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Terms & Conditions: second part

20 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

20.1 All intellectual property rights (including the various rights conferred by statute, common law and equity in and in relation to copyright, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names and/or designs (including the “look and feel” and other visual or non-literal elements) (whether registered or unregistered) in:

20.1.1 our Services;
20.1.2 Subject to clause 20.3, information content on our Services; and
20.1.3 All the design, text and graphics, software, photos, videos, music, sounds, and their selection and arrangement, and all software compilations, underlying source code and software (including applets and scripts) of our Services,
are owned by or licensed to the Company. You shall not, and shall not attempt to, obtain any title to any such intellectual property rights. All rights are reserved.

20.2 None of the material listed in clause 20.1 may be reproduced or redistributed or copied, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, sold, rented or sub-licensed, used to create derivative works, or in any way exploited without the prior express written permission of the Company. You may, however, retrieve and display the content of our Services on a computer screen (including any tablet or smartphone device), store such content in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) or print one copy of such content for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes any of the materials or content on our Services without the express prior written permission of the Company.

20.3 Title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to content accessed using our Services is the property of the applicable content owner or supplier and may be protected by applicable copyright, trademark or other law. Subject to the limited rights described in clause 20.2, this Agreement gives you no rights to such content.

20.4 The authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in our Services have asserted their moral rights to be identified as the author of those works.

20.5 Any material you transmit, post or submit to the Company either through our Services or otherwise (Material) shall be considered (and the Company may treat it as) non-confidential (subject to the Company’s obligations under privacy legislation). You grant the Company a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive licence to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, publish and distribute world-wide any Material (other than Ideas).

20.6 All comments, suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings or concepts in which intellectual property rights subsist which are disclosed or offered to the Company by you or offered in response to solicitations by the Company regarding our Services (Ideas) shall be deemed to be and shall remain the property the Company and you hereby assign all existing present and future intellectual property rights in Ideas, to the Company. You must do all things reasonably requested by the Company to assure further the assignment of such rights. You understand and acknowledge that the Company has both internal resources and other external resources which may have developed or may in the future develop ideas identical to or similar to Ideas and that the Company is only willing to consider Ideas on these terms. In any event, Ideas are not submitted in confidence and the Company assumes no obligation, express or implied by considering it. Without limitation, the Company will exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Ideas of every kind and nature throughout the world and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Ideas for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise without compensation to the provider of the Ideas.

21 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

21.1 You understand and agree that your use of the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services is at your sole risk.

21.2 The Apps, the Websites and the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law).

21.3 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims all warranties and conditions including, without limitation, warranties and conditions of satisfactory quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and those arising from course of dealing or usage of trade.

21.4 The Company makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any materials, information or data available through, or the performance of, the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services.

21.5 The Company does not represent or warrant that:

21.5.1 you will be able to access or use the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services at the times or locations of your choosing;

21.5.2 that operation of the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, error-free;

21.5.3 your use of the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services will meet your requirements;

21.5.4 defects in the operation of the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services will be corrected; or

21.5.5 the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services is free of viruses or other harmful components.

21.6 You acknowledge and agree that any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Apps, the Websites and/or the Services is at your own risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer, mobile phone or other device or any loss of data resulting from downloading or obtaining such material.

21.7 Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties. In such jurisdictions, the Company expressly disclaims all warranties and conditions to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

22 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

22.1 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL , THE COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR HOLDING COMPANY, ANY SUBSIDIARY OF ANY SUCH HOLDING COMPANY, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND SHAREHOLDERS, WHETHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY (THE “RELATED PARTIES”), BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE OR OUR AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

22.2 WE DO NOT CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS ON MEMBERS REGISTERING FOR THE SERVICES IN ANY WAY. ANY ATTEMPT BY US TO SCREEN MEMBERS IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF SAFETY ON THE WEBSITE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY ON THE WEBSITE AND WHEN MEETING OTHER MEMBERS IN PERSON.

