Last updated May, 2022

 

This Terms of Use Agreement (this "Agreement") is made between DMM Solutions Inc , located at 416 EAST 85TH ST. 5A NEW YORK, NY, 10028 (applicable to US residents only) or SOL Networks Limited, located at 71, Tower Road, SLM 1609, Sliema, Malta (applicable to all other residents and US residents with high-risk transactions or have qualified for a VIP service) (hereinafter "The Company", "PinoDating" or the "Website") and the user of PinoDating.com ("You" or "Member") with respect to communications with other members and other online services provided by PinoDating (the "Service"). By clicking "Sign Up" or "Find Your Matches" on the registration forms, You indicate Your acceptance of all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Your registration on PinoDating Websites.

 

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT CLICK ON "SIGN UP" OR "FIND YOUR MATCHES" BUTTON, ONCE THE BUTTON IS CLICKED YOU ARE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU REGISTER FOR THE SERVICE. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY PinoDating AT ANY TIME, EFFECTIVE UPON NOTICE TO YOU, WHICH NOTICE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED UPON OUR POSTING OF THE CURRENT VERSION OF THIS AGREEMENT ON THE WEBSITE.

 

PinoDating's Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a part of this Agreement by this reference. Additionally, by using the Website, you acknowledge and agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to the Website may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission (for example, credit card information) is encrypted.

 

The terms of Acceptable Use Policy for Content Posted on the Website, and any notices regarding the Websites are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

 

Eligibility. By becoming a Member, You represent and warrant that You are at least 18 years old. Membership in the Service is void where prohibited. By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You may not authorize others to use Your membership, and You may not assign or otherwise transfer Your account to any other person or entity.

 

Term. This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while You use the Website and/or are a Member of PinoDating. You may terminate Your membership at any time, for any reason, effective upon receipt of Your written notice of termination by PinoDating customer support staff.

 

PinoDating may terminate Your membership for any reason, with or without explanation, effective upon sending a notice to Your email address provided for at registration, or to any other email address provided by You to PinoDating staff. Upon termination by PinoDating without cause, You shall receive a refund, pro rata, of any unused credits or fees that PinoDating has received from You. If Your membership with PinoDating is terminated by reason of violation of this Agreement, or at Your request, You will not be entitled to, nor shall PinoDating be liable to You, for any refund of unused credits or paid fees for using PinoDating additional Services. Unused credits expire 365 days after their purchase date. Notwithstanding Your membership being terminated, this Agreement will remain in full effect.

 

Non-Commercial Use by Members. PinoDating.com is for the personal use of individual Members and/or Registered Non-Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors. Organizations, companies, businesses, and/or other entities may not become Members and are not entitled to use the Service or the Website/ Application for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Website/ Application, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website/ Application will be investigated, and appropriate legal action may be taken, including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. You hereby grant, represent and warrant that You will not create any databases, websites, applications, software, legal entities and services competitive with PinoDating.com. You further guarantee and warrant that You will not use the Website/Application for any commercial purposes, and/or send or receive funds thorough the Website/Application, and/or create accounts with fake usernames. You further guarantee and warrant that You will not be paid for using the Website/Application and services, provided on the Website/Application. Such activity will be investigated, Your membership may be terminated and appropriate legal action may be taken, including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

 

Proprietary Rights in Content. PinoDating owns, licenses or otherwise retains all intellectual property rights in the Website and the Service, absolutely. Those rights include, but are not limited to, database rights, copyright, design rights (whether registered or unregistered), patents, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) and other similar rights, wherever existing in the world, together with the right to apply for protection of the same of PinoDating and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which You have been given written permission, You may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.

 

Member agrees that PinoDating shall solely, exclusively and perpetually own all right, title and interest to the Content posted by Member on the Website, and shall have the rights to distribute, license, sub-license, market, promote, exhibit and otherwise exploit all rights therein in perpetuity, throughout the universe, in all languages and in all media formats and by any and all means (whether now known or later developed), including without limitation, all forms of theatrical, non-theatrical, television, interactive multimedia, home video, internet and on-line, publishing (both electronic and non-electronic), radio, electronic databases, merchandising and commercial tie in rights and all other allied, subsidiary, derivative and ancillary rights in and in connection with same, whether now known or hereafter developed, with no further obligation or compensation to Member.

 

Member hereby releases, discharges and agrees to save PinoDating harmless to the fullest extent Member may lawfully do so, from any causes of action in law or equity Member may have or may hereafter acquire against PinoDating or any of its affiliates for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark violation, right of publicity, or false light arising out of or in connection with the utilization by PinoDating or its affiliates of the Content.

