We've had lots of fun and made every effort to ensure GreatBoyfriends.com is easy and intuitive. But just in case something is just a wee bit fuzzy, here are answers to some questions that might come up, as well as other important information for your benefit.


TECHNICAL PROBLEM?
Shut down your computer, and rip back the lid of a Ben & Jerry's French Vanilla topped with Mrs. Robertson's Premium Butterscotch Sauce (warmed in the microwave). Let it soften up and stir it around a little.

Now sit back down and reboot your computer. The simple act of shutting down and rebooting has been found to solve almost any technical problem you might encounter at GreatBoyfriends.com.

FIRST THINGS FIRST, A FEW WORDS ABOUT FEEDBACK The ONLY email address that is guaranteed to give you a response is one that comes to us directly from completing a FEEDBACK form on the CONTACT US page or one addressed specifically to: FEEDBACK@GreatBoyfriends.com

We read every message, and if a response is requested or required, we will attempt to get you a reply within 72 hours.

Registering
How do I register?
Do I have to put in my real name, phone number, and email address?
Help! All the nicknames seem to have been taken.


Logging In
How do I log in?
Why can't I log in? I know my nickname and password...
Help! I forgot my nickname and password.


Recommending a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend; My Recommendation and My Subscription
Do I have to recommend a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend to use the site?
I can't think of any GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends to recommend right now. What do I do?
How do I write a sharp recommendation? Tips on recommending.
Why won't my recommendation submit? Why isn't the recommendation I wrote for my ex, friend, sister, etc., appearing on the site?
How does the person I recommend get his/her messages?
Does the person I recommend have to register? Where do they get their nickname and password?
Does the person I recommend have to pay for a subscription?
How do I make changes to my recommendations?
How do I remove the person whom I've recommended?
What is the subscription policy?
Will I receive an invoice?
How do I cancel my subscription?
I've recommended someone, so will my profile now be displayed on the site?
I've been recommended! What do I do now? How do I make this work for me?
Does GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends come with a money-back guarantee?

Subscription / Renewal / Cancellation Policies

My Account
Can I pay for my subscription by check?
I'm not looking for a GreatBoyfriend for myself (I'm married or in a committed relationship) -- can I still recommend someone?
Why isn't the person I recommended receiving messages?
How do I remove my recommendation?
I am a paid subscriber or I've recommended someone, so why haven't I received any messages?
Favorites: I think this person looks interesting but I don't have time to write a note to him now. What do I do?
How do I make changes to my profile?
How do I add/change a photo?
Who can add photos?
Must I add a photo?
How do I cancel my membership?
If I cancel, can I still use the site?
If I cancel, can I subscribe again later?
What happens to my profile and messages when I cancel?
Can I transfer my membership to a single friend of mine?
How can I remove myself from GreatBoyfriends email announcements?
I've been recommended. How do I see my profile?
What does the $20 monthly subscription fee cover?

Your Message Center
What's the best way to get the most out of my GreatBoyfriends membership?
Will people I write to see my real name and email address?
How do I send a message?
Will the person I write to automatically see my picture?
How will I know if I have a message?
What if I can't use the link in the email notice to retrieve my messages?
What if I receive a notice saying that I have a message and there aren't any messages in my message center?
How do I delete my messages?

Search Features
How can I search by state or age?
Why can't I find many people in the older age groups?

Our Diaries

Miscellaneous
Why aren't there pictures of everyone on your website?
Do I have to contact the person who recommended the GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend (the MatchMaker)?
What if the MatchMaker doesn't respond to me?
How can I contact GreatBoyfriends.com?

Terms of Use
What's the long, legal version of the GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com Terms of Use?

Privacy Policy
What's the long, legal version of the GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com Privacy Policy?

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Registration on GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends

How do I register on GreatBoyfriends.com or GreatGirlfriends.com?
You must register to use the site. Just click the "Register" option on any page. Fill in the requested information, READ THE TERMS OF REGISTERING, then click the Submit button. If an error message appears, you may not have completed one or more required fields. After making the necessary additions or changes, submit the form again.

Do I have to put in my real name, phone number, and email address?
To register, you must fill in each required field on the registration form. If you do not fill in all the required fields, your registration or subscription may not go through or may be removed.

We need personal information in order to verify you and/or the person you recommend. We will not reveal your real name, email address, nor phone number to any other member. And we will not sell your personal information to anyone else. We reserve the right to remove any registration that includes anything that we deem to be lewd, inappropriate, or possibly false information.

Help! All the nicknames seem to have been taken. (No, they're not, really!)
When you register, subscribe, or recommend a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend, here's your chance to come up with a catchy nickname (some people call it a "handle"). If you are trying to register and you receive an error message that your nickname is already used, try adding numbers to the name, remove spaces between words or add an underscore ( _ ) between words, quotes, or punctuation. If this happens more than twice, exit out of your browser and start again with a new browser window and a different nickname (using numerals or a symbol in the name can help to make it unique from any others that may have been used).

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Logging In

How do I log in?
You log in by entering your nickname and password exactly as you entered it on your registration or recommendation. It must be entered exactly: If your nickname includes quotes, ellipses, or spaces, for example, you must include this information or you will not be able to log in. When you register or when you are recommended, you receive a "Welcome" email that includes your log in information (as well as basic instructions for using GreatBoyfriends.com and a reminder of our subscription/renewal/cancellation policy). Please print this information and keep it close at hand for future reference.

Why can't I log in? I know my nickname and password...
Any problem logging in that you are unable to solve easily using one of the tips below, will be addressed if you send us an email to feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com.

You may not be entering your nickname and password as it was entered on your registration or on your recommendation. Be sure to double-check this information and type it exactly as it was entered. Pay particular attention to quotes, punctuation, and spacing. All characters and spaces are crucial.

You may have more than one registration and you are not using quite the right nickname/password combination.

We may have found what appears to be a duplicate registration for you. To reduce confusion, we try to find and remove duplicate registrations.

We have found an irregularity in your account that needs to be addressed.

You may have removed yourself from GreatBoyfriends from MY ACCOUNT page. Again, we will try to solve your login problem as quickly as possible. Send us a message including the nature of the problem, your name, nickname, email address and a phone number where we can reach you to feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com.

Help! I forgot my nickname and password.
If you forget your nickname and password, you can request a reminder from the site. Just hit the link on the login page.

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Recommending a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend, and My Subscription

You can recommend any great single guy or gal 18 years or older on GreatBoyfriends.com, as long as they have given you permission to do so.

Do I have to recommend someone to use the site? I can't think of anyone right now, and I'm just dying to write to that cute guy in Chicago!
You do not have to recommend someone to use this site. It's just the best option (it's karma: What goes around, comes around) so we will ask you again and again to recommend someone.

