Privacy Policy

By accessing this Site www.altdatingclub.com and/or completing the registration form, you confirm that you are over 18 years of age and you accept and agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. If you do not agree you should not access or otherwise use the Site.

Section 1 Important Points

1.1 We, AltDatingClub are an agent which specialises in introducing you to dating websites (“Partner Sites”) and services within our network (collectively our “Partner Network”, and the operators of those respective sites (“Partners”).

1.2 After you complete the registration form and enter/use the Members Area of the Site and the dating services provided to you via that Members Area (“Dating Service”), you are accessing and using a service provided not by us but by a selected Site Operator, which is HubPeople network, a part of Hubpeople Limited, 20 Duke Street, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 2AY. Your use of those dating services through the Members Area is governed by the Site Operator Terms of Use

1.3 When you join a Partner Site, the terms and conditions (and associated privacy policies) of those Partner Sites and Partners will apply and you should ensure you are familiar with such terms and policies, and accepting of the contents, prior to using the Partner Sites.

1.4 We are not liable for the content of the Members Area, any Partner Sites, or any act or omission of the Site Operator, Partners or Partners Network.

1.5 We are not liable for any interactions you have on any Site, Members Area of the Site, or Partner Site with any other user, Partner or Site Operator.

1.6 We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time and will post updates to the Site. You are advised to review this Policy regularly to make sure that they read, understand and stay up to date with the most recent version.

1.7 We also reserve the right to amend the Site Operator at any time and if you are an active member of the Dating Service, you will be informed of this change. We reserve the right to amend and update our Partners list at any time.

Section 2 Partner Network

2.1 We, AltDatingClub, are a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (as amended) and we will collect, use and store your information for the purpose of creating profiles on the Site and sending your information to our Partner Network. We are joint data controllers with the Site Operator, who will collect, use and store your information for the purpose of providing the Dating Service to you.

2.2 After signing up to the Site, we will share your Profile Data (and other data as necessary to provide any service to you, as described below) with our Site Operator and Partners. We reserve the right to amend our Site Operators and Partners at any time, however the current Site Operator is Hub People, and our current Partners with whom we share your Profile Data are Dating Factory and The Dating Network.

2.3 You will receive invitations from Partners to join other dating services provided by them, if you choose to accept such invitations, your Profile Data will be displayed on that Partner’s service and you are responsible for ensuring that you read, understand agree and accept any Privacy Policy which governs that Partner’s use of your data on their service. To opt out of receiving such invitations and communications from Partners please follow the unsubscribe instructions in the invitations and communications.

2.4 We are an agent facilitating introductions from you to the Site Operator and Partners, and we have no liability for the Site Operator or Partner’s compliance with this Privacy Policy or any privacy laws in any jurisdiction.

2.5 We do not sell or share your data with any other third party (unless as described below).

Section 3 What information is collected?

3.1 When you sign up to the Site in your initial registration we will collect the following information from you:

Your name, age, address, e-mail address and phone number, financial and credit card information, personal description and interests, racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, photographs, and any other data required to complete a profile on the Site. With the exception of any payment card data, all other information constitutes your Profile Data as referred to throughout this Policy.

3.2 As you use the Site and/or the Dating Service available at the Site, we or the Site Operator may collect the following information:

(a) Information you give us. You may give us information about you when using the Site and/or the Dating Service or by corresponding with us or the Site Operator by telephone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information your Profile Data as updated by you, any orders for paid services placed on Site and/or the Dating Service, when participating in discussion boards or other social media functions, when you enter a competition, promotion or survey, when you report a problem with the Site and/or the Dating Service or other activities commonly carried out on the Site and/or the Dating Service from time to time. The information you give us and/or Site Operator may include your name, age, address, e-mail address and phone number, financial and credit card information, personal description and interests, racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, photographs, and any other data; and

(b) Information we receive from other sources. The Site Operator may receive information about you if you use any of the other websites they operate or the other services they provide. We, and the Site Operator, are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, credit reference agencies) and may receive information about you from them.

Section 4 How your information is used.

4.1 By us, AltDatingClub:

As explained above we use your Profile Data and other non-personal data collected from you or your device to provide it to the Site Operator to allow them to provide the Dating Service to you, and to our Partners to enable them to send invitations to you.

