Before you
proceed any further on this site, or access any links from this site or any
affiliated sites, you MUST read, understand, agree to and adhere to the
following Terms of Use.
Acceptable Use Policy
You are an Adult over 18 Years Old
You expressly
represent, warrant and affirm that you are over 18 years old.
No one under
the age of eighteen is allowed to register as a member of ExpatsCafe
or to access or to use this website, use any of our affiliate or partner sites,
or to access any links directly form this site or from our affiliate
sites. If you are under 18 years old,
please close this web page immediately and leave the ExpatsCafe site
immediately as you are not authorized to be here, or to access any pages of
this site including this one.
This Site is for Personal Use Only
ExpatsCafe
is intended solely for individual member personal use and not for commercial or
business purposes. If you are a business entity or commercial concern, your
presence on the site is not allowed unless it is expressly authorized in
writing by ExpatsCafe. ExpatsCafe pursues vigorous legal
action against unauthorized login by business and commercial entities.
You expressly
agree to use this service subject to the following terms and conditions:
• You will carefully read, understand and agree to
all the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Use document. If you do not understand
or agree to each and every item in this Terms of Use document, you agree
not use our service, and you will not login the ExpatsCafe site
at any time.
• You have registered as a member of ExpatsCafe solely for
individual member personal use and not for commercial or business purposes.
• You commit to keep all information provided to you by other
members of ExpatsCafe private and confidential and you will obtain
the permission of the member who provided it to you prior to sharing it with a
third party.
• You will not request money, or any other form of
financial assistance, from any member that you meet on this site
• You will not send money or any form of financial
asset to any other member that you meet on this site
You will not organize and will not participate
in any funds transfer or any asset transfer arrangement organized by any
member you meet on this site.
• You will not load or distribute any virus or
software which may harm the site or any of its users.
• You will not post in your profile or communicate
through email or instant messenger any vulgar material, pictures or
content.
• You will not post in your profile or communicate
through email or instant messenger any material promoting harmful or
criminal thoughts, intent or action.
• You will not post in your profile or communicate
through email or instant messenger any form of harassment, sexual or
otherwise, racism, bigotry, violence, invasion of privacy, suggesting,
engaging in or enticing other to commit any illegal or immoral acts.
• You will not send to any member unsolicited mass
mailings, junk mail, spam mail and chain letters.
• You will not post in your profile or communicate
through email or instant messenger any content promoting or soliciting
commercial activity including advertising the selling of any product or
service, including joining or acquiring membership in any other website.
• You will not engage in any practice with the
intent of gathering personal information such as email addresses,
telephone numbers, addresses, financial information or any other kind of
information of our members.
• The information that you include about yourself
in your profile will be accurate and will be the truthful description of
your true self.
• Any photographs that you upload to the site will
be reasonably recent and authentic photographs of yourself. If any other
persons are incidentally included in the photos that you upload, you represent
and you warrant that you have their explicit consent to upload such
photos. You agree to indemnify ExpatsCafe, its officers,
directors and employees against any claim arising as a result of you
uploading unauthorized photographs without owner or subject consent.
• Your right to use ExpatsCafe is
subject to any restrictions, limitations, or conditions established or
imposed from time to time at the sole discretion of ExpatsCafe.
This may include future limitations on certain features and functions.
Fraud and Scam Warning
The site specifically and emphatically warns members never to send money to anyone
that they meet on the site. A very small number of profiles on this site (and most similar sites)
may not be genuine and may belong to scammers that may manage to slip through our
extensive filters and pose as people who they are not. The site has no way of determining
the validity of any communication that you receive from another member or the validity of
the person behind such communication. We believe that these are few in numbers, but
the damage they can cause may be enormous. These scammers will typically pose as an
attractive woman or man. They will initiate contact with other members and will at
some point during the interaction request money from the other person. This could be a request
in the form of a loan, assistance for food, assistance for medical treatment, assistance to
cover travel expenses to visit that member or assistance to smuggle a fortune out of
a particular country. The list is endless. The bottom line is that we are warning our
members to never send any money to anyone that they meet on this site for any reason whatsoever.
