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Membership Terms ' Conditions

Welcome to Datehamster. The following Terms and Conditions govern the relationship between PLB Media Solutions Ltda., Av. Antonio Torres Galvao 221, 51160-330 Recife/Brazil (hereinafter "PLB Media") Email: plbmediasolutions@gmail.com and the users and customers of its telemedia Services (hereinafter "User"). They define the conditions under which the use of the Services offered by "Datehamster" takes place.

1. Acceptance of the Contract Concerning the General Terms and Conditions
By creating an Datehamster account or by using the Datehamster app, whether with a mobile device, a mobile application or a computer (collectively, the "Service"), the User agrees to the following Terms of Use.
PLB Media may make changes to this Agreement and the Service from time to time. We may do this for a variety of reasons, such as to reflect changes in laws or regulations, new functions, or changes in business practices. The most current version is always the valid version. If the changes include significant changes that affect your rights or obligations, we will provide you with reasonable notice of those changes, by way of messages via the Service or by e-mail, for example. If you continue to use the Service after the changes take effect, you agree to the revised Agreement.

2. Access
Access to the PLB Media database and Services is granted after the User has registered. During registration, a password and pseudonym specified by the User is used. Registration requires the User to enter an e-mail address and completely fill in the registration form.
As an alternative, the User is offered a connect function from third-party providers (e.g. Facebook Connect). When registering via the connect function of a third-party provider, the respective profiles of the User are transferred to the PLB Media database. When registering via the connect function of a third-party provider, the User must accept the respective terms and conditions of the third-party provider.

3. Scope of Services
PLB Media enables Users to access a central database system via its mobile application. This database system contains profiles and information about other Users. After registering and creating their own profile, Users have the option of searching for other profiles in the database. Users can view the profiles of other Users and contact them. In addition, PLB Media offers access to data from a selection of Users as part of its access to the database system. The content, type and duration of the data material provided and transmitted by the respective User is the sole responsibility of the User.
PLB Media provides both free and paid Services. With the free registration, the User can create a profile, view the profiles of other Users and read messages from other Users. Likewise, a User can tag the profiles of other Users free of charge. If two Users tag each other's profile, this is shown to both Users. This is a so-called match.
In addition to the free Services listed above, the User is offered to contact other Users and write messages to them for a fee. Before these Services are provided, the User is informed of the costs, content and scope of the Services as well as the price and terms of payment.

4. Authorization
Minors and persons acting on behalf of a third party are excluded from using PLB Media´s Services. If PLB Media has reason to suspect that a person is not entitled to participate, PLB Media shall be entitled to verify the person's personal data by validating their identity by requesting official documents. Users who are not entitled to participate are excluded from using PLB Media´s Services and the database.
By creating an account and by using the Service, the User declares and guarantees that:
they can enter into a binding contract with PLB Media; they will comply with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations; and they have never committed a serious crime or a punishable act (or a similar offence), a sexual crime or a violent offence and is not listed as a sex offender in any state, federal or local sexual offender register.

5. Termination of the Free Membership
A user is entitled at any time to delete his profile without giving reasons. In addition, PLB Media reserves the right to refuse the registration of a User at any time without stating reasons If the User violates these General Terms and Conditions, PLB Media may terminate the membership at any time without notice Upon termination of membership, all obligations of the operator to store data of the User cease, unless statutory retention periods require storage.

6. Modification of the Services
PLB Media always strives to improve the Service and provide Users with additional functionalities that they find appealing and useful. This means that from time to time PLB Media will introduce new product features or enhancements and remove some features, and if these measures do not materially affect the rights or obligations of Users, PLB Media may do so without prior notice to Users. PLB Media may even suspend the Service altogether, in which case PLB Media will notify Users in advance unless mitigating circumstances, such as security concerns, prevent this.

