Terms of Use

1.1.1 “User”, “you”, or“your” means any person who accesses or uses the Service.

3.1.1 any and all instructions, guidelines, directions, notices, operating rules and policies with respect to access to and/or use of the Service, and “Frequently Asked Questions”regarding the Service, as may be issued and/or amended by us from time to time which are communicated to you or published on the FirstDate Website; and

3.1.2 applicable laws.

3.4.1 impersonate any person or to falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person;

3.4.2 use the Service or any User Data in a manner that would contravene any applicable laws and regulations, breach the Terms, or violate the rights of any Third Party;

3.4.3 gain unauthorised access to or otherwise interfere or disrupt other computer systems or networks connected to the Service;

3.4.4 carry out any data mining, data compilation or data extraction (including of any personal data) for the purposes of statistical, trade or for other forms of analysis (and the development of derivative materials and works) on any aspect of our business processes or practices or in relation to the Service;

3.4.5 post, promote or transmit through the Service any Prohibited Materials;

3.4.6 interfere with another’s utilisation and enjoyment of the Service;

3.4.7 use or upload, in any way, any software or material that contains, or which you have reason to suspect contains, viruses, damaging components, malicious code or harmful components which may impair or corrupt the Service’s data or damage or interfere with the operation of the Service or another’s computer or mobile device;

3.4.8 use any of the Service other than in conformance with the acceptable use policies of any connected computer networks, any applicable Internet standards and any other applicable laws, or views, download, print or use the Service, other than as allowed under applicable laws;

3.4.9 copy, sell, distribute, transmit, publicly display, rent, lease, export, sub-license, publish, commercialise or otherwise reproduce the Service or any User Data, or any part thereof in any form or by any means;

3.4.10 adapt, modify, decompile, disassemble or reverse-engineer, interfere with or intercept the Service or any part thereof;

3.4.11 prepare or develop derivative works based on the Service or any User Data, or any part thereof;

3.4.12 remove, circumvent, impair, bypass, disable or otherwise interfere with the Service or any part thereof; and

3.4.13 use the Service or any part thereof in any manner that could damage, disrupt, disable, overburden, or impair the operation of the Service.

3.6.1 monitor, screen or otherwise control any activity, content or material on the Service. We may in our sole and absolute discretion, investigate any violation of the terms and conditions contained herein and may take any action we deem appropriate;

3.6.2 prevent or restrict access of any User of the Service to any features or functions provided through the Service;

3.6.3 report any activity that is or is suspected to be in violation of any applicable law to the appropriate authorities and to co-operate with such authorities; and/or

3.6.4 to request any information and data from you in connection with your access to and/or use of the Service, at any time and to exercise our right under this Clause 3.6.4 if you refuse to divulge such information and/or data or if you provide or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect that you have provided inaccurate, misleading or fraudulent information and/or data.

3.7.1 Feedback generated by you: You may share, submit or transmit certain content or information (including data or personal data relating to you, or that may relate to a Third Party individual and that is provided by you) when you submit feedback to us (“Feedback”). Please ensure that your Feedback is correct, true and appropriate for the purpose you are submitting such Feedback for.

3.7.2 Restrictions on your Feedback: Your Feedback must not be of any type that:

3.7.3 Right to use your Feedback: We, any Specified Entity and any relevant Third Party may, but are not obliged, to use, modify, delete and process your Feedback for the purposes of processing or following up on your Feedback and/or for any purposes directly incidental or related to the above.

3.8.1 Users’ actions, content and information: You are solely responsible for your actions and the contents of your transmissions through the Service (including User Data).

3.8.2 User’s representations and warranties: You warrant and represent that:

3.8.3 Personal data disclosed using the Service: You warrant that where you disclose personal data of any Individual using the Service, you have obtained the prior consent of such Individual for us to collect, use, and disclose such personal data for the Approved Purpose.

3.8.4 Right to modify and remove User Data: We may, in our sole and absolute discretion, modify and remove any User Data.

3.8.5 Takedown requests: We reserve the right to disregard any request for the removal or modification of User Data, at our sole and absolute discretion.

4.3.1 You will not hold us liable for any damage or loss of any kind caused as a result (direct or indirect) of the use of any Third Party’s service, including the Third Party Vouchers, website, webpage, software, application, online or electronic platform, including any damage or loss suffered as a result of reliance on the contents contained in or available from such Third Party’s service, website, webpage, software, application, online or electronic platform.