 

Content Posted on the Website.

 

You understand and agree that PinoDating may at its sole discretion store for review and delete any content, messages, photos, videos, audio and video calls or profiles (collectively, "Content") that in the sole judgment of PinoDating violate this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights of, harm, or threaten the safety of other Members or any third parties.

 

You are solely responsible for the Content that You publish or display (hereinafter, "post") via the Website, or transmit to other Members.

 

By posting Content to any public area of the Website You automatically grant, represent and warrant that You have the right to grant to PinoDating an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute such information and Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

 

The following is a partial list of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website/Application. PinoDating reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action at its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision including without limitation removing the offending communication from the Service and terminating the membership of such violators. Prohibited Content includes, but is not limited to, Content that:

 

is patently offensive to the online community, such as Content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;

 

harasses or advocates harassment of another person;

 

involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters", or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";

 

promotes information that You know is defamatory, false, misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;

 

promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture installed copyright protected devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;

 

contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);

 

publicly displays inappropriate Content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, graphic violence, or criminal activity);

 

provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18;

 

provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;

 

solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;

 

engages in commercial activities and/or sales without PinoDating.com prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes.

 

You must use the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

 

You may not include in Your profile any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses. You may not include in Your correspondence with other members any URLs, email addresses or telephone and fax numbers.

 

You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other Members and/or Registered Non-Members to buy or sell any products or services through the Service. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk email to other Members. Although PinoDating cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Website, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without their prior explicit consent. In order to protect its Members from such advertising or solicitation, PinoDating reserves the right to restrict the number of emails which a Member may send to other Members in any 24-hour period to a number which PinoDating deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

 

You may not collect data from PinoDating either from authorized and not authorized zones through automated means (bots, spiders, scrapers or equivalent means), or by establishing fake user accounts or by anonymous proxy servers or equivalent measures, or by circumventing any technical measures to prevent forbidden activity on PinoDating. You may not collect data from PinoDating authorized zones by any other means including manual collection of data.

 

To ensure the quality of the Service provided, Your communication through the Website may be recorded.

 

PinoDating reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action at its sole discretion against anyone who violates this Section 5 including without limitation removing the offending communication from the Service and terminating the membership of such violators.

 

Co-registration. By becoming a Member, You agree that you might be registered on PinoDating's partners websites. By using their services you agree with Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and other regulations, published on their website.

 

Mobile services. By providing your mobile number you agree to receive various notifications from Website including but not limited to: account verification, password recovery, marketing notifications, invite notifications, your contact list activities notifications.

 

Copyright Policy. You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. Without limiting the foregoing, if You believe that Your work has been copied and posted on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please supply PinoDating copyright agent with the following information: an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; a description of the copyrighted work that You claim has been infringed; a description of where the material that You claim is infringing on such copyright is located on the Website; Your address, telephone number, and email address; a written statement by You that You have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement by You, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in Your notice is accurate and that You are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

 

Member Communications. You are solely responsible for Your interactions with other PinoDating Members/Registered Non-Members. PinoDating reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between You and other Members/Registered Non-Members. Also PinoDating is not in any kind responsible for expectations, promises or truthfulness of any information of any Member/Registered Non-Member.

 

Use of the Website and/or the Service is also governed by the Website Privacy Policy.

 

Disclaimers. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES THE SERVICE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND GRANTS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH ITS REPRESENTATIVES, OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE. THE WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FURTHER, THE WEBSITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, ALWAYS AVAILABLE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED. THE WEBSITE DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR, AND NO WARRANTY IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO, CONNECTIVITY AND AVAILABILITY. Although each member must agree to the Agreement, PinoDating cannot guarantee that each member is at least the required minimum age, nor does it accept responsibility or liability for any content, communication or other use or access of the Service by persons under the age of 18 in violation of this Agreement. Also, it is possible that other members or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") may post or transmit offensive or obscene materials through the Service and that You may be involuntarily exposed to such offensive or obscene materials. It also is possible for others to obtain personal information about You due to Your use of the Service. Those others may use Your information for purposes other than what You intended. PinoDating is not responsible for the use of any personal information that You disclose on the Service. Please carefully select the type of information that You post on the Service or release to others. We can't guarantee that the particular Member/Registered Non-Member is using his profile personally, but we do all possible to block such behavior.

 

PinoDating DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, FOR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF OTHER MEMBERS OR USERS (INCLUDING UNAUTHORIZED USERS), WHETHER SUCH ACTS OR OMISSIONS OCCUR DURING THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE. PinoDating is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Website or in connection with the Service, whether caused by users of the Website, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. PinoDating is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Website or Member of the Service. PinoDating assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or Member communications. PinoDating is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will PinoDating be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Website or the Service, any Content posted on the Website or transmitted to Members/Registered Non-Members, or any interactions between users of the Website, whether online or offline.

