This Disclaimer applies to the use of the website FriendHyve.com. By using the website FriendHyve.com and the Service offered by FriendHyve.com or by clicking on the acceptance button, you declare that you have taken note of these Terms of Use and agree to the content and applicability thereof.

Please note: the communication in the Chatrooms on the Website is not confidential. We advise you to take this into account when using the Service. The communication in the Chatroom is logged by FriendHyve.com and can also be followed by moderators. These moderators can be visible (with an icon), but also invisible, in the Chatroom. For more information about privacy and confidentiality, we refer to article 4 and our Privacy Policy. Click here to view the Privacy Policy.

1. Definitions

The following definitions are used in these Terms of Use, both in the singular and plural.

1.1 Terms of Use

these terms of use, regardless of the form in which they are made known.

1.2 Appendix

the appendix included in these Terms of Use.

1.3 Chat conversation

communication via, for example, text messages, Webcam, speech, images and/or icons.

1.4 Chatroom

Space on the Website that is used by Users to have a Chat conversation.

1.5 Service:

the service of FriendHyve.com on the Website consisting, among other things, of offering the possibility to have Chat conversations in a Chatroom together with other Users.

1.6 User

a natural person who enters into an Agreement with FriendHyve.com for the use of the Service and the Website (also referred to as: you).

1.7 Agreement

the agreement between you and FriendHyve.com on the basis of which FriendHyve.com makes the Service available.

1.8 Profile

User information consisting of, among other things, physical characteristics, background information, photos, images, etc.

1.9 FriendHyve.com

Is part of P.R. Webservices located in The Hague.

1.10 Password

your password consisting of a combination of numbers or letters, with which you, in combination with the username, gain access to (certain parts of) the Service.

1.11 Website

the website FriendHyve.com

2. Service provision

2.1 FriendHyve.com helps you find and connect with people, groups, companies, organizations and others who are important to you.

2.2 FriendHyve.com is entitled to impose additional conditions on certain parts of the Service, including the condition that you must be registered as a User via a Profile or that you must pay a fee. These additional conditions are always stated on the Website.

2.3 FriendHyve.com will make every effort to execute the Website and the Service with care and in accordance with the agreed arrangements and procedures. However, it cannot provide any guarantees in this regard. In particular, FriendHyve.com does not guarantee: – that the (content of the) Chat conversations and Profiles are correct, complete, up-to-date, reliable and not unlawful, – that the Website and the Service will function without interruption, will be free of malfunctions and other errors and/or defects, and that defects and malfunctions can be remedied; and, – that third parties will not use its Service unlawfully.

2.4 FriendHyve.com is entitled to refuse, modify or remove the content of your Profile from the Website or to block access to the website. This may occur, among other things, if there is a violation of Articles 3.4 and 3.5 and any other articles from these Terms of Use.

2.5 FriendHyve.com is entitled to (temporarily) disable the Service and/or limit its use (and the number of Users) if it deems this necessary, for example in the context of the quality of the Service and the reasonably required maintenance thereof.

3. Use of the service and provision of information

3.1 In order to use the Service, you must provide the necessary hardware and software, peripherals and connections yourself. In addition, you must complete a Profile, unless otherwise specified.

3.2 You guarantee that all information in your Profile is complete, correct and up-to-date (first name, last name and no company name or name of an organisation) and that you are entitled to provide the information to FriendHyve.com for the purpose of providing the Service. You indemnify FriendHyve.com against any claims from third parties in this regard.

3.3 You are liable for all use made of the Service via your Profile data.

3.4 When using the Service, you will always comply with the relevant laws and regulations, and the instructions and house rules published by FriendHyve.com.

3.5 Verification Profile / Page
FriendHyve offers its members the opportunity to verify their profile and/or page through a video chat with a FriendHyve staff member. During this conversation, you will present a valid ID, ensuring that only your name and photo are clearly visible. Other details, such as your social security number, may be obscured.After the staff member reviews your ID, your profile and/or page will be immediately verified and marked with a verification badge. No copies of the ID will be stored, and the conversation will not be recorded.

3.5.1 Verification is also possible through the purchase of a paid subscription, provided that the name on the account matches the name of the person making the payment. This offers an alternative method of verification for members who prefer not to use the video chat option.

3.6 You guarantee that:
(I) your use of the Service does not conflict with the laws and regulations applicable in the Netherlands and is not unlawful;
(II) you do not treat others, including other Users, unfairly when using the Service, for example by using discriminatory, insulting, violent communication, or otherwise harassing other Members; (III) you will not use the Service to post erotic or pornographic material or communication.
(IV) you will not intentionally disrupt the communication of others or otherwise hinder others in the use of the Service
(V) you will not harm the interests and good name of FriendHyve.com, and the Website in particular.
(VI) you are at least sixteen years old when registering

4 Privacy and confidentiality Chat conversation

4.1 The communication in the private chat is confidential between you and the person with whom you have a chat conversation.

4.2 The communication in the Group Chatroom takes place in a public space. Other Users can watch and listen to the communication in the Group Chatroom. FriendHyve.com advises you to take this into account when using the Group Chat

4.3 FriendHyve.com reserves the right to have the communication in the private Chat and the Group Chatroom monitored by moderators. These moderators can be visible (with an icon), but also invisible, in the group Chatroom.

4.4 Moderators are entitled to (temporarily) block your access to the Chatroom or (temporarily) suspend the entire Service, for example if you act in violation of the provisions of Articles 3.4 and 3.5.

4.5 In order to provide the Service, FriendHyve.com collects personal data. FriendHyve.com ensures that the collection of personal data complies with the Personal Data Protection Act.

4.6 The Privacy Policy applies to the use of personal data and other data collected by FriendHyve.com as well as to the use of information from the Chat conversations that is distributed via the Website. Click here to view the Privacy Policy.

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4.7 FriendHyve.com reserves the right to have moderators monitor the communication in the Chatroom. These moderators can be visible (with an icon), but also invisible, in the Chatroom.

4.8 Moderators are entitled to (temporarily) block your access to the Chatroom or (temporarily) suspend the entire Service, for example if you act in violation of the provisions of Articles 3.4 and 3.5.

4.9 In order to provide the Service, FriendHyve.com collects personal data. FriendHyve.com ensures that the collection of personal data complies with the Personal Data Protection Act.

4.10 The Privacy Policy applies to the use of personal data and other data collected by FriendHyve.com as well as to the use of information from the Chat conversations that is distributed via the Website. Click here to view the Privacy Policy.

5. Fees and payment

5.1 Some parts of the Service can only be used after payment of the amounts stated on the Website.

5.2 Payment takes place via the payment methods included on the Website. These payment methods originate from third parties, namely (financial) service providers. The general terms and conditions of these (financial) service providers apply to the use of their payment methods.

6. Password and user name

6.1 Passwords and user names used for the Service are strictly personal. You are liable for all use made of the Service via your Password and user name.

6.2 FriendHyve.com is entitled to change your Password and user name if this is necessary in the interest of the functioning of the Service.

7. Intellectual property rights

7.1 The (intellectual property) rights relating to the Website, including the copyrights on the texts, images, design, photos, image and sound material, software and other materials, the database rights and trademark rights (including domain names) are vested in FriendHyve.com or its licensors, with the exception of the material supplied by a User in connection with the pla

atsen of information in the Profile or in the Chatrooms.

7.2 FriendHyve.com grants you the non-exclusive, personal and non-transferable right to use the Website and the Service for the purpose described in article 2.1 during the term of the Agreement.

7.3 You may not make the Website or any content thereof available to third parties, reproduce, distribute, send or in any way process it in another document or other material without the written permission of FriendHyve.com. Furthermore, you may not, without the prior written permission of FriendHyve.com, request and reuse a substantial part of the content of the database(s) and may not repeatedly and systematically request and reuse non-substantial parts of the content of the database(s) within the meaning of the Database Act.

7.4 You guarantee that the information placed by you on the Website, including messages in the Chatroom, does not infringe the (intellectual property) rights of third parties. You fully indemnify FriendHyve.com against all possible claims from third parties in any way arising from and/or related to the information and/or messages placed by you on the Website, including any claim based on the allegation that the information and/or message in question infringes the (intellectual property) rights of third parties.

8. Spam/harvesting/clickbite

8.1 The use of (personal) data of Users that have been made public by them via the Website, including the e-mail addresses of Users, is only permitted for the purpose of the Website, responding to Chat conversations and/or other information of the User in question. It is under no circumstances permitted to process the (personal) data for any other purpose, which means, among other things, that it is prohibited: – to initiate (unsolicited) any form of commercial communication (in which, for example, goods or services are offered or a company or product is promoted) in the Chatroom or by means of e-mail, telephone or otherwise with User(s); – any other form of unsolicited communication; – to collect email addresses of Members for any reason whatsoever.

8.2 FriendHyve.com is entitled to change your Password and username if this is necessary in the interest of the functioning of the Service.

8.3 Links on the general timeline that in one form or another offer a reward if they are clicked on are limited to 2 links per 24 hours. The link must also contain a clear description of what the person who clicks on the link will see. It must also be stated that the person who places the link will receive a reward for clicking on the link.

9. Liability of FriendHyve.com

9.1 The total liability of FriendHyve.com, for whatever reason, is at all times limited to compensation for direct damage up to a maximum amount of € 50 (fifty euros) per event, whereby a series of events is considered as one event.

9.2 Direct damage is understood to mean exclusively: – the reasonable costs that you have had to incur to have FriendHyve.com comply with its obligations under the Agreement; – reasonable costs that you have had to incur to prevent or limit the direct damage as referred to in this article; and – reasonable costs that you have had to incur to determine the cause and extent of the direct damage.

9.3 Any liability of FriendHyve.com for indirect damage, including but not limited to consequential damage, loss of profit and loss of turnover, is excluded.

9.4 FriendHyve.com is never liable for damage caused by third parties, who do or do not use the Service.

10. References

10.1 The Website contains references (for example by means of a hyperlink, banner or button) to the websites of third parties. FriendHyve.com has no control over these websites. FriendHyve.com is not responsible for the content of these websites.

11 Security

11.1 FriendHyve.com makes every reasonable effort to protect its systems against loss and/or any form of unlawful use. FriendHyve.com implements appropriate technical and organizational measures for this purpose, taking into account, among other things, the state of the art.

12. Duration and termination

12.1 Each Agreement is entered into for an indefinite period, unless expressly agreed otherwise.

12.2 You can terminate the Agreement at any time by sending an e-mail to FriendHyve.com customer service or by removing your Profile from the Website.

12.3 FriendHyve.com reserves the right to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect and thereby exclude you from any further use of the Website and the Service, if you: – act in violation of these Terms of Use;

– infringes the (intellectual property) rights of third parties; – acts contrary to the legislation and regulations applicable in the Netherlands; without prejudice to the right of FriendHyve.com to take further legal action against you and claim damages.

Additional provisions

13. Account Activity Policy

To maintain an active and engaged community, FriendHyve has implemented an account activity policy. If a member does not log in to their account for a period of 1 year, the account will be automatically deleted. Members will receive a notification via email 30 days prior to the scheduled deletion, providing an opportunity to log in and retain their account. This policy ensures that the platform remains up-to-date and free of inactive profiles.

16 Support

16.1 Support for the use of the website is provided by our support department.

17. Final provisions

17.1 FriendHyve.com is entitled to change the Terms of Use. The change will be announced to you via the Website. If you do not wish to accept the change, you must terminate the Agreement. By continuing to use the Service, you agree to the changed conditions.

17.2 If and to the extent that any provision of the Terms of Use is declared null and void or annulled, the other provisions of the Terms of Use will remain in full force. FriendHyve.com will propose a new provision to replace the null and void/annulled provision, whereby the purpose and scope of the null and void/annulled provision will be taken into account as much as possible.

17.3 Dutch law applies to the Agreement.

17.4 All disputes that may arise from the Agreement will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague.

Last updated 18-12-2024