THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SPECIFIC TO EU/EEA, SWISS & UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS – ALL OTHERS PLEASE REFER TO THE TERMS OF USE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OR PLACE OF CITIZENSHIP
Please review this Agreement carefully.
Effective Date: 10/12/21
By accessing the FirstDate.com (“First Date”) website (the “Website”), including through a mobile application, you (the “User”, “Member”, or “You”) agree to be bound by this Terms of Use agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Privacy Policy, which is available here. You agree that you are bound by this Agreement and the Privacy Policy, whether or not You register as a Member of the Website. The Website is operated by W8 Tech Cyprus Limited (“W8 Cyprus” or the “Company”) and its affiliated companies (as defined immediately below). If You wish to visit the Website or to become a Member and make use of the First Date service (the “Service”), please read this Agreement. You are required to accept this Agreement to access and use the Website. This Agreement is in English. You should not rely on any non-English translation of this Agreement. Refer to this Agreement in English in the event of any discrepancies or inconsistencies. The summaries of the Agreement’s provisions contained herein are solely for informational purposes, and these summaries are not formally part of the Agreement and do not having binding legal effect.
Summary: This Agreement is between You and W8 Cyprus and is required before You can use the site and the Service. English is the official language of this Agreement. This summary, and the other summaries, are to help you understand the Agreement and aren’t part of the Agreement itself.
Affiliated Companies of W8 Cyprus
W8 Tech Ltd. Hong Kong
W8 Tech Limited, Inc. U.S.
Reflex Media, Inc.
Clover8 Investments Pte Ltd.
IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOU DO NOT MEET OR COMPLY WITH ITS PROVISIONS, DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICE.
Summary: These are our terms and if You use the Website or our Service, You are bound by this Agreement. Please read this Agreement.
Please review this Agreement carefully, including the Acceptable Website Use provision, which PROHIBITS ANY UNLAWFUL USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ESCORTING, PROSTITUTION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. In order to proceed with this Agreement and to access the Service of the Website, You must acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the Acceptable Website Use provision described herein.
Summary: If You access our Website and/or use our Service, You must do so lawfully. You cannot access our Service without agreeing to these terms.
Summary: This is a contract between You and W8 Cyprus. We can modify this Agreement at any time. If You continue to use the Website or the Service after we post modifications to this Agreement, You have accepted the new modified Agreement.
Summary: Our Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy are incorporated into this Agreement. Any other notices and terms presented to You and accepted by You (either directly or by use of the Service) are also incorporated into these terms.
You must be at least eighteen years old to register as a Member or use the Website. By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If You become a Member, You represent and warrant that You have never been convicted of a felony and that You are not required to register as a sex offender (or similar designation) with any government entity or legal authority. You will only use the Service and the Website in a manner consistent with this Agreement and any and all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, United States export control laws. By using the Service, You represent that You have not been designated by the United States government as a “Specially Designated National” or other person to whom the provisions of the Service are prohibited. Registration for, and use of, the Service are void where prohibited. You are responsible for determining whether the use of the Service is legal in the jurisdiction in which you access the Website.
Summary: You must be 18 years old or older to use the Website. As a Member, You are telling us that You have never been convicted of a felony and that You are not required to register as a sex offender or any similar designation with any governmental agency. You will only use the Service as per these terms and all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. You cannot use the Service if it isn’t legal where You are located. You are responsible for determining whether You can legally use the Service.
All terms of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect while You use the Website and/or are a Member. Moreover, all terms of this Agreement will survive the Agreement’s termination by either You or W8 Cyprus, except for any terms that by their nature expire or are fully satisfied. You may terminate your Membership at any time, and for any reason, by following the instructions on the Deactivate Account section in Account Settings, or by sending a written notice of termination to W8 Cyprus. If you deactivate your account, W8 Cyprus may still retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes and record-keeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce this Agreement and its conditions, take actions it deems necessary to protect the integrity of the Website or to protect the Website’s users, or take other actions otherwise permitted by law. In addition, if certain information has already been provided to third parties as described in the Privacy Policy, retention of that information will be subject to those third parties’ policies.
