Terms of Use

Updated April 22, 2024

Subscribers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island: You, the buyer, may cancel your subscription, without penalty or obligation, at any time prior to midnight of the third business day following the date you subscribed, excluding Sundays and holidays. To cancel the subscription, users may request a refund by contacting Skout Member Services at support@themeetgroup.com, or by mailing or delivering a signed and dated notice that states that you, the buyer, are canceling this agreement, or words of similar effect. Please also include your name and the email address, phone number, or other unique identifier you used to sign up for your account. This notice shall be sent to: The Meet Group, Attn: Cancellations, 100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938, USA. The Company's business is conducted, in part, at 100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938, USA. You may have these terms of use e-mailed to you by sending a letter to Skout Terms Inquiries, 100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938, USA. If you subscribed using an External Service (e.g., Apple ID, Google Play), you must cancel through your External Service. If you subscribed through your Apple ID, refunds are handled by Apple, not Skout. You can request a refund from Apple through your Apple ID account on your phone or at https://getsupport.apple.com. For California subscribers only: In accordance with Cal. Civ. Code §1789.3, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at Consumer Information Division, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N112 Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

Subscribers in Wisconsin: CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS. Right to Cancel. You are permitted to cancel this contract until midnight of the 3rd day after the date on which you signed the contract. If within this time period you decide you want to cancel this contract, you may do so by notifying eHarmony by any writing mailed or delivered to eHarmony at the address shown on the contract (The Meet Group, Attn: Cancellations, 100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938, USA.), within the previously described time period. If you do so cancel, any payments made by you will be refunded within 21 days after notice of cancellation is delivered, and any evidence of any indebtedness executed by you will be canceled by eHarmony and arrangements will be made to relieve you of any further obligation to pay the same. If you subscribed using an External Service (e.g., Apple ID, Google Play), you must cancel through your External Service. If you subscribed through your Apple ID, refunds are handled by Apple, not Tagged. You can request a refund from Apple through your Apple ID account on your phone or at https://getsupport.apple.com.

Skout is owned and operated by The Meet Group, Inc. If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Use, please contact us at support@themeetgroup.com.

Please read these Terms of Use carefully, which include and hereby incorporate the Privacy Policy and the Content and Conduct Policy (collectively, the "Terms"). Skout provides a service that allows Account holders to create unique personal profiles and communicate with other members. These Terms govern and apply to your access and use of Skout's social networking services available via Skout's mobile apps (Skout, Flurv, and BoyAhoy) (collectively, the "Apps") and Skout's websites (www.skout.com) (collectively, the "Sites"). To make these Terms easier to read, the Sites, our services and the Apps are collectively called the "Services."

WE DO NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENINGS ON OUR MEMBERS

This document constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and The Meet Group, Inc. ("Company") The Service(s) are not intended for use by persons under 18 years of age.

Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using our Services, you agree that (1) you are age 18 or older, and (2) you understand and agree to these Terms.

IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE SERVICE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. USE OF THE SERVICE IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Changes to Terms or Services

We may modify the Terms at any time, in our sole discretion. If we do so, we'll let you know either by posting the modified Terms on the Services or through other communications. It's important that you review the Terms whenever we modify them because if you continue to use the Services after we have posted modified Terms, you are agreeing to be bound by the modified Terms. If you don't agree to be bound by the modified Terms, then you can't use the Services anymore. If you object to any change or modification, your sole recourse shall be to cease using the Services. YOU AGREE THAT COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THESE TERMS. Except as may be expressly specified otherwise by Company with respect to paid portions of the Services, we reserve the right to add, change, suspend or discontinue the Services, or any aspect or feature of the Services, without notice or liability.

Who May Use the Services

You may use the Services only if you are 18 years or older and are not prohibited from using the Services under applicable law or under any provision of these Terms. Additional eligibility requirements are as follows.

Eligibility on Skout - Criminal History and Background Checks of Users

By requesting to use, registering to use, and/or using the Services, you represent and warrant that you have never been convicted of a felony and/or are not required to register as a sex offender with any government entity. WE DO NOT CURRENTLY CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENINGS ON OUR MEMBERS. However, we reserve the right to conduct any criminal background check, at any time and using available public records, to confirm your compliance with your representations and warrants above. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU HEREBY AUTHORIZE ANY SUCH CHECK.

Privacy Policy

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information on how we collect, use and disclose information, including personal information, from our users.

Creating a Skout Account

To access and use the Services, you will need to register and create an account (your "Account"). You can do this by providing an email address and password or through your account with Facebook. When creating an Account, you will be required to provide certain personal information about yourself, including your age. If you choose to register your Account using your Facebook account, we will extract certain personal information from your Facebook account, such as your name, age, email address and other personal information that your privacy settings on your Facebook account permit us to access.

It's important that you provide us with accurate, complete and up-to-date information for your Account, and you agree to update such information, as needed, to keep it accurate, complete and up-to-date. It is especially important that you are truthful when identifying your age. Your profile may be deleted, and your Account may be terminated without warning, if we believe that you are under 18 years of age.

You agree that you won't disclose your Account password to anyone and you'll notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Account. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your Account, whether or not you know about them.

Content and Content Rights

For purposes of these Terms: "Content" means text, graphics, images, music, software, audio, video, works of authorship of any kind, and information or other materials that are posted, generated, provided or otherwise made available through the Services; and "User Content" means any Content that Account holders (including you) provide to be made available through the Services. Accordingly, Content includes but is not limited to User Content.

Content Ownership, Responsibility and Removal

We do not claim any ownership rights in any Content that you make available through the Services and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit your User Content. Subject to the foregoing, Company and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Services and Content, including all associated intellectual property rights. You acknowledge that the Services and Content are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. You agree not to remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Services or Content.

Rights in User Content Granted by You

By making any User Content available through Services You hereby grant to Company a perpetual, assignable, world-wide, royalty free, sub-licensable and non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, record, modify, adapt, process, combine, synchronize, create derivative works from, publish, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (including your user name and likeness) on Skout and elsewhere in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed) for any promotional and other commercial purpose, whether by us, our partners or other third parties, in our sole discretion.

You are solely responsible for all your User Content. You represent and warrant that you own all your User Content or you have all rights that are necessary to grant us the license rights in your User Content under these Terms. You also represent and warrant that neither your User Content, nor your use and provision of your User Content to be made available through the Services, nor any use of your User Content by Company on or through the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party's intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy, or any other rights or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.

You can remove your User Content by specifically deleting it from your profile. However, in certain instances, some of your User Content (such as virtual gifts you give or chat messages you send) may not be completely removed and copies of your User Content may continue to exist on the Services. We are not responsible or liable for the removal or deletion of (or the failure to remove or delete) any of your User Content.

Rights in Content Granted by Company

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable license to download, view, copy, display and print the Content solely in connection with your permitted use of the Services and solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes.

Subscriptions

You may purchase a subscription product (such as Skout Premium) in various packages, such as one-month, three-month, or six-month subscriptions. For all mobile subscriptions, payment will be charged to your iTunes or Google account when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription will renew automatically for the same amount of time as your original subscription unless you switch off the auto-renew feature at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription. This is because your account may be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of your current subscription period. You can manage your subscription and switch off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes or Google account settings. You may not cancel your current subscription during the subscription period, although you may cancel automatic renewal at any time.

Both Apple and Google facilitate “free trials” of subscription products (such as Skout Premium) for first-time users and we take advantage of that ability. For example, from time to time we offer a free initial week to first-time Skout Premium subscribers. Eligibility for any such trial is limited to users who have not previously subscribed to Skout Premium, through either a current or prior Skout Premium account. If you are a previous Skout Premium subscriber and try to claim a free trial, you should be aware that Apple or Google may recognize your ineligibility. If so, you may not receive a free trial, but instead may be charged immediately for your first subscription month. This is a feature controlled by the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, depending on which platform you use for Skout Premium.

Purchases of Subscriptions are non-refundable and non-transferable, even if they expire or are discontinued. We may change the purchase price for Subscriptions at any time, as well as the features included in Subscriptions. We reserve the right to stop issuing Subscriptions at any time and to set expiration dates for Subscriptions. Subscriptions may not be redeemed for any sum of money or monetary value. If you delete your account or your account is terminated for any reason, you will lose all unused Subscription time without refund or other compensation.

Right to Terminate Subscription

You have the right to terminate (or withdraw from) your subscription within fourteen (14) days of acceptance, for any reason. In addition, where required by law, your estate is entitled to claim a refund of the unused portion of your subscription if you die during the term of the subscription.

In order to exercise either of these rights, you (or, if applicable, your estate) must notify us by registered mail at The Meet Group, Inc., 100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938, Attention: Member Services, or by email at support@themeetgroup.com.com with a clear declaration of your decision to terminate your subscription.

In order to meet the termination deadline, you should send us notification of your exercise of the right of termination prior to the expiration of the fourteen-day termination period.

If you terminate (or withdraw) from your subscription, we will refund the payments we have received from you, minus any amount of Virtual Currency that you have consumed. If you wish to terminate (or withdraw from) your purchase of Virtual Currency, we will refund the payments we have received from you, minus any amount of Virtual Currency that you have consumed. If you are an Android user, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction. If you are an iOS, personal computer, or mobile web user, we will refund you by paper check or PayPal if you provide the proper contact information to process these payments. In no case will you be charged for this refund.

Virtual Currency and Gifts

When you purchase or receive Virtual Currency products such as Skout Points you do not own them. Instead, you receive a limited right to use them for eligible services and merchandise on Skout such as saving pictures and the purchase of virtual Gifts for other users.

You may use Virtual Currency to purchase Gifts for other users of our app or other apps which are visible to you. The price for each Gift will be displayed at the point of purchase. Gifts constitute a limited license to access a certain feature on the Skout platform when, as, and if allowed by us. All sales of Gifts are final and we do not offer refunds for any purchased Gifts. We are not responsible for repairing or replacing Gifts, or providing you with any credit or refund in the event that we modify, suspend, or terminate the Gift program, or for loss or damage due to any service error, or any other reason.

Purchases of Virtual Currency and Gifts may not be sub-licensed and are non-refundable and non-transferable, even if they expire or are revoked or discontinued. We may change the purchase price for Virtual Currency or Gifts at any time, as well as the ways you can use Virtual Currency and Gifts. We reserve the right to suspend, revoke, or stop issuing Virtual Currency and Gifts or permitting their use at any time without notice, refund, or compensation, and to set expiration dates for Virtual Currency and Gifts. Virtual Currency and Gifts may not be directly redeemed for any sum of money or monetary value. If you delete your account or your account is terminated for any reason, you will lose all accumulated Virtual Currency and Gifts without refund or other compensation. You agree that we will have no liability to you based on our exercise of our rights with respect to Virtual Currency and Gifts.

Gifts purchased or received by any user do not constitute property and are not transferable.

Rewards

Each user who receives a Gift from another user during a video broadcast may get a number of Diamonds as determined by us. Users may redeem Diamonds for cash. A user must cash out at least two hundred dollars ($200) worth of Diamonds for each request, and may cash out only once per day. We may change the cash-out minimum increments and frequency from time to time, and we reserve the right to do so at any time without notice. We reserve the right to suspend, revoke, or stop redeeming Diamonds for cash at any time without notice, refunds, or compensation. We will also determine the rate of redemption in our sole discretion and we may change the rate from time to time without notice.

The rate will be displayed at the point of redemption. You agree that we have the absolute right to manage, modify, and/or eliminate such redemption feature in our sole discretion. The cost of the Gifts that you give to another user may not correlate to the amount of money such user is entitled to receive from us. You agree that we will have no liability to you based on our exercise of our rights with respect to Diamonds.

We may use a third-party vendor (e.g. PayPal, Inc.) for cash redemption. Users wishing to redeem Diamonds for cash must 1) have a valid PayPal account, 2) must agree to said vendor’s terms of service, as well as its policies and procedures, and 3) bear any charges that said vendor may impose.

User understands that all information submitted during the cash out process will be stored by vendor on vendor’s servers, and will not be under our control. You understand that we have no control over our third-party vendor’s practices and user releases Company from any and all liability associated with information submitted to our third party vendor, including, without limitation, liability related to the unauthorized release or use of user’s information. We reserve the right to verify your identity and eligibility to receive cash redemptions prior to payment.

All Diamonds, Virtual Currency, and Gifts in your account are forfeited if you delete your account or your account is terminated for any reason. You forfeit all Diamonds, Virtual Currency, and Gifts if we determine that you are abusing or fraudulently using Skout or any of its features and services, in our sole discretion. We will not reinstate any Diamonds, Virtual Currency, or Gifts you lose or forfeit, unless we have made an error, in our sole discretion.

All users who redeem Diamonds are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any taxes due on the amounts redeemed.

Rules and Restrictions and Our Enforcement Rights

Content and Conduct Policy

We ask that you respect our community of users and our desire for such users to feel safe when using the Services, including any Content. Accordingly, you agree that you'll only use the Services for lawful purposes and in a manner that is consistent with our Content and Conduct Policy. If you use the Services in a manner that is inconsistent with our Content and Conduct Policy we may suspend or terminate your Account.

Rules and Restrictions

As a condition of your use of the Services, and without limiting your other obligations under these Terms, you agree to comply with the restrictions and rules of use set forth in this Section as well as any additional restrictions or rules set forth in the Services, Terms of Use, Content and Conduct Policy, or Privacy Policy.

The Services are for your personal and noncommercial use only. You shall not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, transfer or sell for any commercial purposes any portion of the Services, use of the Services or access to the Services.

Conduct On Skout

You may not use Skout to violate our Content and Conduct Policy.

You further agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable User Content, and you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Keep your password private and secure, and always remember to log off of Skout at the end of each session.

You are solely liable and responsible for your interactions with other users. We reserve the right to monitor disputes between you and other users, but we have no obligation to do so.

Skout is for your personal use only and you may not use it for any other purpose. You may not use Skout in connection with any commercial activity. Companies and other organizations may not become members of Skout nor use Skout without our express prior approval. We reserve the right to investigate any suspected unauthorized uses of Skout and we may take action in our sole discretion, including without limitation seeking legal, civil, criminal, or injunctive relief.

We may establish general practices and limits concerning use of Skout, including without limitation the number of days that we retain Content, the number and size of posts and messages you may send or receive, and the space we allot on our servers for your use. We have no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content. We may terminate accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time.

These guidelines are not exhaustive, and we have the right to make all judgments regarding the applicability of these guidelines – in letter or in spirit – in our sole and absolute discretion.

Safety and Security

We care about your safety and have created a resource to help you use our Services. Please review www.themeetgroup.com/safety-practices for important tips to help you stay safe when using our Services. While we take steps to provide a safe user environment in our online communities, Skout is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of its Services.

Disclosure to Protect Abuse Victims

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms, we reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to disclose any information that you submit to the Service if in our sole opinion we suspect or have reason to suspect that the information involves a party who may be the victim of abuse in any form. Abuse may include without limitation elder abuse, child abuse, spousal abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. Information may be disclosed to authorities that we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate to handle such disclosure. Appropriate authorities may include without limitation law enforcement agencies, child protection agencies, or court officials. You hereby acknowledge and agree that we are permitted to make such disclosures.

Company's Enforcement Rights

Although we are not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Services or Content or to review or edit any Content, we have the right to do so including, but not limited to, for the purpose of operating the Services, to ensure compliance with these Terms, or to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to any Content, at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, in our sole discretion, consider any Content to be objectionable or in violation of these Terms. We have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Services. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.

Complaints and Law Enforcement Contact Information

To resolve a complaint regarding the Service, you should contact support@themeetgroup.com. Law enforcement officials may send correspondence (such as subpoenas, court orders and warrants) to Company via email to lawenforcement@themeetgroup.com. All other communication or inquiries sent to this email address will be discarded.

GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE.

Unless prohibited by local law, this Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Arbitration Agreement of this Agreement (below) shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Any action to compel arbitration, or challenging the enforceability or applicability of the arbitration provisions herein, must be filed in the federal or state courts of Delaware. Any action filed in any other court shall be transferred to, or dismissed without prejudice for refiling only in, the federal or state courts of Delaware, after removal to the appropriate federal court, if applicable, for determination by the Delaware federal or state court as to whether the action should be stayed pending, or otherwise referred to, arbitration. Any claims that are not referred to arbitration must be adjudicated exclusively in the federal or state courts of Delaware. For such claims, the federal and state courts of Delaware shall have exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue over you and us, and you and we waive any objection based on inconvenient forum. If either party files suit in any court other than the federal or state courts of Delaware, in deciding whether to transfer or dismiss the action, or otherwise give effect to this provision, the court shall apply the standard set forth in Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 571 U.S. 49 (2013). The parties also agree that transfer or dismissal cannot be denied based on inconvenience to the parties, piecemeal adjudication of the claims, a risk of inconsistent findings of law or fact, the presence of other parties who are not party to these terms, or any other private or public consideration.

Nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit a party’s right to seek equitable relief at any time. If the Arbitration Agreement (as set forth below) is held to be unenforceable, you and we agree that any claims or disputes that you or we have against each other must be resolved in the federal or state courts located in Delaware to the extent permissible by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims appropriately brought in small claims court may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. For the sake of clarity, the choice of Delaware law shall not exclude, limit or supersede a consumer’s rights or remedies under mandatory consumer protection laws in the jurisdiction where the consumer resides.

Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of Skout or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

Purpose: This section of the Agreement (henceforth referred to as “Arbitration Agreement”) facilitates the prompt and efficient resolution of any Disputes that may arise between you and The Meet Group, Inc. Arbitration is a form of private Dispute (as defined below) resolution in which parties to a contract agree to submit their Disputes and potential Disputes to a neutral third person (called an arbitrator) for a binding decision, instead of having such Dispute(s) decided in a lawsuit, in court, by a judge or jury trial.

Please read this Arbitration Agreement carefully. It provides that all Disputes between you and The Meet Group, Inc. shall be resolved by binding arbitration. Arbitration replaces the right to go to court. In the absence of this Arbitration Agreement, you may otherwise have a right or opportunity to bring claims in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate in or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including, but not limited to, class actions). Entering into this Arbitration Agreement constitutes a waiver of your and our right to litigate claims in court and all opportunity to be heard by a judge or jury. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. The arbitrator must follow this Arbitration Agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including attorney’s fees, if otherwise authorized by applicable law).

For the purpose of this Arbitration Agreement, “Skout” means the Meet Group, Inc. and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents. The term “Dispute” means any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and Skout regarding any aspect of your relationship with Skout, whether based in contract, statute, regulation, ordinance, tort (including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, negligence, gross negligence or reckless behavior), or any other legal or equitable theory, and includes the validity, enforceability or scope of this Arbitration Agreement (with the exception of the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver in this Arbitration Agreement). “Dispute” is to be given the broadest possible meaning that will be enforced.

YOU AND SKOUT EACH AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW, ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, AS DEFINED ABOVE, WHETHER PRESENTLY IN EXISTENCE OR BASED ON ACTS OR OMISSIONS IN THE PAST OR IN THE FUTURE, WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT.

Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution: For all Disputes, you and we must first give each other an opportunity to resolve the Dispute before commencing arbitration. You must commence any Dispute you have with us by mailing written notification to The Meet Group, Inc., 100 Union Square Drive, New Hope, PA 18938, USA. That written notification must include (1) your name, (2) your address, (3) your phone number, (4) your email address used to create your Skout account, (5) a written description of the Dispute, (6) a description of the specific relief you seek, and (7) your personal signature. If Skout does not resolve the Dispute to your satisfaction within 45 days after it receives your written notification, you may pursue your Dispute in arbitration. We must commence any Dispute we have with you by sending you a written notification to the email address used to create your Skout account that includes a written description of the Dispute and a description of the specific relief we seek. If the Dispute is not resolved to our satisfaction within 45 days after you receive our written notification, we may pursue our Dispute in arbitration. Either party may communicate directly with the other in an effort to satisfy or resolve any Dispute, including by communicating any offers or demands.

Arbitration Procedures: If this Arbitration Agreement applies and the Dispute is not resolved as provided above (“Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution”) either you or Skout may initiate arbitration proceedings. The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), www.adr.org will arbitrate all Disputes, and the arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator. The arbitration shall be commenced as an individual arbitration, and shall in no event be commenced as a representative or class arbitration. However, this shall not preclude the application of the Mass Filing section below. All issues shall be for the arbitrator to decide, including the scope of this Arbitration Agreement.

For arbitration before the AAA, for Disputes of less than $75,000 USD, the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules will apply; for Disputes involving $75,000 USD or more, the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules will apply. In either instance, the AAA’s Optional Rules For Emergency Measures Of Protection shall apply. The AAA rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. This Arbitration Agreement governs in the event it conflicts with the applicable arbitration rules. Under no circumstances will class action procedures or rules apply to the arbitration. However, this shall not preclude the application of the Mass Filing section below.

In the event of a mass filing (defined in the section titled Mass Filing below), the procedures, fees, and costs described in the Mass Filing section will govern notwithstanding any applicable rule of the arbitration provider to the contrary.

Because your contract with Skout, the Agreement, and this Arbitration Agreement concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) governs the arbitrability of all Disputes. However, the arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and the applicable statute of limitations or condition precedent to suit.

Arbitration Award: The arbitrator may award on an individual basis any relief that would be available pursuant to applicable law, and will not have the power to award relief to, against or for the benefit of any person who is not a party to the proceeding. The arbitrator shall make any award in writing but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. Such award by the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties, except for any right of appeal provided by the FAA, and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the parties for purposes of enforcement.

Location of Arbitration: The arbitration may be heard in Delaware, as otherwise required by the arbitration provider’s rules, or in another location mutually agreed to by the parties. The parties may appear via teleconference as though they were appearing in person unless otherwise ordered by the arbitrator.

Payment of Arbitration Fees and Costs: The initiating party must pay all filing fees that the arbitration provider requires to be paid by the initiating party. Your and our responsibility to pay other administrative and arbitrator fees and costs will also be as set forth in the applicable arbitration provider’s rules, unless the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous. If a claim is determined to be frivolous, the claimant is responsible for reimbursing the respondent for its portion of all such administrative, hearing, filing, and/or other fees incurred as a result of the frivolous claim. The arbitration provider may also impose such obligation on the claimant’s attorneys. Fees, costs, and sanctions may also be awarded in the arbitration against a party of a party’s attorney as provided pursuant to applicable law. You may qualify for a waiver of certain arbitration costs under the arbitration provider’s rules or other applicable law. If you meet the standard for proceeding in forma pauperis in federal court, Delaware state court, or the courts of your state of residence, cannot obtain a waiver from the arbitration provider of any filing fees you are required to pay, and the arbitration provider refuses to administer the arbitration without your payment of said fees, Skout will pay the filing fees for you.

Class Action Waiver: The parties agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class or representative proceeding or claims (such as a class action, representative action, consolidated action or private attorney general action), except as set forth in the Mass Filing section below, unless both you and Skout specifically agree in writing to do so following initiation of the arbitration. Neither you, nor any other member or user of the Skout services, can be a class representative, class member, or otherwise participate in a class, representative, consolidated or private attorney general proceeding, except as set forth in the Mass Filing section below.

Limitation of Procedural Rights: You understand and agree that, by entering into this Arbitration Agreement, you and Skout are each agreeing to arbitration instead of the right to a trial before a judge or jury in a public court. In the absence of this Arbitration Agreement, you and Skout might otherwise have had a right or opportunity to bring Disputes in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including class actions). You and we give up those rights. Other rights that you or we would have if you or we went to court, such as the right to appeal and to certain types of discovery, may be more limited in arbitration. The right to appellate review of an arbitrator’s decision is much more limited than in court, and in general an arbitrator’s decision may not be appealed for errors of fact or law.

Severability: If any clause within this Arbitration Agreement (other than the Class Action Waiver clause above and Mass Filing clause below) is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that clause will be severed from this Arbitration Agreement, and the remainder of this Arbitration Agreement will be given full force and effect. If the Class Action Waiver or Mass Filing clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then this entire Arbitration Agreement will be unenforceable, and the Dispute will be decided by a court.

Continuation: This Arbitration Agreement shall survive the termination of your contract with Skout and your use of the Skout services. Mass Filing: If, at any time, 25 or more similar demands for arbitration are asserted against us or related parties by the same or coordinated counsel or entities, or if we assert 25 or more similar demands for arbitration or counterclaims against similarly situated parties, within a period of 60 days or otherwise close in proximity (“Mass Filing”), the additional protocols set forth below shall apply:

Acknowledgment of Mass Filing Protocols. If you or we, or you or our counsel, files a demand for arbitration that fits within the definition of Mass Filing referred to above, then you and we agree that the demand for arbitration shall be subject to the additional protocols set forth in this Mass Filing subsection. If the parties disagree as to whether a series of filings fits within the definition of Mass Filing above, the arbitration provider shall resolve the disagreement. You and we also acknowledge that the adjudication of the dispute may be delayed and that any applicable statute of limitations shall be tolled from the time of filing of the demand for arbitration, and pending resolution of the bellwether proceedings.
Bellwether Arbitrations. Bellwether proceedings are encouraged by courts and arbitration administrators where there are multiple disputes involving similar claims against the same or related parties. The parties shall select ten individual arbitration claims (five per side), designated the “Initial Test Cases,” to proceed to arbitration. Only the Initial Test Cases shall be filed with the arbitrator. All other claims shall be held in abeyance. This means that the filing fees will be paid only for the Initial Test Cases; for all other demands for arbitration in a Mass Filing, the filing fees (together with any arbitrator consideration of the other demands) will be in abeyance, and neither you nor MeetMe will be required to pay any such filing fees. You and MeetMe also agree that neither you nor we shall be deemed to be in breach of this Arbitration Agreement for failure to pay any such filing fees, and that neither you nor we shall be entitled to any contractual, statutory, or other remedies, damages, or sanctions of any kind for failure to pay any such filing fees. If, pursuant to this subsection, a party files non-Bellwether Arbitrations with the arbitration provider, the parties agree that the arbitration provider shall hold those demands in abeyance and not refer them to the arbitrator pending resolution of the Initial Test Cases. Unless the claims are resolved in advance or the schedule is extended, the arbitrators will render a final award for the Initial Test Cases within 120 days of the initial pre-hearing conference.
Global Mediation. Following the resolution of the Initial Test Cases, the parties agree to engage in a global mediation of all the remaining individual arbitration claims comprising the Mass Filing (“Global Mediation”), deferring any filing costs associated with the non-Initial Test Cases until the Initial Test Cases and subsequent Global Mediation have concluded. After the final awards are provided to the mediator in the Initial Test Cases, the mediator and the parties shall have 90 days to agree upon a substantive methodology and make an offer to resolve the outstanding cases. If the Parties are unable to resolve the outstanding claims during the Global Mediation, the remaining claims shall proceed in court unless the parties agree to an alternative procedure. You and we also acknowledge that any applicable statute of limitations shall be tolled pending resolution of the global mediation process.
Arbitration Provider’s Authority to Apply Mass Filing Rules. Notwithstanding this Mass Filing section, if a series of arbitration demands is determined by the arbitration provider not to constitute a Mass Filing pursuant to this Arbitration Agreement, but such demands constitute a mass filing pursuant to the arbitration provider’s mass filing rules, the arbitration provider may apply its mass filing rules, procedures, and fees.
Enforcement of Subsection. A Court of competent jurisdiction located in federal or state court in Delaware shall have the power to enforce this Mass Filing section.

Unavailability: If for some reason AAA is not available to administer the arbitration and you live in California, the arbitration will be administered by ADR Services, Inc. pursuant to its then in-effect arbitration rules and procedures, available at https://www.adrservices.com/services-2/arbitration- rules/. If for some reason AAA is not available to administer the arbitration and you live outside of California, the arbitration will be administered by National Arbitration and Mediation pursuant to its most current Comprehensive Dispute Resolution Rules and Procedures, available at https://www.namadr.com/resources/rules-fees-forms, or under its most current Supplemental Rules for Mass Arbitrations, as applicable, available at https://www.namadr.com/content/uploads/2021/12/SupplementalRules12.22.21.pdf. If none of these arbitration providers is available, including because it is not able to administer the arbitration(s) consistent with the rules, procedures, and terms of this arbitration agreement, including those regarding mass filings, the parties will select an alternative arbitral forum, with comparable fees and procedures for mass filings, if applicable. If the parties cannot agree on an appropriate alternative arbitration provider, then the parties will ask a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 5 that is able to administer the arbitration(s) consistent with the rules, procedures, and terms of this arbitration agreement, including those regarding mass filings, if applicable. If no such

Indemnity

YOU WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND OTHER PARTNERS, HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND, INCLUDING ANY ATTORNEYS' FEES, THAT WE (OR THE OTHER INDEMNITEES) MAY INCUR RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACTIONS AND/OR ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT YOU SUBMIT, POST, TRANSMIT OR MAKE AVAILABLE THROUGH SKOUT, YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF SKOUT, YOUR CONNECTION TO SKOUT, YOUR VIOLATION OF THE TOS, YOUR TRANSMISSION OF OTHER USERS’ INFORMATION OR CONTENT, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER.

DMCA/Copyright Policy

We respect copyright law and expects our users to do the same. It is our policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances Account holders who repeatedly infringe or are believed to be repeatedly infringing the rights of copyright holders. We reserve the right to delete or disable content alleged to be infringing and to terminate repeat infringers.

If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide us with the following information:

an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
a 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; and
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

Please provide claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement to us at copyright@themeetgroup.com. We will consider the information you provide and other information we may obtain, and we may remove Content that we determine may infringe on your rights in our sole discretion.

Links to Third Party Sites or Resources

The Services may include links to other apps or sites that are not operated by us, including through advertisements. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience and are not responsible for the content or links displayed on such apps or sites. If you decide to download a third-party app or access a third-party site, even if you do so to earn "free Skout Points", you assume all risk related to such access and use.

Feedback

You acknowledge and agree that any feedback, comments or suggestions you may provide regarding the Services ("Feedback") will be the sole and exclusive property of Company and you hereby irrevocably assign to us all of your right, title and interest in and to all Feedback. You agree that unless otherwise prohibited by law, Skout may use, sell, disclose and otherwise exploit the Feedback in any way and for any purpose, without restriction and without compensation to you.

Termination

We may terminate your access to and use of the Services, at our sole discretion, at any time, for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you. You may deactivate your Account at any time by clicking the "Deactivate Account" button within your Settings page. When you deactivate your account, your profile and Account will not be viewable by other members of the Services. If you do not reactivate your account within 60 days, your Account will be terminated and closed. Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of Services or your Account, all provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive will survive, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, limitations of liability, and dispute resolution provisions.

Warranty Disclaimers

THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT.

Limitation of Liability

NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES OR CONTENT WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE, OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES (REGARDLESS OF HOW SUCH DAMAGES ARE CHARACTERIZED) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, OR BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMMUNICATIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER REGISTERED USERS, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THESES EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, CONSULTANTS, PARTNERS, OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "COMPANY PARTIES") ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR CONTENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO COMPANY FOR USE OF THE SERVICES OR CONTENT OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN COMPANY AND YOU.

General Provisions

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding the Services, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Services. These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to conflicts of law principles. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and of no effect. We may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

Any notices or other communications provided by us under these Terms, including those regarding modifications to these Terms, will be given: (i) by us via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For notices made by e-mail, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Company. As used in these Terms, the word "including" means "including but not limited to." Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.

These Terms were written in English. If you are reading a translation and it conflicts with the English version, please note that the English version controls.

Questions & Contact Information

Please contact us at support@themeetgroup.com if you have any questions about our Terms.

Mail: The Meet Group, Inc.
100 Union Square Drive
New Hope, PA 18938
Attn: Legal Department

Web: www.themeetgroup.com

Phone: 215-862-7832

The Meet Group Inc.

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 1, 2024

The Meet Group, Inc., its brands, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("TMG"," "we," "our," or "us") values your privacy. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how TMG collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal information described in this Policy, as well as the rights and choices you have regarding such personal information.

For additional information about the privacy choices you have regarding your personal information, please review Section 6. Your Privacy Choices, as well as Section 13. Additional Privacy Information for Certain Jurisdictions, which includes additional information about privacy rights for residents of certain jurisdictions. If you are a resident of California, please refer to Section 13.B. Additional Information for California Residents for information about the categories of personal information we collect and your rights under California privacy laws.

When you create a profile on one of our Services, your personal information may be visible also to users of our other Services, and other applications we own and other applications and websites not owned by us with which we share our live platform. For a list of our current live partners, click here.

By using our Services (as defined below), you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy. Your use of our Services and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Policy and our Terms and Conditions, including their applicable terms governing limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes.

Table of Contents

Scope
Personal Information Collected
Purposes for Collection and Processing
Disclosures of Personal Information
Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics
Your Privacy Choices
External Links and Features
User Generated Content
Security
Children's Privacy
Changes to this Policy
Contact Us
Additional Privacy Information for Certain Jurisdictions

1. Scope

Except as otherwise described below, this Policy applies to the personal information TMG collects and processes related to: visitors of our website where this Policy is posted, including any of our websites that link to or post this Policy (the "Sites"); individuals who download and use our mobile application ("Mobile App"); individuals who register for or participate in our events, surveys, research, promotions, and sweepstakes conducted by us; current, former, and prospective customers, vendors and service providers, and business partners; and individuals who communicate or otherwise interact or engage with us or the services available through our Sites, Mobile App, or other online services (collectively referred to as the "Services").

2. Personal Information Collected

As further described below, we may collect personal information directly from you, from third-party sources, and automatically through your use of our Services.

Personal Information Collected Directly from You. While the personal information we collect varies depending upon your use of our Services and our interactions with you, in general, we may collect the following categories of personal information directly from you:

Contact Information. When you contact us, including if you send us a message or sign up to learn more about our Services, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, or other similar identifiers, as well as your message, the nature of your inquiry, and any other information you so choose to provide.
Account and Profile Information. When you sign up for an account in connection with our Services, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, address (e.g., zip code), username and password, date of birth, ethnicity, and gender, profile image and photo, and billing address information, as well as any other information provided in connection with creating or maintaining your account, or that you otherwise submit to us through your account.
Purchases, Payments, and Rewards. When you make a purchase or payment through our Services, we may collect information such as payment type, payment card details, billing, shipping address, purchasing information, and any other financial or commercial-related information necessary for facilitating our Services.
Communications and Interactions. When you email, call, or otherwise communicate or interact with us or with other TMG users, including if you sign up for our mailing lists, complete forms on our Sites or Mobile App, interact with our social media pages, post a review or testimonial, submit content in any online discussion groups, or otherwise enter information into public-facing comment fields, blogs, or community forums sponsored by or affiliated with TMG, we may collect, receive, and maintain records of your contact details, communications and interactions, your posts or submissions, and our responses, if applicable.
Promotional Information. If you agree to receive marketing communications from us, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, preferences, and if relevant, information about your account and profile, including the Services and features you use. If you participate in special activities, offers, programs, or promotions we offer, we may also collect certain contact details, your age, and any other information that may be required by law. If you win a promotion, we may also need to collect certain tax information and/or waivers and releases, depending on the prize.
Responses and Feedback. If you participate in surveys, questionnaires, or research activities or initiatives conducted by us, such as for user satisfaction or other similar purposes, we may collect your responses and feedback, and any other information you choose to provide.
Events and Registration Details. We may also collect personal information related to your participation in our events as well as other requests that you submit to us related to our Services. For example, if you register for or attend an event that we host or sponsor, we may collect information related to your registration for and participation in such event.
Preferences and Other Requests. We also may collect information about your preferences, including communications preferences, preferences related to your use of our Services, and any other preferences or requests you provide when interacting with us.
Business Development Information. To assess and pursue potential business opportunities, we may collect and receive personal information about current, former, and prospective customers, vendors and service providers, business partners, including contact information and other similar identifiers, company and professional information, and communications records.
Biometric Information Collected with Your Consent for Limited Purposes. We do not generally collect biometric information from users. However, in certain circumstances, we may ask you to consent to our processing biometric information and identifiers to fight fraudulent accounts (including bots) and other misuse of our Services, age estimation and verification purposes and profile verification purposes. Further details are provided in our Biometric Data Specific Notice which can be accessed here.

Personal Information Collected from Third Parties. We may also collect and receive certain personal information about you from third party sources, such as from business partners, customers and other TMG users, data analytics and marketing providers, operating systems and social media platforms, public databases, and vendors and service providers who provide services or perform functions on our behalf. For example, we may collect your name, contact details, and other similar information from business partners and vendors and service providers for purposes of providing our Services. In addition, we may collect the following information from third-party sources:

Social Media and Platform Registration Information. While using our Services, you may choose to share information or content, log into, or sign on to the Services through various social media platforms, social networking services, or other third-party features or integrated services. When you connect to our Services using your social media accounts or other similar integrated services and features, we may collect or receive personal information about you that you have provided to that social media account, service, or feature. For example, we may collect information from your account and profile, such as your name, email, user ID, profile picture, friend list, and other similar information available on your profile. You should check your privacy settings on each social media platform, feature, or integrated service to better understand how your personal information may be used, disclosed, or otherwise processed by these parties.
Referral Information. We may offer you the ability to invite friends or refer other users to access or use our Services. In doing so, we may collect and receive certain personal information about you, including from other current or prospective TMG users and customers who similarly engage in these activities.
Lead and Prospect Information. We may receive lead and prospect information from third parties about prospective customers that may be interested in our Services. We may also engage with third parties to enhance or update our customer information. For example, we may receive certain personal information from data analytics and marketing providers for purposes of reaching new customers, or from business partners, vendors and service providers for purposes of providing our Services.

Personal Information Collected Automatically. We and our third-party service providers may automatically collect or derive personal information about you related to your use of our Services, including through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies. The personal information we may automatically collect includes:

Device and Browsing Information. When you use our Services, we may collect browser type, domain name, page views, access times, date/time stamps, operating system, language, device type, unique ID, Internet service provider, referring and exiting URLs, clickstream data, operating system, language, and similar device and browsing information.
Activities and Usage. We also may collect activity information related to your use of the Services, such as information about the links clicked, searches, features used, items viewed, time spent within the Services, your interactions with us and others within the Services, and other similar activity and usage information.
Location Information. We also may collect or derive general location information about you, such as through your IP address.

For more information about our use of cookies and other similar technologies, please see Section 5. Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics below.

