal of a Subscription.

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Please note that some Subscriptions are the subject of special offers whereby the price is reduced for a specific period of time before renewing at the standard (non-reduced) price.

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Your Payment Method information will be stored and subsequently used for the automatic renewal payments of your Subscription.  You may update your Payment Method at any time. We may also update your Payment Method on the database provided by the relevant payment service provider. By accepting our Terms of Use, following such update you authorise us to continue taking payments due for each Purchase (whether a payment instalment or a renewal) using the updated Payment Method.

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Objections to a payment already made should be directed to our Customer Care team at the address mentioned in the ‘Requests and Claims’ section below if you were billed directly by us. You may unconditionally withdraw your consent to automatic card payments at any time but be advised that you are still obligated to pay any outstanding amounts you owe us until the end of the then Subscription period, provided you have also cancelled the auto-renewal of your Subscription.

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6.3 Right to cancel straight after Purchase

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Subscriptions start upon Purchase confirmation. Pursuant to applicable law, you have 14 days starting from the day following a Purchase to exercise your right to cancel it (without giving any reason), by filling out the cancellation form available here or by writing to the email address listed in the ‘Requests and Claims’ section below. The refund will be made within 14 days from the date we were informed of your decision to cancel and will be processed on the same Payment Method you used for the original Purchase.

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If you connect to your account and use the Services before the end of the cancellation period, this first log in following the Purchase of a Subscription constitutes an express request by you to have immediate access to the Services, for which you will be charged.

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You can find additional information on the Help page about the scope and application of your right to cancel.

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Purchase via Apple’s App Store

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If you purchased a Paid Service via the App Store that you wish to cancel within 14 days after Purchase, cancellations and refunds are handled by Apple under their own terms and conditions which we do not control. To request a refund, you must log in to your Apple ID and follow Apple’s cancellation and refund instructions.

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The Services may contain advertisements and promotions offered over any third-party platforms and external resources such as third-party websites or mobile applications, social networks, etc. (“Third-Party Platforms”). We are not responsible for the availability (or lack of availability) of such Third-Party Platforms. If you choose to interact with Third-Party Platforms made available through our Services, their terms will govern their relationship with you. We are not responsible or liable for Third-Party Platform’s terms or actions.

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  • post any Content that violates or infringes anyone’s rights, including rights of publicity, private life, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property or contract right.
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  • impersonate any person or entity.
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  • solicit passwords for any purpose or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other Members or Subscribers.
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  • spam, solicit money from or defraud any Member or Subscriber.
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  • post any content that is hate speech, threatening, sexually explicit or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
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  • post any content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual.
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  • bully, “stalk,” intimidate, assault, harass, mistreat or defame any person.
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  • use the Services for any harmful or nefarious purpose.
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  • use the Services in order to damage Match or its Group.
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  • use the Services for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited by these Terms of Use.
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  • Subscription termination (auto-renewal cancellation)
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The automatic renewal of a Subscription can be stopped from 24 hours after Purchase and until at least 48 hours before the Subscription is due to renew. We will retain all funds charged to your Payment Method until the end of the then-current Subscription term.

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Deleting our application from your device does not terminate your Subscription. If you want to terminate the auto-renewal, you will need to log on to your account and follow the instructions.

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Once you have turned off the auto-renewal, you will then be entitled to continue using your Subscription until the expiry of its current term. Any remaining payment instalments of the Subscription’s total price will remain due and payable until expiry of the current term. You will then no longer have access to the Subscription from the date the current Subscription term expires, but you will still have access to the free features.

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If you made a Purchase via Apple, auto-renewals and terminations are handled by Apple under their own terms and conditions which we do not control. To request the termination of a Paid Service, you must log in to your Apple ID and follow Apple’s instructions.

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7.3 Profile suspension

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If you no longer wish to receive messages or have your profile shown to other users, you can at any time request the suspension of your profile via your account on the Services. This suspension is temporary, it does not interrupt any Subscription you may have (including renewals) and does not extend the duration of such Subscription. You may reactivate your profile at any time.

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7.4 Termination of account and profile closure

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You may at any time close your account on the Services by following the instructions available in your account section. If you encounter any difficulties, you may contact our Customer Care team who can do this for you. You will no longer be able to use your account, including any Purchase, from the next business day following a closure request. However, all Subscription instalments will remain due and payable for the remaining period of their current term.

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Upon closing your account, you will receive a confirmation email.

