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Dattch is the first dating app that has been built exclusively for lesbian, bisexual and bi-curious women.
We created Dattch because we were tired of the same old, badly built, fake profiled, cheesy lesbian dating websites. We wanted to use online dating, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to use what was out there. All we wanted was something that showed us other women - not ‘the one’ or true love or a quickie on a Saturday night. We just wanted to go dating more, meet more people, flirt a bit more, go to new places, and meet more women, more often. And so Dattch was born. A way to find the other women that were nearby, so we can go dating as and when we want.
We want Dattch to be the first community built product. Where users decide the future of the app - what features are built, who gets to join up and even where we launch next. If our users ask for a feature, we listen and we build it. We always have the door open (or email gates or phone lines or SMS chats ....whatever) to talk to our users, listen, learn, build, evolve and grow.
It sounds cheesy but that’s the way we work.
Our community is the most important part of our business and we want to make sure it stays the strongest community out there. It’s because of this that we validate every single profile that joins the app. We don’t want people doubting who they are talking to, it shouldn’t even be a thought, so we do everything we can to make sure every user is a real female and boot anyone out the moment we see anything suspicious. It’s a hard and fast rule, but it’s an important one and makes it a better experience for everyone.
Please read our FAQs to see if they address your issue or email us through the links below for further support
Dattch is dating app that is exclusively for women – lesbian, bisexual or bi-curious women. It shows you who is nearby and up for going on a date so you can message someone and meet up. Dattch is a location based app so the women you see are ordered by how far away from you they are. It means that if you want to go on a date that evening, you can. Or if you want to message someone and meet next week, that’s cool too.
Location gives you the option of meeting someone sooner. There isn’t the long drawn-out process of emailing back and forth like on traditional dating sites, it means its faster interactions so you can get
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Locations are displayed as a radius distance. That means if someone is shown to be 100m away from you, they could be anywhere within a 100m radius. We do not reveal your exact location and no-one can see where you are on a map. All distances are within a +/- 20m accuracy so it would not be possible for someone to track you or find your live location from the app. Joining Dattch
Firstly, you will need to have an iPhone. You can download Dattch from the Apple App Store. Here is a link to where you can download it from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dattch-lesbian-dating/id573328837?mt=8 Secondly, you need to have an invite to become a Dattch user. To get an invite you either need to be sent one by a friend that already uses Dattch, or you can request an invite in the app. If you are requesting an invite you will need to submit your email address and then send us a message on Facebook. We use this as our way of checking you are female. It does not sync your account so we can’t access your information or post anything to your account. Once we have that, we can issue your invite and you can get dating on Dattch.
We use invites so that we can validate that every person using Dattch is genuinely female, so you don’t need to worry about fake profiles.
There are two ways to get an invite;
1- From a friend that is already using Dattch
2- Requesting an invite in the app & sending Dattch a message on Facebook. Once we have that message we will grant you an invite.
You don’t have to have a Facebook account to get an invite. You can send us a message to support@dattch.com and we will get back to you on what we need to send you one.
Your friend can request more invites and then hand one over. Or you can request an invite in the app and send us a message on Facebook to issue you one. Facebook
Facebook is one of the simplest and fastest ways for us to check you are who you say you are. Soon you will be able to sign in using Facebook but if you are not comfortable with that, you can always still just send us a message to be issued an invite. If you do use Facebook to sign in, we will never post anything to your wall unless you ask us to. We know some people aren’t and don’t want to be on Facebook which is no problem for us, we will just need to speak to you individually to grant your invite. We don’t post to your wall and we don’t sell your data. The only reason we use it is to validate your identity.
No. We will never post anything to your wall, nothing will ever be used to show you have signed up to Dattch using Facebook. If you are just sending us a message on Facebook there is absolutely no tie to your account. If you are signing in using Facebook, you will be able to use your profile pictures from Facebook and invite your friends from Facebook but we will never post anything to your wall or tell anyone that you haven’t asked us to tell that you are on Dattch. Of course – if you want to scream and post from the hill tops that you are on Dattch, that’s cool with us. Profile
Your profile can be seen by all Dattch users. The people that are closest to you will see your profile at the top of their search and people that are on the other side of the world will see your profile at the very bottom of the list. If you don’t want someone to see your profile you can block them and you will not appear in their Who’s Around view.