7. Purchases
In addition to the free Services, PLB Media offers the User various fee-based Services and benefits. With each individual use of these Services, the User enters a new contractual relationship with PLB Media. Each use of a Service constitutes a new contractual relationship. These Services are completely detached from the free use of the PLB Media database system. The individual contracts do not constitute subscriptions. The contract is concluded by the User selecting the chargeable Service and accepting the payment obligation by pressing the "Buy" button (hereinafter: Order Process). The Services subject to charges are also subject to local terms and conditions. Datehamster Purchases
If the User chooses to make a purchase through Datehamster, they agree to pay Datehamster all fees at the indicated price for the Services they have selected, as well as any costs or taxes that may be incurred on their payments. In addition, Datehamster is authorized to charge the selected payment provider (the User's "payment method"). Datehamster may correct any billing errors or mistakes even if payment has already been requested or received. If the User reverses a transaction or otherwise reverses a payment via its payment method, PLB Media may, at its sole discretion, immediately delete the User account. „Coins“
Through the conclusion of a payable contractual relationship, the User receives an amount selected in the Order Process, which is credited in the form of a credit account. The credit balance is denominated in so-called "Coins". For a consumption of 50 "Coins" the User can send messages to other Users. If the credit account no longer contains any "Coins", it is not possible to send another message to other Users. The User can add "Coins" to their credit account again through the Order Process, through which a new purchase contract is concluded. Virtual Items
The "Coins" are virtual items that the User acquires. The User is only permitted to purchase virtual items via PLB Media and by no other means. Virtual items form a limited license subject to this Agreement. Unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, virtual items purchased by the User will be licensed to the User and the User acknowledges that no title or ownership of the virtual items will be transferred or assigned to the User. This Agreement shall not be construed as a sale of rights of virtual items. No account balance in the User's account with respect to the virtual items represents a real-world account balance or reflects any stored values but represents a measure of the scope of the User's license. There are no fees for virtual items if they are not used, but the license granted to the User for virtual items ends, in accordance with the terms of this contract, if PLB Media ceases to provide the Service or if the User's account is otherwise closed or terminated. PLB Media reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to charge fees for the right to access or use virtual items and/or may distribute virtual items for a fee or free of charge. PLB Media can manage, regulate, control, modify or remove virtual items at any time. If PLB Media exercises any of these rights, PLB Media shall not be liable to the User or to third parties. The transfer of virtual items is prohibited, and the User may not sell, accept back or otherwise transfer virtual items to any natural or legal person. Virtual items can only be taken back via the Service. All purchases and returns of virtual items made through the Service are final and non-refundable. The provision of virtual items for use within the Service, is a Service provided by PLB Media that begins immediately upon the User's acceptance of the purchase of such virtual items. Refund User acknowledges that PLB Media is under no obligation to refund for any reason and will not be entitled to any money or other compensation for unused virtual items if an account is closed, whether intentional or unintentional. However, PLB Media will review each request on a case-by-case basis and has the right to make refunds only as a gesture of goodwill and without acknowledging any legal obligation. In general, all fees for purchases are non-refundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used periods. Purchases of virtual items are final and non-refundable.

8. Terms of Payment
The fee for paid Services must be paid in advance to PLB Media and is collected in full by the payment method selected in the Order Process, such as credit card, direct debit or online banking. After successfully completing the Order Process, the coins will be credited to the customer account immediately, but at the latest after 2 hours. When purchasing by credit card, Datehamster will appear as a descriptor on your statement. PLB Media may have the payments for fee-based Services processed by an external Service provider appointed by PLB Media.