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A breach by a Member or Subscriber of any of these rules of conduct constitutes a serious material breach of their contractual obligations under these Terms of Use.

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The Group reserves the right to investigate and/or terminate a Member or Subscriber’s Account without any refund of any Paid Services if they have violated these obligations, misused the Services or behaved in a way that the Group regards as inappropriate or unlawful, including by reference to any action or communication that occurred on or off the Services. Furthermore, the Group may permanently or temporarily prohibit their access to any of its Services, Events or Activities.

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Article 6. Fees, terms of payment and renewal

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6.1. Fees and terms of payment of Paid Services

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The fees and the terms of payment are described on the Websites. Members may pay either by bank card (on the internet or through a mobile service) or by using an online payment service (PayPal, Direct Debit etc.) according to the options given on the relevant Website. The fees are indicated in British pounds sterling GBP (inclusive of all taxes).

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You may update your payment method at any time. Match may also update your payment method on the database provided by the relevant payment service provider. By accepting our Terms of Use and following any such update, you authorise Match to continue receiving payment due for each automatic renewal using your chosen payment method.

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The Subscriber may also purchase one or more Upgrades after purchasing their Subscription according to the conditions set out above and benefit from the features offered by the purchased Upgrade immediately. The Subscriber is, therefore, charged on a prorated basis for the period from the day the Upgrade is purchased until the end of the current Subscription.

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6.2. Subscription renewal terms

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On the expiry of each period of validity, the Subscription are renewed for periods equivalent to that originally chosen, unless terminated by the Subscriber in accordance with the terms and conditions in article 9 below. In particular cases, shorter renewal periods may apply as identified on the Website at the time of Subscription. Once renewed, the Subscription, including any Upgrades (if any), will be charged to the Subscriber at the standard (non-discounted) rate.

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In addition, information on the duration of the Subscriber’s Subscription is available to Subscribers in the “My Account” section, which allows a Subscriber to manage their Subscription and, if applicable, the termination of the automatic renewal.

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If a Subscriber purchases an auto-renewing Paid Service using their Apple ID, renewal terms are handled by Apple under their own terms and conditions, which Match does not control.

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6.3. Other services by third parties

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The Subscriber may also purchase other ad hoc services, such as buying mobile phone applications or special offers. In this particular case, these ad hoc services are purchased from other providers and in accordance with other terms and conditions of payment to those used for the Services provided by Match (for example, iTunes for the purchase of an iPhone application). The billing terms, the payment terms as well as the terms for renewal and termination applicable to those ad hoc services and those special offers will be communicated to the Subscriber by the third party and shall be accepted by the Subscriber before his/her purchase.

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In any event, the purchase of smartphone applications published by Match does not in any case give access to Paid Services without the purchase of a Subscription.

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Article 7. Intellectual Property

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7.1. Content disseminated on the Services

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All Services names, trademarks, logos, graphics, photographs, animations, videos and texts contained on the Websites and within the Services are the exclusive property of the Group and, if applicable, its partners and may not be reproduced, used or communicated without the express authorisation of the companies of the Group or their partners, subject to legal action.

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The rights of use granted to the Member and Subscriber are limited to private and personal use as part of and for the duration of the registration to the Services. Any other use by the Member or Subscriber is prohibited.

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The Member or Subscriber is prohibited from, among other actions, modifying, copying, reproducing, downloading, broadcasting, transmitting, commercially exploiting and/or distributing the Services, Website pages or computer codes of the elements composing the Services and Websites, in any way whatsoever, subject to legal action.

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7.2. Content disseminated by the Members and Subscribers

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The Member or Subscriber grants the Group a licence to use the intellectual property rights arising from the content provided by them in connection with their registration or Subscription and their use of the Services or the display of their Profile on the Services. This licence specifically includes the right of the Group to reproduce, represent, adapt, translate, digitise, use for the purposes of the Services or sub-license the content provided by the Member or Subscriber (information, images, description, search criteria, etc.) on all or parts of the Services and on all the Websites, in the emails by the Group, and, in general, on all electronic communication media (e-mail, Internet, mobile application) in connection with the Services.

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The Member or Subscriber expressly authorizes the Group to modify this content in order to comply with the graphic charter of the Services or other communication media referred to above, and/or to make it compatible with its technical functionalities or the formats supported by the relevant media. These rights are granted on a worldwide basis and for the duration of the Terms of Use between the Member or Subscriber and Match. The Member or Subscriber may not copy, reproduce, or otherwise make use of the content produced by other Members or Subscribers, other than strictly for the needs of use of the Services for personal and private purposes.