 

Suppliers. To provide the Service, PinoDating purchases services from various third parties and affiliate marketing partners (collectively, "Suppliers"). The Suppliers are independent contractors and are not agents, or employees of PinoDating. PinoDating is not responsible for the willful or negligent acts and/or omissions of any Supplier or any of its respective employees, agents, servants or representatives including, without limitation, their failure to deliver Services, or partial or inadequate delivery of Services. According to terms of agreement with its Suppliers, PinoDating is prohibited from rendering the Suppliers' contact information. Services provided by the Suppliers include but are not limited to the following:

 

Suppliers provide full, accurate and legitimate information required for the registration of referred Members at PinoDating prior to their registration according to the terms of Agreement.

 

Each supplier may provide translation services for the registered Members and have access to all the correspondence of such Members.

 

Suppliers provide additional services in accordance to the terms of their agreement with PinoDating.

 

Any additional services requested by PinoDating Members, which fall into the Suppliers' scope of activity, but not defined by PinoDating terms of Agreement with Supplier, including but not limited to, arrangement of a meeting with referred Members of the Supplier, provision of additional information on referred Members, or any other personal requests of Members, may be processed by Supplier, but are not automatically granted.

 

 

PinoDating is not in any way responsible for the quality of any additional services provided by the Suppliers. The Website and the Service are provided "as is" and PinoDating expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. PinoDating cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Website and/or the Service. Receipt or exchange of funds or any other means of payment is prohibited on the Website.

 

PinoDating may, from time to time, offer various payment methods, including without limitation payment by credit card, by debit card or by using PayPal. You authorize PinoDating to charge you for Paid Services through the payment method(s) you select when purchasing the Paid Services and you agree to make payment using such payment method(s). In addition, you authorize PinoDating to obtain updated or replacement expiration dates and card numbers for your credit or debit card as provided by your credit or debit card issuer. The terms of your payment will be based on your payment method and may be determined by agreements between you and the financial institution, credit card issuer, or other provider of your chosen payment method.

 

Special exceptions that may apply. PinoDating reserves the right to change the service company of this Agreement from DirectOne Media Inc, located at 1299 Galleria at Tyler, Riverside, CA 92503 to BlueHost, Inc., located at 5335 Gate Parkway Suite 300 Jacksonville, FL 32256 USA in case the payment card transactions occur with 3-D Secure. Please note, that the change of the service company will not affect any other terms and conditions of this Agreement nor the serviceability of the website.

 

Members. PinoDating does not influence the relationships between Members of the Website. Members may terminate their membership with the Website at any time. Deactivation of profiles of Members of the Website is governed by the following:

 

In the event a Member is no longer interested in the Services, PinoDating customer support administrators shall review the correspondence between such Member and other Members with whom the Member has been corresponding (the "Correspondent") and shall have the right to make a decision, in their sole discretion, with respect to the issuance of refund back to the Member. Notwithstanding the above, PinoDating customarily issues no more than 10 credits back to the Correspondent for such a Correspondent's last letter to the deactivated Member.

 

In the event a Member had requested his/her profile to be deleted from the Website for unspecified personal reasons, the Correspondent shall not have the right to receive any information with respect to the deletion of such a Member's profile, as it would be in violation of PinoDating's Privacy Policy. Furthermore, the Correspondent shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to his correspondence with such a Member. PinoDating may, at its discretion, issue 10 credits back to Correspondent's account for Correspondent's last letter to the Member, if this letter was the last one in their correspondence.

 

In the event, a Member had found his/her match, and same is not the Correspondent, the Correspondent shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to this correspondence with such Member.

 

In the event, a Member had been reported for inappropriate activities, PinoDating may, at its sole and unfettered discretion, issue a partial refund to the Correspondent, who had informed the Website of such Member's inappropriate activity by providing incontrovertible evidence of same.

 

In the event, a Member is found on an anti-scam site, or in case we receive reliable proof of the Member's illegal activities from another Member, such Member's profile may be deleted from the Website provided that PinoDating, in its sole and unfettered discretion, considers the supplied information substantial and irrefutable. PinoDating may issue a partial refund to the Correspondent who provided such information.

