Terms of service - Blind Me | Dating App/Website

Definitions of the terms

Account : The Account is the Member's dedicated personal area within the Web app, which he or she accesses when he or she registers with and connects to the Web app. It enables the Member to access the Services.

Blind Me : The company BLIND registered under the number 849 245 105 in the RCS of Toulouse and represented by Fabrice Nkoa Zoa, owner and sole operator of the Blind Me Web app and trademark.

Credit : Credits are the units used within the Web app. For a member, 1 credit allows to send a Flash and 2 credits allows to play sliding puzzle.

Facebook Connect : Feature enabling Members to use their Facebook account to login to the Web app, in order to simplify the registration process.

Female member : Members described as female in their personal information.

Flash : A Flash is a non-secret action that sends a notification. It is to express an interest.

Hi : A Hi and non-notified action, unless it is reciprocal. It is to express one’s interest.

Male member : Members described as male in their personal information.

Member : Person registered with the Web app.

Messages and vocal messages : Only members who have received a reciprocity can engage in conversation “Discuss” in the Web app and send messages. They can be visible in the message box from the icon on the bottom right on the home page.

Packs : A pack is a batch of credits.

Pass : An action, symbolised by a cross to express the lack of interest. The action is discreet and non-notified. “Passed” profiles will not appear on the members home page in the future, unless he decides to cancel the Pass, thanks to a free and simple manipulation in the “History” section.

Reciprocity : A reciprocity appears after a reciprocal Hi/Flash and creates a notification (“Bravo! You have a reciprocity.”) and will allow you to open a discussion.

Services : Overall services, with or without fees, offered by Blind me to encourage virtual or real meetings between members who paths have crossed and are interested in one another, according to search criteria.

TOS : These Terms of service.

Web app : The Blind Me Web app available on a computer, smartphone or tablet.

Article 1. Scope

The TOS define the rights and obligations of the parties when using the Web app. They form the basis of the contractual relationship between the Member and Blind Me.

1.1 Conflicting Rules

These Conditions of Use (TOS) determine the main rules of use for the Web app. They are accompanied by additional policies – our Privacy Policy and the Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) – which provide the Member with clearer guidance on how to use the Web app. In the event of a conflict between the various policies making the rules inaccessible, unintelligible or unpredictable, these TOS shall prevail over the Privacy Policy and the FAQ.

1.2 Independence of Provisions

Should any provision of these TOS be declared invalid or inapplicable due to the effects of a law, regulation or ruling by a court with relevant jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain effective and in force, unless these TOS become distorted, or the obligations of the parties significantly thrown out of balance.

Article 2. Amendments to the TOS

2.1 Update

Blind Me reserves the right, unilaterally and at any time, to end, add to or amend these TOS as it sees fit or to terminate the Service.

The Member will be informed of the updates on the Web app and/or by email to the address given by the Member. It is the Member’s responsibility to see that this email address is valid.

It is the Member’s responsibility to carefully read the updated TOS and to be fully aware of any changes ensuing from said updates.

Complete acceptance of the changes is implied by the Member’s continued use of the Web app’s Services following the updates.

Should the Member not agree with changes made to the TOS, he or she has the option to end the Services and terminate the contractual relationship as per Article 15.3.

2.2 Immediate effect

The new TOS shall be effective immediately for all Members.

Article 3. Governing Law - Dispute resolution

3.1 Governing Law

The present TOS are subject to French law.

3.2 Dispute resolution

The Member will contact Blind Me first in order to try and find an amicable settlement to any dispute with Blind Me.

In case of failure, the Member is informed that he/she may choose to have recourse to mediation, free of charge, and submit its dispute to the Online Dispute Resolution platform proposed by the European Commission, which may be accessed at the following address : http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr

Before initiating such a mediation procedure, the Member must have submitted the dispute to Blind Me in writing in order to try and find an amicable settlement.

Any challenge or dispute related to the formation, interpretation, performance or expiry of these TOS or in any connection therewith which has not been amicably settled shall be submitted to the appropriate courts of Toulouse.

Article 4. Sign up

4.1 Download Options

The Web app is available on a computer, smartphone or tablet.

4.2 Member's Rights when Registering

Provided that the required conditions for Member status are met, Blind Me shall assign the Member a personal Account, which includes :

- A profile page.

- An inbox.

- A “Notifications” option.

4.3 Conditions of Membership when Registering

The Member must be over the age of 18 and must guarantee that all information that he or she provides when registering is true and up-to-date.

The Member is registered via email or via Facebook Connect, which enables Blind Me to use the Member's profile photo, first name, age calculated based on the date of birth and interests in order to create a “Profile” page. The Member should therefore check the accuracy of his or her Facebook information before registering with the Service.

Upon registration, the Member accepts these TOS and the Privacy Policy and agrees to fulfil his or her obligations, and particularly those set out in the Member Code of Conduct under Article 9 of these TOS.