22.3 THE RELATED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND/OR INTERACTIONS WITH ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE SERVICES, OR ANY INDIVIDUAL YOU MEET VIA THE SERVICES.

22.4 NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OR TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS CLAUSE, THE RELATED PARTIES’ LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

22.5 IN ALL CASES, THE RELATED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT IS NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.

22.6 You further understand and expressly agree that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California (“Section 1542”) and any similar law of any state or territory of the United States that may be applicable with respect to the foregoing release are hereby expressly and forever waived. You acknowledge that Section 1542 provides that: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims.

23 INDEMNIFICATION

23.1 You agree to, and you hereby, defend, indemnify, and hold the Related Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, investigations, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements, interest, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that directly or indirectly arise from or are related to any claim, suit, action, demand, or proceeding made or brought against any Related Party, or on account of the investigation, defense, or settlement thereof, arising out of or in connection with, whether occurring heretofore or hereafter:

23.1.1 any of your data posted or otherwise provided on the Services

23.1.2 your Material

23.1.3 your use of the Services and your activities in connection with the Services, including your communications and meetings with Members you meet through the Services

23.1.4 your breach or alleged breach of this Agreement or any additional terms

23.1.5 your violation or alleged violation of any laws, rules, regulations, codes, statutes, ordinances, or orders of any governmental or quasi-governmental authorities in connection with your use of the Services or your activities in connection with the Services

23.1.6 information or material transmitted through your computer or other devices, even if not submitted by you, that infringes, violates, or misappropriates any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent, publicity, privacy, or other right of any person or entity

23.1.7 any misrepresentation made by you; and
23.1.8 the Related Parties’ use of the information that you submit to us (including your Material)
(all of the foregoing, “Claims and Losses”).

You will cooperate as fully required by Related Parties in the defense of any Claims and Losses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Related Parties retain the exclusive right to settle, compromise, and pay any and all Claims and Losses. Related Parties reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any Claims and Losses. You will not settle any Claims and Losses without, in each instance, the prior written consent of an officer of a Related Party.

24 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION

24.1 The laws applicable to the interpretation of these Terms & Conditions shall be the laws of the United States and the laws of the State of California, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and excluding principles of conflict of laws. Except as provided in Section 25 below, you irrevocably submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in San Francisco, California, for all disputes arising out of or related to your use of any of the Services.

24.2 The governing law does not impact your rights as a consumer according to the consumer protection laws and regulations of your country of residence.

24.3 You acknowledge and agree that the Company would be irreparably damaged if the terms of these Terms & Conditions were not specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that we shall be entitled, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of these Terms & Conditions, in addition to such other remedies as we may otherwise have available to us under applicable laws.

25 DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ARBITRATION –WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

IF YOU RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA (OR YOU BRING A CLAIM AGAINST THE COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA), YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTION. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY.

25.1 This provision shall apply to the resolution of any dispute arising out of or in any way related to the Services, this Agreement (and any amendments or addenda thereto), and the subject matter hereof, including without limitation any contract, tort, statutory or equity claims between you and us or our officers, directors, employees, agents, subsidiaries, or joint ventures (the “Dispute”); provided, however, that any claims specifically described in subparagraph (b) below will not be included in the definition of Dispute. You may also assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. In the event of any Dispute, the parties are encouraged to attempt to resolve the Dispute by informal means. If the parties are not able to do so, the Dispute will be resolved only by binding arbitration.

25.2 Arbitration is the referral of a dispute to one or more impartial persons for a final and binding determination. Any Dispute shall be subject only to binding arbitration. The parties expressly agree that there shall be no jury trial or right to a jury trial, or right to any other proceeding to resolve any Dispute in any court. In the event of any Dispute, both parties agree that the arbitration provision in this Agreement will be governed, both procedurally and substantively, by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sections 1-9 (“FAA”) to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

25.3 All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, and any ruling, decision or award by the arbitrator, will be strictly confidential for the benefit of all parties, and any party shall have the right to prevent any actual or threatened breach of this confidentiality provision by temporary, preliminary or permanent injunctive, or declaratory relief in an appropriate court of law. This provision shall not prevent either party from filing a petition in court to confirm an arbitration award.