 

Rights of Registered Non-Members/Purchase of Membership/Additional Purchases. Upon registering with the Website/ Application, a Registered Non-Member shall have 1 (one) calendar month to purchase a membership («Trial Period»). During the Trial Period, You shall have access to the following Services:

 

 

Inclusion of Your profile in PinoDating's database and searchability by other Members;

 

Ability to make changes to Your profile;

 

Ability to read messages;

 

Ability to respond to messages from Members with a positive balance on the account;

 

Ability to purchase membership.

 

In the event You fail to purchase Your membership during the Trial Period, your profile shall be de-activated, and You shall lose all access to the Services, provided however, that You shall retain the ability to purchase membership at any time

 

Upon purchase of membership, a Registered Non-Member shall become a Member and shall have access to all Member privileges. All Services not included in the membership fee shall be provided at additional charge. Your membership will continue indefinitely until cancelled by You. After Your initial purchase of membership, and again after any subsequent membership period, Your membership will automatically renew for an additional equivalent period, at the price you agreed to when initially purchasing the membership. You agree that your account will be subject to this automatic renewal feature. If You want to change or terminate your membership, please contact our customer support at support@PinoDating.com. If You cancel Your membership, You may use your membership until the end of Your then-current membership term and Your membership will not be renewed thereafter. However, You won't be eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of the membership fee paid for the then-current membership period.

 

By purchasing the 1 (one) calendar months membership, You authorize PinoDating to charge Your credit card, debit card or other payment method at such time and again, as Your membership will automatically renew at the beginning of any subsequent membership period, unless canceled by You prior to the expiration of any membership period, including any sales or similar taxes imposed on Your membership payments. Unless otherwise indicated in any applicable additional terms or communications PinoDating sends to Your registered email address, the renewal membership will be at the same membership fee as when you first subscribed, plus any applicable taxes, unless PinoDating notifies You at least 10 days prior to the end of your current term that the membership fee will increase. You acknowledge and agree that your payment method will be automatically charged for such membership fees, plus any applicable taxes, upon each such automatic renewal. You acknowledge that your membership is subject to automatic renewals and You consent to and accept responsibility for all recurring charges to your credit or debit card (or other payment method, as applicable) based on this automatic renewal feature without further authorization from You and without further notice except as required by law. You further acknowledge that the amount of the recurring charge may change if the applicable tax rates change or if you are notified that there will be an increase in the applicable membership fees. Upon the renewal of Your membership, if PinoDating does not receive payment, You agree that PinoDating may either terminate or suspend your membership and continue to attempt to charge Your payment method provider until payment is received (upon receipt of payment, your account will be activated and for purposes of automatic renewal, your new membership commitment period will begin as of the day payment was received).

 

Membership starts with a discounted fee for the first month and the standard fee as clarified here for each following month. By subscribing to our monthly membership, you will receive the following benefits:

 

A showcase of your account to all members during the membership period;

 

Promo credits in the amount of 150, 600 or 1500 credits, if included in your subscription and depending on the subscription type. Promo credits are renewed each subscription period, spent first, and not moved to the next subscription period.

 

Cost of services: Basic Chat costs 1 credit per minute; Video Chat costs up to 6 credits per minute; Email costs 10 credits each; Sending/viewing photos or videos costs 15 credits each.

 

Firstly bonus credits issued as a gift are used, then promo credits if included in your paid-monthly membership and then usual credits are purchased.

 

Upon de-activation of Your membership, Your profile shall not be searchable by other Members. You shall retain the right to browse other Members’ profiles and to make changes to Your own profile. Upon additional purchase your membership is re-activated.

 

Limitation of Liability. Except in jurisdictions where such provisions are restricted, in no event will PinoDating be liable to You or any third person for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages, including also lost profits arising from Your use of the Website or the Service, as well as damages for loss of date, loss of programs, cost of procurement of substitute Services or Service interruptions, even if PinoDating knows or has been advised of the possibility of such damages. PinoDating is not responsible for any activities outside of using our services (including, but not limited to expenses related to travel, deliveries, meetings etc.). Those expenses are your own responsibility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, PinoDating's liability to You for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by You to PinoDating for the Service during the term of membership.

 

U.S. Export Controls. Software from the Website (the "Software") is further subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Website or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation, territories occupied by the Russian Federation, or any other Country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone who is listed on the U. S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or on the U. S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, You represent and warrant that You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

 

 

Section applicable to NON-US RESIDENTS: You acknowledge that the transactions involving your use of the Website/Application and your purchase of products or services took place in the country of incorporation of the Company owning PinoDating. Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your visit to the Website/Application or to products or services sold or distributed by PinoDating or through PinoDating will be resolved by binding arbitration under the LCIA Rules, rather than in court. The number of arbitrators shall be three. The arbitration shall take place in London, UK. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English. The governing law of this Agreement shall be the substantive law of the country of incorporation of the Company owning PinoDating.