Article 5. Services and features

5.1 Purpose of the Service

The Web app supplies to the Members of Blind Me a friendly frame which favours the first contact with other Members corresponding to their preferences (age, gender and location) with the aim of establishing virtual or real meetings for personal use and leisure activities. Every Member is free to discuss and to enter into relationships with other Members in the respect for the present TOS.

The Services offered by Blind Me may in no case be likened to a counseling or marriage bureau service. Its sole aim is to facilitate virtual or real-life meet-ups through the Web app between couples with a mutual interest, according to the Members’ locations and preferences.

5.2 Services to the members

Some of Blind Me's services are available on the Web app free of charge (apart from connection and telecommunications costs) for Members who agree to comply with these TOS, including :

- The unlimited sending of Hi.

- The unlimited sending of Messages and vocal messages in case of reciprocity.

- Unlimited and confidential viewing of other Members' profiles.

- Passing an unlimited number of Members.

- Confidentially blocking all Members whose conduct justifies such an action.

- Confidentially reporting all Members whose conduct is contrary to the TOS or applicable law.

- Viewing the list of Members previously passed or blocked.

- Retrieving Members previously passed or blocked.

- Reach the list of the Members of the homepage during all the period of use of the Web app.

- Configuring his or her search criteria.

- Receiving notifications.

- Consulting the FAQ and tutorial.

- Completing his or her profile in compliance with the TOS.

- Deleting Messages and voice messages.

Charged services provided via the Web app are available to Members by purchasing a Pack, the conditions of which are set out in Article 10.1. A Credit allows the Members to send a Flash to another Member and two credits allows to play sliding puzzle.

Article 6. Personal Data Protection

6.1 Processing manager

The data are collected by the company BLIND registered under the number 849 245 105 at the RCS of Toulouse. Its headquarters are located at 18 rue du chant du merle, 31400 Toulouse and the company is represented by its CEO Fabrice Nkoa Zoa.

Blind Me is very concerned with the protection of your personal data and the respect of your privacy. This privacy policy (along with our document on the Use of Cookies and our Terms of service and any other document that references it) is meant to inform you on the way we process the personal data you share with us and that we collect when you use the Web app and Services. We invite you to carefully read this document to better understand how we process your personal data, and to know your rights.

This Privacy Policy is applicable to all Services created by Blind Me that you use (with the exception of services supplied and operated by third parties, in which case, their privacy policy applies).

6.2 The information we collect

Your use of our Services makes it likely that we collect and process data necessary to the proper functioning of the Web app and to the supply of the Services. It can be information you share with us directly, or data we collect automatically.

6.2.1 Data you share directly

When you use our Services, you are required to share some information, some of which may serve to identify you. When you communicate this information, you accept that some of it will be visible to the other Members of the Web app, and therefore be made public on the Web app. In an effort to help you identify this information easily, it is signaled as “public” below. Blind Me cannot be held liable for data published on its platform and disclosed by a Member. However, the information not marked as Public will not be visible or accessible by other Members.

The information you share contains the following data :

Registration data : this is the basic data that is necessary for you to register and access our Services. This data is collected by Blind Me from Facebook, via Facebook Connect, to simplify the process. When you click on “Facebook Connect”, you let Facebook share this data with us. This identity data is :

- Your photo (public) : this is, at least, your public Facebook profile picture. You then have the option of removing this photo and/or adding other photos to your Account from your Facebook account or smartphone.

- Your birthdate (private) : only your age, as deducted from the birthday, will be visible to other members.

- Your gender (public).

- Your first name (public).

- Your last name (private).

Sharing this information is mandatory. If you do not share it, Blind Me will not be able to supply the Services offered in the Web app and you will not be able to create an account.

You may add additional information to improve your Profile. This information is optional, shared at your own discretion, and is your sole responsibility. You can add this information directly to your Profile on the Web app and/or via Facebook Connect by synching your Account with Facebook. This data is :

- Your email address (private). The Member commits to making sure the address collected from Facebook Connect is valid and/or to modify it to ease communications with Blind Me.

- Your mobile phone number (private).

- Your profile description (public) : If you would like to, you can share additional information about you in the space provided for this purpose. This information will be visible to Blind Me Members. Blind Me does not encourage Members to share data that can be perceived as sensitive with other Member, or with Blind Me through the Web app. Sensitive data refers to data that is legally qualified as “sensitive” by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). More specifically, it includes information on race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliation with a union, along with information on health, sexual life or sexual preferences (“Sensitive Data”). If a Member decides to share such information on his/her profile regardless, it is deemed to have been “clearly made public” by the Member who shared it, according to the GDPR.

Data on your interactions with Blind Me : we may ask you to share, or you may be in a situation where you need to give us information, for example when you contact our customer or support services, report an issue with our services, ask for help, exercise your personal data rights, or participate in a promo, game, contest, raffle, or survey, when you share your experience with our services, give testimonies, or answer one of our questionnaires.