9. User Obligations
The User is solely responsible for the content of their registration, further personal data and thus for the information they provide about themselves. The User affirms that the provided data are true and describe themselves personally. Intentional or fraudulent misrepresentations may result in civil and criminal proceedings and entitle PLB Media to block the User profile without affecting PLB Media´s right to remuneration. The User affirms that they do not use PLB Media´s Services for business or commercial purposes, in particular for advertising purposes. The User is not permitted to read out the contents and profiles of other Users manually or with computer programs in order to use the data obtained in this way. The User commits themselves to treat their login data confidentially. If the login data is passed on to third parties, the User is responsible for all consequences of the action. If it is suspected that the access data has been forwarded to third parties, the User must inform PLB Media immediately and take appropriate measures to prevent further misuse (e.g. by changing the password). User are prohibited to provide any kind of explicit content. Furthermore, the User commits to not abusing PLB Media´s Services, in particular, not to use them to disseminate defamatory, racist, inciting or otherwise illegal material or information; not to request illegal pornography via the database system or from other Users; not to use them to threaten or harass other Users or performers or to violate their rights (including personal rights); not to introduce any data into the system or the database which contain a virus, or software or other material which is protected by copyright or other protective rights, unless the User is the owner of the respective rights or has the necessary consent for use; not to use them in such a way as to adversely affect the availability of the Services to other Users; not to intercept any e-mails or other messages and not to attempt to do so; not to send chain letters; not to send any e-mails or other messages which serve a commercial purpose; not to mention any names, addresses, telephone or fax numbers, messenger addresses, emails or URLs in the profile data; not to collect, store or process any personal data about other Users. Non-compliance with the above obligations or a violation of other obligations regulated in these General Terms and Conditions shall entitle PLB Media to immediately block the User's access to the database and to terminate the contract without notice for compelling reasons. If the User connects commercial or business interests with the conclusion of the contractual relationship or uses the data made available to them for business or commercial purposes or for purposes not expressly approved by PLB Media, they commit themselves to pay PLB Media a contractual penalty of € 1,000 for each proven infringement. Further claims for damages remain unaffected by this. The User is also obliged to follow PLB Media´s photo/picture policy.

10. Violation of User Obligations
If the User violates these General Terms and Conditions, PLB Media may terminate the membership at any time without notice and the User's account will be deleted.

11. Communication
PLB Media sets up an electronic mailbox for the User under their account/profile. This serves to contact other Users and to transmit Service messages from PLB Media. Further communications from PLB Media to the User shall be made via the e-mail address provided by the User. The Users of the PLB Media database are provided with a chat for the mutual exchange of information in text form, as well as gifts and kisses for making contact. The Users themselves are responsible for managing the communication among each other and for ensuring an appropriate way of expression. Sexually objectionable statements at the start and hints during communication should be avoided. A chat can be started by the User at any time. Users who have a predefined number of "Coins" can write to other Users for a fee. A User receives push notifications by default. Notifications include notices of received chat messages, visits to the profile by other Users, tags of the profile by other Users, and matches. The notifications can be turned off in the settings of the app. PLB Media uses professional animators and operators for the entertainment of the Users, who are not identified separately in the system. This Service is provided in the highest quality. Real meetings are not possible with these operators. Users can only send them messages within the portal.

12. Advertising and Newsletters
By registering with PLB Media, the User expressly agrees that messages with information about Datehamster as well as information about other Users may be sent to them. The User is entitled to stop the mailing at any time.

13. Bans on Commercial or Business Use, Ban on Spamming
The User assures that they are not pursuing any commercial and / or business interests in connection with their use. They commit themselves to not using the Datehamster website and the mobile app for commercial or business purposes. Advertising for commercial or business Internet pages or apps, in particular those that: Offering of goods or services for monetary value, the solicitation of an equivalent offer or the reference to an equivalent offer which can be obtained elsewhere Advertising for commercial or business websites or apps, in particular those offer goods or services against payment, are used for the presentation or advertising of companies, or advertise other commercial portals. This applies in particular to the advertising of companies in the form of pop-ups, banner advertising or through specially highlighted or conspicuous links. An internet page is considered commercial if it links directly or indirectly to the commercial internet portal of another operator. Establishing contact for the purpose of making a subsequent profit, in particular through subsequent references to 0900 numbers or premium rate SMS numbers. The User commits themselves not to advertise commercial offers to other Users of the Service offered here or to other Users in any form and not to send messages that serve a commercial or business purpose. This also refers to setting or naming links in publicly accessible profiles or sending messages with the internal message exchange systems (e.g. message posting, forums and profile data).