4.2 By us and the Site Operator:

(a) Marketing Purposes: We, and the Site Operator, may send you offers of third party goods or services from time to time. Such offers may for example be sent to you by email or SMS text message based on the information provided on your Profile Data. If you later decide that you no longer wish to receive such offers you may notify us and the Site Operator by email to [email protected] and [email protected] stating your username or you may click on the “unsubscribe” link at the end of any of the advertising emails you receive. No responsibility or liability is accepted by us or the Site Operator for third parties’ offers of goods and or services;

(b) Site Administration and administration of the Dating Service: to administer the Dating Service and/or the Site, and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;

(c) to improve the Dating Service and/or the Site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer;

(d) to allow you to participate in interactive features of the Dating Service and/or the Site;

(e) as part of our efforts to keep the Dating Service and/or the Site safe and secure;

(f) to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we and/or the Site Operator serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you; and

(g) to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of the Dating Service and/or the Site about goods and/or services that may interest you or them.

4.3 By the Site Operator:

(a) to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and the Site Operator and to provide you with the information and services that you request from the Site Operator;

(b) to display your Profile Data on your profile within the Dating Service;

(c) You may unsubscribe from members.altdatingclub.com emails at any time by changing your profile settings or by following the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every members.altdatingclub.com email.

4.4 On the Site and/or Dating Service:

(a) Your profile and its contents may be searchable by other members. You may be able to search for the profiles and their contents of members registered to other websites operated and powered by us, for example, co-branded or privately labelled. Your profile and its contents may be searchable by third-party search engines, for example Google, MSN, etc.

(b) To improve your chances of success, the Site Operator provides you with a free icebreaker messaging service. This feature ensures your profile gets maximum visibility as your matches are automatically sent a personal icebreaker message on your behalf.

Section 5 Restrictions on use of your data

5.1 Neither us, or the Site Operator, shall publicly display on the Site and/or Dating Service, any of your personal information such as your real name, e-mail address, full post code, mobile or landline phone number or IP-address, and we (and the Site Operator) shall endeavour to keep the same strictly private and confidential. In any case when we ask for such information we make it clear that it is not for display without your consent.

5.2 Neither us, or the Site Operator, shall share your personal information with a third party for marketing purposes without your permission.

5.3 Your individual use of the Site and/or the Dating Service and your interaction with other members the Site and/or the Dating Service is at your own discretion and risk (no responsibility is accepted for the actions of users of the Site and/or the Dating Service or third parties).

Section 6 Disclosure of your information

6.1 As noted above, we may disclose your information including Profile Data to the Site Operator, and our Partners. Both us and the Site Operator may disclose your information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries in the performance of any services to you.

6.2 We, and the Site Operator, are required to give information to legal authorities or any court, tribunal or other competent body upon request.

6.3 We, and the Site Operator, do our best to ensure that all information held relating to you is kept up-to-date, accurate and complete, but we also rely on you to notify us/the Site Operator if your information requires updating or deleting.

Section 7 Storing your data

7.1 We collect, store and process your data through our servers in Switzerland.

7.2 When we transmit your Profile Data to a Partner, that Partner is liable for storing the data securely and safely, as will be explained in that Partner’s Privacy Policy.

7.3 When we transmit your data to the Site Operator, the Site Operator will store your data on its servers in the UK.

7.4 In all instances, your data may also be processed by staff operating outside the UK or Switzerland or who work for us, the Site Operator or for any suppliers. This may also happen for example if you become a member of any of our non-UK based dating services. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing by us and/or the Site Operator. We, and the Site Operator, will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is processed securely and in accordance with this Policy.

Section 8 Security

8.1 You are responsible for keeping all login details and passwords safe and secure.

8.2 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we, and the Site Operator, will do our best to protect your personal data, we collectively cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Site or Dating Service; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we both will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Section 9 Cookie Policy

9.1 In this Cookie Policy, any reference to “us”/”we”/”our” means both us, AltDatingClub, and the Site Operator.

9.2 We use cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site and/or Dating Service and also allows us to improve the provided.