6.2.2 Data we collect automatically

When you use our services and features, we collect information regarding your activity on the Web app :

Activity data : when you access our Services and use the Web app and its features, data on the way you use them may be collected and processed. More specifically, this includes your registration date, last connection, the type and number of interactions with other Members (like the “Hi” & “Flash”) or the number of transactions performed (purchasing credits or subscription(s)).

Location Data (geolocation) : the Web app has for main interest and vocation to allow the Members to enter into a relationship with other Members (according to the chosen parameters) so as to facilitate virtual and/or real meetings. An authorization is asked the Member to collect and process the data relative to its geo-tracking so as to allow Blind Me to feed its homepage by presenting him the profiles of Members which correspond to his criteria of search and having also agreed to be geolocation-based. Blind Me can, in case of express consent, reach the position of the Member, approximately or more exactly according to the used technology. At no time the exact location or the route of a Member are visible for the other Members.

The Member can return free of charge and at any time on its consent and deactivate the option of geo-tracking on its computer, smartphone or tablet. In this case, the homepage of the Member is not any more updated and the Member cannot see any more which are the other Members that he / she had on its homepage in the deactivation of the option of geo-tracking.

Transaction Data : Blind Me does not collect or process any bank data. Paypal have opted to refrain from sending certain types data to web app, which includes any banking and financial information. This data is collected and processed solely by the above platform, and Blind Me does not have the option of changing this payment method. The only information exchanged between Blind Me and Paypal is technical data that doesn’t allow us to identify you (for example, a transaction number), which serves to confirm transactions.

Data on the use of the messaging service : sent messages are stored on Blind Me’s servers exclusively, to provide the Service to allow Members having a Reciprocity to have a conversation. Messages and voice notes are strictly private and only implicate the Members involved. Blind Me’s authorized managers do not hold or exercise any rights to view these conversations, except in cases of judicial request, and/or in compliance with legislative or administrative dispositions. Additionally, Messages are strictly private and are not accessible to other Members not involved in the conversation, nor to any third party.

Search preferences data : the Web app lets you set search preferences for age and gender. You can change these settings in the Web app and specify the age range and, after agreeing to Blind Me collecting and processing your data, the gender of people you are looking for, so you can be matched exclusively with profiles with and who meet your search criteria. You will then only see the Members with and who share your search preferences on your newsfeed.

Device and equipment data : we collect information from the devices and equipment you use to access our Services, including server logs, which may contain information like IP addresses, version of the Web app, mobile model, mobile ID, language used, operating system, application crashes, and advertisement ID. Blind Me cannot access its Members’ browser history. Data may be collected with cookies: to learn more about this, please see our document on the Use of Cookies.

6.3 How we use the data collected

The data collected by Blind Me allows us to provide the Services and make sure the Web app is running smoothly, which it is contractually obligated to do, in virtue of the contract biding us with the Members (TOS). Your data is therefore processed for the following purposes :

1. Creating and managing your Member Account (including managing access to the Services and the customer or support services).

2. Geolocating to suggest Profiles of Members that match you.

3. Managing and storing messages exchanged between Members.

4. Sending information messages regarding the Services or your interactions with other Members (notifications).

5. Sending Blind Me or partner newsletters along with messages or marketing or advertising content by Blind Me or by its partners.

The data collected is also necessary to Blind Me fulfilling its legitimate interests (improving and optimizing its services, along with gaining a better knowledge of its Members and the ways in which they use the Services) and allow the company to run statistical studies, satisfaction surveys, and marketing analyses relating to the use of the Web app and Services by the Members.

As the data processing relies on the consent of Members to have their data processed, they can withdraw it at any time; withdrawal of the consent does not affect processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Blind Me may process Members’ personal data in response to a legal request (search warrant, court order, or the like) or to comply with its legal, regulatory, judicial, or administrative obligations.

Lastly, Blind Me can process your personal data to uncover or prevent fraudulent activities or breaches to the Service’s safety, in compliance with the law or analyze reports of Members displaying a behavior breaching the Terms of Service.

6.4 How data is shared

Only certain Blind Me employees from the customer or support services, and authorized managers process Members’ personal data for the purposes described above. These employees and authorized managers only have access to the data necessary to perform their duties.

Blind Me may also enter into agreements with authenticated and reliable service providers and partners, who may access and/or process Members’ personal data, in compliance with the Privacy Policy, and while ensuring the safety and privacy of the Members’ personal data. These service providers and partners help us run and improve our Services, especially with regards to data hosting, surveys, analyses and statistics, the use and/or proper functioning of the Web app, and providing the necessary assistance to Members, marketing and advertisement to send offers, messages, and relevant content to Blind Me Members.

A Member’s personal data marked as “public” in article 2 above and that appears on his/her profile, is visible to other Members he/she crosses paths with and who have compatible search preferences.