14. Damages
A User who pursues or uses Datehamster for commercial or business purposes within the meaning of point 13 without the permission of PLB Media is obliged to pay a flat-rate compensation of € 5,100. In this case, the User is permitted to prove that no damage has been caused at all or that it is significantly less than the lump sum. PLB Media reserves the right to prove that it has suffered higher damages as a result. In the event of an intentional or grossly negligent breach of the User obligations mentioned under point 9, the User commits to pay damages to PLB Media, unless the breach already constitutes a lump-sum compensation according to paragraph 1 of this point. In this case, the User is permitted to prove that damage has occurred at all.

15. Third-party Services
The Service may contain advertisements and promotions offered by third parties as well as links to other websites or internet resources. PLB Media is not responsible for the availability (or lack of availability) of such external websites or internet resources. If the User decides to interact with third parties through PLB Media´s Services, the relationship between them and the User is subject to the terms and conditions of these third parties. PLB Media is not responsible or liable for the terms or actions of such third parties.

16. Amendment of the General Terms and Conditions
PLB Media reserves the right to amend these General Terms and Conditions at any time, insofar as this does not affect essential provisions of the contractual relationship and it is necessary in order to adapt to developments which were not foreseeable for PLB Media at the time of conclusion of the contract and the non-observance of which would noticeably disturb the balance of the contractual relationship. Essential provisions are, in particular, those relating to the type and scope of the agreed Services as well as the term, including the provisions on termination. PLB Media is entitled to make changes to close any gaps in the contract, in particular due to legal changes and changes in case law.

17. Liability of PLB Media
PLB Media assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy and security of the data and content published or transmitted by other Users. PLB Media also assumes no liability for the correctness of the contents of the User profiles. Although this is not permitted, Users may enter incorrect or illegal information and content or use PLB Media´s Services for inappropriate or illegal purposes. PLB Media provides an IT service with access to the database and does not guarantee success. As PLB Media has no influence on the transmission of data via the internet outside its own IT infrastructure, and due to the characteristics and uncertainties of the internet, PLB Media cannot accept any liability for such external data losses and/or errors in data transmission. PLB Media is not liable for any failure of the offer which is beyond its control (e.g. due to force majeure or technical malfunctions of the internet). PLB Media assumes no liability for the misuse of information provided by the User to third parties. PLB Media is also not liable for the unauthorized access of third parties to the personal data of Users (for example through unauthorized access to the central database), unless PLB Media has deliberately or grossly negligently made the unauthorized access by third parties possible. PLB Media is only liable - except in the case of breach of essential contractual obligations, in the case of injury to life, body or health or in the case of claims arising from the Product Liability Act - for intent and gross negligence. Essential contractual obligations are those whose fulfilment is necessary to achieve the purpose of the contract. In the event of a minor negligent breach of an obligation which is essential for achieving the purpose of the contract (cardinal obligation), PLB Media´s liability shall be limited in amount to the damage which is foreseeable and typical for the type of activity in question. The above limitation of liability also applies to the personal liability of PLB Media´s employees, representatives and agents.

18. Rights The User grants PLB Media a non-exclusive, transferable, geographically unlimited and temporally limited right of use to the contents created or uploaded by them on the database, including pictures, texts and videos. The User assures that the contents posted or created by them and their use do not infringe the rights of third parties, in particular copyrights or other property rights.

19. Data Protection PLB Media collects, processes and uses personal data of the User as described in these Terms and Conditions and in the Privacy Policy. The storage of personal data is governed by the statutory provisions.