25.4 The parties expressly agree that any Dispute is personal to them, and any Dispute shall only be resolved by an individual arbitration. Neither party agrees to class arbitration, or an arbitration where a person brings a Dispute as a representative of any other person or persons. Neither party agrees that a Dispute can be brought as a class or representative action outside of arbitration, or on behalf of any other person or persons. The parties agree that that a Dispute may only be resolved through an individual arbitration and shall not be brought as a class arbitration, a class action, or any other representative proceeding. If your agreement to waive any right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration section will be null and void and neither you nor we will be entitled to arbitrate our dispute.

25.5 The arbitration of the Dispute will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) or, in the event the AAA declines or is unable to administer the arbitration, by an arbitration forum or arbitrator that you and we mutually agree upon. If, after making a reasonable effort, you and we are unable to agree upon an arbitration forum or arbitrator, the AAA or a court having proper jurisdiction will appoint an arbitration forum or arbitrator. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules (“Commercial Rules”) and, when deemed appropriate by the arbitration forum or arbitrator, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes (“Consumer Procedures”), or the appropriate rules of any alternative arbitration forum selected by you and us or appointed by a court, subject to the following modifications:

25.5.1 The arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator who will be a licensed attorney or a former judge and will have at least five (5) years of legal experience in the resolution of commercial disputes.

25.5.2 As limited by the FAA, the terms of this Agreement, and the applicable AAA rules, the arbitrator will have the exclusive power and jurisdiction to make all procedural and substantive decisions concerning the Dispute. This does not include the power to conduct a class arbitration or a representative action, which is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement as stated above. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration, and may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding, or any proceeding on behalf of or involving more than one person or persons.

25.5.3 The parties may take discovery through interrogatories, depositions and requests for production that the arbitrator determines to be necessary and appropriate.

25.5.4 The prevailing party in any of the following matters (without regard to the Limitation of Liability provisions) shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in any of the following circumstances:

(a) a motion which any party is required to make in any court to compel arbitration of a Dispute;
(b) any appeal of an arbitration award, whether to the arbitrator or the courts, for the purpose of vacating or modifying the award; or
(c) any action to enforce the confidentiality provisions stated herein we will pay the amount of any arbitration costs and fees charged by the AAA for claims totaling less than $10,000 unless the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous. In no event will we pay for your attorneys’ fees unless required by law.

25.5.5 To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to:

Spark Networks Services GmbH
Kohlfurter Straße 41/43
10999 Berlin, Germany

25.5.6 You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, or in person in the county where you live or at another mutually agreed location. The AAA Commercial Rules and Consumer Procedures, the forms you may need to begin the arbitration proceeding, and other information about the AAA, are available from the AAA, which can be contacted by mail at 1633 Broadway, Floor 10, New York, New York 10019, by telephone at (800) 778-7879, or through its website at www.adr.org.

25.6 This Agreement does not require you or us to submit to arbitration any Dispute involving our intellectual property rights in and to the websites or the Service, including, without limitation:
25.6.1 claims of infringement or misappropriation of any United States or foreign copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, service mark or trade dress;

25.6.2 claims alleging violations of Title 17 of the United States Code, Sections 1201 and/or 1202, or of any similar foreign law; or

25.6.3 in any matter that involves any of the foregoing claims, for resolution or decision of any question of fact or law required to resolve such claim, including, but not limited to, questions required to decide or rule with respect to the infringement, misappropriation, validity, enforceability or ownership of any copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, service mark or trade dress or with respect to any remedy or relief at law or in equity for any such infringement or misappropriation or for any violation of such Sections 1201 and/or 1202.