Blind Me may forward some data to a public body, if it is requested to do so, to comply with any judicial or legal request.

Lastly, we may be required to share your data for the purposes of a corporate operation, which include, but is not limited to, a restructuring, a change in control of the company, a merger, an acquisition, a transfer, or a termination of the company.

6.5 Overview of a Member’s rights

In compliance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6th, 1978 (Loi Informatique et Libertés), and the GDPR, every Member has a right to access, rectify, and a right to data portability and removal of his/her personal data, along with a right to contest or limit processing of his/her personal data, and the right to decide on the way to handle the personal data after his/her death. In an effort to address its Members’ concerns, Blind Me commits to respecting the protection of personal data and to process requests as soon as possible. A Member can exercise his/her rights, granted he/she can prove his/her identity, by sending an email to contact@blind-me.com or by exercising his/her rights directly on the Web app.

For any other claim, the Member may lodge a claim with the national authority responsible for the protection of data.

- The right to access allows a Member to ask Blind Me for data pertaining to him/her in an accessible format, based on Article 39 of the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés), and article 15 of the GDPR.

- The right to correct grants a Member the right to demand Blind Me corrects, adds to, updates or removes any personal data on him/her that is inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, out-of-date, or whose use, communication or storage is prohibited based on Article 40 of the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés), and article 16 of the GDPR. You can modify or rectify your information directly on the Web app. You just need to go on your profile and make changes directly in the sections “My photos”, “Job”, and “About me”. To change your first name, age, or gender, go to your Facebook page and update the “About me – contact and basic info” section of your profile.

- The right to data portability grants a Member the right to receive the personal data he/she gave to Blind Me, in a structured, commonly used format, legible on a machine, and to forward them to another processing entity, in compliance with article 20 of the GDPR.

- The right to contest grants a Member the right to contest, free of charge and at his/her own discretion, the use of his/her data by Blind Me for prospection, especially commercial, and to the processing based on Blind Me’s legitimate interest, in compliance with Article 38 of the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés), and article 21 of the GDPR.

- The right to delete grants a Member the right to demand the removal, free of charge and at his/her own discretion, of the data transmitted to Blind Me, within the limits of the rights based on article 17 of the GDPR. You can delete your account using the corresponding feature on the Web app.

- The right for the Member to set the guidelines for the retention, deletion and communication of his/her personal data after his/her death, in compliance Article 40-1 of the French Data Protection Act (Loi Informatique et Libertés).

These rights may only be exercised within the limits of Blind Me’s resources as it relates to its use of Facebook Connect. Some of the data is sent to Blind Me by Facebook Connect and cannot be corrected without Facebook's assistance.

The Member can also rectify most of his/her personal data, at his/her own initiative, on the Web app itself.

6.6 Storage of the data

Blind Me will store the Member's data for as long as required in order for the Member to use his/her Account, namely :

- For the length of the Member’s enrollment, plus one year.

- For the length of the reporting, to process a report on fraudulent behavior.

- For three years when the account is suspended, in compliance with article 15.4 of the Terms of Service.

- For 13 months for cookies, in compliance with legal provisions (see our document on the Use of Cookies ).

Furthermore, please note that in accordance with its status as a hosting provider, Blind Me has a legal obligation to retain some of its Member's personal data for a period of one year based on Article 6, II of the French Trust in the Digital Economy Act (Loi pour la Confiance dans l’Économie Numérique) of 21 June 2004.

Blind Me undertakes to make every effort and to invest all means at its disposal to guarantee that the stored data is as secure as possible. However, it is the Member's responsibility to take appropriate measures to protect his/her data.

Blind Me shall not collect data from minors. Should a Member lie about his/her date of birth, and particularly if he/she fraudulently claims to be over 18 years of age, the parents of the minor in question should inform Blind Me of this by sending an email to the address mentioned in article 9, requesting the data to be deleted. Blind Me commits to deleting all data on the minor in question as soon as possible.

6.7 Transfer of Personal Data outside the EU

When registering, the Member expressly consents to his/her data being transmitted to Blind Me’s service providers and subcontractors outside the European Union, to let Blind Me run statistical studies, support members, and if need be, host data processed by the Web app.

Blind Me guarantees that the transfers are made under conditions ensuring the confidentiality and security of the data and providing an adequate level of protection in compliance with regulations (notably the examples of contractual clauses provided by the European Commission).

6.8 Cookies

To learn more, read our document on the Use of Cookies on our website.

Article 7. CNIL Declaration

The collection of Members’ personal data has been officially declared to the CNIL (French Commission on Data Protection).

Article 8. Blind Me’s Obligations and Liability

8.1 Technical Resources and Security

Blind Me agrees to provide the infrastructure and technical resources to provide a high-quality Service to Members with a computer, smartphone or tablet.

Blind Me cannot be held liable for any operating fault on the Member's device or for any compatibility issue between the Web app and the device.

