Terms of use

1. The following terms and conditions apply to your use of the Goldendate.com Website (the "Goldendate Website") provided by Crystalline Limited ("CL" or "we" or "us"):

a. the terms of use which are specific to the Goldendate Website and which are set out below;

b. the privacy policy specific to the Goldendate Website which is available at http://Goldendate.co.uk/privacy

In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions and privacy policies set out above, the terms and conditions appearing highest in the list above shall prevail to the extent required to resolve any such conflict. You should read the general terms and conditions and the general privacy policy as they contain important terms which relate to your use of the Goldendate Website.

Please note that the Goldendate service is also available via the Goldendate mobile app (the “Goldendate App”), references to the “Goldendate Service” in these terms and conditions will include the Goldendate Service available on both the Goldendate App and the Goldendate Website.

2. We may change or add additional terms to either the terms of use or the privacy policy specific to the Goldendate Website: (i) if we alter the existing services we provide; (ii) if we add new services to the Goldendate Website or (iii) if we need to for security, regulatory or legal reasons. We will give you reasonable notice in advance of implementing such changes by making a posting on the Goldendate Website. Where the changes are significant we may also choose to email our registered users with the new details. Any changes to the terms of use or the privacy policy will not affect your right to cancel your Goldendate Website account with us or to remove your details from the Goldendate Service.

3. By using the Goldendate Website you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions.

Eligibility

1. The Goldendate Website is for adult members to communicate with each other online and it is not suitable for individuals under 18 years of age. By using the Goldendate Website, you confirm that: (i) you are at least 18 years old; and (ii) you are not married.

2. If you have an unspent conviction, or are subject to any court order, relating to assault, violence, sexual misconduct or harassment you must not use the Goldendate Website.

Your information and content

1. You are solely responsible for:

a. any content or information you contribute to the Goldendate Website;

b. the information and content you post, transmit, publish or otherwise make available through the Goldendate Website; and

c. your interactions with other users of the Goldendate Website.

2. Your Goldendate Website account is for your personal use only and you must not have more than one profile at any time. You must not authorise others to use your account, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You are responsible for keeping your username and password confidential and acknowledge that CL is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from the sharing by you or the theft or misappropriation of your user name and password.

3. Your safety is important to us, so we review some messages sent between members for content which is in breach of these terms and reserve the right to delete inappropriate content.

4. You must not publish on your profile any personal contact information, including your address, email address, telephone number, instant messaging contact details or website URL. You may not disclose if you are a subscriber or not in your profile. In addition, you must not include your personal contact information or social network details in messages to members who have not previously contacted you, or when responding to non-subscriber one line replies. CL reserves the right to remove contact details from messages you send on the Goldendate Service.

5. CL reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor the information or content you make available via the Goldendate Service. We have the right to remove any such content if we reasonably consider that it may be unlawful, in breach of these terms or if we are reasonably requested to do so by any third party.

6. Unless you delete your Goldendate Service messages, we will store them for 180 days after they are sent. If you delete messages, CL will not save them.

7. By submitting, providing, transmitting or otherwise making available information and content via the Goldendate Website, you are granting us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence of any rights, including intellectual property rights, in such information and content, to publish or republish and otherwise used any such content in any format on the Goldendate Service, CL's digital information network, whether such website is accessed by the Internet, digital television, mobile phone, tablet or any other platform or medium, or device.

8. Your profile (which includes your profile photo) will not be used for promotional purposes in connection with the Goldendate Service unless you give your consent to your profile being used in this way. From time to time we send promotional emails to members featuring selected profiles. We also show pictures of Goldendate members in promotion al pages within the site. You can choose not to be featured on those pages by updating your preferences via the 'Your Profile' page.

Restrictions on information and content

1. You will not post, transmit, communicate or otherwise make available information or content via the Goldendate Service, that:

a. is intended to or tends to harass, annoy, threaten or intimidate any other user of the Goldendate Service. You must immediately cease contacting any member of Goldendate Service who asks you to stop contacting them;

b. is defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, offensive or sexually explicit;

c. promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;

d. promotes or encourages illegal or unlawful activity or behaviour;

f. contains an image of another person and you do not have his or her prior permission to use such image on the Goldendate Service;

g. contains an image of a person under 18 years of age unless you are the parent or legal guardian. Images where children are not fully clothed may be considered inappropriate and may not be approved;

h. contains advertising, promotional or commercial messages. You must not contact other members or subscribers for research purposes. You must not transmit any chain letters, junk or spam email;

i. is misleading, inaccurate, false or impersonates any other person or entity. If information provided to CL subsequently becomes misleading, inaccurate or false, you will promptly notify CL of such change; or

j. is intended to solicit another member's personal contact details or solicit communication with or on behalf of a person under 18 years old;

2. You will not post, copy, modify or disclose or distribute:

a. any confidential information; or

b. any other material which is subject to CL's or a third party's intellectual property rights, and which is accessible via the Goldendate Service without first obtaining CL's or the relevant third party's prior written consent.