W8 Cyprus may terminate your Membership for any reason, with or without notice. If your Membership is terminated—whether by You or W8 Cyprus—You will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees or unused credits.
Summary: If You continue to use the Service, these terms are still applicable. You can terminate your Membership whenever You want. We can terminate your Membership at any time and for any reason. We won’t issue a refund if we think You failed to abide by these terms. These terms are still applicable after termination of your Membership.
The Website and the Service are for personal use only. Any other use, including use by the media, competitors, or any entity or individual wishing to use the Website or Service for profit, is considered “Commercial Use” by “Commercial Users.” Prohibited Commercial Use includes, but is not limited to, using the Service in connection with any commercial endeavors such as: (i) advertising or soliciting any user to buy or sell any products or services not offered by the Company; (ii) soliciting others to attend parties or other social functions, or networking, for commercial purposes; (iii) press or media purposes of any kind not authorized by the Company (all media inquiries should be directed to [email protected]); (iv) seeking leads or customer information for any kind of business activities (whether or not those activities are conducted on or off of the Website); or (v) scraping or otherwise collecting data or information of any kind. Organizations, companies, agencies, and/or businesses—and any other associations or entities that are not individual persons—may not become Members and should not use the Service or the Website for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website (or otherwise making First Date’s content viewable on another website through any other means), may be investigated and appropriate legal action may be taken. Such action may include (without limitation) civil, criminal, and injunctive relief. Users of the Website may not use any information obtained from the Service to contact any other user, without the other user’s prior explicit consent. The Company may investigate and take any available legal action in response to illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including referring activities the Company deems suspicious to governmental authorities.
Summary: You CANNOT use the Website or the Service for business or media purposes. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Website or Service will be investigated, and we will take legal action. We may refer activities we deem suspicious to governmental authorities.
Your Membership account is for your personal use only. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password and You are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password, including distribution of your personal information to other users. You acknowledge that W8 Cyprus is not responsible for third-party access to your account information or personal information when that access results from any action or inaction on your part, including but not limited to your voluntary distribution of your username, password, or other personal information. You also acknowledge that W8 Cyprus is not responsible for third-party access to your account information when that access results from theft or misappropriation of your username, password or other personal information from your possession, custody, or control.
Summary: Keep your username and password and personal information confidential. You are responsible for anything that occurs on the Website under your username and password, including providing personal information to others and keeping your information secure on your end.
Summary: We aren’t responsible for our users’ conduct online or offline. We don’t do criminal background checks on all of our Members, but we may conduct such a check at our discretion, and by agreeing to these terms You agree that we can do such a check. You can pay for a self-background screening, but we make no guarantees about the reliability of the “Background Verified” mark as it relates to You, or to other users/Members who paid for a similar screening. You assume these responsibilities when using the Service. Please take appropriate precautions.
Clover8 Investments Pte Ltd. (“Clover8”), and/or W8 Cyprus, own and retain all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service, and in all content, trademarks, trade names, service marks, and other intellectual property rights related thereto. The Website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of Clover8, and/or W8 Cyprus. Except for information that is in the public domain or which You have been given written permission to use, You may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information. You agree to not remove, obscure or otherwise alter any proprietary notices appearing on any content, including copyright, trademark and other intellectual property notices.
Summary: We own the Website and the Service, which includes all the content, trademarks, trade names, service marks and other intellectual property. Don’t copy or alter our stuff without our written permission.
Summary: You are responsible for what You do on our Website and how You use our Service. Don’t post or transmit any material that violates laws or regulations. Don’t post or transmit any material in a manner that will infringe on ours or others’ copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights. Don’t be rude and don’t threaten or offend others.
Summary: We don’t have to, but we may, monitor Content posted on the Website. We also may remove any Content that we think may violate the law or this Agreement or upon request by others and we may remove the Member posting such Content as well.
Summary: Once You post something, we may use it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Summary: Don’t do things to or on the Website that You aren’t authorized to do.