Every effort is made to ensure that the risks of fraudulent access to Blind Me's system are minimized. Blind Me therefore uses a firewall or equipment located between the internet and the Company's private network, in order to make its security more robust by filtering traffic to and from the internet. It is, however, impossible to fully guarantee the security of a network.

Blind Me is not responsible for any failures, interruptions or poor performance of the Member's internet provider services, or for any cause beyond Blind Me's control which might interrupt or have an adverse effect on access to Blind Me Services.

The Member must have access to a secure email account. If such a precaution is not taken, or even if it is, the Member's Account may, in some rare cases, be targeted by fraudsters.

Blind Me shall also endeavour to avert any exceptional risk to Members of receiving spam Messages or Messages claiming to have been sent by Blind Me. The Member must ensure that he or she reports any of the above circumstances to Blind Me by sending a letter or email to the address provided in Article 16 hereof.

8.2 Illegal Conduct

Blind Me and its partners cannot be held liable for actions by its Members which are illegal or which incur criminal penalties, including but not limited to :

- All types of scams.

- Prostitution.

- Identity theft.

- An infringement of a third parties intellectual property.

8.3 Reporting and Community Moderation System

As a hosting provider and pursuant to Article 6, I, 7° of the French Trust in the Digital Economy Act, Blind Me has no legal obligation to monitor the content sent or stored via the Web app.

However, according to Article 6-I-3° of the French Trust in the Digital Economy Act, Blind Me must set up a reporting and community moderation system in order to report some illegal, abusive and prejudicial content.

In such case and after due verification by customer service, Blind Me commits to promptly remove the said content.

Pursuant to Article 6-I-5 of the French Trust in the Digital Economy Act: The knowledge of illicit content is deemed effective when the hosting provider is notified of following :

- The notification dates.

- The content transmitter’s identity.

- The description of the facts in contention (possibly with screen shots of the conversation).

- The reasons of the reporting.

Blind Me has therefore set up a reporting and community moderation system allowing Members to report the content described in Article 6-I-7° of the French Trust in the Digital Economy Act if it constitutes apology for crimes against humanity, apology for and incitement to terrorism, incitement to racial hatred, incitement to hatred based on gender, sexual orientation or handicap and inter alia child pornography, incitement to violence against women and violation of human dignity.

Guided by an extremely strict professional ethic and refusing any association with violent or insulting Members as well as illegal, abusive or prejudicial content, Blind Me’s team takes this reporting procedure very seriously.

Hence, when the content published by a Member is reported, the transmitter’s account can be removed or suspended according to the conditions set forth in Article 15.4. This decision is based on the proof given by the report’s author and is made in order to ensure the withdrawal of any illegal content in compliance with Blind Me’s legal obligations.

The Member having originally published the reported content will be informed of such a decision on the Web app and/or by email at the address given. He or she will in no case be informed of the identity of the report’s author.

Outside the scope of this reporting system, the Member can decide to block another Member in order to prevent any conversation with him or her (mutual prevention of access to Like, Chat request, Messages and voice messages that have been sent and of sending any messages in the future, or being alerted of the presence of a Member who has been blocked, particularly if they think this Member is bothering them in one way or another). It is possible, however, to unblock the Member free of charge in order to be in touch with him or her again. This action is confidential and enables Members to control the Members with whom they want to keep in touch or not.

Should content be published that was reported and that may be seen as a violation of law or regulations, the Member who is a victim of this content is encouraged to submit a complaint to the appropriate police authorities.

The reporting system put in place by Blind Me does not replace any complaint and judicial procedure against a Member who authored the reported content.

Any misuse of the community moderation system or any unjustified reporting of a Member shall be considered a breach of these TOS, and penalties may be imposed including Account suspension (Pursuant to Article 15.4 of the TOS), Account cancellation or even legal proceedings (Pursuant to Article 6-I-4° of the French Trust in the Digital Economy Act) under which damages may have to be paid to victims.

8.4 Duty of Caution

The Member is solely liable for checking the identity of the people with whom he or she wishes to arrange a “real-life” meet-up. Blind Me may not be held liable for any problems whatsoever arising from a “real-life” meet-up.

8.5 Group Events

Any use of Blind Me Services to organize a group meeting of its Members constitutes a misuse of the Service. Using the Web app to plan or organize a demonstration on a public roadway is strictly prohibited. Should such a meeting take place, Blind Me may not be held liable in the case of a public order offense or any damage caused by such meeting.

Article 9. Members code of conduct

9.1 Duty of Fairness and Honesty when Registering

In order to become a Member, all of the following conditions must be met :

- Must be an adult as specified by French law (minimum of 18 years old on last birthday).

- Must have honestly and truthfully filled out the Facebook profile information. The Member must have provided the first name, sex and date of birth shown in his or her personal information. Failing that, the Member agrees to correct any errors on his or her Facebook profile, and to activate syncing of information between his or her Facebook profile and his or her Account.