Chances are 100% that the sending member will be defrauded of that money and will become
another unhappy fraud victim. It is a violation of site policy to solicit money from or to
send money to any member on the site. It is the responsibility of each member to report
to the site administrator through the "CONTACT US" link below any request made by
another member for money or any correspondence received from another member involving a financial transaction.
ExpatsCafe is Held Harmless
You explicitly,
expressly and totally understand and agree that ExpatsCafe is held
harmless by you and anyone else against any wrongdoing, damage, scam,
misrepresentation, inappropriate contact, untruthfulness, trickery, or deceit
perpetrated against you by any member that you meet on this site or on any of
our affiliated sites, or that you meet through any links located on this site
or any of our affiliated sites. You
completely understand that the internet is fertile ground for scams and fraudulent
schemes perpetrated by unscrupulous parties that have the ability to join this
and other sites while keeping their true identity, motives and character
undetected. You completely understand and fully agree that it is your
responsibility and solely your responsibility to get to know the person that
you are communicating with. It is your
responsibility and solely your responsibility to conduct all the necessary
investigation of all people that you are in communication with and to verify
the credibility of the information, claims and representations made to you by
any other member that you meet through this site.
ExpatsCafe Assumes no Liability, Financial
or Otherwise
ExpatsCafe
does not endorse, confirm, support, verify or validate the accuracy or the
reliability of any of the information posted by members on this site. This
includes but is not limited to all text, photographs, pictures, and any other
content.
You explicitly,
expressly, and totally understand and agree that ExpatsCafe assumes
no liability or responsibility, financial, or otherwise for the truthfulness,
accuracy, intent, motives, or behavior of anyone on this site or any of its
affiliate sites. You meet people on this site and on affiliate sites at your
own risk. People use the internet for various motives and intentions. It is
your responsibility and solely your responsibility to verify the accuracy,
truthfulness, good intentions, and motives of anyone that you meet on this
site. ExpatsCafe is not responsible
and is not liable for any aspect of any conversations, contact, or other
information exchanged between members online or offline.
ExpatsCafe
assumes no financial or any form of responsibility or liability for any
financial loss, material loss, emotional harm, physical harm, or any other type
of loss or harm you may incur as a result of contacting or being contacted by,
communicating with, meeting, interacting with, or conducting business with
anyone you meet on this site or any of its affiliates or through any links
associated with these.
You expressly
understand and agree that if any other member that you are in communication
with on this site requests money from you for travel assistance, medical
assistance, subsistence or for any other reason, it is almost certainly a scam
or a fraudulent scheme and you are at a very high risk of being defrauded. You
will report such request along with the username of the requesting member
immediately to the site Administrator through the CONTACT US link at the bottom of each page.
You expressly
understand and agree that if any other member that you are in communication
with on this site requests your assistance to transfer money from one bank
account to another, that it is almost certainly a scam or a fraudulent scheme
and that you are at a very high risk of being defrauded. If you participate,
you may also be at risk of violating the law depending on your country of residence.
You will report such request along with the username
of the requesting member immediately to the site Administrator through the CONTACT US link at the bottom of each page.
You agree and
certify that you will NOT request money or any form of financial or
material assistance from any other member that you meet through this site.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE
AND
CERTIFY THAT YOU WILL NOT SEND MONEY OR TRANSFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSETS TO ANYONE
THAT YOU MEET ON THIS
SITE. YOU WILL NOT PARTICPATE IN ANY MONEY TRANSFER
ARRANGEMENT ORGANIZED BY ANYONE THAT YOU MEET THROUGH THIS
SITE OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED SITES OR ANY LINKS
ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER THIS
SITE
OR ITS AFFILIATES. YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY REPORT ANY REQUEST FOR MONEY TRANSFERS
AND REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE
SITE ADMINISTRATOR.
Indemnity
You agree to
indemnify ExpatsCafe, our officers, partners, directors, employees,
affiliates and agents, against any loss or damages, including without
limitation reasonable legal fees, which we may suffer from your activities on
or use of the site, including without limitation any breach by you of this
Agreement or any charges or complaints made by other parties against you.
Inappropriate Use of ExpatsCafe
ExpatsCafe
intends to pursue vigorous legal action against any individual or business
entity engaging in inappropriate use of this site. Inappropriate use includes
but is not limited to:
• Posting in your profile or communicating through
email or Instant Messenger any vulgar material, pictures or content.
Posting in your profile or communicating through
email or Instant Messenger any material promoting harmful or criminal
thoughts, intent or action.
• Posting in your profile or communicating through
email or Instant Messenger any form of harassment, sexual or otherwise,
racism, bigotry, violence, invasion of privacy, suggesting, engaging in or
enticing other to commit any illegal or immoral acts.
• Sending to any member unsolicited mass mailings,
junk mail, spam mail and chain letters.
• Posting in your profile or communicating through
email or Instant Messenger any content promoting or soliciting commercial
activity including advertising the selling of any product or service,
including joining or acquiring membership in any other website.
• Engaging in any practice with the intent of
gathering personal information such as email addresses, telephone numbers,
addresses, financial information or any other kind of information of our
members.
• Requesting money, or any other form of financial
assistance, from any member that you meet on this site
• Sending money or any form of financial asset to
any other member that you meet on this site
• Participating in any funds transfer or any asset
transfer arrangement organized by any member you meet on this site.
Termination
of Access to ExpatsCafe
If ExpatsCafe deems
it appropriate in its sole discretion, we may terminate or suspend any member's
access to all or part of the site at any time, with or without notice, for any
reason, including, without limitation, breach of this Agreement. Any
fraudulent, illegal, suspicious, immoral activity or any other type of activity
that would infringe upon another member's right to enjoy using the site will
result in the termination of your membership and the deletion of your profile.
Service
Interruption
From time to time due to
technological factors, scheduled software uploads and other factors beyond our
control, service may be temporarily interrupted. From time to time, certain
features of the site, such as the Chat Lounge and Instant Messenger may not be
available for use due to technological and other factors. From time to time,
access to the site and the ability to log into the site may not be available
due to technological and other factors. You agree to hold ExpatsCafe
harmless against any such interruption of service.
ExpatsCafe Content Policy
Members may not
include telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or street addresses in their ExpatsCafe
profile. Profiles that are registered with any of the above information will be
subject to immediate deletion.
ExpatsCafe
expressly prohibits inappropriate content. Profiles containing inappropriate
content will be subject to immediate deletion. ExpatsCafe makes the
determination in its sole discretion as to what material constitutes
inappropriate content. Inappropriate content includes but is not limited to the
following:
• Pornographic material, pictures, text, words and
any other pornographic content, implied or explicit.
• Vulgar material, pictures and content.
Material promoting harmful or criminal thoughts,
intent or action.
• Content that includes or advocates any form of
harassment, sexual or otherwise, racism, bigotry, violence, invasion of
privacy, and any illegal or immoral acts.
• Unsolicited mass mailings, junk mail, spam mail
and chain letters.
• Any content promoting or soliciting commercial
activity including advertising the selling of any product or service,
including joining or acquiring membership in any other website.
• Personal contact information such as email
address, telephone numbers, street address.
• Fake pictures. Fake pictures are pictures posted
that are not those of the actual members. This includes pictures of
actors, actresses, models or any person who is not the actual member.
• Misleading or untruthful personal Information,
including misrepresented real age, location, country of residence, country
of origin, religion, height, weight, and any other item of personal
description.
Content Deletion:
ExpatsCafe
reserves the right and diligently exercises that right to delete any content
violating Content Policy parameters outlined above. ExpatsCafe will delete
any content including pictures, messages or profiles that is deemed in the sole
discretion of ExpatsCafe to be illegal, immoral, offensive, or in
violation of the letter and spirit of this agreement and the purpose of the
website or any of its affiliates.
ExpatsCafe Right to Use Member
Provided Information
You
agree that all content, including all photographs, all pictures, and all words
and text submitted in your profile becomes the exclusive property of ExpatsCafe.
You retain no rights or copyright whatsoever in any and all photographs,
pictures, text, and any other items submitted to ExpatsCafe.
You
represent and warrant that you have the right to post the content on your
profile. You immediately and automatically grant ExpatsCafe and simultaneously
warrant that you have the right to grant ExpatsCafe, our affiliates,
link partners, and members the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to
use, copy, distribute any and all content elements, including text, pictures,
photographs and any other content.
You
grant ExpatsCafe the right in its sole discretion to edit, modify,
delete, reproduce, redistribute, or publish any of the information that you
have submitted in your profile. This includes text, photographs, pictures and
any and all other information submitted with your profile at time of activation
or at any subsequent time. You grant ExpatsCafe the right to use your
information including but not limited to your pictures, photographs, username,
age, marital status, religion, ethnicity and location provided to the website
to promote, market and advertise ExpatsCafe everywhere and anywhere
online or offline.
You
grant ExpatsCafe the right in its sole discretion to copy and
transfer your entire profile, or portions thereof, and all its content, including
text, pictures, photographs, personal description, and any contact information,
to any affiliate or related or partner sites of ExpatsCafe and to
post such content on different pages of the site at the sole discretion of
ExpatsCafe.
Monitoring
Policies and Practices
ExpatsCafe
is committed to making the use of our site a safe and pleasant experience for
our members. In order to do this, ExpatsCafe reserves the right to
periodically monitor, either at random, or selectively, member correspondences
within the site. This includes all communication sent or received through the email
system, winks, chat lounge, and instant message system.
VIP Membership Program
Members who have taken the time to create an excellent profile
on the site and to upload good photos in their profiles may become eligible for our
VIP member program. From this population of outstanding member profiles with photos,
a limited number of profiles are selected monthly at random to participate in the VIP
member program. Profile selection, program duration and scope are entirely at the
discretion of site management. The VIP member program is completely voluntary and
entails the following benefits.
Site management assists VIP members in marketing themselves
to as broad a range of potential matches as possible. This may include but is not
limited to: Including VIP member profile basics and photo in our "Potential Ideal Matches"
bulletins that are periodically sent out to other members, sending internal email messages on
behalf of the VIP member from the VIP member's site profile to members of the opposite gender
located within the VIP member's general geographic area requesting that they view VIP member profile
and to contact VIP member if interested, including VIP member photos on our landing pages used with
our Google and Yahoo search marketing campaigns, and inclusion in any other exposure or contact
method useful in marketing the VIP member profile to potential matches on the site.
Members selected as candidates for the VIP member program receive an
email informing them of the selection. Candidate members are provided with the opportunity to
decline participation. If a definitive decline response is not received within the period
proscribed on the communication, the site will activate the candidate member as a VIP member
and the member will become a beneficiary of the benefits outlined above.
A duplicate VIP profile is set up on behalf of members selected
for VIP membership. This duplicate VIP profile is an exact copy, including photos, of
the profile that the members themselves created and submitted to the site. From this
duplicate VIP profile, the member has unlimited wink sending and unlimited message sending privileges.