25.7 With the exception of the provision above that the enforceability of this Section 25 is governed both procedurally and substantively by the FAA to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement otherwise will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and performed in California to the maximum extent permitted by law (and without giving effect to California’s conflict of law principles). This Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is hereby expressly excluded.

25.8 You and we acknowledge and agree that any violation of this Section 25 of this Agreement may cause the parties irreparable harm, and therefore you and we agree that the parties will be entitled to seek extraordinary relief in court, including but not limited to temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions without the necessity of posting a bond or other security, in addition to and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the parties may have for a breach of this Section 25 of this Agreement.

25.9 With the exception of your agreement to waive any right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action, if any other provision in this Section 25 is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable, this Section 25 shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this section, and the remaining provisions of this section shall remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this Section 25 a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar as possible to the former provision.

26 LIMITATION OF TIME PERIOD TO COMMENCE ANY DISPUTE

26.1 Regardless of any statute of limitations or law to the contrary, and to maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any Dispute arising out of or related to the Services or this Agreement must be filed within six (6) months after the date in which the incident giving rise to the Dispute occurred; provided that, if the substantive law applicable to the arbitration prohibits the parties from agreeing to this limitations period, then the limitations period under the applicable substantive law shall control. The failure of a party to file an arbitration claim within the applicable limitations period shall constitute a waiver by that party of its right to bring such a claim relating to any Dispute in any form, and a complete bar to any claim based on any Dispute, and the arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction to make a determination for a party that has not brought its Dispute for determination within the applicable limitations period.

27 GENERAL

27.1 These Terms & Conditions and the Privacy Policy contain the entire Agreement between you and the Company. If any provision of this Agreement is held by any competent court or authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement and the remainder of the affected provision shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect.

27.2 The Agreement is not intended to create a partnership, joint venture or relationship of principal and agent between the parties.

27.3 No waiver by the Company of any breach of this Agreement shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same provision or any other provision.

27.4 The Company may assign its rights under these Terms & Conditions to any person or entity without your consent. The rights granted to you under these Terms & Conditions may not be assigned without the Company’s prior written consent, and any attempted unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.

27.5 Clauses 20 to 27 inclusive will survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.

27.6 Force Majeure

27.6.1 For the purposes of this clause 27.6, “Force Majeure Event” means any act or event beyond the reasonable control of the Company, including without limitation strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks.

27.6.2 the Company will not be liable for any failure to perform or any delay in performance of, any of its obligations under these Terms & Conditions caused by a Force Majeure Event.

27.6.3 In the event of a Force Majeure Event that results in Services being unable to be provided for 14 days or more, either party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect upon written notice to the other and neither party will have the right to claim compensation from the other.

28 Supplemental State Specific Terms

28.1 Arizona: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY RESCIND (CANCEL) THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DATE OF THE AGREEMENT. TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST, WITHIN THE THREE-DAY PERIOD, PERSONALLY DELIVER, OR SEND BY CERTIFIED MAIL, A SIGNED AND DATED WRITTEN NOTICE, WHICH STATES THAT YOU ARE CANCELING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WORDS OF SIMILAR EFFECT. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE DELIVERED OR SENT TO: SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed.

If you cancel your initial subscription within the time period provided above, we will refund the full amount of your subscription within 30 days, and you will no longer have access to our subscriber services. If you cancel your subscription after the time period provided above relating to your initial subscription, you will continue to have access to our subscriber services for the remainder of your subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.

28.2 California: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXCLUDING SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED AND DATED NOTICE, OR SEND A TELEGRAM WHICH STATES THAT YOU, THE BUYER, ARE CANCELLING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WORDS OF SIMILAR EFFECT. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE SENT TO: SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed.

If you cancel your initial subscription within the time period provided above, we will refund the full amount of your subscription, and you will no longer have access to our subscriber services. If you cancel after the time period provided above relating to your initial subscription, you will continue to have access to our subscriber services for the remainder of your subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.

In the event that you die before the end of your subscription period, your estate shall be entitled to a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your death.

In the event that you become disabled (such that your physician confirms in writing that you are physically unable to use the services of Spark Germany) before the end of your subscription period, you shall be entitled to a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your disability. However, if your physician determines that the duration of the disability will be less than six months, we may elect to extend the term of your subscription for a period of six months at no additional charge to you in lieu of cancellation.

If you relocate your primary residence further than 50 miles from our service area and are unable to use the services of Spark Germany, you may elect to receive a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your relocation. However, we will deduct from such refund one hundred dollars ($100) or, if more than half the term of your subscription has expired, fifty dollars ($50).

28.3 Connecticut: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
CONNECTICUT:

Notice of Cancellation – Connecticut
Date of transaction: ___
YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS CONTRACT, BY PRINTING AND MAILING THIS SIGNED AND DATED NOTICE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED UNITED STATES MAIL TO THE SELLER AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043. IF YOU CANCEL, ANY PAYMENT MADE BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY THE SELLER OF YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR USERNAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS IN ANY CORRESPONDENCE, OR YOUR REFUND MAY BE DELAYED.
I wish to cancel my subscription.

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User Name

Email Address

28.4 Illinois: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. TO CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, SEND A SIGNED AND DATED NOTICE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL WHICH STATES THAT YOU ARE CANCELLING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WORDS OF SIMILAR EFFECT, TO: SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed.

If you cancel your initial subscription within the time period provided above, we will refund the full amount of your subscription within 30 days of receiving your notice of cancellation, and you will no longer have access to our subscriber services. If you cancel after the time period provided above relating to your initial subscription, you will continue to have access to our subscriber services for the remainder of your subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.

If you relocate you primary residence further than 25 miles from our service area and are unable to use the services of Spark Germany (and if you provide us with reasonable evidence of such relocation), you may elect to receive a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your relocation. However, we will deduct from such refund the lesser of 10% of the unused balance or fifty dollars ($50).

In the event that you die before the end of your subscription period (and if your estate provides us with reasonable evidence of that fact), your estate shall be entitled to a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your death.

28.5 Iowa: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
IOWA:

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION – Iowa
Date of transaction: __

You may cancel this transaction, without any penalty or obligation, within three business days from the above date.

If you cancel, any property traded in, any payments made by you under the contract or sale, and any negotiable instrument executed by you will be returned within ten business days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice, and any security interest arising out of the transaction will be canceled.

If you cancel, you must make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially as good condition as when received, any goods delivered to you under this contract or sale; or you may if you wish, comply with the instructions of the seller regarding the return shipment of the goods at the seller’s expense and risk.

If you do not agree to return the goods to the seller or if the seller does not pick them up within twenty days of the date of your notice of cancellation, you may retain or dispose of the goods without any further obligation.

To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice or any other written notice, or send a telegram, to SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043, not later than midnight of the third business day following the Transaction Date.
Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed.
I wish to cancel my subscription.

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28.6 Minnesota: IF YOU WISH TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, YOU MAY CANCEL BY DELIVERING WRITTEN NOTICE TO US. THE NOTICE MUST SAY THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE CONTRACT AND MUST BE DELIVERED OR MAILED BEFORE MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER YOU AGREE TO THIS CONTRACT. THE NOTICE MUST BE DELIVERED OR MAILED TO: SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043. If you cancel, we will return, within 10 days of the date on which you give notice of cancellation, any payments you have made, and you will no longer have access to our subscriber services. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed.

Date of transaction: _____

If you cancel your subscription after the time period provided above relating to your initial subscription, you will continue to have access to our subscriber services for the remainder of your subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.

28.7 New York: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHOUT ANY CANCELLATION FEE WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS CONTRACT.

