Victim of Firstdate Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Have you heard of Scandinavian dating site Firstdate? Well, you missed a lot. You will be surprised, when see your account charged monthly for almost 25 Eur. You will be charged, even if you cancel your account. It seems that single payment makes you to pay them forever. And there is no way to escape that. They do not answer nor react to your emails. So, be aware, and do not pay any membership fees to firstdate.com. I am going to a police, and hope they will get convicted. Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 This is from the Terms of Service of Firstdate and it concerns their subscriptions and cancellations.. Have you read it ? Subscription Fee and Cancellation 9. We strive to maintain exceptionally low prices. All prices can be found by clicking on the buttom "Become a gold member Now!". All currency references are in Pounds Sterling. 10. You can pay your subscription fee via credit card. You can choose to pay each month, every 3 months, every 6 months or annually. If your method of payment is invalid for any reason, your subscription will be suspended pending receipt of the subscription fee by Firstdate. 11. If you would like to cancel your membership, you can allow your profile to be dormant. Your membership would terminate automatically after 12 months. Alternatively you can choose to unregister yourself via the "FAQ" section in the left-hand menu of the website. At the bottom of this page is the deregistration button. Please note that the balance will not be settled if you unregister or if your profile is dormant. 12. If you are a gold member, your membership will be renewed automatically. If you would prefer for your membership not to be automatically renewed, follow the instructions in the "FAQ" section in the left-hand menu of the Website. Please note that on cancellation of your membership the balance will not be settled. The autorenewal is always done using the regular price. Please note that 90 days notice is required to cancel Gold Membership. 13. If you would like to terminate your membership due to being subjected to another member’s improper, offensive or insulting behaviour you must inform Firstdate of the situation by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]. After verifying your claim, any balance of your subscription fee will be reimbursed to you.Liability 14. Nothing in these Terms shall affect the statutory rights of any consumer or exclude or restrict any liability for death or personal injury arising from the negligence of Firstdate or fraud. 15. Subject to clause 15, we accept no liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, or for any loss of data, profit, revenue or business (whether direct or indirect) in each case, however caused, even if foreseeable. Use of the Service is at your own risk. In circumstances where you suffer loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use, downloading/uploading of profiles, photographs/images and other material from/to our Website or performance of our Website or its contents, we accept no liability for this loss or damage (except where we have been negligent) whether due to inaccuracy, error, omission or any other cause and whether on the part of Firstdate or our servants, agents or any other person or entity. 16. Subject to clause 15, if we are liable to you for any reason, our liability will be limited to the amount paid by you in subscription fees during the previous 12 month period. 17. The limitations and exclusions in this clause do not affect your non-excludable statutory rights and only apply to the extent permitted by applicable law. Link to post Share on other sites
johan Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 How do we know you're not here just to slander a site you don't happen to like? Link to post Share on other sites
green_tea Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 How do we know you're not here just to slander a site you don't happen to like? It sounds like what has happened is that OP signed up, got a charge which he/she probably expected, but then kept getting charged monthly after that, and can't get this site to stop charging them. Of course it is always in the fine print as Art_Critic pointed out, but sites like these try to take advantage of people, and it's pretty low, and understandably very upsetting for the victim to be unable to stop the charges. I would advise the OP to contact their bank and let them deal with it, not sure the police can do much in these situations. Link to post Share on other sites
Arikel Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Cancel the credit card, only way Link to post Share on other sites
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