- Must have read these TOS and have accepted them when confirming his or her registration.

- Must agree to regularly update the information provided when accessing his or her Account from the Web app.

Blind Me does not have a legal obligation or the technical resources to verify the identity and age of Members. However, in the event of any doubt or cause for suspicion, or following the use of the “Report” feature by a third party pointing to an identity theft or fictitious or incorrect information, Blind Me shall conduct an investigation as quickly as possible and may correct the information provided where necessary without misrepresenting the Member's profile.

For the duration of the investigation, Blind Me reserves the right to suspend the Account of any Member giving cause for suspicion as well as his or her access to the Web app, and to conduct the necessary checks, in particular by asking him or her to send an official identity document. The Member will be informed of the suspension of his account via the Web app or by email to the address given by the Member pursuant to Article 15.4.

Should the Member be unable to provide said proof, or in the case of a proven offence under these TOS, Blind Me may cancel the Service for the Member in question in accordance with the conditions set out by Article 15.4 hereof.

9.2 Duty of Fairness and Honesty during Use

In order to remain a Member, all of the following conditions must be met :

- Be honest and truthful in his or her statements.

- Refrain from posting any photos of third parties online, or any confidential information about others such as financial data.

- Refrain from posting any content or photos on the Web app which are pornographic or which violate modesty and human dignity.

- Respect the private nature of content and conversations exchanged with other Members through the Web app, and therefore refrain from disclosing the content of such Messages.

- Refrain from violating intellectual property laws.

- Refrain from disrupting public order.

- Refrain from committing defamation, and more generally from using insulting language, particularly of a racial or discriminatory nature.

- Comply with current laws and regulations.

- Refrain from inciting violence or advocating terrorism, war crimes or crimes against humanity.

- Refrain from infringing upon accepted social standards and standards of politeness with other Members.

- Refrain from infringing upon the normal running of the Web app’s Services or infrastructure in any way.

- Refrain from using robots or tools other than those provided by Blind Me when using the Web app to contact other Members.

- Refrain from using the Web app to arrange escort services.

- Refrain from approaching other Members with the aim of promoting paid services or products.

- Refrain from disclosing his or her login information to other Members, particularly the username and password used to access his or her Account.

- Refrain from advertising or encouraging in any way the use of any other service, whether or not this is a competing service, and refrain from committing any offence relating to unfair competition.

- Refrain from using the Web app to organize gatherings or demonstrations.

The Member shall not copy and/or disseminate, and/or transfer technical data that it might intercept on the network connected to the Blind Me application.

9.3 Personal Use

The Member agrees to use Blind Me solely for personal use. The Blind Me network must not be exploited for commercial, promotional, electoral or recruitment purposes. It is strictly prohibited to send Messages of a marketing and/or commercial nature and/or newsletters via the Blind Me inbox, including but not limited to content, guidelines or hyperlinks to third party sites or materials, particularly those of Blind Me's competitors.

9.4 Member's Liability

The Member is only liable for his or her own actions and for the data that he or she publishes via the Web app.

Should Blind Me be held liable for any failure by the Member to comply with its obligations, the Member shall hold Blind Me harmless against any conviction made against it regarding the Member's infringement of the law or of these TOS.

Blind Me does not moderate the content published by Members and shared through the Web app. In particular, Blind Me's staff shall not check any photos, text or content to which hyperlinks published by Members are pointing. The Member may report unlawful content which violates French law or these TOS using the moderation tools provided by the Web app in accordance with Article 8.3.

9.5 Photos

All photos of a pornographic or exhibitionist nature, which violate modesty and are generally offensive to public moral values are strictly prohibited. The publication of such photos will be considered a serious offence and can lead to the suspension and/or closure of the Member’s Account, in addition to any other penalties that may be imposed by the courts.

9.6 Real-life Meet-ups

Blind Me advises Members who wish to arrange “real-life” meet-ups to be vigilant. Members are solely responsible for verifying the identity of those with whom they meet. “Real-life” meet-ups are arranged independently of Blind Me and are the sole responsibility of Members. Blind Me cannot be held liable for any acts or problems of any type which have been committed or caused by Members and/or former Members when such events occur after use of the Web app. In this respect, one of the intended benefits of the Blind Me messaging service, again to ensure that Members remain safe and free from harassment, is to enable Members to decide which people should be allowed to see their profiles and talk to them.

As regards the people with whom the Member has agreed to exchange Messages, it is recommended that Members do not too readily reveal information which is not included in the profile such as a phone number, address or surname. For safety reasons, Blind Me strongly advises, that real-life meetings be arranged only in busy public places or that a friend or relative be informed of the meeting and that Members disclose their contact information only after a reasonable period of time.