9.3 In the course of serving advertisements to you and you using some part of the Site/Dating Service, we may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. Cookies are used to safely identify you each time you logon and use the Dating Service and to keep your session active when you do not use the services for some time. Any information that we or third parties collect via cookies and marketing campaigns tracking software is anonymous.

9.4 Cookies are text files that contain small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are considered to be useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device. You can find more information about cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org. Cookies do lots of different things, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

9.5 The cookies used on this website have been categorized based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide. By accessing the site, you accept this Cookie Policy and our use of cookies.

Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.

Category 2: Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors visit most frequently, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

Category 3: functionality cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Category 4: targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.

Other Third party Cookies
This site uses Google Analytics and other analytics programs to measure, track and provide us with information that can lead us to provide a better service for our members. These services use cookies that are saved onto the users computers. Google Analytics and other services store information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. We do not collect or store your personal information in this manner (e.g. your real name or full address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.

Disallowing or removing cookies
You may use your browser settings to prevent the installation of cookies. Do a search on “cookies” in the help section of you browser settings. This will lead you to instructions on how to prevent cookies being installed. Preventing cookies may lead to this website or parts of this website not functioning correctly or from functioning at all.

Some cookies are session cookies only, which mean they are removed once you close your browser. Some are permanent and are saved on your computer. To delete all cookies most browsers have a tool which will allow you to easily remove all cookies on your computer. If you remove all cookies some of your settings may not be remembered by this site and you will have to re-enter the information.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. If you have any further questions about cookies please contact our customer support team.

Section 10 Your rights to access the data held by you, to update it and remove it

10.1 You have the right, subject to the payment of a small fee (currently £10), to request access to personal data that we may process about you. If you wish to exercise this right, you should:

(a) put your request in writing;

(b) include proof of your identity and address (e.g. a copy of your driving licence or passport, and a recent utility or credit card bill);

(c) attach a cheque in the amount of £10 made payable to Hubpeople Limited if it concerns the Dating Service, or to AltDatingClub if it concerns the Site; and

(d) specify the personal data you want access to, including any account or reference numbers where applicable.

10.2 You have the right to require us to correct any inaccuracies in your data free of charge. If you wish to exercise this right, you should contact us by email at [email protected] and [email protected]

10.3 You have the right to ask us to stop processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. If you wish to exercise this right, you should:

(a) put your request in writing (an email sent to [email protected] and [email protected] with a header that identifies your user account and says 'Unsubscribe' is acceptable);

(b) provide us with enough information to identify you (e.g. account number, user name, registration details); and

(c) if your objection is not to direct marketing in general, but to direct marketing by a particular channel (e.g. email or telephone), please specify the channel you are objecting to.

10.4 Subject to certain exceptions, you also have the right to ask us to erase your personal data. If you wish to exercise this right, you should:

(a) put your request in writing (an email sent to [email protected] and [email protected] is acceptable);

(b) provide us with enough information to identify you (e.g. account number, user name, registration details); and

(c) specify the data that you wish to be erased.

Section 11 Opting out of email communications

11.1 If you want to unsubscribe from receiving email notifications to your external mailbox, please use the link at the bottom of each email or go to your profile page and manage your e-mail settings. If you have questions or concerns, please contact customer support and our team will deal with your enquiry quickly, professionally and efficiently, because we take the privacy of our members very seriously and are ready to address any concerns they may have.

11.2 If you wish to stop receiving communications from any Partner or Partner Site please follow the unsubscribe procedures detailed in such emails, as each Partner is responsible for managing their own email opt out lists, for more details please see the Privacy Policy.

Section 12 General Information

12.1 This Privacy Policy together with the Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between us, the Site Operator and you.

12.2 This Privacy Policy and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. You irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation.

12.3 All correspondence in respect of the Dating Service including memberships or subscriptions and how your data is collected, stored or used for that purpose must be addressed to:

Hubpeople Limited.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
20 Duke Street
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 2AY
[email protected]

The HubPeople Network, the members.altdatingclub.com website and the Service are provided by HubPeople Limited. Please address all correspondence to customer support.

12.4 All correspondence in respect of our Partner Network and use of your data by us should be addressed to AltDatingClub 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU.