TYPE Member Principles

At TYPE we would like to help people change the ‘way’ in which they date, to make the process more efficient. More successful in matching people with compatible partners for sustainable relationships.

As part of that mission we expect that all our users will, above all else, treat each other with kindness and respect.

Our Values

Our members must act in a way that aligns with our core Values:

  • Efficiency
  • Honesty
  • Liberty
  • Transparency
  • Trust

 

Efficiency: We have made every effort to streamline the App to make the process of dating easier and faster. So that you can be spending your life with the people you are supposed to be with, now (not sitting on Apps).

The TYPE App is specifically designed to cut out time-wasting. We expect our community of daters to be on the same page with us and act in accordance with this value, for example:

  • Be ready to date
  • Set your preferences (invest the time)
  • Only like people (“heart” button) you’re attracted to and potentially want to date
  • Use the Not My Type (“X” button) early if you’re not interested
  • Respond to Date Proposals fast - restaurant & event bookings will be awaiting confirmation
  • Create Date Availability - if you’re not creating dates, you aren’t really available for dating
  • Put effort in when setting up dates: 
    • Set aside enough time
    • Turn up on time
    • Arrange for the date to take place somewhere nice
  • Turn up to confirmed dates

Honesty: TYPE is a place for honesty about who you really are and finding someone who loves you exactly as you are now.

Being dishonest with your profile photos, audio, or profile data just wastes everybody’s time. In this way our value of Honesty also supports our value of Efficiency.

Turning up to a date to find out that the person you are meeting has been dishonest on their profile is hurtful to someone that has taken the time to set up a date with you. People will propose dates based on the information you provide if they think you fit their preferences.

We encourage everyone to be honest on their profile and report if they think that someone else is being less than honest. By telling us that something is less than honest about a profile you are saving others from having their time wasted.

Equally, if we find people are reporting falsely or as retaliatory behaviour we will act accordingly.

You must not create duplicate accounts for yourself or join the app if you are under the age of 18 years old.

 

Liberty: At TYPE we aim to give you choices about exactly who you want to date. We make the App inclusive, diverse and accepting of everybody. It is part of our libertarian view, that people should be free to choose who they want to date. That nobody should tell someone else what kind of person they should date. We expect all TYPE daters to honour that freedom that the technology has been set up to provide our users with.

If we find that someone has targeted other users with the aim or converting their views, being disrespectful or abusive we will act on the evidence to ban those users from our platform for life.

There are many different types of relationship that people are looking for. Be honest about what you are looking for and show empathy towards others and ensure you are aligned.

We do not tolerate any form of soliciting or criminal acts taking place on our platform.

Our principle of liberty is that - if an action is not affecting anyone else, go right ahead - enjoy life.

 

Transparency: We want to add genuine value in connecting people, fast, in real life and help them to create better relationships. We have based our app to only charge you for the things that cost money (e.g. maintaining your profile), and then App success - setting up real dates for you (i.e. Date Credits).

We won’t make the process of finding the person you are supposed to be with take longer, for our gain, by charging you for filtering features that should be standard as a premium feature, or for shortcuts via in-app purchases.

TYPE will always be straightforward in helping you to find a solution for a challenge we all have, for a fair price. When we succeed in that and we know we’ve added value in your life, that’s the only time we would expect you to compensate us for that service.

 

Trust: We acknowledge that dating is a process. We feel that the more precise that process is, and the more you rapid prototype through it – the better your relationships will be.

So we encourage TYPE daters to engage with that process, go out on dates, meet people to see if you connect, learn about them, learn about yourself and have a good time in life.

When you are out on a date with someone we expect you to trust that process to find you the best person to be with. That comes with the expectation that they will be going out on multiple dates to achieve the same goal. TYPE is not a place for possessive, or jealous behaviours, be confident in who you are and that the person you are supposed to be with will see your value.

Please respect other’s boundaries in: setting up second dates, giving you their phone number and not asking them about other dates they may be going on. Becoming exclusive with a partner requires express mutual agreement.

 

Member Principles

We would like to think of our community like an exclusive members’ club, of good daters. All members’ clubs have house rules, which we expect our members to act in accordance with:

Put Safety First

We would like everyone who uses TYPE to feel safe whilst dating: whilst using the app, whilst on dates, and after dates.

Our App includes in-built safeguards to help keep our community of daters safe. The App will also encourage users to act in a way that helps them to date safely.

Where there is a threat of physical, emotional, or psychological harm to another user we will take appropriate action to support law enforcement.

 

Keep Content Appropriate

TYPE members must not promote physical, emotional, and psychological abuse, harm, harassment, hate, or discrimination. This includes sexual advances, comments, and imagery.  Posting content to your profile or initiating a conversation on a video pre-date or date that is crude, lewd, or offensive is not acceptable behaviour.

 

Respect Boundaries

TYPE Daters should not communicate with each other using other communication mechanisms unless they have been given express permission to do so.

Likewise, if you see an account is Paused in some way, you must not question a person’s reasons for doing this.

 

Code of Conduct

In our commitment to you as users, at TYPE we will:

Respect your Privacy

In our commitment to each of our users we cannot discuss the status of accounts with anyone except the account holder.

 

Not act as arbiters of the truth

We are not in a position to act as arbiters of the truth. We will take an unbiased view, using the information we have available and make decisions in the best interests of our community.