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Article 8. Representations and Warranties

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8.1. Operation of the Websites and Services

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8.1.1 To use the Services, the Member or Subscriber must have the skills, equipment and software necessary for use of the Internet or the mobile applications of the Services. Match has security measures in place in connection with the use of the Services. However, the Member or Subscriber acknowledges that, due to the nature and limitations of the Internet, Match cannot warrant that any connection to the Internet or mobile applications will be completely secure.

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8.1.2 The Member or Subscriber must have the equipment, including the software and appropriate settings, necessary for the good operation of the Services: the latest version of the Internet browser, activated JavaScript functions, permitted session cookies and accepted ‘pop-up’ windows.

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8.1.3 Match does not warrant that the Member or Subscriber will be able to use the Services if they use a “pop-up killer” tool or an equivalent; in this case, this function must be disabled before using the Services.

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8.1.4 Match does not warrant that the Member or Subscriber will be able to use the Services if their Internet service provider fails to provide an adequate level of service. Similarly, if applicable, the use of smartphone applications purchased by the Member or Subscriber directly from the provider of the application implies that the latter must have a smartphone and a satisfactory connection.

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8.1.5 Match is not responsible for any lack of functionality, lack of access or poor conditions of use of the Websites and Services attributable to unsuitable equipment, to the internal functionality failures of the Member’s or Subscriber’s  service provider, the overloading of the Internet network and for all other reasons external to Match constituting a force majeure event.

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8.1.6 The operation of the Services may be interrupted temporarily due to maintenance, updates or technical improvements, or to update the content and/or the way it is presented. If possible, Match will notify its Members and Subscribers before any maintenance operations or updates which may impact the Services.

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8.2. Information and content provided by the Members or Subscribers

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8.2.1. Information provided by a Member or Subscriber to any company of the Meetic Group must be accurate and true. The consequences that disclosing this information may have on the Member’s or Subscriber’s life or the lives of other Members or Subscribers are the exclusive responsibility of the Member or Subscriber concerned. The Member or Subscriber discloses and disseminates information, data, text, content and images that concerns them through the Services on their own initiative. Accordingly, he/she waives the right to make any claim against the Group, in particular on the basis of the possible infringement of their image or personality rights, honour, reputation or secrecy of their private life, that may result from the distribution or dissemination of information that concern them under the terms and conditions established in the Privacy Policy to the extent that the Member or Subscriber has previously given their voluntary and express consent to such dissemination as a result of their registration to the Services, according to the Terms of Use.

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8.2.2. Match cannot be held liable for the accuracy or inaccuracy of the information and content provided by other Members, Subscribers and/or the Member or Subscriber themselves, nor the consequences from the use of this information and content. Similarly, Match cannot be held liable for any content disseminated by a Member or Subscriber that may potentially infringe the rights of one or more of the other Members, Subscribers or third parties and for which Match demonstrates that it was not informed by a Member, Subscriber or third party, or did not have actual and prior knowledge of before its dissemination or did not commit a breach in the performance of any of its contractual obligations under these Terms of Use.

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8.2.3. The quality of the Services expected by both Match and its Members and Subscribers implies observing a certain level of ethical conduct in the expression and behaviour of the Members and Subscribers, respecting the rights of third parties, as well as the laws and regulations in force. To meet this demand for quality, individual responsibility and ethics, the Group allows any Member or Subscriber to report any content (photography, text, video), behaviours or comments made by another Member or Subscriber that appear to be in violation of the laws and regulations in force, regarding the  purpose of the Services, third-party rights or public morals.

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As a result, Members and Subscribers acknowledge and accept that the data they provide, as well as their behaviour or comments made through the Services, may be reported by other Members or Subscribers and may be subject to acts of moderation and/or control by the Group on the basis of objective assessment criteria. In the event this report or control reveals that a Member or Subscriber violated the laws and regulations in force or their contractual obligations under these Terms of Use, Match may remove this Member or Subscriber’s account pursuant to article 9 below. Depending on the behaviour or the comments made by Members or Subscribers, the moderation team may decide to block any new registration by the relevant person.