I can't think of any GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends to recommend right now. What do I do?
Many women have exes who are great people but for any one of a number of reasons they're not together now. Any really nice single man or woman you think would make a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend is perfect. Think about your friends, coworkers, family, wedding party. We need you to recommend because that's how the number of fabulous single people in our database can grow.

Go through your address book starting at the top. We can almost guarantee that you will find several fabulous single people (don't limit your thinking to someone your own age or location -- this could be a close friend, ex, coworker or relative who's moved away, or whom you haven't seen in years) who would love to meet someone special. Call them up. Send them an email. Tell them that you would like to recommend them on GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends. They will be flattered that you asked them. They can even help you with their recommendation and supply you with photos of themselves if you can't lay your hands on good ones.

How do I write a sharp recommendation? Tips on recommending.
This is what GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends is all about. Your recommendation and the photos that you upload with it will make the difference between the person you recommend receiving some really exciting, enticing emails or receiving none at all.

Be sure to check the editorial sections of GreatBoyfriends.com for articles and tips on writing terrific recommendations and profiles.

Let's Complete the Recommendation
If you're new to GreatBoyfriends/GreatGirlfriends and have not been recommended yourself, then you can register yourself and recommend someone at the same time. Just hit the "Recommend a GreatBoyfriend" (or GreatGirlfriend) button.

Complete the form, making your recommendation as enticing as you can. You're recommending someone you like and respect, so paint a wonderful picture of that person for anyone who will be reading about him or her.

Be sure to complete all of the fields accurately. One of the GreatBoyfriends "milkmaids" checks every single recommendation that is submitted. We require personal information (your real name and the real name of the person you're recommending, email addresses, telephone number) for the purpose of verification only, and it will not be divulged to any other member or big business without your permission, nor will it knowingly be displayed any place on our websites without your permission.

If you've already registered but haven't yet recommended someone:
Log in using your GreatBoyfriends.com or GreatGirlfriends.com nickname and password.

Now hit the "Recommend" button. Take your time in writing the recommendation (if you haven't done so already, now is a perfect time to fix yourself a big bowl of ice cream or a martini). When the person you recommend finds romance on GreatBoyfriends, you will be worshiped forever.

Choosing a nickname for the person you recommend:

To quote from E. Jean's Brilliant Girl's "I Won't Suffer Fools Gladly" Guide to Online Dating, "Your handle— sobriquet that preserves your anonymity— will "brand" your image . . . Titles/characters/poetic descriptions are excellent— LadyChat-early, HalleBerryTwin, and so on. . . ." Be careful to not use extra spaces or unusual special characters that you may easily forget you used.

Fill in the remainder of the requested information, put up photos -- this is the fun part -- and submit the form. If you receive an error message, please make the changes and additions to the highlighted fields and submit the form again. Possible errors: Nickname already in use or certain required fields may not be filled in.

Why won't my recommendation submit? Why isn't the recommendation I wrote for my ex, friend, sister, etc., appearing on the site?
If you received an error message, please make the changes to the highlighted fields and submit the form again. Make sure all fields have been filled in and that you have uploaded a photo. If you do not see your recommendation on the site it could be because you included email addresses or website [URLs] addresses in the body of the essay questions, included obscene or sexually explicit material in the recommendation, or did not fill out the recommendation completely. Another reason could be that your Internet service provider knocked you offline while you were completing the questionnaire. If you do not see your recommendation on the site please email us at Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com and be sure to include all relevant information so that we can locate your records. We will get back to you in a timely manner.

How does the person I recommended get his/her messages?
Every person who uses GreatBoyfriends -- either as a registered user, a subscriber, or a person who has been recommended -- must have a unique email address. When you're asked for the email address of the person you're recommending, you cannot use your own. It must be the other person's. If you by mistake use your own email address instead, the person you recommend will fail to get confirmation information that they have been recommended; they will not be notified when they have messages, and neither of you will be able to retrieve the recommended person's messages; not only that, but the recommendation will be rejected. Remember: A common reason that your recommendation will not be found on the site is if you list your own email address for the person you are recommending.

Does the person I recommend have to register? Where do they get their nickname and password?
No, the person you recommend does not have to register before you recommend him or her. You will choose that person's nickname when you recommend him or her, and the password will be that person's email address (but only at the first login, at which time he or she will choose a new password).

Does the person I recommend have to pay for a subscription?
No, the guy or girl you recommend does not have to pay a dime, ever, nor will he or she ever be asked to input credit card information. He or she has only one responsibility that goes along with the recommendation -- that is, to participate in the joy of meeting great people such as themselves on GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends by responding to emails. They will receive messages from people who are possibly interested in meeting them, and even if the person you recommend is not interested in taking the correspondence further, he or she should at least reply with a kind response such as, "I received your message, but I have been so inundated with messages that I am not able to answer them all at this time." Or a kind reply of his or her own creation!

Keep in mind, however, that the person you recommend may subscribe if he or she wishes, in order to initiate correspondence with other GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends. This is social networking at its best.

How do I make changes to my recommendations?
Log on to GreatBoyfriends.com and click on "My Account" on any page and click on "My Catches." You will be presented with many options. Every GreatBoyfriend and GreatGirlfriend you have recommended will be listed with your account. Select your recommendation's nickname and make the necessary changes (you can add or change photos here, too!). Always remember to complete your changes and log out when you leave the site to ensure that your changes will be saved.

To edit your profile and add photos of yourself, log in, click "My Account," and choose the option "Edit My Profile."

How do I remove the person whom I've recommended?
If a person you recommended has become involved in a relationship you can "disable" their recommendations (remove them from view). You can "enable" it again at any time. Log on to GreatBoyfriends.com, click on "My Account," and choose the "My Catches" option, then "I want to remove this recommendation." The people you recommended can also remove themselves if they wish.

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Subscription / Renewal / Cancellation Policy

Recommending someone does not cost a cent. And when you're recommending someone, we do not ask for your credit card information.

How do I pay to use the site instead?
If you have recommended someone, and choose to be their matchmaker you may respond to anyone who writes to you without paying for a subscription. If you would like to write to anyone on the site, you can pay $20 per month for a subscription. We have secure servers for the transmittal and encryption of your credit card information. We strongly suggest that when you pay for a subscription or take advantage of a free subscription period that requires your billing information for automatic renewal unless you cancel within a defined period, that you write down your nickname, your password and your renewal date in your calendar. There can be no refunds of whole or partial months if you do not use your subscription during some of the time that you are subscribed.

Note: Do not give your credit card information to anyone else to let them sign up for GreatBoyfriends.com. You will be responsible for any charges they incur such as for them stopping use of GreatBoyfriends.com and failing to cancel the subscription. No refunds will be made.

You need to have already registered in order to pay for a subscription. To pay for your first month's subscription, click the "Subscribe" button when you are logged in.

Enter your complete credit card information, including your name, address, and phone number, then read our subscription policy carefully. Print the page for your records. Then click the "Subscribe Now" button. Below is our Renewal Policy, which appears prominently on the Subscribe page:

"Darlings! A moment of your attention. Your credit card will be charged the monthly subscription fee of $20. You will be able to enjoy unlimited emailing privileges on the GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com sites. When you click the "Subscribe Now" button below, you authorize GreatBoyfriends to automatically charge your credit card the monthly subscription fee until such time that you cancel your subscription, which can be done at any time prior to your monthly anniversary date, using the "Cancel My Subscription" option on the My Account page. You're smarter than Socrates, so you know to make a copy of this for your records."

Will I receive an invoice?
No, as specified in the previous paragraphs, GreatBoyfriends automatically invoices your credit card on file. You can view the renewal date for your subscription online in the My Account section, as well as change your billing and credit card information at any time.

How do I cancel my subscription?
The ONLY way a subscriber can cancel his or her subscription is through the "Cancel" button on each user's Account Page. If you subscribe today, your subscription automatically renews one month from now at the end of that day, at a charge of $20 for the next month. You may cancel at any time prior (even 10 minutes after you subscribe) to end your subscription on your renewal date. All of your membership privileges remain fully active until then, but canceling strips your credit card information from our renewal file and sends you a confirmation email notification the moment you hit the "Cancel my Subscription" button, and you will not be charged again until and unless you re-subscribe.

If you do choose to cancel, we'll welcome you back anytime, of course. Our members commonly subscribe for a couple of months, then unsubscribe, and then subscribe again. Of course, first and foremost, we'd love for you to recommend a GreatBoyfriend or a GreatGirlfriend -- but if you'd rather not, or can't think of a fabulous single person to recommend, then you can just subscribe using your credit card again.

If you meet someone on GreatBoyfriends and wish to be removed, we would love to hear the interesting details. Just complete the "Success Story " form; we'd love a photo of the two of you also, of course, which you can attach to an email addressed to Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com. In the subject line put: Success Story photo; be sure to include a brief summary of your romance so that we can correctly match the photo to your success story.

How can I become a "MatchMaker"?
Our matchmakers are all of the people who have recommended a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend. Any subscribed person, male or female, can initiate a conversation with them. Note that some of our matchmakers are married (they usually state that they are married in their profiles) and they would not be looking for a romantic relationship, but they may welcome a friendship of a nice guy or gal. Please don't attempt to initiate a romantic relationship with someone who has made it clear that they are in a committed relationship. If you are married or in a committed relationship and you wish NOT to be featured among our matchmakers, please send us an email (to Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com) and we will "hide" your profile from the matchmaker area.

I am currently a paid subscriber; can I still recommend someone?

Yes! Please do!

I've been recommended! What do I do now? How do I make this work for me?

Hooray! You should consider this a great honor, a tangible tribute to your good nature and integrity.

GreatBoyfriends has been called the safest, most trustworthy dating site on the Internet. Why? It's estimated that more than 30% of users of the more popular online dating websites are married! And some estimates put that number as high as 50%. Not so on GreatBoyfriends. Each person, such as yourself, has been recommended here because someone honestly feels that you would make an excellent partner for another excellent person! We're here to help that work for you.

It's possible that you've never used an online dating service before and are timid about using one now. You shouldn't be timid. Be brave! Because this is unlike any of the others you may have heard or read about.

You have been recommended and this service is completely FREE for you, for as long as you would like to remain with us.

We will not ask for your credit card information in order for you to correspond with our members who initiate correspondence with you.

You may post as many as five pictures with your recommendation. After making certain that you have fabulous pictures up (your recommender should have already posted one or more photos of you), the most important thing you can do is respond to every person who writes to you. Even if you get lots of messages, or are not particularly interested in pursuing a relationship with someone who initiates a correspondence with you, be sure to send at least a short, polite response acknowledging that you received the message. This makes the whole experience more rewarding for all!

Only the person who recommends you is able to make changes to your profile, so if you need any changes made contact your recommender and let that person know.

You may, however, write as much about yourself as you wish in your own essay question that accompanies your recommendation. Log in to "My Account" to enter your "autobioessay."

When someone sends you a message, you will receive a notification in your regular email. Go to GreatBoyfriends.com and log in to your message center to read your messages and respond. You will be able to see the profile (and the photo if there is one) of the person who has written to you.

Messages (and deleted messages) will be retained on our servers for six months after the last time you were actively using your account or message center. If for some reason you need or want to be inactive for more than that and do not want us to delete your messages, send an email to Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com and we will ensure your messages are retained.

If you are dating someone and wish to be "taken down" ("disabled") from GreatBoyfriends.com, send us an email and we will remove your profile from view. It can be put back up at your request later on.

If you meet someone special on GreatBoyfriends, naturally we would love to hear the details. If you are willing to share them with us, we will give a FREE month's subscription to GreatBoyfriends.com to any single friend you designate at absolutely no charge. Just complete the "Success Story" form.

Does GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends come with a money-back guarantee?

No. (Frankly, we can't believe anyone would ask this question; friendship, love, and romance do not come with a money-back guarantee!) GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends can be a springboard for meeting many great single people who are vouched for by someone who knows them and has cared about them. But honey, this is romance, and love and success are dependent wholly on you presenting yourself to others in the most attractive manner. Nowhere is chemistry more important than in interpersonal relationships. "Individual results will vary." No, we mean it, they will!

One of the most important things to do when writing to people (and we strongly recommend you write to many of them), is to read their recommendations and profiles carefully, and address things that are written about them in your letter to them. Be sure to write carefully and correctly. Misspellings, bad grammar, no punctuation or capitalization, sloppy writing and syntax all tells the person you're writing to that you don't really feel like taking the time to concentrate on them. It is one of our biggest complaints -- "Why can't people be careful with their writing when they respond?"

We cannot guarantee that people to whom you write will respond back to you. If they are intrigued by what they see, if you have followed our advice, and have a good and interesting photograph of yourself with your profile, and have written to many people with individually crafted notes of introduction, some of them will very likely respond.

When you register to use GreatBoyfriends, you are able to see every single (pun intended here) person who has been recommended. We don't ask you to pay anything until and unless you are ready to correspond with a recommended person or his or her matchmaker. So you have seen who is available at the time you pay.

Again, there is no money-back guarantee. Nor are there ANY refunds available. In order for GreatBoyfriends to be effective for you, you need to use it correctly, and through your letters, photos and your own bio, you need to show the people to whom you write that you are indeed a great catch yourself. If you meet someone on GreatBoyfriends and wish to be taken down, we would love to hear the interesting details. If you are willing to share them with us, we will give a free month's subscription to the single friend you designate at absolutely no charge. Just complete the "Success Story" form.

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My Account

Can I pay for my subscription by check?
No.