20. Cancellation Instruction
Right of Cancellation The User has the right to cancel the created contracts within fourteen days without stating reasons. The revocation period is fourteen days from the day of the individual conclusion of the contract. In order to exercise the right of cancellation, the User must inform us (PLB Media Solutions Ltda., Av. Antonio Torres Galvao 221, 51160-330 Recife/Brazil) by means of an unambiguous statement (e.g. a letter or e-mail sent by post) of their decision to cancel this contract. In order to comply with the withdrawal period, it is sufficient for them to send notification of the exercise of the right of cancellation before this cancellation period expires. Consequences of Cancellation
If the User cancels this Agreement, we shall reimburse them all payments we have received from them, including delivery costs (with the exception of additional costs resulting from the User having chosen a method of delivery other than the low-cost standard delivery offered by us) without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days of the date on which we received notification of the User's cancellation of this Agreement. We shall use the same means of payment for this reimbursement as they used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with them; in no event shall they be charged for this reimbursement. If the User has requested that the Service commence during the cancellation period, the User shall pay us a reasonable amount equal to the proportion of the Services already provided up to the time when the User notifies us of the exercise of the right of cancellation with respect to this Agreement in relation to the total scope of the Services provided for in the Agreement. Sample cancellation form If you want to cancel the contract, please fill out this form and send it back to us

To PLB Media Solutions Ltda. Av. Antonio Torres Galvao 221 51160-330 Recife/Brazil CNPJ: 39.939.034/0001-81 Email: plbmediasolutions@gmail.com I/we (*) hereby cancel the contract concluded by me/us (*) for the purchase of the following goods (*)/the provision of the following services (*) Ordered on (*)/received on (*) Name(s) of customer(s) Address of customer(s)

Signature of customer(s) (only for written correspondence) Date

(*) Delete as appropriate. If the User has given their express consent, the right of cancellation expires prematurely if the Service requested by the User has been completely provided by PLB Media before the User has exercised their right of cancellation.

21. Final Provisions
The legal relationship between PLB Media and the User shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands, subject to any mandatory provisions. The place of jurisdiction for all claims arising from this contract is Venlo, insofar as the User is not a customer. The applicability of mandatory regulations of the state in which the User has their habitual residence or domicile at the time of conclusion of the contract remains unaffected. Should individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions be invalid or incomplete, the validity of the remaining General Terms and Conditions shall remain unaffected.

IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE WITH OUR PRIVACY POLICY THEN YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE AND/OR THE APPLICATION.

1. datehamster.com users and visitors to our site

What information does datehamster.com collect if I decide to join the datehamster.com social community?

Complete our online registration form, where we ask you to provide us with information about you such as your name, your email address, your gender, your date of birth, your location details. You also have the opportunity to provide other details about yourself, but these are optional. Because you control your user profile, these details are available to you at any time by accessing your “Profile” page, which gives you the chance to correct or update (other than gender and email address) your information at any time by just logging in to datehamster.com.

Once you have created a Profile, we will automatically track certain information such as your IP and email addresses.

For safety and security and to ensure you have the best possible user experience, we require users to verify their accounts (because we want to make sure you are not a robot!) and might ask for your phone number. Don’t worry! This is only to make sure you are real and breathing!

What information does datehamster.com collect about me if I’m under 18?

You can only become a member of datehamster.com if your aged 18 or over or the age of majority in the country in which you reside if that happens to be greater than 18. That means datehamster.com does not knowingly collect any information about children, minors or anyone under the age of majority. Nor do we knowingly market to children, minors or anyone under the age of 18. If you are less than 18 years old, we request that you do not submit information to us. If we become aware that a child, minor or anyone under the age of 18 has registered with us and provided us with personal information, we will take steps to terminate that person’s registration and delete their Profile information from datehamster.com. If we do delete a Profile because you violated our no children rules, we may retain your email and IP address to ensure that you do not try to get around our rules by creating a new Profile.

Does datehamster.com collect my personal information if I am not a member and just visit the site?