NEW YORK
Notice of Cancellation – New York
Date of transaction: __

YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS CONTRACT BY MAILING THIS SIGNED AND DATED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED UNITED STATES MAIL TO THE SELLER AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED HEREIN. IF YOU CANCEL, ANY PAYMENTS MADE BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY THE SELLER OF YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE. TO CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, MAIL BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED UNITED STATES MAIL A SIGNED AND DATED COPY OF THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE TO:

SilverSingles Customer Care – United States
Spark Networks Services GmbH
3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240
Lehi, UT 84043

NOT LATER THAN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF AFTER THE DATE OF THIS CONTRACT.
I wish to cancel my subscription.

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Dating Service Consumer Bill of Rights (New York)

  1. No social referral service contract shall require the payment by you, the purchaser, of an amount greater than one thousand dollars. In addition, no such contract may extend over a period of time greater than two years.

  2. No social referral service contract shall require you, the purchaser, to purchase a good or service which is directly or indirectly related to the social referral service. These extra services are known as ancillary services and, while these ancillary services may be offered to you, the law prohibits the seller from requiring that you purchase these services as a condition of your social referral service contract.

  3. If your social referral service contract costs more than twenty-five dollars, the seller must furnish a minimum number of referrals per month to you. [In the case of our Service, if you become a Subscriber, you will have access to all of the other users available through the Service.] If this minimum amount is not furnished to you for two successive months, you have the option of canceling the contract and receiving a full refund of all the money you paid, less a cancellation fee which cannot exceed either fifteen percent of the cash price or a pro rata amount for the number of referrals furnished to you.

  4. Your social referral service contract must specify the distance which you, the purchaser, are willing to travel to meet any social referral. No social referrals shall be furnished where you and the referral live at a distance greater than the distance specified in the contract.

  5. The provider must have an established policy to address the situation of your moving outside the area it services. This policy must be explained in your contract. [In the case of our Service, if you relocate your primary residence further than 50 miles from our service area and are unable to use the services of Spark Germany, you may elect to receive a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your relocation. However, we will deduct from such refund a processing fee of ten dollars ($10.00).]

  6. If any provision of the social referral service contract is violated, you have the right to bring a court action against the provider which has violated the contract.

  7. Every contract for social referral service shall specify the distance which the buyer is willing to travel to meet any social referral. No social referral shall be furnished by the seller to the buyer if either the buyer or the social referral reside at a distance further than the distance specified in either the buyer’s or social referral’s contracts.

  8. Every social referral service provider must establish and administer a fair and reasonable policy for the situation in which a purchaser moves to permanently reside at a location outside the service area of such provider. This policy must be set forth in every contract for social referral service.

  9. (a) Whenever there shall be a violation of this section an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction may be issued by the court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further violations, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the attorney general as provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules, and direct restitution. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this section has occurred, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

In connection with any such proposed application the attorney general is authorized to take proof and make a determination of the relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules, and direct restitution.

(b) Any person who has been injured by reason of a violation of this section may bring an action in his or her own name to enjoin such violation, an action to recover his or her actual damages or fifty dollars whichever is greater, or both such actions.

(c) In cities having a population over one million, the provisions of this section may be enforced concurrently with the attorney general by the director of a local or municipal consumer affairs office. In cities having a population over one million, such local entities may also require social referral services to be licensed. Such licensing requirements may be promulgated as are reasonably necessary to effectuate licensure, provided, however, that such localities may not impose substantive requirements that are inconsistent with or more restrictive than those set forth in this section. Any fee for such license may not exceed three hundred forty dollars for a two year period.

Except as provided in our Privacy Policy, we will not sell, assign or otherwise transfer for business or for any other purpose to any person any information and material of a personal or private nature acquired from you directly or indirectly, including but not limited to answers to tests and questionnaires, photographs or background information.

If you so desire, you may place your subscription on hold for a period of up to one year. To exercise this right, you must send written notice of your intention to place your subscription on hold by certified or registered United States mail to us at the address specified above.

At the expiration of your subscription, you may request that we return you by certified mail all information and material of a personal or private nature that we received from you, including but not limited to answers to tests and questionnaires, photographs or background information. To exercise this right, you must send written notice of your intention to place your subscription on hold by certified or registered United States mail to us at the address specified above.