VIP members have access to a special email address so that a
VIP member's personal email address is not cluttered with notifications of messages from other members
Important Note: The VIP program is intended as a value-added
feature and expanded service for those members that have taken the time to create an
outstanding profile and to upload photos. Under no circumstances should any of the
exposure assistance methods used to assist VIP members in increasing their exposure to
be interpreted by the receiving members as a solicitation to remain a member on the site,
to correspond with the VIP member, to introduce the VIP member to another member, or to
upgrade to Platinum membership
The site specifically advises all members never to upgrade
to Platinum membership based solely on a single or even repeated communication from other
members. A member should only upgrade to Platinum membership if he or she believes that
the overall benefits of Platinum membership which are listed in the Member Control Panel
of each profile are worthwhile, and that the overall benefits and positive experience of
being a member on the site is worth the cost. Please never upgrade just because you received
an email, a wink or an Instant Message from another member. Upgrade only if you feel that
this site meets your overall long term needs in terms of appearance, ease of use, functionality,
and overall benefits and positive experience afforded by being a member on the site.
Cupid Match Technology
To improve user experience and help facilitate more relevant matches during a user's time on
our platform, we have incorporated our proprietary Cupid Match Technology to help
users become matched with other users based on similar criteria such as location,
age range, and gender preference. All users who join the site
will automatically be enrolled in this matching system. Our Cupid Match Technology may send
messages out to potential matches on your behalf automatically informing them of the potential match opportunity.
In addition you may also receive messages automatically informing you of potential matches.
If you wish to be removed from this program please contact the administrator and we will be happy to remove you from the program.
Membership Types
Basic Membership: Any individual adhering to
the site's Terms of Use can register and immediately becomes a Basic member. Basic
members can use the site's basic features. This includes communicating with other members by sending winks, using
the site's search features, including the Advanced Search feature. Basic members cannot
use the site's email system, initiate instant messages or access the Chat
Lounge. These advanced features require an upgrade to Platinum membership.
Platinum Membership: Members can elect to
upgrade to Platinum membership, which is the site's paid premium membership.
Platinum members have access to all advanced features of the site. In addition
to all the features available to Basic members, Platinum members can initiate
and reply to email messages, initiate and reply to instant messages and access
the site's Chat Lounge. In order to reduce the risk of spam, ExpatsCafe
limits the number of daily messages that any Platinum member can send. The
number of messages allowed to be sent by Platinum members can be increased or
decreased at any time at the sole discretion of ExpatsCafe, but will
never be less than 10 allowed messages per day.
- 30-day Subscriptions: $49.99/month, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled for each 30-day period.
- 90-day Subscriptions: $99.99 for 3 months, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled at the 30-day subscription price of $49.99/month.
Gold Membership: ExpatsCafe in
its sole discretion from time to time may award some members promotional and/or
complimentary Gold membership. Gold members have access to all advanced
features of the site. In addition to all the features available to Basic
members, Gold members can initiate and reply to email messages, initiate and
reply to instant messages and access the site's Chat Lounge. The number of messages allowed to be sent by
Gold members can be increased or decreased at any time at the sole discretion
of ExpatsCafe.
Purchased Memberships
Terms and Conditions
ExpatsCafe Compliance with OFAC Laws and Regulations
ExpatsCafe fully complies with OFAC laws,
policies, and regulations. ExpatsCafe does not accept payments from members located in foreign
countries for which OFAC sanctions are in place. This includes but is not limited to credit card transactions,
payment by check, ACH transfer, wire transfer, money orders, cash or gift certificates. At the present
time, these countries are: Belarus, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia & Serbia,
Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Syria, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar, Burma, North Korea, Sudan, Zimbabwe.
This list may be modified according to the latest updates available from OFAC.
Platinum Membership Purchase
If you wish to be a Platinum member, you are required to purchase the Platinum membership.
Platinum memberships can be purchased for 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months. 1 month of membership is for a 30 day period
starting with the day of payment and ending 30 days after that date. The 3 month membership is for a 90 day period starting
with the day of payment and ending 90 days after that date. The 6 month membership is for a 180 day period starting
with the day of payment and ending 180 days after that date. All subscriptions automatically rebill at the end of the
initial subscription term as follows:
• 30 days subscription - After your initial subscription term expires, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled
for each 30-day period.