No. We don’t collect any personal information about visitors to our site. If you do visit us without becoming a member, we will place session ID cookies on your computer. For more information about cookies generally, look at the answer to “How does datehamster.com collect information about me?” below.

If I put other information about me on the site, what does datehamster.com do with it?

datehamster.com is designed to make it easy for you to find, connect and interact with other members of datehamster.com by posting information about yourself. When using the App you should assume that anything you post or submit will be publicly viewable and accessible, both by Users of the App and non-Users of the App. For example, to make it easier to find other datehamster.comers and connect with them, we have allowed you to share other users' profiles on Facebook. This feature can be turned off in your settings at any time. You can also use our electronic messaging system, which allows you to communicate with other users. We recommend and encourage you (and all our members) to think carefully about the information they disclose about themselves. We also do not recommend that you put email addresses, URLs, instant messaging details, phone numbers, full names or addresses, credit card details, national identity numbers, drivers’ licence details and other sensitive information in your Profile which is open to abuse and misuse.

Please be careful about posting sensitive details about yourself on you Profile such as your religious denomination and health details. While you may voluntarily provide this information to us when you create your Profile, including your sexual preferences and ethnic background, there is no requirement to do so. Please remember that photographs or any video clips that you post on datehamster.com may reveal these kinds of sensitive personal data. Where you do upload and choose to tell us sensitive information about yourself, you are explicitly consenting to our processing your information and making this public to other users.

When you post information about yourself or use the messaging, the amount of personal information you share is at your own risk.

What does datehamster.com collect about me if I use the mobile app?

datehamster.com offers you the opportunity to stay in touch with the friends and contacts you’ve made no matter where you are. You can do this by using your mobile phone or by downloading an application to your desktop that allows you to share your location with other users.

When you use your mobile or the desktop application, we will collect information about WiFi access points as well as other location information about your longitude and latitude. That information helps us identify your physical location so that it can be displayed and shared with other members choosing to view “nearby” posts.

If you do not want your location to be known, then please do not download the desktop application or use your mobile device when you are on datehamster.com.

What’s collected from me if I use datehamster.com’s premium services?

When you take advantage of datehamster.com’s premium features, we collect financial information necessary to process your payments as per your chosen payment method. Please note that we do not store any credit card or other payment card details. However, our payment service providers do (and are approved to do so by all applicable regulatory bodies).

When you access datehamster.com or play our games we collect certain technical information about your computer system or mobile device and statistical data about how you play our games. We use this information to improve our site and our games, so that you can increase your fun.

Can datehamster.com collect information about me from other sites I use, such as Facebook?

If you have registered on one of our partner websites, such as Facebook, your Profile will be available to all users of the datehamster.com social network whether via our site or our partners’ websites.

Remember that when you register with a datehamster.com partner, you are also giving them personal information, so we recommend that you read their privacy policies as datehamster.com does not control how they use their information.

If you have have registered on one of our partner websites, such as Facebook, or you have verified your account via a partner website, we may connect your datehamster.com profile with your profile on such partner website. We may do this by way of new products and applications which we introduce from time to time, including new products powered by our group companies.

If you have verified your account through a partner website and do not want to link your datehamster.com profile to your profile on the partner website, please go to the “Verifications” section on your profile page and click “forget this account”.

If you have created a datehamster.com profile through a partner website and you do not want to link your datehamster.com profile to your profile on the partner website, datehamster.com cannot amend these settings. Please visit the application settings on your partner website profile and follow the instructions to remove the datehamster.com access permissions.

Does datehamster.com collect any other personal information about me?

If you contact our Customer Support team via info@datehamster.com, we will receive your email address, and may track your IP address as well as the information you send to us to help resolve your query. We will keep records of our communications with you, including any complaints that we receive from you about other users (and from other users about you).

Will datehamster.com contact me?

On your “Settings” page datehamster.com offers you the opportunity to receive emails from us about new message notifications or other purposes related to the use of the website.

Does datehamster.com use my personal information for any other purpose?