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8.3. Links and external resources

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Match is only liable for the hyperlinks it creates in the Websites and Services and does not exercise any control over the Third Party Websites and external resources (third-party websites or mobile applications, social networks, etc.) to which the hyperlinks accessible on the Websites and the Services redirect. Match cannot be held liable for the provision of links directing to Third Party Websites and cannot be held liable for their content, advertisements, products, features, services or any other elements available on or based on the use of such Third Party Websites. . It is reminded that the consultation and use of Third Party Websites is governed by their conditions of use, and that such consultation and use will be made under the Member’s or Subscriber’s full liability.

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Any issues relating to a link must be reported to Match using the contact details included in “About Us”.

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8.4 Liability and Indemnity

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8.4.1. Match is only responsible for foreseeable loss and damage caused by Match, if Match fails to comply with these Terms of Use or to use reasonable care and skill. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the membership contract was made both Match and the Member or Subscriber knew it might happen.

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8.4.2 Match may not be held liable for any damages incurred by a Member or Subscriber in the event those are caused solely by the latter or if Match is not in breach of these Terms of Use and its statutory obligations.

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8.4.3 If defective digital content, which Match has supplied, damages a device or digital content belonging to a Member or Subscriber, and this is caused by Match’s failure to use reasonable care and skill, Match will either repair the damage or pay him/her compensation. However, Match will not be liable for damage which the Member or Subscriber could have avoided by following Match’s advice to apply an update offered to them free of charge or for damage which was caused by him/her failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by Match.

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8.4.4 Match is not liable for business losses. Match will only supply the Services for domestic and private use. If a Member or Subscriber uses the Services for any commercial or business purpose Match will have no liability towards them for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

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8.4.5 Match does not exclude or limit in any way its liability to Members or Subscribers where it would be unlawful to do so.

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8.4.6. In the event Match or the Group is held liable on the basis of a breach by a Member or Subscriber of any of their legal or contractual obligations under the Terms of Use, the latter agrees to indemnify and hold Match and/or the Group harmless against any damages, expenses or orders issued against it resulting from the Member’s or Subscriber’s breach of their obligations.

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Article 9. Profile suspension – Account closure –Subscription termination

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9.1 Profile suspension

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This article only applies in relation to our Websites or aps providing the relevant functionality, as described below.

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Each Member or Subscriber may at any moment request the suspension of their Profile, namely through the ‘My Account’ section dedicated to this purpose, in order to be no longer visible on the Websites nor receive notifications. This suspension is temporary and does not interrupt the Subscription and any current Upgrades. The Member or Subscriber may reactivate their Profile at any moment.

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9.2 Account closure

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Each Member or Subscriber may at any moment terminate his/her registration to the Services or his/her Subscription by requesting the closure of their Account from Match, without further charges other than those connected to the transmission of his/her request and without reason, namely through the ‘My Account’ section, by email, using the contact form or by any means which may be indicated in this section. This request will be deemed made on the following working day from receipt, and they will no longer use his/her Subscription and any current Upgrades. The Member or Subscriber will be informed by email about the closure of their Account.

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9.3 Non-renewal/Subscription termination by the Subscriber

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The Subscriber may terminate the automatic renewal of their Subscription 24 hours after purchase and at least 48 hours before the Subscription is due to renew, by going to the ‘My Account’ section. The termination will take effect on the expiry date of the Subscription. Termination of the Subscription will be confirmed to the Subscriber by email. The Subscriber will no longer have access to the Paid Services from the date this Subscription expires.

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If a Subscriber purchased Paid Services using their Apple ID, auto-renewals and terminations are handled by Apple under their own terms and conditions, which Match does not control. To request termination of a Paid Service, the Subscriber must go to iTunes, click on their Apple ID, and follow their instructions.

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9.4 Termination by Match

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Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Terms of Use, in the event of a breach by a Subscriber or Member of their obligations, Match may permanently remove the Account(s) of the relevant Member or Subscriber from all the Websites, prevent access to the Services and to any other service provided by its Group without prior notice. This removal will not give a right of reimbursement to the Subscriber. The Member or Subscriber will be informed by email about the closure of their Account.

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This closure will take effect without prejudice to any damages and interest which may be claimed by Match from the Member or Subscriber or their successors and legal representatives as restitution for the losses incurred by Match as a result of these breaches.

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Article 10. Events and Activities

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When Events or Activities are offered to Members and Subscribers on the Websites, specific terms and conditions are applicable. You may read these on the pages describing the Events or Activities.

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Article 11. Personal Data

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The personal data of Members and Subscribers are processed in accordance with the privacy policy applicable to Match, which is available here.