9.7 Account Management

The Member must regularly consult his or her inbox and notifications, which Blind Me will use inter alia to keep the Member updated on information pertaining to its Services. This information may also be sent to the Member's email address which is obtained through Facebook Connect.

The Member may access his or her Account Services by connecting to the Web app using a confidential username and password. The Member is solely responsible for his or her login information and any use of this information by a third party. The Member shall specifically hold Blind Me harmless against any communication, use or declaration made using his or her Account.

9.8 Equipments

The cost of equipment (hardware or software) required to access the Services together with all other related costs, including telecommunications costs, shall be seen to solely by the Member. The Member is solely responsible for the hardware used to access the Service.

Article 10. Payment Terms

10.1 Pricing

Credits cannot be purchased individually. They are available in Packs of multiple Credits.

Members receive a free Pack of 10 Credits when registering with the Web app.

10.2 Secure Payment

Packs can be paid for securely in accordance with the payment terms of the Paypal. It alone is liable for their payment terms and processes, which are beyond Blind Me's control in accordance with the terms and conditions set out by the above platform. Any refunds or payment-related requests must be sent to Paypal according to the device used to make the purchase.

Bank details are collected by Paypal are beyond Blind Me's control.

Article 11. Services Provided

11.1 Credit Validity Period

Credits purchased or offered by Blind Me may only be used for the term during which the Account remains active, in compliance with the TOS. However, in the event of early termination of the Account pursuant to Article 15.3, 15.4 or 15.5 hereafter, any remaining Credit at the date of termination shall be permanently deleted from the Account, without compensation of any kind.

A subsequent re-registration of the Member will not allow him or her to recover the lost Credits.

Specific case of Credits offered : Blind Me may offer Credits to Members as part of its loyalty program or for a special event.

11.2 Cumulative Services

Credit Packs are cumulative. The number of Credits in each Pack purchased is added to the remaining Credits in the Member's Account.

Article 12. Communication with the Member

12.1 Push notifications

The Member may receive push notifications through the Web app to notify him or her of important events, including but not limited to :

- A Reciprocity of a Hi/Flash.
- A Flash received on from another Member.
- A Message or a vocal message received from another Member.
- A Message of Blind Me concerning the Account of the Member.

The Member may change his or her push notification preferences through his or her Account.

12.2 Newsletter

When the Member registers with the Web app, he or she agrees to receive newsletters from Blind Me. He or she may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link provided in the newsletter and/or by exercising his or her right to cancel by sending an email to the address provided in Article 16.

12.3 Advertising and promotional messages

Blind Me is free to post, through the Web app, advertising and promotional messages from advertisers and any other partner. The Member expressly consents to receive such messages.

Article 13. Intellectual and Industrial Property

13.1 Prerogatives related to Trademark Law

The Blind Me trademark is exclusively owned by the company BLIND (registered under the number 849 245 in the RCS of Toulouse and represented by Mister Fabrice Nkoa Zoa is a holder of the entire rights). The trademark has been registered with the French National Institute for Industrial Property (Institut National de Propriété Industrielle) under the number 4320111 and the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Any reproduction and/or use and/or partial and/or total affixing and/or modification and/or deletion of the trademark and related rights, such as for example (without limitation) the Web app's slogan and logo, through any method whatsoever and in any form whatsoever, in any format or through any medium whatsoever, is strictly prohibited without Blind Me's prior, express and written authorization, and legal proceedings may be brought.

The trademark is protected by Articles L713-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de la propriété intellectuelle) currently in force in France, and this protection is international.

13.2 Prerogatives related to Copyright

The original works provided by Blind Me are exclusively owned by the company BLIND (registered under the number 849 245 105 in the RCS of Toulouse and represented by Mister Fabrice Nkoa Zoa is a holder of the entire rights).

Any representation and/or reproduction and/or distribution and/or partial and/or total exploitation of the content and Services provided by the Web app, such as for example the software, animations, text, videos, graphics and more broadly the general structure, through any method whatsoever and in any form whatsoever, in any format or through any medium whatsoever, is strictly prohibited without Blind Me's prior, express and written authorization, and legal proceedings may be brought.

These original works are protected by Articles L335-3 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code (Code de la propriété intellectuelle) currently in force in France, and this protection is international.

13.3 The license

The usage rights granted by Blind Me to the Member are restricted to private and personal use. Any other use by the Member is prohibited without Blind Me's authorization.

The Member grants Blind Me and its partners a free-of-charge, non-exclusive, international and permanent license for the use, reproduction, representation, modification and translation of any basic intellectual property-related component (text, photos, videos etc.) that it may provide through the Web app for the non-exclusive purpose of communicating with other Members. Blind Me shall use this license in a manner which complies with image rights and which protects the user's personal data, without misrepresenting the true nature of the Member's profile and therefore in keeping with this profile. This license permits Blind Me to ensure that these components are compatible with its technical performance or the required media formats. Rights are granted on an international basis and throughout the performance of these TOS between the Member and Blind Me.