3. Purposes for Collection and Processing

Generally, we may collect, use, disclose and otherwise process the categories of personal information we collect for the following purposes:

Services and Support. To provide and operate our Services, manage your account, communicate with you about your use of the Services, provide troubleshooting, technical support, or for similar support purposes, and to respond to your inquiries, fulfill your requests, facilitate payment processing, and to otherwise run our day-to-day operations.
Analytics and Improvement. To better understand how users access and use the Services, and for other research and analytical purposes, such as to evaluate and improve the Site, our Services, and business operations, including to develop our Services and its features, and for internal quality control and training purposes.
Communication. To respond to your questions, send you requested materials and newsletters, as well as information and materials regarding our Services and offerings. We may also use this information to send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
Customization and Personalization. To tailor content we may send or display on the Services, including to offer location customization and to otherwise personalize your experiences and offerings.
Marketing and Advertising. For marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes. For example, to send you promotional information about our Services, including information about TMG events, webinars, presentations, sales, deals, discounts, and new offerings, as well as any other information that you sign up to receive.
Research and Surveys. To administer surveys and questionnaires, such as for market research, user satisfaction, or other similar purposes.
Insight Development and Data Enhancement. We may combine personal information collected through the Services with other information that we or third parties collect about you in other contexts. In most cases, the information that we may combine with the personal information collected through the Services for market research, such as demographic information, does not directly identify consumers.
Planning and Managing Events. For event planning and other management-related purposes, such as event registration and attendance, connecting you with other event attendees and TMG users, and contacting you about relevant events, presentations, and our Services. We may also use personal information for purposes of facilitating special events, sweepstakes, contests, and promotions, which may have their own specific rules to participate.
Security and Protection of Rights. To protect the Services and our business operations, our rights and those of our stakeholders and investors, to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities and access, and other misuse of our Site, including where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety or legal rights of any person or third party, or violations of our Terms and Conditions.
Compliance and Legal Process. To comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including as part of a judicial proceeding, to respond to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other legal process, or as part of an investigation or request, whether formal or informal, from law enforcement or a governmental authority.
Auditing, Reporting, and Other Internal Operations. To conduct financial, tax and accounting audits, audits, and assessments of our operations, including our privacy, security, and financial controls, as well as for risk and compliance purposes. We may also use personal information to maintain appropriate business records and enforce our policies and procedures.
General Business and Operational Support. To assess and implement mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, bankruptcies, and other business transactions such as financings, and to administer our business, accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.

4. Disclosures of Personal Information

We may disclose the personal information we collect for the purposes described above, to provide you our Services, to respond to and fulfill your requests, as otherwise directed or consented to by you, and with the following recipients:

Brands, Affiliates, and Subsidiaries. We may disclose the personal information we collect with our brands, corporate affiliates, and subsidiaries.
Business Partners. In some circumstances, TMG may partner with other businesses to offer its Services, including to facilitate certain programs or special offerings, and we may disclose personal information to those business partners.
Vendors and Services Providers. We may disclose the personal information we collect to vendors and service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as IT and website hosting, payment processors, marketing and marketing research providers, customer support, data storage, data analytics providers, auditors, consultants, advisors and agents, and legal counsel.
Other TMG Users. With other users of the Services in the context of specific features that are social in nature. For example, if you invite others to use our Services, or if you submit or make available information through our public-facing, interactive features, community forums, or discussion blogs, including when you post reviews or testimonials, certain personal information, may be available to, and searchable by, other users of the Services.
Third Party Marketing and Analytics Providers. We may also disclose your personal information, such as device and browsing, and activities and usage information, to third party marketing and data analytics providers, and other companies who provide marketing, advertising, campaign management, or analytics services on our behalf.

We may also disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

In Support of Business Transfers. If we or our affiliates are or may be acquired by, merged with, or invested in by another company, or if any of our assets are or may be transferred to another company, whether as part of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or otherwise, we may disclose or transfer the personal information we have collected from you with or to the other company in accordance with applicable laws. We may also disclose certain personal information as necessary prior to the completion of such a transaction or other corporate transaction such as a financing or restructuring, to lenders, auditors, and third-party advisors, including attorneys and consultants.
Compliance and Legal Obligations. We may also disclose personal information to third parties to the extent required by applicable law and legal obligations. For example, we may disclose information in response to subpoenas, court orders, and other lawful requests by regulators, government entities, and law enforcement, including responding to national security or law enforcement disclosure requirements, or as otherwise required by law or legal process. In addition, and if applicable, we may disclose the names of sweepstakes and contests winners in accordance with applicable law.
Security and Protection of Rights. Where we believe doing so is necessary to protect the Services, our rights and property, or the rights, property, and safety of others. For example, we may disclose personal information to (i) prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to fraud, unauthorized activities and access, illegal activities, and misuse of the Services, (ii) situations involving potential threats to the health, safety, or legal rights of any person or third party, or (iii) enforce, detect, investigate, and take action in response to violations of our Terms and Conditions. We may also disclose personal information related to litigation and other legal claims or proceedings in which we are involved, as well as for our internal accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.
Other Disclosures. We may disclose personal information in other ways not described above that we notify you of or that we obtain your consent for, or that are otherwise authorized or required by law.

Notwithstanding anything else described in this Policy, we may use and disclose aggregated, deidentified, and other non-identifiable data related to our business and the Services for quality control, analytics, research, development, and other purposes. Where we use, disclose or process deidentified data (data that is no longer reasonably linked or linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person, household, or personal or household device) we will maintain and use the information in deidentified form and not to attempt to reidentify the information, except in order to determine whether our deidentification processes are reasonable and adequate pursuant to applicable privacy laws.

5. Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics

We and our third-party service providers use cookies, pixels, local storage objects, log files, and other mechanisms to automatically collect browsing, activity, device, and other similar information within our Services. We use this information to, for example, analyze and understand how users access, use, and interact with our Services, to identify and resolve bugs and errors in our Services, to assess secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Services, as well as for marketing and analytics purposes, and to personalize content in our Services. To manage your preferences regarding cookies, targeted advertising, and other similar tracking mechanisms within our Services, please see Section 6. Your Privacy Choices below.

Cookies. "Cookies" are small text files stored on a user's device (such as a computer or smartphone) by a website they visit. Cookies are created by the website's server and sent to the user's browser, where it is stored for future reference. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Services, while others are used to enable a faster log-in process, support the security and performance of the Services, or allow us to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity within the Services.

Pixel Tags. Pixel tags (sometime called web beacons or clear GIFs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. While cookies are stored locally on your device, pixel tags are embedded invisibly within web pages and online content. We may use these, in connection with our Services to, among other things, track the activities of users, and help us manage content and compile usage statistics. We may also use these in our emails to let us know when they have been opened or forwarded, so we can track response rates and gauge the effectiveness of our communications.

Log Files. We may collect certain activity information from log files. Log file information is automatically collected when you access our Sites. We record certain information from these log files, including web requests, IP address, browser type and version, language information, referring and exiting URLs, links clicked, pages viewed and other similar information.

Third Party Analytics. We may use automated devices, applications, and tools, such as Google Analytics, which are operated by third party companies, to evaluate usage of our Services. These third-party companies may use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect usage data about our Services and provide us with reports and metrics that help us evaluate usage of our Services and enhance performance and user experiences. To learn more about Google's privacy practices, please review the Google Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can also download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Third-Party Advertising. We work with third-party ad networks, analytics, marketing partners, mobile ad networks, and others ("third-party ad companies") to personalize content and display advertising within our Services, as well as to manage our advertising on third-party websites. We and these third-party ad companies may use cookies, pixels tags, SDKs, and other tools to collect browsing and activity information within our Services (as well as on third-party sites and services), as well as IP address, unique ID, cookie and advertising IDs, and other online identifiers. We and these third-party ad companies use this information to provide you more relevant ads and content within our Services and on third-party sites, and to evaluate the success of such ads and content.

Cross-Device Use. We and our third-party service providers may use the information we collect about you (whether directly from our Sites or Mobile App, through your device(s), or from third party sources) to help us and our third-party service providers identify other devices you use (e.g., a mobile phone, tablet, other computer, etc.). We and our third-party service providers may also use the cross-device use and other information we learn about you to serve targeted advertising or personalize content within our Services. To opt-out of cross-device advertising, you may follow the instructions set forth below. Please note, if you opt-out of these targeted advertising cookies, the opt-out will be specific to the web browser, app, or device from which you accessed the opt-out. If you use multiple devices or web browsers, you will need to opt-out each browser or device that you use.

