Terms of use

By accepting the terms of use, the user also agrees to our code of conduct. Violations may lead to exclusion from MSD.

1. service and operator

The MySugardaddy service, available at community.mysugardaddy.com, (hereinafter referred to as "the service") is a service of SDC Ventures GmbH, Westfalendamm 263, 44141 Dortmund (hereinafter referred to as "the operator").

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2 Scope of application and general information

2.1 By registering for the Service (see also section 4.), the User accepts these General Terms of Use for the use of the Service (hereinafter referred to as "the Terms of Use"). The Operator shall provide the Service exclusively on the basis of the Terms of Use in the version valid at the time of the User's registration.

2.2 The service, its content and the data that can be viewed as part of the service are only available to the user for purely private or non-commercial purposes. Any use for other purposes, in particular for commercial or business purposes, is prohibited.

2.3 Users of the service may only be (adult) persons aged 18 or over. The Service is not open to persons under the age of 18. By registering for the Service (see section 4.), the User warrants that they are at least 18 years of age.

3. benefits of the service

3.1 The Service is an online dating service for customers looking for a partner. The Operator offers the User access to its database. This database enables the user to establish partnerships and friendships with other members. In addition, this database contains profiles and information about other users. Users can view the profiles of other users in the database and be contacted by them to a limited extent as well as create their own profile including a photo and up to 10 album pictures and 10 VIP pictures and post them in the database. The customer only appears to third customers under an anonymous name of their choice (pseudonym). Users also have the option of upgrading their existing free membership to a paid membership (VIP or Diamond). A "VIP member" or "Diamond member" has access to further functions in addition to those of the free basic membership. For example, a "VIP member" has access to the service's messaging system and can write messages to other "VIP members" free of charge. In addition, a "VIP member" can activate 10 basic members per month for the contact. Unrestricted access to the VIP photo album is also granted to "VIP members". As a Diamond member, you have all the functions of a "VIP member", but you do not need credits for activations and can also post your own events. The MySugardaddy credit-back guarantee is available especially for VIP members. Thanks to being a VIP member, you can refund the credits for unanswered activations yourself.

When contacting customer support, our VIP members also receive the. credits for the profiles blocked by us (even though a message exchange took place). If a VIP member has activated a profile that deletes itself before the exchange of messages, the credits will also be refunded as a gesture of goodwill

3.2 The operator does not promise successful contact with other users of the service. The subject of the contract is also not a matchmaking service. The subject matter of the service is merely the provision of the opportunity to establish contact between the users of the service - depending on the type of membership purchased.

4. subject matter of the contract of use and conclusion of the contract

When concluding the contract, you undertake to provide the mandatory information to be provided for the purpose of concluding the contract truthfully and in full. We must be informed immediately of any changes to this data. In particular, the use of third-party bank information, credit card details or similar data is grossly contrary to the contract and inadmissible and will result in immediate blocking. We will also report any attempts at fraud to the police.

4.1 The subject of the user contracts is the use of the services by the user to the extent of the selected membership. Use of the service is only possible after prior registration by the user and acceptance of the registration by the operator. Users can choose between two options for using the service or membership:

4.1.1 On the one hand, there is the option of free, limited use of the service as part of the basic membership (hereinafter referred to as "basic membership");

4.1.2 On the other hand, there is the option of extended, paid use of the service as part of VIP memberships (hereinafter referred to as "VIP memberships") and Diamond membership (hereinafter referred to as "Diamond membership"). This requires prior registration as a basic member.

4.2 The description of the memberships, their scope of services and the prices of the memberships can be found in the descriptions within the Service.

4.3 The opportunity to use the service offered or the opportunity to log in or register for the service - whether free of charge (basic membership) or subject to a fee (VIP membership/Diamond membership) - is non-binding in each case and in particular does not constitute a binding offer by the operator to conclude a corresponding contract of use. Rather, it is to be seen as an invitation to the user to submit an offer to conclude a contract of use. Upon completion of the respective registration or order process by the user on the Internet portal of the service, the user submits a binding offer to conclude a contract (basic membership or VIP membership/Diamond membership) for the use of the service. The operator can accept this offer from the user by sending a separate e-mail or by providing the corresponding service within three working days, otherwise the user is no longer bound by his offer. The contract between the user and the operator is only concluded upon acceptance. The operator is not obliged to conclude a contract. The Operator may refuse to accept the registration or order (conclusion of the contract) without giving reasons.

4.4 The user must first register with the service as a basic member. The user then has the option of ordering a paid VIP membership/Diamond membership.

5. right of withdrawal

Consumers within the meaning of Section 13 of the German Civil Code (BGB) have a right of withdrawal as follows:

6. Obligations of the user

6.1 When registering for basic membership, ordering a VIP membership and creating a user profile, the user will be asked to provide various details. This may include both mandatory and optional information. The user assures that the information provided by him/her is complete and correct in all cases, and in particular that the contact details provided by him/her are valid and assigned to him/her. The user is obliged to make changes to the mandatory information they have provided in their profile themselves without delay or to have this adjusted by Support (e.g. email address, date of birth and your username)

6.2 The user is obliged to keep their access data for the use of the service secret. In particular, users are prohibited from disclosing their access data to third parties or enabling third parties to use the services with the user's access data. If the user has reasonable grounds to suspect that a third party may have gained knowledge of their access data, they must inform the operator immediately and change their password.

6.3 When using the Service, the User must refrain from the following:

6.3.1 The reproduction, display or other indication of contact data (e.g. telephone number, addresses, e-mail addresses, etc.) or other information (e.g. links to profiles of the user on other social networks or other services, user names on other social networks or other services, etc.) visible to other users of the Service, which may serve to establish contact between users of the Service by circumventing the Service or its notification systems.

6.3.2 Any use of the Service, its content or the data that can be viewed within the Service for commercial or business purposes, in particular any contacting or otherwise addressing other users of the Service within the Service for the aforementioned purposes.

6.3.3 systematically read or copy or otherwise export content of the Service or data of users of the Service for use outside the Service.

6.3.4 Activities and the publication of content of any kind that violate applicable law, infringe the rights of third parties or violate the principles of the protection of minors. In particular, you are prohibited from the following actions:

posting, distributing, offering and advertising pornographic content, services and/or products that violate youth protection laws, data protection laws and/or other laws and/or are fraudulent;

the use of content that insults or defames other users or third parties;

using, providing and distributing content, services and/or products that are protected by law or encumbered with third-party rights (e.g. copyrights) without being expressly authorized to do so;

6.3.5 Irrespective of any violation of the law when posting your own content on the Service and when communicating with other users (e.g. by sending personal messages, participating in discussion forums or writing guestbook entries), the following activities:

the distribution of viruses, Trojans and other malicious files;

the sending of junk or spam emails and chain letters;

the dissemination of offensive, sexually explicit, obscene or defamatory content or communication as well as content or communication that is likely to promote or support racism, fanaticism, hatred, physical violence or unlawful acts (explicitly or implicitly in each case);

harassing other participants, e.g. through multiple personal contacts without or contrary to the reaction of the other user, as well as promoting or supporting such harassment;

asking other users to disclose passwords or personal data for commercial or unlawful purposes;

the distribution and/or public reproduction or making available of content available within the scope of the Service, unless this is expressly permitted by the respective author or expressly made available as a functionality within the scope of the Service.

6.3.6 Any action that is likely to interfere with the smooth operation of the Service, in particular by placing an excessive load on the Operator's systems.

7. availability of the service

The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week with an average monthly availability of 99%. This excludes downtimes due to maintenance and software updates as well as times when the web server cannot be reached via the Internet due to technical or other problems beyond the operator's control (force majeure, fault of third parties, etc.). If it is foreseeable for the Operator that downtimes for maintenance and software updates will last longer than three hours, the Provider shall inform the Customer of this at least three calendar days before the start of the respective work.