We may use material that you post on the open access areas of datehamster.com in advertising and promotional materials on our partner sites and partner products. We believe these uses allow us to improve our site and better tailor your online experience to meet your needs.

We use your personal information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our Terms of Use.

What are 'cookies' and what 'cookies' does datehamster.com use?

We collect information by placing cookies on your computer or mobile. A cookie is a piece of text stored on your computer or mobile by your web browser. They are basically a tool that stores information about website visits, recognises you and your preferences each time you visit datehamster.com, and ensures site functionality and enables us to provide the services our members request.

When you visit the publicly available sections of datehamster.com, a session ID cookie is placed on your computer that only lasts while you’re visiting. We also place persistent cookies (also known an local storage devices) on members’ computers, so that datehamster.com remembers them and makes their login experience faster and easier. We may use persistent tracking cookies on your mobile device, mainly for security protection purposes, such as to prevent phishers, scammers, unauthorised log in attempts, and to help you access your hacked account. We do not use any information whilst you are logged off.

You may set your browser and your mobile settings to block cookies and local storage devices, but if you do so, you may not be able to access the features that datehamster.com offers.

datehamster.com uses cookies and local storage devices for a number of reasons, including to ensure the security of our site, to provide you with features you have requested and to analyse how members and visitors use datehamster.com. datehamster.com’s uses of cookies and local shared devices so that we know who you are, what interests you and so that you can do the things online that you want to do, like chat with new people, share your content and buy Super Powers knowing that your data will be secure. Our use of cookies and local share devices, including the specific cookie names, may change over time, but will generally fall into the above categories. Please visit this page regularly so that you are aware of any changes.

If you would like to know more about cookies, including flash cookies/local storage devices, the following websites provide useful information:

2. Friends and other datehamster.com users

When I put information about myself on datehamster.com, what do the other users see?

To ensure you get to meet as many people as possible on datehamster.com, other members get to see your user name and any information you post on your Profile, including photos if you select the 'Any users' access setting. Any information you choose to provide should reflect how much you want other datehamster.com members to know about you. You can also choose to limit the information that other users see by adjusting your privacy settings in the “Settings” page.

What am I allowed to do with other user’s personal information?

Use it to meet new friends and make new contacts! Beware that you may not use other users' information for commercial purposes, to spam, to harass, or to make unlawful threats. datehamster.com reserves the right to terminate the accounts of those who misuse other users' information.

What information does datehamster.com collect about my friends and contacts?

You can choose to invite your friends to join datehamster.com to make sure that they also get the benefits of meeting new people. To make it easier to search and find friends and acquaintances on datehamster.com, users may search for other members by email address. If you want to invite your friends and contacts to datehamster.com, we will send an email invitation from datehamster.com in your name or you can send an SMS (if you use our Android or iPhone app) to your friends and contacts encouraging them to sign up to datehamster.com. If any of the individuals you have invited do not register within a few days, datehamster.com may occasionally send reminder emails on your behalf to those individuals. You can choose to invite all your friends or only a select few by simply unticking the names of those friends you do not wish to invite, but please remember you must not invite any children to join. You are responsible for ensuring that your friend has agreed to receiving a datehamster.com invite.

When you import your contacts, we store their name and email address or their mobile number so that we can automatically connect you and your friend. datehamster.com does not sell these email addresses or mobile numbers or use them to send any other communication besides email invitations. The friend may contact datehamster.com to request the removal of their information from our database by clicking Contact us. Any such request will only apply to addresses or mobile numbers we have at the time of the request and not to any addresses that the member/user provides to us later.

3. Third parties

Does datehamster.com sell my information to other parties?

Not at all. We do not sell or rent out any personal information about you to any third party. datehamster.com discloses aggregated non-personal data for marketing and promotional purposes. That means we do not disclose any information that could be used to identify you.

Does datehamster.com disclose my information to other parties?