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Article 12. Entire Agreement

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These Terms of Use form a contract, which governs the relationship between the Member or Subscriber and Match. They cancel and supersede all previous provisions not expressly referred to or appended and provide all rights and obligations of Match, of the companies of the Group and the Member or Subscriber with respect to their subject matter.

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If one or more provisions in the Terms of Use are held to be unenforceable under applicable laws or regulations or as a result of a final decision by a competent court or authority, the other provisions will remain in full force and effect, to the extent permitted by law, regulation or applicable court decisions.

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Article 13. Modification of the Services or Terms of Use

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13.1 Modification of the Services

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Match may update and modify the content and/or features of the Services at any moment in order to improve their quality. The Member or Subscriber will be informed of the nature of these updates or modifications when they are implemented on the Websites.

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13.2 Modification of the Terms of Use

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Match may modify the Terms of Use at any moment. The Member or Subscriber will be informed of those modifications when they are implemented on the Websites.

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Use of the Websites and new registrations are subject to the Terms of Use currently in force. Users of the Websites and Members who do not agree to the modification of the Terms of Use may stop using the Websites.

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Subscribers who subscribe before the modification of the Terms of Use will have a choice between two options:

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8.1 Content we disseminate on the Services

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All Services’ names, trademarks, logos, graphics, photographs, animations, videos, texts and generally all content displayed on the Services are our exclusive property or licensed or controlled by us, and may not be reproduced, used or communicated without our express authorisation, subject to legal action.

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The rights of use granted to you are limited to your private and personal use as part of, and for so long as, you have an account with us. Any other use by you is prohibited. Likewise, you may not copy, reproduce, or otherwise make use of the content produced by other users, other than strictly for personal and private purposes.

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You are prohibited, among other actions, from copying, reproducing, downloading, broadcasting, transmitting, modifying, commercially exploiting and/or distributing any of the Services content, pages, or computer codes, in any way whatsoever, subject to legal action.

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8.2 Content disseminated by users

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By having an account and using the Services, and for so long as you have an account with us, you grant us a worldwide licence to use the intellectual property rights arising from the content provided by you (information, images, descriptions, search criteria, recordings, etc.) in connection with your use of the Services, including without limitation your profile and interactions with other users. This licence specifically includes the right for us to reproduce, represent, broadcast, modify, adapt (in order to comply with the graphic charter of the Services and/or to make it compatible with its technical functionalities or the formats supported by the relevant media), translate, digitise, use for the purposes of the Services and/or sub-license the content provided by you on all or parts of the Services, in our emails and notifications to other users or any other communications related to the Services, subject to applicable law.

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If the Subscriber fails to request this within one (1) month from their entry into force, the modified Terms of Use will be deemed accepted by the Subscriber.

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Article 14. Requests and Claims

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For every request or claim relevant to a subscription, the Member or Subscriber may contact Match completing the contact form, ensuring that he/she indicates their username, customer number and email address.

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The Member or Subscriber may also contact the Customer Care by email:

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9.1 Our obligations in relation to your use of the Services

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We expressly exclude all liability in connection with events of any nature, which could take place between you and other users during online interactions or during ‘real life’, in person interactions.

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We do not verify the actual identity of users when they register on the Services. Further, we do not control nor moderate exhaustively any of the content which users may publish or upload on the Services under their sole responsibility. However, users’ photographs and profile descriptions are moderated prior to dissemination on the Services.

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We are not liable for the accuracy or inaccuracy of the information and content provided by you or other users, nor for the consequences arising from your or their use of this information and content. Similarly, we are not liable for any content disseminated by you or another user that may potentially infringe your rights or the rights of one or more of the other users or any other third party.

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9.2 Operation of the Services

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Our Services are provided to you ‘as is’. We do not warrant that you will be able to use them if your hardware or device does not function properly, if your internet service provider fails to provide an adequate level of service, or if your hardware or device does not have a fully functioning internet connection.

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The operation of the Services may be interrupted temporarily due to maintenance, updates, security measures or technical improvements, or to update the content and/or the way it is presented. If possible, we will notify you before any scheduled maintenance or updates which may impact your use of the Services. Some functionalities may also be disabled permanently if required for security or other pressing reasons.

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9.3 Third-Party Platforms

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We do not exercise any control over Third-Party Platforms to which you may be redirected to from our Services from time to time. We exclude all liability for the content of Third-Party Platforms nor any advertisements, products, features, services or any other elements available on or arising from your use of such Third-Party Platforms. The use of Third-Party Platforms is governed by their own terms and conditions.