Custom Lists and Matching. We may share or make available certain customer list information (such as your name, email address and other contact information) with third parties so that we can better target ads and content to you across third party websites, platforms and services. In some cases, these third parties may help us to enhance our customer lists with additional demographic or other similar information so we can better target our advertising and marketing campaigns.

6. Your Privacy Choices

Managing Your Preferences. We make available several ways for you to manage your preferences and privacy choices, as described below:

Account and Profile. You can review and update some of the personal information we maintain about you by logging into your account and updating your account and profile information.
Marketing Communications. We may send periodic promotional emails, content, or other similar communications to you. You may opt-out of these communications by following the instructions provided to you in the communication. If you opt-out of receiving promotional content from us, we may still send you communications about your account or any services you have requested or received from us. Additionally, you can manage your communication preferences in your account and profile settings.
Push Notifications. You can manage the type of push notifications you receive from us by adjusting your mobile device settings or by modifying the settings within our Mobile App.

Cookie Preferences/Targeted Advertising. We also make available several ways for you to manage your preferences regarding cookies, targeted advertising, and other similar tracking mechanisms within our Services. Many of these choices are browser and device specific, which means that you may need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Services. In addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences to each browser and/or device. Further, opting out of cookies and advertising does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising content from us, and you may continue to receive generic or "contextual" ads from us.

Cookie Settings. To prevent cookies from tracking your activity on our Sites or visits across multiple websites, you can set your browser to block certain cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. You can also delete cookies. The "Help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your device from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to delete cookies. Visitors to our Sites who disable cookies will be able to browse the Site, but some features may not function.
Browser Signals. To the extent required by applicable law, if our Sites detect that your browser is transmitting an opt-out preference signal, such as a "global privacy control" (or GPC) signal, we will apply that signal to opt that particular browser on your device out of targeting cookies on our Sites. If you come to our Sites from a different device or from a different browser on the same device, you will need to apply GPC for that browser and/or device as well.
Industry Ad Choice Programs. You can also control how participating third-party ad companies use the information that they collect about your visits to our Sites and those of third parties, in order to display more relevant targeted advertising to you. For more information and to opt out of receiving targeted ads from participating third-party ad networks go to:
- U.S. Users: aboutads.info/choices (Digital Advertising Alliance) (You can also download the DAA AppChoices tool in order to help control interest-based advertising on Mobile App on your mobile device).

Residents of certain jurisdictions may have additional rights to their personal information, as set forth below in Section 13. Additional Privacy Information for Certain Jurisdictions.

7. External Links and Features

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or features or provide certain third-party connections or integrated services. Any access to and use of such linked websites or features is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third parties, including their collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies and terms for any third parties before proceeding to those websites or using those features.

8. User Generated Content

We may offer public-facing interactive features, community forums, or discussion blogs in connection with our Services that enable you to share information about the Services, or other issues of interest (e.g., reviews, testimonials, and questions). You should be aware that any communications you submit or post to any such interactive features on the Services may be viewable and searchable by others, including TMG users and the public. By submitting or posting to such public-facing, interactive features you acknowledge that you have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in the content you submit for such features, whether or not it contains personal information about you.

9. Security

We have implemented reasonable precautions aimed to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee security.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not designed for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of eighteen (18). If we learn that personal information has been collected on the Services from persons under the age of 18, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or legal guardian and you believe we have collected your child's information in violation of applicable law, please contact us using the contact information below.

11. Changes to this Policy

This Policy is current as of the date set forth above. We may change, update, or modify this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any updates to this Policy here. If we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices regarding our use of the personal information we have previously collected from you, we will notify endeavor to provide you with notice, such as by emailing you or by posting prominent notice on our Sites, in our Mobile App, or within the Services.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, you may email us at support@themeetgroup.com or contact us at:

The Meet Group, Inc.
100 Union Square Drive
New Hope, PA 18938

13. Additional Privacy Information for Certain Jurisdictions

Residents of certain jurisdictions have additional rights under applicable privacy laws, as described in this section.

A. U.S. State Privacy Laws

If you are a resident of California, please review Section 13.B, Additional Information for California Residents below for a description of your rights pursuant to California privacy laws.

Residents of certain U.S. states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, may have additional rights under applicable privacy laws, subject to certain limitations, which may include:

Access. To confirm whether we are processing their personal information and to obtain a copy of their personal information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.
Deletion. To delete their personal information provided to or obtained by us.
Correction. The right to correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the nature and purposes of the processing of the personal information.
Opt-Out. To opt out of certain types of processing, including:
- to opt out of the "sale" of their personal information;
- to opt out of targeted advertising by us; and
- to opt out of any processing of personal information for purposes of making decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

You may submit a request to exercise most of your privacy rights under U.S. state privacy laws by contacting us at support@themeetgroup.com. To opt out of sales and targeted advertising by us, you can adjust your cookies settings or download an opt-out preference signal, such as the "global privacy control" (or GPC). Please see Section 6. Your Privacy Choices above for additional information about the privacy choices we provide and how to exercise them.

We will respond to your request as required under applicable U.S. privacy law(s). When you submit a request, we will take steps to verify your identity and request by matching the information provided by you with the information we have in our records. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your identity, or where necessary to process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity after a good faith attempt, we may deny the request and, if so, will explain the basis for the denial. If we deny your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us.

To the extent required under applicable U.S. privacy laws, you may also designate someone as an authorized agent to submit requests and act on your behalf. Authorized agents will be required to provide proof of their authorization in their first communication with us, and we may also require that the relevant consumer directly verify their identity and the authority of the authorized agent.

B. Additional Information for California Residents

This section of the Policy provides additional information for California residents and describes our information practices pursuant to applicable California privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (the "CCPA"). To the extent you are a California resident, and we collect "personal information" subject to the CCPA, the following applies. This section does not address or apply to our handling of our handling of publicly available information or personal information that is otherwise exempt under the CCPA.

Categories of Personal Information Collected and Disclosed. The following table identifies the categories of personal information we may collect about you (and may have collected in the prior 12 months), as defined by the CCPA, as well as the categories of third parties to whom we may disclose this information for a business or commercial purpose. Depending on how you use the Services, we may collect and disclose the following categories of personal information:

Identifiers. Includes direct identifiers such as name, alias, email, phone number, address, user ID or username, unique personal identifier, online identifier, IP address, or other similar identifiers.

Advisors and agents
Affiliates and subsidiaries
Other TMG users
Data analytics providers
Advertising networks
Social networks
Internet service providers
Operating systems and platforms
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Customer Records. Includes your account and profile information and customer records that contain personal information, such as username, account name, name, demographics and other characteristics or descriptions, contact information, and financial or payment information (i.e., payment type, payment card details, billing, and shipping address).

Advisors and agents
Affiliates and subsidiaries
Data analytics providers
Advertising networks
Social networks
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Commercial Information. Includes records of Services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or use histories or tendencies.

Advisors and agents
Affiliates and subsidiaries
Data analytics providers
Advertising networks
Social networks
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information. Includes, but is not limited to, browsing history, clickstream data, search history, and information regarding interactions with our Sites, Mobile App, and the Services, advertisements, or emails, including other usage data related to your use of any of our Services or other similar online services.

Affiliates and subsidiaries
Data analytics providers
Advertising networks
Social networks
Internet service providers
Operating systems and platforms
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Location Data. Such as general location information about a particular individual or device.

Affiliates and subsidiaries
Other TMG users
Data analytics providers
Advertising networks
Social networks
Internet service providers, and operating systems and platforms
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Audio, Electronic, Visual, or Similar Information. Includes, but is not limited to, information collected via call recordings if you are interacting with us in a customer service capacity or if you call us on a recorded line, recorded meetings and webinars, videos, photographs, and user profile images.