We may share aggregated information with such parties as Foursquare that includes your personal information (but which doesn’t identify you directly), together with other information including log data with third parties for industry analysis and demographic profiling and to deliver targeted advertising about other products and services.

In particular, in relation to targeted advertising, we use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

If you choose to, we may share your information with vendors, service providers, and other carefully selected third parties to improve our services to you, such as by facilitating payments. We ensure these parties must adhere to strict data protection and confidentiality provisions that are consistent with this Privacy Policy.

datehamster.com also wishes to maintain a healthy community, and we will cooperate with all law enforcement inquiries and with all third parties to enforce their intellectual property or other rights. We may also disclose your personal information to government or law enforcement agencies, or private parties, as required by law when/or, in our sole discretion, we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights, or those of third parties and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on us.

In the event that datehamster.com or any of its affiliates undergoes a business transition or change of ownership, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, re-organisation, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, or in the event of insolvency or administration, we may be required to disclose your personal information.

4. Data storage

Where is my personal information kept?

datehamster.com is a global website operating through servers located in a number of countries around the world, including the United States. If you live in a country with data protection laws, the storage of your personal data may not provide you with the same protections as you enjoy in your country of residence. By submitting your personal information, or by choosing to upgrade the services you use, or by making use of the applications available on datehamster.com, you agree to the transfer of your personal information to, and storage and processing of your personal information in, any such countries and destinations.

5. Security

How does datehamster.com protect my personal information?

datehamster.com has implemented reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect and prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control, including your personal information. datehamster.com uses reasonable security measures to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal information such as secured servers using firewalls. Our technical experts at datehamster.com work hard to ensure your secure use of our site.

While we take reasonable precautions against possible security breaches of our website, member database and records no website or Internet transmission is completely secure and we cannot guarantee that unauthorised access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. We urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe (including your password) and to log out of your account after use.

We cannot guarantee the security of your personal data while it is being transmitted to our site and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information we have procedures and security features in place to try to prevent unauthorised access.

How do I help keep my information secure?

You may not disclose your password to any third parties or share it with any third parties. If you lose your password or give it out, your personal information may be compromised. You must change your password immediately via your “Settings” page. datehamster.com cannot be held responsible for your failure to keep your password secure.

6. Your rights

How do I change my Profile?

You can review and revise your profile information at any time. Once you register, you will be able to review and change much of your personal information including:

Your contact email address;
Your profile, photographs, and videos;
Your city, region, and country of residence;
Your password.

Please promptly update your information if it changes by signing-in to your account and following the screen prompts. We strongly urge you to periodically change your password to help reduce the risk of unauthorised access to your account information.

Users in certain jurisdictions are, in accordance with applicable law, entitled to exercise a right of access to personal information about themselves by asking for a copy of the information we hold about them (for which, where allowed by law, we may charge a small fee).

Can I deactivate or delete my Profile?

Users of the datehamster.com network have the following choices to delete their profile from our database:

Send a message via info@datehamster.com
Sign in with your password and delete your profile. These options are available from your “Settings” page.

To prevent abuse and/or misuse of datehamster.com by a user following termination or deletion of a profile/account we shall retain such information as we deem in our sole discretion may be necessary to ensure that user does not open a new account and profile in breach of our Terms of Use and to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations.

Warning: Even after you remove information from your profile or delete your account, copies of that information may still be viewable and/or accessed on the Internet to the extent such information has been previously shared with others, or copied or stored by other users or to the extent such information has been shared with search engines. We cannot control this, nor do we accept any liability for this. If you have given third party applications or websites access to your personal information they may retain such information to the extent permitted under their terms of service or privacy policies.

What happens if I do nothing?

If you have not signed in to datehamster.com for three months, we may remove your Profile as part of our data cleansing process.

Your datehamster.com account is non-transferable and any rights to your profile or contents within your account will be cancelled upon your death.

If you have questions about our Privacy Policy or how we collect and use information, drop us a line via info@datehamster.com

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 4 August 2015.