I'm not looking for a GreatBoyfriend for myself (I'm married or in a committed relationship) -- can I still recommend someone?
Yes, absolutely! These are some of the most generous and unselfishly written recommendation on the site. If you know a fabulous single person who would be a GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend, by all means recommend them on the site and add their photos.

Why isn't the person I recommended receiving messages?
Have you added great photos of the person you've recommended?
Are they fabulous photos of the person doing something he or she is passionate about? Do they show his or her true nature? If the person you've recommended isn't receiving messages, first add or change the photos.

Next, make sure you have given the best and most vivid description possible; add new material. You want someone who's looking for the love of their life to feel like he or she knows the person from the recommendation. Make them feel something.

If you have written a top-notch recommendation and you've added a terrific photo, again, go to My Account, click on the person you've recommended, and check to make sure that his or her email address is correct. If it is not, change it to the correct one.

How do I remove my recommendation?
If your recommended person has found romance or doesn't have time right now to answer messages from potential suitors, just click on My Account and from there you can edit your recommendations or remove them temporarily -- or permanently if you choose to.

I am a paid subscriber, so why haven't I received any messages?
You will not receive unsolicited messages from GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends -- you have to initiate the correspondence. This means you should try to get to know as many people as possible by writing to them.
You have to initiate the correspondence with the recommended GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends on our website. Write to lots of people. Of course everyone will not write back to you -- but if you have an interesting paragraph about yourself (check and make sure you do in My Account - and change it if it's not fabulous!) and if you have put up your most glamorous and fascinating photographs, you will receive some replies to your messages.

Favorites: I think this person looks interesting but I don't have time to write a note to him now. What do I do?
If you don't have time to write to people during one of your search sessions, you may click on the "Favorites" option to collect people's profiles so that you can write to them later (or if you're not subscribed at that time, you will be able to keep them aside until you are subscribed and can write to them). However, don't wait too long. GreatGirlfriends and GreatBoyfriends can be snapped up quickly, and so waiting, while it might fit into your schedule, does not guarantee that these people will still be available when you're ready to write to them. (It's like the real world in that way.) To view your Favorites and write to them, just go to My Account and click on the Favorites option. You can add or remove people from your Favorites at any time, whether or not you happen to be subscribed.

How do I add/change a photo?
Who can add photos?
Must I add a photo?
What do I do if I don't have a scanner or digital camera?


How do I make changes to my profile?
Log in to GreatBoyfriends.com and click on My Account that you find at the top of any page. You will be presented with a list of options. Choose the option: Edit My Profile, (you'll also be able to add or change your photo; and make the necessary changes. Save your changes.

How do I add/change a photo?
Log in to GreatBoyfriends.com and click on My Account. From the list of options choose "I want to replace or delete my photo." You will then see a "browse" button next to an empty box. Click on the "browse" button and select your photo from the location you have saved it on your computer (for best results, the ideal picture size is approximately 150 x 200 pixels and less than 50 KB). Click on "Update Photo" and you're done! Remember, the photo MUST be in .jpg format, or it will not work.

If your photo fails to upload as you intended you will get an error message that will give you a basic idea of the cause. The problems that will be reported back to you are:
- Photo is not in JPEG format (extension .jpeg or .jpg)
- Photo is too large (in file size) -- photos must be smaller than 5 MB
- Did not finish uploading correctly (you may have been 'knocked off' for some unknown reason)
- Too large (in pixels) and couldn't be resized

Who can add photos?
Anyone can add photos to his or her profile or recommendation. But they will only show if you are a have been Recommended, if you are a Matchmaker (with your recommendation) or if you are subscribed. You subscribe by recommending someone and putting up their photo to either site or by paying the $20 monthly fee.

A person who has been recommended CAN upload photos themselves. A recommendation is MUCH more effective, and will generate a significantly higher level of interest (and more email messages from fabulous girlfriends!) if they have photos of themselves displayed with the recommendation. Just log in to My Account and add photos as above.

Do I have to add a photo?
No. But we know that recommendations with photos get significantly more responses than those without (recommendations without photos get virtually no attention).

How do I cancel my membership?
The ONLY way a subscriber can cancel his or her subscription is through the "Cancel" button on each user's Account Page. You can cancel at ANY time prior to your monthly renewal date (even minutes after you subscribe) and your subscription will end on your renewal date. You will still have full use of all your membership privileges until your renewal date. If you do not cancel your subscription prior to your renewal date you will be charged $20 per month until you cancel by going to MY ACCOUNT and clicking on "Cancel my Subscription."

If I cancel, can I still use the site?
Yes, absolutely! You will be able to use all of your subscription privileges until the date that your subscription was scheduled to renew; even if you cancel prior to that day. Within moments of when you cancel, you will receive an automatic email that will note for you your expiration date. Your membership will still be valid through that date. Even after your subscription expires, You can still use GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends to browse though all the members, and add them to your Favorites folder as often as you would like. You just will no longer be able to correspond with them until you re-subscribe at $20 per month using your credit card.

If I cancel, can I re-subscribe?
As stated in the previous paragraph, many people cancel their subscriptions for a period and then come back-- you may be dating someone, or you may not have the time that it takes to consider recommendations and carefully write letters to people. We will welcome you back anytime, of course! Our members commonly subscribe for a couple of months, then unsubscribe and then subscribe again. First and foremost, we'd love for you to recommend a GreatBoyfriend or a GreatGirlfriend when you come back, and put up their picture -- but if you'd rather not, or can't think of a fabulous single person to recommend, then you can just subscribe using your credit card again. Log in using your original Nickname and Password, then go to MY ACCOUNT, and choose the option to Re-subscribe.

What happens to my profile and messages when I cancel?
Your profile will be archived with GreatBoyfriends. Your registration will continue to be valid, and you will receive periodic messages and updates from GreatBoyfriends.com to alert you to new or modified features that are be implemented on the GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends websites. Your profile will be retained for at least six months after you have canceled.

Can I transfer my membership?
Yes, you can transfer it to someone else. To do this go to My Account and choose the option "Transfer My Subscription." Fill in the form and click SUBMIT.

If you meet someone on GreatBoyfriends and wish to be taken down, we would love to hear the interesting details. If you are willing to share them with us, we will give a FREE month subscription to GreatBoyfriends or GreatGirlfriends to the single friend you designate at absolutely no charge. Just complete the "Success" form.

How can I remove my email address from GreatBoyfriends mailings?

If you don't want to receive email updates from GreatBoyfriends, you should Log in, go to MY ACCOUNT, and click on the "No-Mail" option. If you have registered multiple times using different email addresses or different Nicknames, you should send us a personal email to Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com, being sure to give us all the info we need to stop any and all messages from coming to you.

If you have been recommended, you will need to receive our emails (unless you remove your recommendation or remove yourself as the person who recommended someone else), since they may contain notifications that another member is trying to get in touch with you or that there is a site update you need to be aware of to take advantage of the benefits GreatBoyfriends.com provides.

I've been recommended. How do I see my profile?
Once you are recommended you will receive a "Welcome" email that includes the nickname given to you by your recommender. Your initial password will be the email address at which you received your "Welcome" message. The first time you log in, you will be asked to choose a new password. There will also be a link to your recommendation included in your "Welcome" message.

Will you notify me when my membership is going to expire?
If you are using a paid subscription, since the renewal is automatic, there is no notification. The renewal date is usually one month out from the day when you subscribed. We ask that you note your renewal date in case you would like to cancel prior to your automatic renewal. You can check to see what your renewal date is at any time. Just Log in, go to My Account and the renewal date is prominently displayed there.

If I've paid for my subscription, what does the $20 monthly fee cover?
The $20 monthly fee gives you the opportunity to send messages to as many men/women and Acquisition Advisors as you want to and receive their replies during your subscription period.

Please note, however, that if you send an unusually large number of messages within a very short time during a single session, or include email addresses in initial messages to other members, an internal security feature may "disable" your subscription until we have the opportunity to confirm that there is not a problem that we need to resolve. This issue is handled by the Milkmaids, and if they find no unresolvable problem, your subscription will be "enabled" again immediately after they have completed their confirmation. It they find a problem that needs resolution they may contact you via email or phone.

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Message Center

What's the best way to get the most out of my GreatBoyfriends membership?
1) If you're a woman, DO initiate correspondence with the recommended Boyfriends; If you're a man, DO to initiate correspondence with the recommended Girlfriends.
2) DO put up several FABULOUS pictures of yourself.
3) DO write to LOTS of different people -- We recommend you open yourself up to opportunities to meet different types of people, from different age groups, from different locales; people unlike those who have not proven to be successful matches for you! Writing to one or two people, or even five or ten is not enough. 4) DO write superb notes of introduction to people. NEVER send the same message to two different people. Each one needs to be written with care. If you send the same message to 10 different people you should expect zero replies. 5) DO be VERY careful about spelling, grammar and syntax. Do your level best to write a perfect note every time, not something that you've just zipped off in a flash. 6) DO keep your letters fairly concise, but not short. Don't tell the person with whom you're hoping to build a relationship everything about you too early. Keep your real email address and phone number private in the initial messages you have with members. Mystery is important. Do ask them questions that relate in some way to what their recommender has written about them. Don't ramble. Do let your personality shine through. 7) Do read E. Jean's Brilliant Girl's Guide to Online Dating. It gives some marvelous tips that you will enjoy using (and reading, as well!).

I've paid for a subscription. Why hasn't anyone written to me? It's the SUBSCRIBER who must initiate correspondence with Recommended people (unless the recommended Boyfriend or Girlfriend is also a subscriber. As a subscriber, YOU need to write to every person who seems attractive to you, of any age group in any locale. You never know where love may blossom, and we have many Success Stories from people living thousands of miles from each other who found true love on GreatBoyfriends. Initiating the correspondence is the whole point of your membership.

Will people I write to see my real name or email address?
Absolutely not! For your security and well-being we use a double-blind email system that is processed through the GreatBoyfriends MESSAGE CENTER. And, in fact, you MUST not include your personal or work email address in your initial messages to other members. Initial messages with recommended GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends that include an email address may be automatically removed and may not reach the intended recipient.

How do I send a message?
Once you subscribe, your email privileges are enabled; if you are not subscribed, if you have canceled and your subscription has run out, you cannot correspond with the recommended men/women or Acquisition Advisors and GreatBoyfriends matchmakers. To correspond with someone on the site, just click on the envelope displayed with their recommendation or profile, and you will see a "window" for writing your message. If the person you're writing has a picture attached to his or her profile, you will see it in the message-writing window. Fill in the Subject Line, write your message, and when you've checked it over hit the SEND button.

Will my picture automatically be forwarded when I write to someone? Do the guys see my profile? My picture? What exactly do they see?
When a person receives email notification that you have sent him or her a message, he comes to his message center and can see your nickname there -- underneath your nickname is a link "See profile". If you're a subscriber, he will see your gorgeous photo, if you have uploaded one previously, and the paragraphs that you have written briefly describing yourself. Recipients of your email will be able to see your picture and to read your profile.

How do I know if I've received a message?
You will receive a notification in your regular email saying that you have a message in your message center at GreatBoyfriends.com. A link in the email notification will take you directly to the Message Center (you'll be asked to log in before reading your messages).

What if I can't use the link in the email notification to retrieve my messages?
If you try to use the link, and it won't allow you to log onto the site, just go directly to GreatBoyfriends.com and log in. Click on "Message Center" and you'll see all your messages.

What if I receive a notice saying that I have a message and there aren't any messages in my message center?
You probably have two registrations on the site. Double-check the Nickname in your email message; you may be logging into the wrong message center. If it IS different, and you can't remember your password for that Nickname, then click on "Forgot your Nickname or Password?" It will be sent to you. If for some reason it cannot be, send a query to us at Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com.

How do I delete my messages?
If you want to delete one message, a group of messages or a person's profile, go to your Message Center and select the items you want to delete. Individual messages can be removed by choosing the "Delete this Message" option right below the message. Or you can delete all messages from a particular person by hitting delete conversations under the messages from this person. You also have the option of permanently removing messages.

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Search Features

Can I search by state, city and age? How?
Yes, you can search all three. You can search for Recommended Boyfriends and Girlfriends, using their Headline, Nickname or just by Keyword. Use the Keyword option to find people with similar interests. Type in any limiting word (such as: sinatra; or try fishing or Harley ... roller (if you're thinking about rollerblading). You can really have fun with keyword searches.

We're adding new advanced search features all the time.


Why can't I find many people in "mature" age groups?
Because there are generally fewer of these people available relative to the number of "younger" ones who have been recommended. In order for there to be more men and women on GreatBoyfriends over 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80, someone who knows them well needs to recommend them! If you are in that age group, the don't be shy! Please, please recommend these older, more mature, more fabulous people! Also, you need to be willing to look not only outside a prescribed age group, but outside a small geographic area as well. If you allow yourself to look hundreds or even thousands of miles from where you live, you may be delightfully surprised at the prospects! We cannot stress enough: If you know of a terrific single of any age, please, please recommend them-- they may not be quite right for you, but might make someone else a wonderful (and lifelong) partner!

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Our Diaries

Or call it Blogging. Whatever you want to call it, we welcome your participation! You do need to be subscribed in order to write in your GreatBoyfriends Diary, but even if your subscription ends, just recommend a new GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend and pick up where you left off. Get going again. You may add up to five photos with each submission, so have a great time using this easy (and fun!) feature.