• 90 days subscription - After your initial subscription term expires, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled
for each 30-day period.
• 180 days subscription - After your initial subscription term expires, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled
for each 30-day period.
ExpatsCafe
is constantly reviewing the price of purchased membership. ExpatsCafe
may, in its sole discretion, adjust the price upwards or downwards at any time.
You may pay for
your Platinum membership online with credit card or electronic
check. You can also pay through the mail
by personal check or money order. For detailed payment instructions, follow the PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP UPGRADE link that is located on the Member Menu
panel on every page.
After you have purchased your Platinum Membership your credit card will be billed as GNEnetsupport.com
Recurring Payment Policy and Cancellation of Paid Subscription
All subscriptions automatically rebill at the end of the initial subscription term as follows:
• 30 days subscription - After your initial subscription term expires, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled for each 30-day period.
• 90 days subscription - After your initial subscription term expires, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled for each 30-day period.
• 180 days subscription - After your initial subscription term expires, your subscription will automatically renew until cancelled for each 30-day period.
If you do not wish to be billed again after your initial purchase, you must request your membership cancellation 60 days prior to the scheduled re-bill date. If your membership cancellation request is not received 60 days prior to the scheduled re-bill date, your membership will automatically renew for the following two 30-day periods.
You will be re-billed monthly for each subscription until you cancel the subscription according to the terms in the preceding paragraph. All members are 100% responsible for cancelling their own subscriptions. To cancel your subscription purchased via credit card/debit card, log into your account and click on the membership link under the account settings section.
On that page you are provided with clear and detailed instructions on how to cancel your subscription.
We require 30 days' advance notice prior to cancellation. Your cancellation request must be received 30 days prior to the scheduled rebill date.
Your subscription cancellation request must be received 60 days prior to the scheduled re-bill date. Note: If you do not send your cancellation request 60 days prior to the scheduled re-bill date, your credit card or checking account on file will be re-billed for the subsequent two 30-day periods and you will not be entitled to any refund of the amount that is re-billed.
Refund Policy
The site specifically advises all members never to upgrade to Platinum membership based solely on a single or even repeated communication from other members.
A member should only upgrade to Platinum membership if he or she believes that the overall benefits of Platinum membership are worthwhile, and that the overall
benefits and positive experience of being a member on the site are worth the cost. Please never upgrade just because you received an email, a wink or an
Instant Message from another member. Upgrade only if you feel that this site meets your overall long term needs in terms of appearance, ease of use,
functionality, and overall benefits and positive experience afforded by being a member on the site.
All purchases made are subject to review for fraudulent and suspicious activity. All refund requests needs to be submitted within 15 days of the original transaction date.
All refund requests will be reviewed and once a refund is issued it will take approximately 5-7 days for the transaction to complete.
Stolen Cards and Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards
ExpatsCafe
takes credit card fraud very seriously. Discovery that any member has used a
stolen or fraudulent credit card will result in the notification of the
appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Email System Terms of Use
ExpatsCafe
provides to its members a proprietary email system with the latest
communication technology available on the internet. Use of the ExpatsCafe
email system is permitted only for Gold and paid Platinum members.
The ExpatsCafe
email system will not be used for inappropriate contact with other
members. ExpatsCafe determines in its sole discretion what
constitutes inappropriate contact, which includes but is not limited to:
• Emails that include pornographic material,
pictures, text, words and any other pornographic content, implied or
explicit.
• Emails promoting harmful or criminal thoughts,
intent or action.
• Emails containing or advocating any form of
harassment, sexual or otherwise, racism, bigotry, violence, invasion of
privacy, and any illegal or immoral acts.
• Unsolicited mass mailings, junk mail, spam mail
and chain letters.
• Emails promoting or soliciting commercial
activity including advertising the selling of any product or service,
including joining or acquiring membership in any other website.
