Terms ofService.
Terms of Service
Last updated: April 2026
Welcome to DateSpots. These terms govern your use of datespots.net and the apps that share its login. By using DateSpots you agree to them. If you don't, don't use the service — we won't be offended.
We try to write these in plain English. Where the law forces specific phrasing, we keep it brief.
1. The service
DateSpots is a couples-first guide to date spots and date plans, written by couples for couples. You can browse spots, read reviews, save things, build multi-stop date plans, write reviews, link a partner account, and request coverage in cities we don't yet cover.
We do not promise specific availability. Spots open and close, plans go stale, sometimes the corner table is taken. We do our best to keep the catalogue accurate.
2. Your account
You can use DateSpots without an account, but to save spots, build plans, write reviews, or link a partner you'll need one. To create one you provide a first name, an email, and a username; everything else is optional.
You're responsible for what happens under your account. Use a password we'd approve of (eight characters minimum, no shared reuse), or use a magic-link sign-in — either is fine. If you suspect someone else has access, change it immediately and tell us at [email protected].
We will never ask for your password by email. If anyone does, that's not us.
3. What you write
When you submit a review, plan, or spot suggestion, you keep ownership of your words and photos. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide licence to display, distribute, translate, and adapt that content within DateSpots and in the marketing of DateSpots. We don't sell your content to other platforms.
You promise that your submissions are honest, your own, and don't violate anyone's rights. We may remove content that breaks these terms or our community standards. Repeated breaches cost you the account.
4. Reviews and ratings
Reviews are personal experiences. We don't require them to be balanced — we only require them to be true. Don't write reviews for places you haven't been. Don't accept compensation for a positive review without disclosing it. Don't impersonate a couple's experience.
We rank spots and plans on signals from couples who actually went and completed plans. We don't take payment for placement and we don't surface paid features as ranked results.
5. Booking partners
When you book through a partner like TheFork or OpenTable, you leave DateSpots and become their customer for that transaction. Their terms govern the booking; their privacy policy governs the data they collect. We earn a small commission only on completed bookings — that doesn't change the price you pay. We always show direct contact details for the venue alongside.
6. Your responsibilities
You agree not to: scrape the catalogue at scale, attempt to break authentication, harass other couples, post content that incites violence or hatred, post sexually explicit content, post anyone's identifying information without consent, impersonate a venue or another user, or use DateSpots for commercial promotion outside the spot-suggestion process.
We're also a small team with few moderators. We rely on you to flag content that violates these terms via the report button on every review and plan.
7. What we provide
The service is provided "as is". We don't promise it's bug-free, always available, or fit for any specific purpose. We do promise to fix what we can, fast, and to be honest when we can't.
We back up data nightly. We don't promise we can recover individual deletions outside that window.
8. Termination
You can delete your account at any time from settings. Account deletions are processed within 30 days. Public reviews you wrote are anonymised, not deleted, because removing them would change other couples' rankings and ratings retroactively. If you want a review fully removed, email us before you close the account.
We can suspend accounts that break these terms. We tell you why. If you think we got it wrong, reply to the email — a real editor reads each appeal.
9. Changes
We change these terms when the service changes. When we do, we email everyone with an account at least 14 days before the change takes effect. Continuing to use DateSpots after the change date means you accept the new terms.
We don't sneak material changes into a routine update. If something matters, we say so plainly at the top of the email.
10. Liability
To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you in any 12-month period is capped at the greater of (a) what you paid DateSpots in that year (often zero) and (b) one hundred euros.
We're not liable for indirect or consequential damages — like the date that didn't go well — but we are liable for the direct, foreseeable consequences of our own gross negligence.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Disputes go to the courts of Amsterdam, except where consumer law in your country provides otherwise.
12. Contact
These terms are signed off by the team. If something here doesn't make sense or feels unfair, email [email protected] and we'll either explain or fix it.
— The DateSpots team
Terms of Service
Last updated: April 2026
Welcome to DateSpots. These terms govern your use of datespots.net and the apps that share its login. By using DateSpots you agree to them. If you don't, don't use the service — we won't be offended.
We try to write these in plain English. Where the law forces specific phrasing, we keep it brief.
1. The service
DateSpots is a couples-first guide to date spots and date plans, written by couples for couples. You can browse spots, read reviews, save things, build multi-stop date plans, write reviews, link a partner account, and request coverage in cities we don't yet cover.
We do not promise specific availability. Spots open and close, plans go stale, sometimes the corner table is taken. We do our best to keep the catalogue accurate.
2. Your account
You can use DateSpots without an account, but to save spots, build plans, write reviews, or link a partner you'll need one. To create one you provide a first name, an email, and a username; everything else is optional.
You're responsible for what happens under your account. Use a password we'd approve of (eight characters minimum, no shared reuse), or use a magic-link sign-in — either is fine. If you suspect someone else has access, change it immediately and tell us at [email protected].
We will never ask for your password by email. If anyone does, that's not us.
3. What you write
When you submit a review, plan, or spot suggestion, you keep ownership of your words and photos. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide licence to display, distribute, translate, and adapt that content within DateSpots and in the marketing of DateSpots. We don't sell your content to other platforms.
You promise that your submissions are honest, your own, and don't violate anyone's rights. We may remove content that breaks these terms or our community standards. Repeated breaches cost you the account.
4. Reviews and ratings
Reviews are personal experiences. We don't require them to be balanced — we only require them to be true. Don't write reviews for places you haven't been. Don't accept compensation for a positive review without disclosing it. Don't impersonate a couple's experience.
We rank spots and plans on signals from couples who actually went and completed plans. We don't take payment for placement and we don't surface paid features as ranked results.
5. Booking partners
When you book through a partner like TheFork or OpenTable, you leave DateSpots and become their customer for that transaction. Their terms govern the booking; their privacy policy governs the data they collect. We earn a small commission only on completed bookings — that doesn't change the price you pay. We always show direct contact details for the venue alongside.
6. Your responsibilities
You agree not to: scrape the catalogue at scale, attempt to break authentication, harass other couples, post content that incites violence or hatred, post sexually explicit content, post anyone's identifying information without consent, impersonate a venue or another user, or use DateSpots for commercial promotion outside the spot-suggestion process.
We're also a small team with few moderators. We rely on you to flag content that violates these terms via the report button on every review and plan.
7. What we provide
The service is provided "as is". We don't promise it's bug-free, always available, or fit for any specific purpose. We do promise to fix what we can, fast, and to be honest when we can't.
We back up data nightly. We don't promise we can recover individual deletions outside that window.
8. Termination
You can delete your account at any time from settings. Account deletions are processed within 30 days. Public reviews you wrote are anonymised, not deleted, because removing them would change other couples' rankings and ratings retroactively. If you want a review fully removed, email us before you close the account.
We can suspend accounts that break these terms. We tell you why. If you think we got it wrong, reply to the email — a real editor reads each appeal.
9. Changes
We change these terms when the service changes. When we do, we email everyone with an account at least 14 days before the change takes effect. Continuing to use DateSpots after the change date means you accept the new terms.
We don't sneak material changes into a routine update. If something matters, we say so plainly at the top of the email.
10. Liability
To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you in any 12-month period is capped at the greater of (a) what you paid DateSpots in that year (often zero) and (b) one hundred euros.
We're not liable for indirect or consequential damages — like the date that didn't go well — but we are liable for the direct, foreseeable consequences of our own gross negligence.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Disputes go to the courts of Amsterdam, except where consumer law in your country provides otherwise.
12. Contact
These terms are signed off by the team. If something here doesn't make sense or feels unfair, email [email protected] and we'll either explain or fix it.
— The DateSpots team