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Miscellaneous

I've been recommended. How do I see my profile?
Once you are recommended you will receive a "Welcome" email that includes the nickname given to you by your recommender. Your initial Password will be the email address at which you received your Welcome message. The first time you log in, you will be asked to choose a new Password. There will also be a link to your recommendation included in your Welcome message.


Why aren't there pictures of everyone on GreatBoyfriends?
We wish everyone would upload their photos to display with their profiles and recommendations! Take a chance. If they seem interesting, then write to them be sure to let them know that you would LOVE to see their pictures!


Do I have to contact the person who recommended the GreatBoyfriend or GreatGirlfriend (the MatchMaker)?
No, you don't have to, but you can find out some very interesting information if you do. The recommender is a great resource!


What if the MatchMaker doesn't respond to me?
Like contacting anyone, keep in mind the MatchMaker might not be able to answer all the messages that come to them about the people they've recommended. If you don't hear back from her within several days, just write to the person you're interested in directly. DON'T let that stop you! The more people you write to, the better your chances of finding romance.



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Feedback -- Comments -- Writing to Us

Feedback@GreatBoyfriends.com is the correct e-mail address, and there MUST be an identifier in the Subject Line.

When you contact us using the FEEDBACK form with a request to get back to you, we will try to get back to you quickly; but almost always within 72 hours.
We can't stress enough, however, that if you have ANY comments to talk to us about via e-mail of a technical or billing nature, regarding use of the website, you must use the FEEDBACK FORM provided on the website.
Due to the massive amounts of SPAM circulating on the Internet and need to protect against computer viruses, unless your message is sent using the feedback form, any email written to any address other than FEEDBACK@ and with a specific identifier in the subject line, cannot be assumed to have been received, nor can any action be assumed to have been taken.
You may also call us at 1-800-975-0938. We will make every attempt to get back to you in a timely manner.

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GreatBoyfriends.com Term of Use Agreement

[Long version]

This Terms of Use may be updated from time to time without notice to you. Here are a some issues we would like you to be aware of before using the GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com websites, the services offered by GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com or through the GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com websites, and any parts or sections thereof including but not limited to www.greatboyfriends.com and www.greatgirlfriends.com web content, recommendations, member profile information, member-personalized databases and information, folders, posts, messages, photos, and graphics (hereinafter referred to as "our Area(s)", "Area(s) of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com", "GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com Area(s)" or "Area(s)"). GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com are owned and operated by The Knot, Inc. (“The Knot”), and unless otherwise indicated, all references to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com herein shall also refer to The Knot.

You understand and agree that our Area is provided "AS-IS" and that GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com assumes no responsibility for your ability to (or any costs or fees associated with your ability to) obtain access to our Area. Nor do GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com assume any liability for the failure to store or maintain any user communications or personal settings.

1. General

In consideration of your visiting and using our Area, you represent that you are able to form a binding contract. You also agree to that any information you provide about yourself is accurate and complete information at the time provided. You agree that you are eighteen years of age or older and that those you are recommending are eighteen year of age or older. You agree that you will not post email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses or sexual content in your recommendations. You agree to timely update any information provided to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com to keep it accurate and complete. Failure to accurately and completely provide, and timely update, information about yourself is reasonable grounds for GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com to suspend or terminate your account and refuse you service in the future. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com reserve the right to call the phone number that you have listed to fact check any material. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com also reserve the right to remove your recommendation for any reason.

In addition to this Terms of Use, when using a particular Area of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, you are also bound by the posted guidelines and rules for that particular Area.

2. Shhhhh. It's a Secret.

Information and data provided by you are subject to our Privacy Policy. This policy, as updated from time to time, may be found at http://www.theknot.com/au_privacy.shtml.

3. Here's the Dating Code

Certain names, logos, and/or phrases in our Area may constitute trademarks an/or copyrights of The Knot or its clients. The mark "GreatBoyfriends.com” and “GreatGirlfriends.com" and the contents of this website are the sole property of The Knot. Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly prohibited without the expressly written permission of GreatBoyfriends.com, GreatGirlfriends.com or The Knot.

All of the writing in our Area is the copyrighted property of The Knot, and is protected as such. None of the material may be reproduced without our written permission, with the exception of downloading or printing a single copy for yourself (and, of course, anyone that you recommend!). This copyright extends from original GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends material, to the raw compilations of posts in our folders, to any edited and filtered compilations of posts that we may sell and distribute. The right to download and store or output the materials found on GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com is granted for viewing use only. Materials may not be reproduced in any form. Any reproduction or editing by any means mechanical or electronic without the explicit written permission of GreatBoyfriends.com, GreatGirlfriends.com or The Knot is expressly prohibited.

GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com reserve the right to republish any material contributed by our members. By recommending a Great Boyfriend or Great Girlfriend, a subscriber expressly grants the right to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com to republish or sell the message as part of any edited compilation. GreatBoyfriends and GreatGirlfriends reserve the right to show your picture, the picture of those you recommend and your recommendation on television or in print media and we may talk about it on the radio. Material that is copyright protected may not be submitted without permission from the copyright owner. Since there are many thousands of possible sources spread out across the Internet, it is impossible for us at GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com to know if a posting represents a copyright infringement. Please remember you are responsible for the material you submit to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, including taste, reliability, originality and copyright. Author(s) may be held legally responsible for copyright infringement, defamation or invasion of privacy, as well as any damages arising out of actions resulting from materials submitted by you and posted by GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com. You are responsible for ensuring that your message or posting does not violate any extant copyrights. If you believe that your copyrighted material has been posted to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com without permission, please see http://www.theknot.com/au_copyright.shtml for our policies regarding its removal.

GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com will have a nonexclusive global license to publish the content submitted by users and contributors within GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com will also have global nonexclusive adaptation and resale rights over any content and material submitted by users and contributors within GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com's World Wide Web sites. These nonexclusive publishing license and resale/adaptation rights extend to any materials submitted "for publication" within GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, including both message board postings and content submitted to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com for uploading and subsequent publishing within non-message board Areas. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com and their respective staffs are not and will not be responsible for any misleading, false, or otherwise injurious information and advice communicated in our Area or for any results obtained from the use of such information or advice. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by a user through the user's reliance on information and advice gained in this Area. (Sounds serious, right? We don't mean to scare you! It's just physically impossible for us to control forums such as the message boards, and we trust our users' good sense and intelligence to make informed decisions on their own!)

4. Be Careful Out There.

Given the interactive nature of the forums, both the salaried staff of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com and our users will generate content in the forums. We can control our salaried staff members' contributions; however, we are not able to edit and ensure the accuracy of the content generated by our users, many of whom use anonymous screen names and with whom we have no official relationship.

Therefore, users of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com should handle the information generated by fellow users with common sense caution. There are a lot of great guys and gals on GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, but users should consider any information and advice given by other users as a starting point for their own research. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com cannot guarantee the accuracy, efficacy, or veracity of any information provided within GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com forums.

GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com cannot guarantee that all content and materials that appear in GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com Areas is not infringing on any registered or non-registered copyrights. On any given day, potentially thousands of new postings may appear on GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com's message boards, and it is humanly impossible to verify that each and every one of these postings are free of copyright infringement. (We wish we could! We wish we had a huge staff who could do everything we want and need, but alas, 'it's impossible!)

5. All is Not Fair.

Online behavior requires common sense and basic etiquette. Accordingly, here are some rules that you agree to follow: No strong, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise harmful language.
No racially, ethnically or otherwise, objectionable language.
No harassing, intimidating, stalking, or threatening other community members.
No libelous, defamatory, or otherwise tortuous language.
No online vandalism. This includes using abusive language and repeatedly hitting the return key in the chat room, or otherwise acting in a manner that negatively impacts the ability to engage in real time exchanges.
No impersonating any person, including, but not limited to, other community members or employees of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com.
No posting, distributing, transmitting, or promoting illegal content.
No invasion of another's privacy.
No actions that are harmful to minors.
No manipulation or forging of identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information posted on GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com site or otherwise provided to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com or its employees.
No posting, providing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any information (such as inside, proprietary or confidential information) that you do not have a right to make available due to contract, fiduciary duty, or operation of law.
No posting, providing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any junk mail or spam.
No posting, uploading, emailing, or otherwise transmitting any material that contains any malicious computer code (including spyware, worms, Trojan horses, viruses, etc.).
No posting, providing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any information which violates regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or that of any securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange.
No collecting, storing, or posting of personal data about or of other community members.
No soliciting of any kind in messages to other members, on the message boards or in the chat room.


6. Look, But Don't Touch.

Content from www.GreatBoyfriends.com and www.GreatGirlfriends.com, including but not limited to any member profile information such as member names, email addresses, member contact information, or member-personalized information, may not be taken from the website and used for any purpose. Names, email addresses and other contact information from member profile information or the pages and postings on this site may not be used by outside vendors or other third parties for purposes of solicitation. Unsolicited emails to our members or to advertisers may constitute misrepresentation, misappropriation of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com's business name and reputation, unfair competition, and may also violate laws that prohibit unsolicited email, for which GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com shall be entitled to take appropriate legal action including seeking injunctive relief, an accounting of profits, damages, legal fees and costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, members may link to this website, but only in strict accordance with the terms and conditions for linking set forth at http://www.theknot.com/au_linkedpartners.shtml.

7. We Can Change.

People change, and GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com does too. GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com reserve the right from time to time to make modifications and changes to our Area. These modifications and changes may include, but are not limited to, discontinuing, temporarily or permanently, any service offered by, or through GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com shall not be liable to you or to any other party for any changes and modifications to our Area.

8. What’s Ours Is Ours

You may not steal the GreatBoyfriends.com concept of women recommending boyfriends to other women or the GreatGirlfriends concept of men and women recommending girlfriends to men on an internet site. You may not steal the concept of the "stamp of approval" or "a woman's stamp of approval". You may not steal the concept of "women who recommend men" "advising women who want to meet the men whom they have recommended" in any media, including the internet, radio, television, film or print. You may not steal the idea of ex-wives recommending their ex-husbands to other women or ex-husbands recommending their ex-wives to other men in any media, including the internet, radio, television, film, or print. You may not steal the idea of ex-girlfriends recommending their ex-boyfriends to other women or ex-boyfriends recommending their ex-girlfriends to other men in ANY media, including the internet, television, radio, film, or print. You may not steal the phrase Take My Ex, Please; nor may you take the concept of pre-owned or pre-approved men or women being recommended by women or men in any media, including the internet, radio, television, film, and print. These concepts, slogans and tradelines are our intellectual property. And if you do take them or ANY other of our proprietary material on this site, our attorneys will be at your throat.

9. ’Til You’re Taken

While we hope we stay together until you find The One, you agree that, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com may terminate your access to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, including purging your member account and any material and information associated with your member account (including your user name, password, registry and profile). Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, violation of the provisions set forth in section 5 of this Terms of Use agreement. You acknowledge and agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in sole discretion of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com and that GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com shall not be liable to you or any other party for the termination of your access to our Area or the purging of any material.

10. There's No Guarantee.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

YOUR USE OF OUR AREA IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES PROVIDED IN OUR AREA ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM AND GREATGIRLFRIENDS.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM AND GREATGIRLFRIENDS.COM MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT: (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET ANY OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR FREE FROM ERROR OR OMISSION, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF ANY SERVICE IN OUR AREA WILL BE USEFUL, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES OFFERED IN OUR AREA WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE OPERATION OF AREA INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF ANY SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF ANY SERVICE IN OUR AREA IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM (OR ANY COMPONENT CONNECTED TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM) OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD (INTENTIONAL OR OTHERWISE) OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM AND GREATGIRLFRIENDS.COM OR FROM ANY SERVICE PROVIDED IN OUR AREA SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

11. You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM AND GREATGIRLFRIENDS.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL AND REPUTATION, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES. THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY APPLIES EVEN IF GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM AND GREATGIRLFRIENDS.COM HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

12. And Now Some Legal Mumbo Jumbo...

Operation of Law. You agree that GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com may access, maintain, and disclose information you provide to GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com if required to do so by law or if GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, in good faith, believe that such access, maintenance or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any legal process; (ii) enforce GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com's Terms of Use; (iii) respond to claims that any material or information posted, provided, transmitted, or otherwise made available by you violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your customer service requests; or (v) otherwise protect the rights and property of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, its vendors, community members, users and the general public.

Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com, its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, agents, vendors or other partners, and employees, from any claim or demand, including attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of any material or information posted, provided, transmitted, or otherwise made available by you in our Area, or by your use of our Area, or by your violation of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com's Terms of Use, or your violation of the rights of another.

This Is It. The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com and govern your use of our Area and any services offered in our Area. This agreement supercedes any prior terms of use agreements between you and GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com.

I'm in a New York State of Mind. The Terms of Use and the relationship between you and GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of New York, New York.

Just the Two of Us. You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Terms of Use, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this agreement.

What Has Been Joined Together, Let No One Put Asunder. The failure of GreatBoyfriends.com and GreatGirlfriends.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the other terms and provisions of the Terms of use shall remain in full force and effect.

What's Yours Is Yours. You agree that your member account is non-transferable and any rights to your account or contents within your account terminate upon your death.