• Emails soliciting money from anyone you contact
through the site and engaging in any financial or money transfer
arrangement with anyone that you contact through the site.
Limit on number of messages
ExpatsCafe
imposes a limit on the daily number of messages that any Gold or Platinum
member can send. This is to control spam
and to ensure that no single member on the site can access an unreasonably
large number of members with inappropriate messages or content in a short
period of time. The current maximum number of daily email messages that any
Gold member can send is 15. The current maximum number of daily email
messages that any Platinum member can send is 25.
ExpatsCafe
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to increase or to decrease the
number of daily permitted emails. Members are urged to review this section on a
monthly basis to determine if any adjustments in the number of daily permitted
emails have been made. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY OF A DAILY LIMIT ON
NUMBER OF EMAILS PERMITTED, PLEASE DO NOT UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
Violating
the Email system Terms of Use, regardless of your membership status, will
result in the immediate cancellation of your membership and the immediate
deletion of your profile. No refunds will be issued to deleted Platinum
members.
Unpredictability of Email reply Rate
Some members that you
send an email message to may not respond to your email message. Although this
can be quite frustrating, it could be due to a number of factors. The member
you are trying to reach may be talking to other members and is not interested
in starting something new. The member
may also elect not to respond to you because they are not interested in your
profile or they do not see a picture in your profile.
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reply success rate, it is important that you have a well written profile with a
minimum of grammatical errors. It is
important that you upload a good flattering picture of yourself. It is also
important that our email to the member be interesting, polite, informative and
pleasant to read. Failure to do the
above will almost certainly result in less than satisfactory email reply
results.
It is important for you
to note that just because a member sent you an email message, it does not
guarantee that the same member will answer your reply email message to
them. This site is extremely active and
people meet other people very quickly. Our best advice is for you to reply immediately to any email message
that you receive before the sending member loses interest and /or moves on to
the next member that interests them.
Instant Messenger Chat System Terms of Use
ExpatsCafe
provides to its members the latest Userplane Webmessenger Instant Messenger Chat
System with the latest communication technology available on the internet. Use
of the Instant Messenger Chat System is permitted only under the following
terms and conditions:
The ExpatsCafe
Instant Messenger Chat System will not be used for inappropriate contact
with other members. ExpatsCafe determines in its sole discretion what
constitutes inappropriate contact, which includes but is not limited to:
• Contact that includes pornographic material,
pictures, text, words and any other pornographic content, implied or
explicit.
• Contact promoting harmful or criminal thoughts,
intent or action.
• Contact containing or advocating any form of
harassment, sexual or otherwise, racism, bigotry, violence, invasion of
privacy, and any illegal or immoral acts.
• ontact promoting or soliciting commercial
activity including advertising the selling of any product or service,
including joining or acquiring membership in any other website.
• Soliciting or sending any money to anyone you
contact through the site and engaging in any money transfer arrangement
with anyone that you contact through the site.
Unpredictability of Instant Message Chat
sessions
Some members that you
are trying to reach may not respond to your chat attempts. This could be due to
a number of factors. The member you are trying to reach may be busy chatting
with other members, they may have too many chat windows open, or may be away
from their computer. The member may also
elect not to respond to you because they are not interested in your profile or
do not see a picture of you in the Instant Messenger chat window.
To improve your chat
success rate, it is important that you have a well written profile with a
minimum of grammatical errors. It is
also important that you upload a good and flattering picture of yourself.
Failure to do the above will almost certainly result in less than satisfactory
chat response results.
Violating
the Instant Messenger Chat System Terms of Use, regardless of your membership
status, will result in the immediate cancellation of your membership and the
immediate deletion of your profile. No refunds will be issued to deleted
Platinum members.
Agreement to Receive Notifications and Other
Communications
ExpatsCafe reserves
the right to send electronic mail to you and to other members. The purpose of
this communication includes but is not limited to:
• Inform you of any change to the status your membership.
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