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Article 15. Applicable law – Disputes

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These Terms of Use are governed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, subject to mandatory laws and regulations in force in the country of residence of the Member or Subscriber. The language of interpretation is English.

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Members may make claims on the European Commission’s online dispute resolution platform at: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. The European Commission will transfer the Member’s claim to the competent national mediators.

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In accordance with the rules applicable to mediation, prior to any request for mediation, the Member or Subscriber must first raise any dispute with Match in writing in order to attempt an amicable resolution.

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In the event that an amicable solution cannot be reached regarding a dispute relating to the Terms of Use, the competent authorities will be the courts of the country of residence of the consumer located in one of the member States of the European Economic Area or Switzerland.

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Article 16. About us

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The Services provided by Match to Members and Subscribers pursuant to these Terms of Use are offered by Match.com International Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales with registered company number 04791534 (VAT number 815337437) whose  registered address is at C/O Skadden 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5DS. The Websites are hosted on Match’s servers.

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For any questions, you can contact Match by filling in the contact form.

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By using the Services, you agree to take reasonable precautions when you interact with other users, particularly if you decide to communicate off the Services or meet in person. In addition, you agree to review our Safety Tips before you start using the Services and to follow them at all times when using our Services and interacting with other users. If you post and/or disclose to other users any confidential or sensitive information, such as personal information (surname, postal address, email, telephone number…) or financial information (e.g., credit card or bank account information), then you do so entirely at your own risk.

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Subject to applicable law, we are only responsible for direct damage caused by us if we fail to provide the Services in compliance with these Terms of Use and applicable laws and regulations. We may not be held liable for any damages incurred by a user in the event those are caused solely by the latter or if we are not in breach of these Terms of Use and/or our statutory obligations. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to users where it would be unlawful to do so.

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We are not liable for business losses. We only supply the Services for domestic and private use, and commercial use of our Services is strictly prohibited as set forth above. You are fully liable to us if you use the Services for any commercial or business purpose in breach of these Terms of Use.

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In the event we or the Group are held liable on the basis of your breach of any of your legal or contractual obligations under these Terms of Use, you will indemnify and hold us and/or the Group harmless against any damages, expenses or orders issued against it resulting from or arising in connection with such breach.

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Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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We may update and modify at any time the content and/or features of any of the Services, and these Terms of Use. This means we may add new product features or enhancements from time to time as well as remove or change some features.

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You should regularly check for the most recent version of the Terms of Use. If the changes include material changes to your rights or obligations, we will endeavour to notify you in advance of the changes to our Terms of Use by reasonable means. However, if such changes materially impact a product or service that you have paid for on the Services, we will endeavour to continue to deliver that service to you on the same (prior) Terms of Use until the end of the current term of the Purchase. If you then continue to use that Purchase in any subsequent renewal period or make a new Purchase, then the revised Terms of Use will apply from that point onwards and you will be deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms of Use.

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By using the Services, you consent to us providing you with important notices about your account or the Services. These notices can be shared directly on the Services, via app notifications or through other means associated with your account, like email. Please review your Settings to control the kind of messages you receive from us. You acknowledge and agree that we will have no liability associated with or arising from your failure to maintain accurate contact or other information, including, but not limited to, your failure to receive critical information and notifications.

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If one or more provisions in the Terms of Use are held to be unenforceable under applicable laws or regulations or as a result of a final decision by a competent court or authority, the other provisions will remain in full force and effect, to the extent permitted by law, regulation or applicable court decisions.

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All of our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use are freely assignable by us in connection with a merger, acquisition, business sale or transfer of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise; provided however that we will endeavour to ensure your rights and obligations remain unaffected by such operation.

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For every request or claim regarding your use of the Services, you may consult our Help page. If you need further help, you may contact our Customer Care team by email:

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These Terms of Use are governed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of France, subject to mandatory consumer laws in force in your country of residence.

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In accordance with the rules applicable to mediation, prior to any request for mediation, you must first raise any dispute with us in writing in order to attempt an amicable resolution.

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In the event that an amicable solution cannot be reached regarding a dispute relating to the Terms of Use, the competent authorities will be the courts of your country of residence located in one of the member States of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland.

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The Services provided by Match to Members and Subscribers pursuant to these Terms of Use are offered by Match.com International Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales with registered company number 04791534 (VAT number 815337437) whose registered address is at C/O Skadden 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5DS. The Websites are hosted on the Group’s servers.

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