3. You agree to compensate us for any claim or damages (including any legal fees in relation to such claim or damages) made by a third party in respect of any matter in relation to or arising from any breach or suspected breach by you of these terms or the rights of a third party.

4. CL reserves the right to issue warnings, suspend access to your account or terminate your account if we reasonably consider that you are in breach of these terms.

5. You acknowledge that other members may report content or behaviour that contravenes these Terms of Use.

Risks and precautions

1. CL does not conduct criminal background checks on members of the Goldendate Website. You are solely responsible for taking all appropriate safety precautions in connection with your use of the Goldendate Website. In addition, you are strongly advised to read the safety dating tips. There are risks associated with any online or offline interaction with others, including dating. CL does not guarantee or verify the accuracy of information provided to you by other members of the Goldendate Website and is unable to confirm that any member is who he or she claims to be.

Your conduct, reporting disputes and other issues

1. You must treat people you meet on Goldendate with respect and courtesy at all times.

2. You should promptly report to CL any behaviour you encounter which is in breach of these terms, including any behaviour which may be harmful, threatening, harassing or unlawful. Please use the 'Report Abuse Form'. If deemed appropriate, CL may suspend or delete a Goldendate Website member's profile. CL has the right to warn other members.

3. If you need to report an attack, a missing person or you consider that your safety is at risk, you should contact the police immediately and then advise us by via the 'Report Abuse Form' so we can take appropriate action.

4. If you wish to "block" a member, you can do this by selecting the appropriate option on their profile. "Blocking" members prevents them from being able to contact you via the Goldendate Service.

5. CL is not obliged to become involved in any domestic or private disputes between members and does not provide any arbitration or settlement service should a dispute arise between members.

6. In the event you have any other complaints about Goldendate, please use the contact form. We take any complaints seriously and will aim to investigate and respond as quickly as possible.

7. Members of the Goldendate service will be offered the opportunity of going on a Goldendate. This will be subject to it’s own set of Terms and Conditions. Please refer to these if you are selected.

Membership, subscription and cancellation

1. The Goldendate Service is currently a completely free service and anyone, over the age of 18 is eligible to register for those services, subject to certain qualifying criteria. You may, however, in the future, require a paid subscription to receive full access to the Goldendate Service.

2. CL reserves the right to close your account (whether you are a paid subscriber or have a free account) at any time for any reason with or without notice to you. If you have paid a subscription fee for the Goldendate Service and CL closes your account, CL will give you a pro-rata refund of any subscription fee you have paid in advance.

3. You can close your account and terminate any paid subscription or free trial at any time for any reason by visiting the 'Your Profile' page and opting to ‘Delete your account’. Apart from as described in paragraph 6 of this section (which applies where you cancel during the 14 day cancellation period), the payment of any refunds for paid subscriptions where you cancel your account are at our discretion.

4. Free trials: CL may offer members an initial free trial period. In such cases, you will get full access to the Goldendate Service for the duration of the free trial period. The free trial period will expire after the designated period irrespective of whether you have used the service during the free trial period. At the end of the free trial period, you may either cancel your subscription or CL will begin to take payment for your subscription on a monthly basis. The first payment will be taken on the day after the expiry of your free trial period. You also have the right to cancel at any time during the free trial period, as described above.

5. Free trials are not available for former subscribers. You will also not be entitled to a free trial if you have previously benefited from a free trial and cancelled it prior to paying a subscription fee.

Limitation of liability

1. CL will provide the Goldendate Service service to you with reasonable skill and care. CL does not make any warranties or representations (neither express nor implied) with respect to the Goldendate Service or the associated services. Nothing in these terms shall exclude or limit our liability for our fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or the negligence by us, our employees or agents. We do not warrant that the Goldendate Service will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition. All content and services on the Goldendate Service are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Any decisions or actions taken by you on the basis of the information provided on or via the Goldendate Service are at your sole discretion and risk.

2. Our liability in tort, contract, negligence, pre-contract or other representations or otherwise arising out of or in connection with these terms should be limited in aggregate to; as the service provided by the Goldendate site is free, this figure is limited to the aggregate monthly subscription fee of similar services offered by similar sites being the amount of £15 only.

General

1. We may in some cases use third parties to assist us in operating the Goldendate Website and to conduct some processing of your information on our behalf but this is always subject to strict contractual control and in compliance with UK data protection legislation.

2. If you breach these terms and we take no action against you, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these terms.

3. If any part of these terms is disallowed or found to be ineffective by any court or regulator, the other provisions shall continue to apply.

4. These terms are not intended to give rights to anyone except you and us.

5. These terms are governed by English law and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

6. Updates: June 2018, updates to reflect General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018

Crystalline Limited is a Private limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 00908396.

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