Summary: You may only use the Website as it is intended. No escorts or prostitutes. No human trafficking of any kind. Report any minors using the Website. Don’t seek out minors and don’t use the site if You are a minor. Don’t use the Website for unlawful purposes. If You use the Website in a way that is not authorized or is illegal, we will take legal action against You and/or refer You to the proper law enforcement authorities.
You will not harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any W8 Cyprus or First Date employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Service to You. If we feel that your behavior towards any of our employees is at any time threatening or offensive, we reserve the right to immediately terminate your Membership and You will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees.
Summary: Don’t harass our employees. We will terminate your Membership if You are threatening or offensive to our employees and You won’t get a refund.
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. Without limiting the foregoing, if You believe that your work has been copied and posted on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact our Copyright Agent at [email protected] or at the following address: FirstDate, Attn: Copyright Agent, 3250 Pepper Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada USA 89120, and provide the following information: an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; identification of the copyrighted work that You claim is being infringed; identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Website; information reasonably sufficient to permit W8 Cyprus to contact You, such as your address, telephone number and email address; a statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that You are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf. Only copyright notices will be accepted at the above email address. All other inquiries or requests will be discarded.
Summary: Don’t use or post copyrighted, trademarked or proprietary material unless You have written permission from the owner of such material. If You think someone on the Website has violated your copyright, trademark or proprietary rights, let us know.
Summary: You need to give us accurate information for your billing account and You need to keep the information updated. All payments made are final—no refunds—even if You or we terminate your account early (exceptions for Members located in certain specified geographic locations). Credits or subscriptions can’t be transferred to any other account. If You think there has been an error in billing, You must contact us immediately. Your account may be automatically renewed. We can grant free Memberships to whomever and whenever we want, and we can cancel any free trial periods when we want.
W8 Cyprus does not guarantee that the Website will be fully operational all of the time. Members may face significant service disturbances. Only in the event that the Website is offline for a period of more than 72 consecutive hours will a pro-rated refund be given. W8 Cyprus DOES NOT OFFER TECHNICAL SUPPORT. We will offer support only for the Service related to the Website. The Company reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website or the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice to any Member, group of Members or all Members. You agree that the Company shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service. To protect the integrity of the Website or the Service, the Company reserves the right at any time, in its sole discretion, to block users related to certain IP addresses from accessing the Website or Service. You agree not to circumvent, or attempt to circumvent, any such user block imposed by the Company.
Summary: We can’t guarantee that the Website will be operational all the time. We will provide Members with a pro-rated refund only if the website is offline more than 72 hours consecutively. We don’t offer technical support. We can modify or discontinue any part of the Website or the Website as a whole at any time without giving You notice, and we are not liable as a result. We can block users at any time from accessing the Website or Service.
Summary: We collect personal information from You and may share it, so You need to read our Privacy Policy.
The Website may contain, and the Service may provide, links to sites that are not maintained by W8 Cyprus. While we try to include links only to those sites which are in good taste and safe for our users, we are not responsible for the content or accuracy of those sites and cannot guarantee that sites will not change without our knowledge. The inclusion of a link in the Website does not imply our endorsement of the linked site. If You decide to access linked third-party websites, You do so at your own risk. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, third parties found on or through the Website or Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such third party. You further acknowledge and agree that W8 Cyprus/First Date and its affiliated companies shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of, or reliance upon, any such content, information, statements, advertising, goods or services or other materials available on or through any such linked website or resource.
Summary: There may be links on the Website that we don’t maintain. We aren’t responsible for the content on those sites. Just because a link is on our Website, does not mean we are endorsing the linked site. Your interaction with the linked site is at your own risk. We aren’t liable for any damage or loss You may incur by engaging with the linked site.
Summary: We are not responsible or liable for a number of things related to the Website and your use of the Website. You are using the Website and Service at your own risk and any communications between You and other users/Members are at your own risk. If You read something on our site, don’t take it on its face—use common sense, do your research and take precautions.