Advisors and agents
Affiliates and subsidiaries
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Professional Information. Includes, but is not limited to, job title, company name, business email, business phone number, and other similar professional-related information.

Advisors and agents
Affiliates and subsidiaries
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Inferences. Such as inferences drawn from any of the information described in this section about a consumer including inferences reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, behaviors, attitudes, abilities, and aptitudes.

Affiliates and subsidiaries
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Data analytics providers
Others with your permission or as required by law

Protected Classifications. We may collect some information that is considered a protected classification under California or federal law, which may include, but not be limited to your ethnicity, gender, age, and date of birth.

Affiliates and subsidiaries
Other TMG users
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Sensitive Personal Information. In some circumstances, we may collect account log-in information, payment card information and related details, precise geolocation data, racial or ethnic origin, messages and content shared between users, and personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health, sex life, or sexual orientation. Additionally, if you win a contest, promotion, or sweepstakes, we may also collect certain government-issued identifiers, such as social security number or driver’s license number, in accordance with applicable law.

Affiliates and subsidiaries
Regulators, government entities and law enforcement
Others with your permission or as required by law

Sources of Personal Information. We generally collect personal information from the following categories of sources: directly or indirectly from you; brands, affiliates and subsidiaries; business partners; vendors and service providers; other TMG users; third-party websites and services; social media platforms and social networking websites; Internet service providers; operating systems and platforms; and marketing and data analytics providers.

Purposes of Collection, Use, and Disclosure. As described above in Section 3. Purposes for Collection and Processing, in general, we may collect and otherwise process the categories of personal information we collect for the following business or commercial purposes and as otherwise directed or consented to by you:

Services and support;
Analytics and improvement;
Communication;
Customization and personalization;
Marketing and advertising;
Research and surveys;
Insight development and data enhancement;
Planning and managing events;
Security and protection of rights;
Compliance and legal process;
Auditing, reporting, and other internal operations; and
General business and operational support.

Sensitive Personal Information. We do not collect, use, or disclose "sensitive personal information" beyond the purposes authorized by the CCPA. Accordingly, we only use and disclose sensitive personal information as reasonably necessary and proportionate: (i) to perform our services requested by you; (ii) to help ensure security and integrity, including to prevent, detect, and investigate security incidents; (iii) to detect, prevent and respond to malicious, fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal conduct; (iv) to verify or maintain the quality and safety of our services; (v) for compliance with our legal obligations; (vi) to our service providers who perform services on our behalf; and (vii) for purposes other than inferring characteristics about you.

Retention. We retain the personal information we collect only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above or otherwise disclosed to you at the time of collection. For example, we will retain your account information for as long as you have an active account with us and additional information as necessary to comply with our tax, accounting and recordkeeping obligations, to provide you with the services you have requested, as well as an additional period of time as necessary to protect, defend or establish our rights, defend against potential claims, and comply with our legal obligations. In some cases, rather than delete your personal information, we may deidentify or aggregate it and use it in compliance with the CCPA.

Sales and Sharing of Personal Information. The CCPA defines "sale" as disclosing or making available personal information to a third-party in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration, and "sharing" includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third-party for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising. While we do not disclose personal information to third parties in exchange for monetary compensation, we may "sell" or "share" the following categories of personal information: identifiers; commercial information; location data; and Internet and network activity information. We may disclose these categories to third-party advertising networks, analytics providers, and social networks for purposes of marketing and advertising and to improve and measure our ad campaigns. We do not sell or share sensitive personal information, nor do we sell or share personal information about individuals we know are under age sixteen (16).

California Privacy Rights. The CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding personal information. Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, California residents have the following rights with respect to their personal information:

Right to Know. You have the right to request: (i) the categories or personal information we collected about you; (ii) the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected; (iii) our business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information; (iv) the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information; and (v) a copy of the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
Right to Delete. You have the right to request we delete personal information we have collected from you.
Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
Right to Opt-Out of Sales and Sharing. You have the right to opt-out of "sales" and "sharing" of your personal information, as those terms are defined under the CCPA.
Right to Limit Use and Disclosure. You have the right to limit use and disclose of your sensitive personal information. However, we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information beyond the purposes authorized by the CCPA; thus, this right is not available to California residents.
Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right not to be subjected to discriminatory treatment for exercising any of the rights described in this section.

Submitting CCPA Requests. California residents may exercise their CCPA privacy rights as set forth below:

Right to Know, Delete, and Correct. California residents may submit CCPA requests to access/know, delete, and correct their personal by contacting us at support@themeetgroup.com.

When you submit a request, we will take steps to verify your identity and request by matching the information provided by you with the information we have in our records. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your identity, or where necessary to process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity after a good faith attempt, we may deny the request and, if so, will explain the basis for the denial.

You may also designate someone as an authorized agent to submit requests and act on your behalf. Authorized agents will be required to provide proof of their authorization in their first communication with us, and we may also require that the relevant consumer directly verify their identity and the authority of the authorized agent.

Right to Opt-Out of Sales and Sharing. To exercise your right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information, you may do so via our cookie preference manager. We will apply your opt out based upon the personal information in our records that is linked or reasonably linkable to the information provided in your request. You may also click the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link at the bottom of our Sites and in our Mobile App.

In addition, if we detect that your browser or device is transmitting an opt-out preference signal, such as the "global privacy control" (or GPC) signal, we will opt that browser or device out of cookies that result in a "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. If you come to our Sites or use our Services from a different device or from a different browser on the same device, you will need to opt-out, or use an opt-out preference signal, for that browser and/or device as well. More information about GPC is available at: https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.

Notice of Financial Incentive. With respect to some of our Services, TMG may make available certain programs or offerings, and other sweepstakes, contests, or similar promotional offerings (each a "Program") which may include certain offers, rewards, discounts, services, perks, and promotions ("Rewards and Offers"). These Programs may be considered "financial incentives" under the CCPA. We provide these Rewards and Offers to participating users in order to understand and improve customer satisfaction and experiences, and to foster positive customer relationships.

As a basis for offering these Rewards and Offers, we have valued the personal information we obtain based on a reasonable and good faith calculation determined by considering expenses related to the Programs. In doing so, we value the personal information collected through the programs as the equivalent of the costs and expenses incurred to provide the program, including IT, administration, direct costs, third party costs, discounts, and service development costs.

Your personal information is collected and retained, and may be disclosed to our business partners, vendors and service providers, and other third parties, as described in this Policy, including in order (i) to administer the Program, (ii) for research and analytics purposes, (iii) to improve our products and services, (iv) to better reach you with more relevant, targeted offers, and (v) to send you TMG news, updates and offers by email, postal mail, and text message (in accordance with your communications preferences).

You may withdraw from participating in a Program at any time by contacting us using the methods described in this Policy. Please note that if you withdraw from a Program (or submit a CCPA request to delete your Program information), your participation in that Program will be terminated, which means that you will no longer be eligible to earn, use, access or redeem any Program Rewards and Offers, subject to the applicable Program terms.

California's Shine the Light Law. Under California's "Shine the Light" law (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83), California residents who provide us certain personal information are entitled to request and obtain from us, free of charge, information about the personal information (if any) we have shared with third parties for their own direct marketing use. Such requests may be made once per calendar year for information about any relevant third-party sharing in the prior calendar year. To submit a "Shine the Light" request, you may contact us by using the methods described in this Policy. Please include in your request a current California address and your attestation that you are a California resident.

Questions & Contact Information

Our Data Protection Officer:

ePrivacy GmbH
represented by Prof. Dr. Christoph Bauer
Große Bleichen 21
20354 Hamburg

For all requests concerning the security of your data, please contact our data protection officer at privacy@themeetgroup.com.

If you have a particularly sensitive request, please contact our data protection officer via postal mail, as email communication cannot be guaranteed to be secure.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us. If you are located in the European Union we are the controller of your personal information.

Mail: The Meet Group, Inc.
100 Union Square Drive
New Hope, PA 18938
Attn: Legal Department

Web: www.themeetgroup.com

Email: support@themeetgroup.com