4.3.2 Nothing in the Service will be considered an endorsement, representation or warranty of or by us with respect to any Third Party or any Third Party’s content, products, services, including the Third Party Vouchers, functionalities or otherwise, even where the Third Party service, website, webpage, software, application, online or electronic platform may require the use of the Services. We make no representation or guarantee regarding the availability or content (including its truthfulness, accuracy, completeness, timeliness or reliability) of such Third Party content, product, service, functionality or otherwise and any use or reliance on the same by you is solely at your own risk.

4.3.3 Without prejudice to the generality of this Clause 4, you acknowledge that we:

• your personal details such as your name; and

• contact details such as your mobile number and e-mail address.

7.2.1 the accuracy, correctness, effectiveness, currency, timeliness, reliability, availability, interoperability, adequacy, commercial value or completeness of all data and/or information contained in the Service (including any User Data);

7.2.2 that the Service will be provided uninterrupted, secure or error-free, or that any defects will be corrected;

7.2.3 that the Service is free from any computer virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, agent, program or macros;

7.2.4 the security of any information transmitted by you or to you through the Service, and you accept the risk that any information transmitted or received through the Service may be accessed by unauthorised third parties and/or disclosed by us or our officers, employees or agents to third parties purporting to be you or purporting to act under your authority. Transmissions over the Internet may be subject to interruption, transmission blackout, delayed transmission due to internet traffic or incorrect data transmission due to the public nature of the Internet;

7.2.5 that you will be guaranteed a match with another User during any Matchmaking Cycle under the Service;

7.2.6 the suitability, compatibility and/or conduct of any User that you are algorithmically matched with (if any) under the Service, given the nature of algorithmic matching as an automated and statistical process;

7.2.7 that the Service will meet your requirements or expectations, including in relation to any online or offline interaction between algorithmically matched Users following their match; and

7.2.8 that any Third Party Voucher awarded will be valid, redeemable or capable of being used, whether in whole or in part.

7.3.1 any access, use and/or inability to use the Service;

7.3.2 reliance on any content, data or information provided, downloaded or otherwise made available through the Service (including User Data). You should not act on such content, data or information without first independently verifying its contents;

7.3.3 any system, server or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, delay in transmission, computer virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, agent program or macros in the Service;

7.3.4 any use of or access to any other website linked to or provided through the Service;

7.3.5 any conduct of Users you meet through the Service; and

7.3.6 any collection, use and/or disclosure of User Data by us or any User,

10.1.1 You must not assign or sub-contract these Terms.

10.1.2 We may assign, novate, transfer, or sub-contract the rights and liabilities in respect of the Service or these Terms, without notifying you, without your consent, and without further reference to you.

10.7.1 the seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore;

10.7.2 the tribunal shall consist of one (1) arbitrator;

10.7.3 the language of the arbitration shall be English; and

10.7.4 this arbitration agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore.

10.8.1 We reserve the right to change, modify or supplement these Terms at our discretion and at any time, by posting the changed, modified or supplemented Terms on the Service or through such other means as we may deem appropriate.

10.8.2 Your continued access and/or use of the Service following the posting of any change, modification or supplement will constitute your acceptance of such change, modification or supplement. If you do not agree to any changes, modifications or supplements to these Terms, please do not access or use the Service. Notwithstanding Clause 10.5, our right to vary these Terms in the manner aforesaid may be exercised without the consent of any person who is not a party to these Terms.

11.1.1 “Additional Terms” is defined in Clause 4.1;

11.1.2 “Approved Purpose” is defined in Paragraph 4.1 of Schedule 1;

11.1.3 “Date Quest” is defined in Paragraph 4.2 of Schedule 1;

11.1.4 “Date Quest Period” is defined in Paragraph 4.3 of Schedule 1;

11.1.5 “Feedback” is defined in Clause 3.7.1;

11.1.6 “FirstDate Website” is defined in Paragraph 4.4 of Schedule 1;

11.1.7 “Government Technology Agency” or“GovTech” means the Government Technology Agency, a body corporate established under the Government Technology Agency Act 2016;

11.1.8 “Individual” refers to any living natural person;

11.1.9 “Intellectual Property Rights” means all copyright, patents, utility innovations, trade marks and service marks, geographical indications, domain names, layout design rights, registered designs, design rights, database rights, trade or business names, rights protecting trade secrets and confidential information, rights protecting goodwill and reputation, and all other similar or corresponding proprietary rights and all applications for the same, whether presently existing or created in the future, anywhere in the world, whether registered or not, and all benefits, privileges, rights to sue, recover damages and obtain relief or other remedies for any past, current or future infringement, misappropriation or violation of any of the foregoing rights;