Summary: We have built our Service for You, but we can’t promise it is perfect. We are not liable for various things and You release us from responsibility and liability for those things.
Summary: If You use the Website or Service, You must arbitrate any disputes through the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. Further, You will be governed by and subject to the laws of Cyprus. However, any privacy disputes will be determined as per our Privacy Policy.
By using the Website or Service, You consent to service of process of any summons and/or complaint at the email address that you provided to W8 Cyprus to create your First Date account. You further agree that email is a reasonable means of notice and service for any litigation.
Summary: By providing your email address when using the Website or Service, You are agreeing to receive any type of litigation notice via that email address.
You agree that W8 Cyprus may bring actions on behalf of You or any other Member or Members, in any judicial, arbitral, or other forum, where W8 Cyprus’ rights may be implicated.
Summary: You are agreeing to let W8 Cyprus bring legal and equitable actions on your behalf if W8 Cyprus determines its own rights are implicated in those actions.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, W8 Cyprus’ officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates and subsidiaries from and against any claims, actions, or demands, arising from your use of the Website, the Service or your breach of the terms of this Agreement (including any breach of your representations and warranties contained herein), any postings or Content You post on the Website or as a result of the Service, and the violation of any law or regulation by You. You, and your estate in the case of your death, further agree that this indemnification provision covers all third-party claims, actions or demands, including those filed by your spouse, children, family or others who rely on You for support. You also agree that this indemnification provision covers all damages, costs, or expenses related to claims described in this Section, including without limitation all reasonable legal and accounting fees. W8 Cyprus reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You, in which event You will fully cooperate with W8 Cyprus in connection therewith.
Summary: You agree to defend us and hold us harmless for your use of the Website and any breach by You of the Agreement terms or any violations of any law or regulation by You. This indemnification covers all claims, actions, or demands made by anyone.
Summary: These are general terms to which You agree, just like You are agreeing to all the other terms in this agreement.
W8 Cyprus does not exclude or limit any liability for gross negligence, intent, or death or personal injury caused by its negligence or willful misconduct.
As a European or United Kingdom consumer, if W8 Cyprus/First Date causes damage to You, liability will be limited to foreseeable damages arising due to a breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of agreement. W8 Cyprus is not liable for damages that result from a non-material breach of any other applicable duty of care. This limitation of liability will not apply to any statutory liability that cannot be limited to liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or willful misconduct, or to exclude our responsibility for something we have specifically promised to You.
As a European or United Kingdom consumer, W8 Cyprus may assign this agreement, and any rights and licenses granted under it, to a third party. In case of such an assignment, You are entitled to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect by deactivating your account. W8 Cyprus will provide You with reasonable notice, via the methods noted below, of any such assignment.
Summary: As a user/Member in Europe, the above terms apply to You and supersede any contradictory terms that might be found otherwise in the Agreement.
The Company may provide You with notices, including those regarding changes to this Agreement, using any reasonable means now known or hereafter developed, including by email, regular mail, SMS, MMS, text message or postings on the Website. Such notices may not be received if You violate this Agreement by accessing the Service in an unauthorized manner. You agree that You are deemed to have received any and all notices that would have been delivered had You accessed the Service in an authorized manner.
Summary: If we make changes or want to notify You, we’ll let You know.
This Agreement is subject to change by the Company at any time. If You are a non-subscribing Member at the time of any change, the revised terms will be effective when posted on the Website and your use of the Service after such posting will constitute acceptance by You of the revised Agreement. If You are a subscribing Member at the time of any change, to the extent permitted by applicable law the then-existing Agreement will continue to govern your Membership until such time that your Membership is renewed (whether by You or automatically by the Service) as contemplated herein. If You continue your Membership, your renewal will constitute acceptance by You of the revised Agreement. Alternatively, if You terminate your subscription at such time, your use of the Service after your termination will constitute acceptance by You of the then-existing Agreement.
Summary: When we revise this Agreement, depending on your status (non-subscribing or subscribing), You may be subject to different terms (old or new) for a period of time.
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