8. user content

8.1 Users can design their user profile according to their own ideas within the framework of these Terms of Use. In doing so, the restrictions of Section 6 must be observed.

8.2 By posting content on the service, the user grants the operator a free and transferable right of use to the respective content, in particular to store the content on the operator's server and to publish it, in particular to make it publicly available (e.g. by displaying the content on the Internet).e.g. by displaying the content on the Internet as part of the service), to edit and reproduce it, insofar as this is necessary for the provision or publication of the respective content, and to grant rights of use - including rights of use against payment - to third parties in relation to content as part of the use of the service.

8.3 The user is solely and fully responsible for the content posted by him/her. The Operator does not check the content for completeness, correctness, legality, up-to-dateness, quality and suitability for a specific purpose. The user assures the operator and vouches for the fact that he is the sole person authorized to dispose of the content posted by him, in particular that he is entitled to grant the operator the rights granted here and that he has not made or will not make any disposition contrary to the contractual granting of rights. The user shall indemnify the operator against all third-party claims in connection with the contractual use of the content, including the costs of reasonable legal defense, or alternatively shall compensate the operator. This shall not apply if the user is not responsible for the infringement.

8.4 The operator reserves the right to reject content posted by the user and/or to edit, block or remove content already posted (including private messages and other communications) without prior notice if the posting of the content by the user or the posted content itself has led to a breach of Section 6 of the Terms of Use or if there are concrete indications that a serious breach of Section 6 of the Terms of Use will occur. However, the operator will take into account the legitimate interests of the user and choose the mildest means of defense against the violation.

9. Duration and termination of the contracts of use

9.1 The basic membership runs for an indefinite period and can be terminated by the user at any time. The Operator may terminate the Basic Membership by email subject to a notice period of 14 calendar days to the end of the month.

9.2 VIP memberships are offered with terms of 1, 3, 6 and 12 months (hereinafter referred to as "the initial term"). Details can be found in the respective product description. The VIP membership is extended for an indefinite period (hereinafter referred to as "the term extension") if the user does not terminate the VIP membership in text form at the latest 24 hours before the end of the initial term of the VIP membership - a termination by email or the submission of a declaration of termination on our online portal using the termination option provided there is sufficient for this purpose - or the operator does not cancel in text form (e.g. by email) at least 3 calendar days before the end of the initial term of the VIP membership. During the renewal period of the VIP membership, this can be terminated at any time by both contracting parties with a notice period of one month in text form - a notice of termination by email or a declaration of termination by the user on our online portal using the termination option provided there is sufficient for this. Alternatively, the user can also declare the above-mentioned terminations of their VIP membership in their user profile on the platform. Acceptance of the user's registration by the operator (conclusion of contract) shall be decisive for the commencement of membership.

9.3 The right of the parties to terminate the contract for good cause shall not be affected by the above termination provisions.

9.4 When the termination takes effect, the contractual relationship ends and the user may no longer use the contractual access. The Operator is entitled to block the user name and password when the termination takes effect.

9.5 The Operator is entitled to irretrievably delete all data created by the User in the course of using the Service upon expiry of 30 calendar days after the termination takes effect and upon expiry of any statutory retention periods.

10. blocking of the access

10.1 The Operator may temporarily or permanently block the User's access to the Service if the User violates or has violated these Terms of Use and/or applicable law, or if the Operator has any other legitimate interest in blocking access. When deciding whether to block the User, the Operator shall take the User's legitimate interests into account appropriately.

10.2 In the event of temporary or permanent blocking, the operator shall block the access authorization and notify the user of this by email.

10.3 In the event of temporary blocking, the operator reactivates the access authorization after the blocking period has expired and notifies the user of this by email. Permanently blocked access authorization cannot be restored. Permanently blocked users are permanently excluded from participating in the service and may not log in to the service again.