The Member shall retain ownership of any content and personal data that he or she provides.

The Member shall hold Blind Me harmless against any legal action, appeal or conviction brought against him or her due to his or her infringement of a third party's intellectual property rights. The Member shall hold Blind Me harmless against any resulting claims or damages.

Article 14. Unfair competition

The following acts are strictly prohibited : the design of a product similar to the Web app or the creation of a derivative, and more generally being guilty of parasitism, imitation, a smear campaign or any other act of unfair competition. Blind Me reserves the right to assign the Member to obtain complete repair of the damage that he caused the Member. Any Member who succeeds in or attempts to grant licenses or sub-licenses, or to sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or commercially exploit in any other way, or to make available the Services or Web app to a third party in any way shall risk serious legal penalties.

Article 15. Termination

15.1 Uninstallation of the Web app by the Member

The Member may uninstall the Web app from his or her mobile at any time without notice. In that case, the Member shall have no further access to the Web app unless he or she downloads it again.

Once the Web app has been uninstalled :

- The Member’s profile will be made invisible to other Members in the past, present and future.

- There will be no change to the legal data retention obligation.

- In the event of an Account being reactivated during the one-year period following the closure of the Account, the details kept will be reallocated to the profile, which will be visible again.

However, Members are advised to log out of the Web app before uninstalling it. By default, the Member's profile shall remain accessible for 24 hours following the uninstallation.

15.2 Deletion of the Account by the Member

The Member may decide, at any time and without notice, to permanently delete his or her Account by sending a letter or email to Blind Me, whose postal address and email address are shown in Article 16 hereof. In that case the Member's profile will be permanently deleted, including the remaining Credits on his or her Account.

Should the Member wish to start using the Web app again, he or she must register under the same conditions as the original registration.

Once the Account has been deleted :

- The Member’s profile will be made invisible to other Members.

- The Member's data shall be retained for one year as of this date, as regards in particular the legal obligations incumbent upon Blind Me in accordance with the terms set out by Article 6.6 hereof and shall be permanently deleted thereafter.

- The Member cannot reactivate his or her old Account.

- The remaining Credits on the Member’s Account on the day the Account is deleted, shall be definitively lost without any possibility to claim any reimbursement.

The Member will not be able to reactivate his/her previous Account.

15.3 Termination/ Suspension of the Account by Blind Me in case of breach of TOS

In case of breach of TOS by the Member, his or her account can at any time be suspended as a safeguard measure and then terminated as of right by Blind Me.

Blind Me will be entitled to suspend a Member’s account as long as necessary to allow the customer service team to make all investigations necessary following the report as required by Article 8.3 or in case of presumed breach of TOS.

The reporting Member will be informed of such a decision on the Web app and/or by email at the address given. The Member is invited to contact the customer service staff in order to get more information on the reasons of the suspension and in order to give some explanations and/or bring the proof that the breach has been cured.

If within 30 days following the notification of the account suspension, the Member has not contacted the customer service staff or if the elements given by the Members did not help to remedy the breach, Blind Me will be entitled to notify the Member of his account removal via the Web app and/or by email to the address given. Unless stated otherwise, the duration of such removal is set at 3 years from the notification.

Upon Termination of the Account :

- The Member’s profile will be invisible to other Members.

- The remaining Credits shall be permanently deleted from the Account without any possibility to claim any reimbursement.

The Member will not be able to create another account for a 3-year period from the notification of the Account removal and the Member will be registered on an exclusion list.

15.4 Termination of inactive Accounts by Blind Me

As of January 1, 2021, at the latest, Blind Me will suspend inactive accounts as defined below :

An account is considered inactive if after a continuous period of one year :

- The Web app of the Member did not establish contact with Blind Me’s servers (including because of deactivation of the geolocation process).

- The Member has not used the Web app.

Note that both conditions must be met.

The Member will be informed by email (at the address given in the Web app) of the suspension of his/her account subject to prior notice of eight (8) days.

During the period of notice, the Member is able to reactivate his/her Account, which result in the suspension of the termination procedure. The entire content of the Member’s profile will then be preserved.

At the end of the period of notice and in the absence of a contrary intention expressed by the Member, the Account will be automatically deleted by Blind Me.

Upon Termination of the Account :

- The Member’s profile will be invisible to other Members.

- The remaining Credits shall be permanently deleted from the Account without any possibility to claim any reimbursement.

The Member will not be able to reactivate his/her previous Account.

Article 16. Contact Details

Members can contact Blind Me by mail at : BLIND 18 rue du chant du merle, 31400 Toulouse FRANCE or by email at : contact@blind-me.com

Article 17. Confidentiality clause

In the event of a dispute, neither Blind Me or the Member are authorized to disclose information about the agreement between them, and each party agrees to comply with a confidentiality clause which requires them to prefer confidential negotiations in the event of disagreement.