Time Is Ticking. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of any services provided in our Area or the Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

Section Titles and Other Headings. The section titles and other headings in the Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

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GreatBoyfriends.com respects your privacy. This privacy policy describes our privacy practices for the website at www.GreatBoyfriends.com ("GreatBoyfriends.com") and www.GreatGirlfriends.com ("GreatGirlfriends.com"). References to GreatBoyfriends or GreatBoyfriends.com also refer to www.GreatGirlfriends.com ("GreatGirlfriends.com") in the privacy policy outlined below. By visiting GreatBoyfriends.com and/or GreatGirlfriends.com, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any terms or practices described in this Privacy Policy, please do not use the website. To assist you in reading our Privacy Policy, we have provided answers to the following frequently-asked questions:

What information does GreatBoyfriends.com collect?
How does GreatBoyfriends.com use the information it collects?
Does GreatBoyfriends.com share my information with third parties?
Does GreatBoyfriends.com collect information from children?
How do I access my information? How can I update my information?
How do I remove my information from email and mailing lists?
How does GreatBoyfriends.com secure my information?
What about links to other websites and services?
How do I contact GreatBoyfriends.com?
Will this Privacy Policy change?


WHAT INFORMATION DOES GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM COLLECT?

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
We do not collect personal information about you (such as your name, address, telephone number or email address) unless you provide it to us voluntarily. We collect personal information from you through GreatBoyfriends.com when:
(1) you register to use the website. We ask you to register with us in order to view our great boyfriends or to use other features of the website. When you register, we ask you to provide your first and last name, your email address, your age, the city and state where you live, your zip code and your telephone number. We also ask you to provide us with a short description of yourself and your favorite activities, etc.
(2) you subscribe to our service. If you subscribe to our service, in addition to registering, we will ask for your name as it appears on your credit card, the credit card number and expiration date, your address and your telephone number.
(3) you recommend a great boyfriend (or great girlfriend). If you want to recommend a boyfriend, you will need to register first. In addition, we will ask you to provide information about the person you are recommending, including age, telephone number, the city and state where the person lives, their zip code, email address and height and weight. We will also ask you to answer a series of questions about their personality, looks, likes, dislikes and character, and we will ask you to submit their photo, one or more of yourself and/or of the two of you together.
(4) you send us an email from the "Contact Us" page of the website. If you send us an email from the "Contact Us" page, we will have a record of your email address and any other personal information you provide to us in the body of the email. When we allow you to send email to us, we are not attempting to collect any personal information about you. We will only use personal information (for example, your name and email address) contained in your email to respond to your specific question. Although we may retain your email for some period of time, we will not use any personal information contained in your email for any purpose other than responding to your question.

NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION; USE OF COOKIES
When you view GreatBoyfriends.com, we may automatically collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. In order to collect this non-personal information, we may store information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. Cookies are small data files that your browser places on your computer's hard drive when you visit different websites to indicate that you viewed the site.

GreatBoyfriends.com only views cookies that are set by GreatBoyfriends.com. These cookies do not provide us with any personal information about you. They help us collect aggregate data about the number of visitors to the website, what website they came to GreatBoyfriends. From, how long they stay, and what features of the websites they use most often. Cookies also help us learn general information about the types of computers, browsers and operating systems used to view GreatBoyfriends.com so that we can make sure that the technology we use to create our features can be viewed by our users. You may choose to set up your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are sent, but if you don't have a GreatBoyfriends.com cookie, it may limit our ability to customize and improve our features for you when you use the website. Again, GreatBoyfriends.com only collects this information for internal purposes.

HOW DOES GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM USE THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?
Our purpose for gathering personal and non-personal information is to: (1) provide the "GreatBoyfriends" service to all of our users; (2) provide customer service; (3) provide information in response to your request; and (4) improve your online experience by understanding you better and tailoring the website to your preferences. [For example, we may use such information to send you email or direct mail with news and information on new content and features of GreatBoyfriends.com.]

Occasionally, members of the press contact us and wish to speak with some of our members. We may contact you in order to ask you if you would like to participate in their project. We will never disclose your personal information to a member of the press without contacting you and clearing release of your name and email address or phone number first.

Use of any of the services on the website is entirely voluntary; however, if you do not provide the personal information requested by us, we may elect not to make the related services available for your use.

DOES GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM SHARE MY INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES?
Except as explained in this paragraph, we do not give, sell or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to anyone outside GreatBoyfriends.com unless we first disclose to you at the time of collection that your personal information may be provided to third parties. The following are the limited instances where we may disclose or transfer personally identifiable information:
(1) We may provide such information to appropriate authorities if we believe in good faith that the law requires it or to protect the legal rights or property of GreatBoyfriends.com.
(2) As we continue to develop our business, we may buy or sell business assets. In such transactions, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets. Accordingly, you can expect that if GreatBoyfriends.com were to be sold or merged or substantially all of its assets were sold, your information would be part of the assets transferred in a sale or merger.

DOES GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM COLLECT INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN?
You must be eighteen (18) or older to register for or subscribe to GreatBoyfriends.com. We do not knowingly collect, use or retain any personal information from visitors to our website who are under the age of 18. We will delete any records of such personal information that come to our attention. If it comes to your attention that your child under 18 has provided any personal information to the website, we invite you to notify us at FEEDBACK@GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM so that we may delete the information from our records and discontinue any related features or services.

HOW DO I ACCESS MY INFORMATION? HOW CAN I UPDATE MY INFORMATION?
To update or change your information:
1) If you've registered on GreatBoyfriends.com or subscribed to GreatBoyfriends.com, you can update your information from the "My Account" page.
2) Send an email to FEEDBACK@GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM.
3) Call us at 1-800-975-0938.

HOW DO I REMOVE MY INFORMATION?
If after providing personal information, you want to be removed from GreatBoyfriends.com, you can click on "Remove Me from GreatBoyfriends.com" on the "My Account" page on the website; send an email to Feedback@GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM. We will promptly remove you from the website and from our mailing lists. Please be sure to include your name and email address in any correspondence you send.

HOW DOES GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM SECURE MY INFORMATION?
We take appropriate steps to protect all information you share with us. All personal and purchase information is protected by a secured network accessible only to staff members. Your credit card information is protected during an online subscription transaction by secure server software (SSL).

WHAT ABOUT LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES?
GreatBoyfriends.com may provide links to other websites on the Internet, some of which may display our logos, our products or other content. These websites may have their own privacy policies, and all of these websites and their privacy policies are independent of this website and this Privacy Policy. By providing access to third party sites, we are not endorsing the products or services provided by the owner or operator of such websites. Consequently, we will not be responsible for the accuracy, relevancy, availability, reliability, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in third party websites linked to this website. We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel is necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction.

HOW DO I CONTACT GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM?
We welcome comments and questions on this Privacy Policy. Please send an email to us at FEEDBACK@GREATBOYFRIENDS.COM.

WILL THIS PRIVACY POLICY CHANGE?
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be posted here and will be effective immediately upon posting. We encourage you to visit this area frequently to stay informed. This privacy policy was last updated on 1/9/2008.

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