28.8 North Carolina: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS CONTRACT, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. TO CANCEL, YOU MUST MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED AND DATED NOTICE, OR SEND A TELEGRAM WHICH STATES THAT YOU, THE BUYER, ARE CANCELLING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WORDS OF SIMILAR EFFECT. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE SENT TO: SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed. Your notice must be sent not later than midnight of the third business day after the date of this contract.

If you cancel your initial subscription within the time period provided above, we will refund the full amount of your subscription within 30 days, and you will no longer have access to our subscriber services. If you cancel after the time period provided above relating to your initial subscription, you will continue to have access to our subscriber services for the remainder of your subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.

In the event that you die before the end of your subscription period, your estate shall be entitled to a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your death. In the event that you become disabled (such that your physician confirms in writing that you are physically unable to use the services of Spark Germany) before the end of your subscription period, you shall be entitled to a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your disability.

If you relocate your primary residence further than 30 miles from our service area and are unable to use the services of Spark Germany, or if our services are materially impaired, you may elect to receive a refund of that portion of any payment you made for your subscription which is allocable to the period after your relocation.

At the expiration of your subscription, you may request that we return you within 30 days all information of a personal or private nature that we received from you, including but not limited to answers to tests and questionnaires, photographs, evaluations, and background information. To exercise this right, you must send a written request by certified or registered United States mail to us at the address specified above.

28.9 Ohio: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHOUT ANY CANCELLATION FEE WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS CONTRACT.

OHIO:

Notice of Cancellation – Ohio
Date of transaction: __

You may cancel this contract for any reason at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available, and if the facility or services that is the subject of the contract is not available when you sign the contract, you may cancel the contract at any time prior to midnight of the seventh business day after the date on which you receive your first service under the contract. If you cancel within this period, the seller must send you a full refund of any money you have paid, except that a reasonable expense fee not to exceed ten dollars may be charged if you have received your first service under the contract. The seller must also cancel and return to you within twenty business days any papers that you have signed.

To cancel this contract you must deliver in person, manually, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, the signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice or any other written notice of cancellation, or send a telegram, to SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043, not later than midnight of the third business day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available, and if the facility or service that is the subject of the contract is not available when the contract was signed, not later than midnight of the seventh business day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available.
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28.10 Rhode Island: YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS CONTRACT.

RHODE ISLAND:

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION – Rhode Island
Date of transaction: __

You may cancel this contract, without any penalty or obligation, at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after your receipt of this contract by printing and mailing this signed and dated notice of cancellation by certified or registered United States mail to the seller at the address specified herein.

If you cancel, any payment made by you under the contract will be returned within ten (10) business days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed.

To cancel this transaction, mail by certified or registered United States mail a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice to:

SilverSingles Customer Care – United States
Spark Networks Services GmbH
3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240
Lehi, UT 84043

I wish to cancel my subscription.

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28.11 Wisconsin: YOU ARE PERMITTED TO CANCEL THIS INITIAL CONTRACT UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF THE 3RD DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH YOU SIGNED THE CONTRACT. IF WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, YOU MAY DO SO BY NOTIFYING US BY ANY WRITING MAILED OR DELIVERED TO SilverSingles Customer Care – United States, Spark Networks Services GmbH, 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Suite 240, Lehi, UT 84043, WITHIN THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED TIME PERIOD. Please include your username and email address in any correspondence, or your refund may be delayed. If you do so cancel, any payments made by you will be refunded within 21 days after notice of cancellation is delivered, and any evidence of any indebtedness executed by you will be cancelled by us and arrangements will be made to relieve you of any further obligation to pay the same.

If you cancel your initial subscription within the time period provided above, you will no longer have access to our subscriber services. If you cancel your subscription after the time period provided above relating to your initial subscription, you will continue to have access to our subscriber services for the remainder of your subscription period, and you will not receive a refund.