 

There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. Arbitrators, however, can award you the same damages and relief, and must honor the same terms in this Agreement, as a court would.

 

The LCIA's Rules are available at www.lcia.org/Dispute_Resolution_Services/lcia-arbitration-rules-2014. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the LCIA's rules.

 

We each agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD MONEY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM. NO CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL THEORIES OF LIABILITY OR PRAYERS FOR RELIEF MAY BE MAINTAINED IN ANY ARBITRATION HELD UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration we each waive any right to a jury trial. We also both agree that you or we may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.

 

You will attempt to resolve all disputes with respect to the Services through communication with PinoDating’s customer service. If parties are unable to resolve the dispute, You must use the dispute resolution mechanism discussed above in this Section. Please also note should you chargeback any transactions billed to your account, PinoDating may be required to disclose any and/or all private communications sent/received by You through our Service in order to prove the validity of the charges billed to Your account and PinoDating’s privacy policy will therefore not restrain any such disclosures.

 

Section applicable to US RESIDENTS: READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE PARTIES TO SUBMIT THEIR DISPUTES TO BINDING ARBITRATION AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM PinoDating. You thus give up your right to go to court to assert or defend your rights under this contract (except for matters that may be taken to small claims court). Your rights will be determined by a neutral arbitrator and not a judge or jury. You are entitled to a fair hearing but the arbitration procedures are simpler and more limited than rules applicable in court. Arbitrator decisions are as enforceable as any court order and are subject to very limited review by a court. This arbitration agreement further includes an agreement that all claims will be brought only in an individual capacity (and not as a class action or other representative proceedings).

 

Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your visit to or use of the Website/Application or to products or services sold or distributed by PinoDating or through PinoDating shall be resolved in the following manner.

 

Informal Process First. You agree to first contact PinoDating Customer Support by email and attempt to resolve the dispute with us informally for a period of 60 days.

Binding Arbitration. If the dispute has not been resolved in 60 days, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of or in connection with or relating to the Services and/or this Agreement, or the breach or alleged breach thereof, including disputes related to the applicability, enforceability, interpretation or formation of this Agreement to arbitrate, by binding arbitration.

 

Arbitration Tribunal. The American Arbitration Association («AAA») will administer the arbitration. In the event the AAA declines to administer the arbitration, the arbitrator(s) will be appointed by the New York Supreme Court located in New York County, New York pursuant to New York Civil Practice Law and Rules («CPLR») § 7504. The parties irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York for the purpose of administering an arbitration under Article 75 of the CPLR. Nothing in this Section shall prevent either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of that party’s data security, intellectual property rights, or other proprietary rights, or to seek other relief in connection with the arbitration.

 

Arbitrator and Rules. If the arbitration involves claims totaling less than US $250,000, the arbitration will be conducted before a neutral single arbitrator, whose decision will be final and binding, and the arbitral proceedings will be governed by the United States Federal Arbitration Act and the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules and AAA Consumer Due Process Protocol. If the arbitration involves claims totaling more than US $250,000, the arbitration will be conducted before three neutral arbitrators, whose decision will be final and binding, and the arbitral proceedings will be governed by the United States Federal Arbitration Act and the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and AAA Consumer Due Process Protocol. The AAA rules may be found online at www.adr.org.

Location of Arbitration. The arbitration will be conducted in New York City, New York, USA, or such other place as chosen by the Arbitration Tribunal. If you live in the United States, you have the right to ask the Arbitration Tribunal to conduct the arbitration near your home if the arbitration involves an in-person hearing.

Costs and Fees. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees and costs will be governed by AAA rules, but if you are financially unable to pay any of them, PinoDating will pay them for You.

 

Starting an Arbitration. A party who intends to seek arbitration must file a claim with the American Arbitration Association and pay the required fee. The instructions for filing a claim may be found online.

 

Your Right to Sue in Small Claims Court. Provided you live in the United States, you may sue for US $5,000 or less in a small claims court of competent jurisdiction as an alternative to engaging in arbitration, but this does not absolve You of Your commitment to engage in the informal dispute resolution process, and engaging in the informal dispute resolution process is a condition precedent of your right to sue or arbitrate against PinoDating.

 

CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER. YOU AND PinoDating AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES’ INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO CLASS ARBITRATION, AND, UNLESS WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND PinoDating ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

Please also note should you charge back any transactions billed to your account, PinoDating may be required to disclose any and/or all private communications sent/received by You through our Service in order to prove the validity of the charges billed to Your account and PinoDating’s privacy policy will therefore not restrain any such disclosures.

 

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