11.1.10 “Matchmaking Cycle” is defined in Paragraph 2.2.1 of Schedule 1;

11.1.11 “Personal data” shall have the meaning as set out in the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore;

11.1.12 “Privacy Statement” refers to the privacy statement accessible at Privacy Statement or such other website as may be specified by us from time to time;

11.1.13 “Prohibited Materials” means any information, graphics, photographs, data and/or any other material that:

11.1.14 “Questionnaire” is defined in Paragraph 2.2.2(ii) of Schedule 1;

11.1.15 “Service” is defined in Paragraph 1.1 of Schedule 1;

11.1.16 “Singapore Government” means the Government of the Republic of Singapore;

11.1.17 “Singpass” means the electronic identification, authentication, or authorisation service of the Government of Singapore known as “Singpass” through such devices, websites, channels or platform, as may be designated by the Singapore Government from time to time;

11.1.18 “Singpass Account” means the account which a User has with the Singapore Government for the purposes of Singpass;

11.1.19 “Specified Entity” means any of the following entities/parties:

and “Specified Entities” means all of the aforementioned, but “Specified Entity” and“Specified Entities” shall exclude GovTech, where it is acting in its capacity as the provider and operator of the Service;

11.1.20 “Terms” refers to the Terms of Use, including all Schedules and Annexes;

11.1.21 “Trade Marks” means the trade marks, service marks, trade names and logos used and displayed on the FirstDate Website and on any content, any other subject matter or materials provided through the FirstDate Website, whether registered or not;

11.1.22 “Third Party” means a person other than us and you and “Third Parties” means all such persons;

11.1.23 “Third Party Voucher” is defined in Paragraph 4.5 of Schedule 1; and

11.1.24 “User Data” means any and all personal data, information, functionalities, services or content, including but not limited to text, software, code, scripts, webpages, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics, graphical user interface, forms, diagrams, responses to the Questionnaire or other content provided or otherwise made available by any User via the Service.

11.2.1 headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms;

11.2.2 words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;

11.2.3 references to persons are to be construed as references to an individual or a body corporate as the context requires;

11.2.4 the words, “include”, “includes”, and “including” are to be read as if they are followed by the phrase “without limitation”;

11.2.5 any reference to “Service” includes a reference to “part of the Service”; and

11.2.6 any reference to any Act of Parliament includes any amendment, replacement or re-enactment to that Act and includes any subsidiary legislation made under that Act.

2.1.1 having a Singpass Account;

2.1.2 being single and unmarried, widowed and/or divorced, under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world;

2.1.3 being between the ages of 21 to 35 years old (inclusive); and

2.1.4 being a public officer of a Specified Entity.

2.2.1 Matchmaking Cycles: We may from time to time choose to run a matchmaking cycle for eligible Users (“Matchmaking Cycle”), with details including the total number of Matchmaking Cycles and/or duration of each Matchmaking Cycle to be determined by us in our sole discretion.

2.2.2 Participation in a Matchmaking Cycle: To be eligible to participate in a Matchmaking Cycle, you may be required to fulfil requirements as may be prescribed by us from time to time, which may include providing the following User Data:

2.2.3 Matching of Users: If you have participated in a Matchmaking Cycle, you may be algorithmically matched with another User based on their responses to the Questionnaire or any other provided information, once per Matchmaking Cycle. We do not guarantee that every User will be matched with another User for each Matchmaking Cycle.

2.2.4 Matches

2.2.5 Date Quests

3.1.1 reject or refuse any User from participating in any current or future Matchmaking Cycles; and

3.1.2 notify any of your matched Users if you no longer meet any of the eligibility criteria prescribed by us from time to time in accordance with Paragraph 2.1 of Schedule 1, or if you have been rejected or refused from participating in the current or any future Matchmaking Cycle.

4.1 “Approved Purpose” means the provision of the Service and/or any purposes directly incidental or related to the provision of the Service (including but not limited to the purpose of matchmaking Users);

4.2 “Date Quest” is defined in Paragraph 2.2.5(ii)(b) of Schedule 1;

4.3 “Date Quest Period” is defined in Paragraph 2.2.5(i) of Schedule 1;

4.4 “FirstDate Website” means https://firstdate.sandbox.gov.sg or such other website as may be specified by us from time to time; and

4.5 “Third Party Voucher” is defined in Paragraph 2.2.5(ii) of Schedule 1.