11. payment

11.1 The following payment methods are available for payment:

Instant bank transfer

At the end of your booking you will be redirected to the secure SOFORT payment form to make the transfer. Registration is not required

Your data will be transmitted in encrypted form and the transfer will be carried out directly

Direct debit procedure

With direct debit, the invoice amount is simply and conveniently debited from your account within eight working days using the account details you provide. The following is shown on the invoice as the payee:

NOVALNET,, Internet payment

Credit card

We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, maestro, discover network, UnionPay, Jcb and Diners club. Your credit card will be charged upon conclusion of the contract (acceptance of registration). The following is shown as the payment recipient on the statement:

SDC Ventures GmbH, Dortmund

11.2 Users are not entitled to offset against the Operator's claims unless the User's counterclaims have been legally established or are undisputed. The User is also entitled to offset against claims of the Operator if the User asserts counterclaims from the same contract. The User may only exercise a right of retention if his counterclaim arises from the same contract.4

12 Liability of the operator

12.1 In the event of intentional and grossly negligent breach of duty, the operator shall be liable - irrespective of the legal grounds - in accordance with the statutory provisions.

12.2 In the event of simple negligence, the operator shall only be liable for damages arising from the breach of a material contractual obligation. Material contractual obligations are those whose fulfillment makes the proper execution of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance the user regularly relies and may rely. In the event of a breach of material contractual obligations, the obligation to pay compensation shall be limited to the foreseeable, typically occurring damage at the time of conclusion of the contract.

12.3 The limitation of liability in accordance with 12.2 shall not apply in the case of damage resulting from injury to life, limb or health or claims under the Product Liability Act, or if a defect has been fraudulently concealed or a guarantee of quality has been assumed.

12.4 The above exclusions and limitations of liability shall apply to the same extent in favor of the bodies, legal representatives, employees and other vicarious agents of the operator.

13. data protection

The operator attaches great importance to the careful handling of users' personal data and observes the relevant data protection regulations. In this regard, reference is made to the separate data protection declaration.

14. modification of the terms of use

The Operator reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time, including within the existing contractual relationship. If the Operator intends to make such a change to these Terms of Use, the Operator shall inform the User of this at least six weeks before the planned entry into force of the changes. If the user does not object within six weeks (objection period) from receipt of the notification of the change, the change shall be deemed to have been effectively agreed from the expiry of the objection period. The objection must be made by e-mail or in writing. The operator shall make separate reference to this consequence in the notification of change. If the user exercises his right of objection, the change request shall be deemed to have been rejected. The contract shall then be continued without the proposed change. The right of the contracting parties to terminate the contract shall remain unaffected by this.

15. final provisions

15.1 These Terms of Use and the entire legal relationship between the Operator and the User shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. If the User has registered for Basic Membership or ordered VIP Membership/Diamond Membership as a consumer within the meaning of Section 13 of the German Civil Code (BGB) and is ordinarily resident in another country at the time of registration or ordering, the application of mandatory legal provisions of this country shall not be affected by the choice of law made in sentence 1.

15.2 Should individual clauses of the contract or the Terms of Use be or become invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the contract/the Terms of Use.

16. arbitration clause

If you are located in the United States, the following clause applies to you. This section also applies to our partner Yoti (USA) Inc for the processing of personal data when Yoti (USA) Inc performs age estimation and viability checks on our behalf. Any dispute or claim relating in any way to these Terms or your use of the Apps will be resolved by binding arbitration and not in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and the Federal Arbitration Act apply to this agreement. In arbitration, there is no judge or jury, and judicial review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator may award the same damages and relief on an individual basis as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the terms of these Terms as a court would. To initiate arbitration, you must send a letter requesting arbitration to our registered address and describing your claim. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules, including the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes. The AAA's rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitration fees will be governed by the AAA's rules. You may choose whether to conduct the arbitration by telephone, in writing, or in person at a mutually agreeable location. We both agree that any dispute resolution proceeding will be conducted only on an individual basis and not as a class, consolidated or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court instead of arbitration, we both waive our right to a jury trial. We also agree that you or we may bring an action in state or federal court in [California] to enjoin the infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.