You can never see a user’s exact location. Distances are given as a radius measurement and within +/- 20 m accuracy so you can never identify a user’s exact location.
In the Dattch menu (which can be located in the top left hand corner of the app) you can select your name. This will take you to your profile to edit. Sexuality
You can edit your sexuality by selecting the “I am…” bar and choosing from the drop down menu.
You can edit your profile text by selecting the text box and editing your profile information
You can edit your profile picture by selecting your main profile picture in the top left hand corner of your profile and choosing a new one. Remember, your old profile pic won’t be deleted unless you choose to delete it from your ‘Photos’ tab
You can also edit your profile picture by selecting a picture in ‘Photos’ and pressing the ‘Use’ button in the bottom right hand corner and selecting ‘Set as Profile’. Photos
You can upload a new photo by selecting the ‘Photos’ bar in your profile view.
To upload a new photo, select the ‘+’ icon in the top right hand corner and either take a new picture using your camera, or select an existing photo from your camera library
To delete an existing photo, select the ‘Use’ button in the bottom right hand corner and select ‘Delete’.
If you are choosing to delete your profile picture you will need to select a new profile picture before you can delete the current one.
To delete an existing photo, select the ‘Use’ button in the bottom right hand corner and select ‘Delete’.
Make it a picture of your face!! Sounds obvious but you’d be surprised how many people cover up their faces. Other than that, look hot and just look like yourself. There’s no point putting on a photo that doesn’t actually look like you. It’s only going to make an awkward date later down the line.
No nudies, pornos, nips, bum or vag. No celebs, or landscape shots. It needs to be you. Preferably your face. And it needs to be decent.
If you have signed in using Facebook you will be able to use all your Facebook pics as profile shots. If you haven’t done this you can always screenshot your Facebook photos and upload them to your profile. Who’s Around
Everyone you see in Who’s Around are users that have signed up to Dattch. They are shown by how far away they are from you. So the first user in the top left hand corner is the woman closest to you. And the last user in the bottom row is the woman furthest away from you.
That’s up to you. We suggest you meet them and find out.
At the moment you can’t search for an individual user. It’s a feature we are looking to build but it’s not available yet.
It sounds like you may have declined for Dattch to use your location which is integral to how it works. To turn it back on, on your iPhone go to; Settings > Privacy > Location Services And switch Dattch to ‘On’ If you are still experiencing problems email us: support@dattch.com Chatting
If you block someone they will no longer be able to see you in Who’s Around and so won’t be able to send you a message.
Kick it off with a message. Woo them with your witty words, get them on a date, decide if you like them, then we’ll let you work your magic.
To turn off push messaging you will need to disable this from your phone. Go to ; Settings > Notification Centre > Dattch Select Notification Centre to ‘Off’ If you decide to turn them back on again, follow the same steps but select ‘On’ Blocking
No probs. If you see her on Who’s Around, just select to view her profile and select the ‘Block’ icon. It means she will never be able to see you on the app. You will still see her, but she can’t see you. We promise. We let you still see her in case you change your mind later down the line.
If you select her profile and select the ‘Block’ icon again, you will un-block her and she will be able to see you. Support
First port of call is to read through the FAQ, we cover off all the commonly asked questions. If you can’t find what you are looking for, you can email us directly on support@dattch.com Or you can send us an email by selecting ‘Support’ in the Dattch Menu and selecting the type of Support you are looking for.
It means we have done something wrong and we would really appreciate you telling us what happened. A crash doesn’t lose any of your account information or affect anything else on your phone. But if you let us know what happened we can fix it so it never happens again. Either select ‘Report an error’ from the Support function in app, or email us : support@dattch.com
Here are all our contact details: Support team: support@dattch.com General information: info@dattch.com Contact Number: 07946819480 Report
Of course. You can select ‘Report a User’ from the Support function in app. If you tell us everything you can about the user we will look into it straight away and take the appropriate action.
It is completely unacceptable for someone to harass or make you feel uncomfortable. If you can document anything that shows us the experience you have had and send it through when you report the user. Please select ‘Report a User’ from the Support function in the app. We will then take the appropriate action.
Afraid not. If you don’t get on with someone or you decided you didn’t like them, we can’t just boot them off. You can block the user so they will no longer be able to see you and you won’t have to talk to them again. Account
You can either email us on support@dattch.com and we will reset it centrally for you. Or you can reset it by selecting ‘Forgotten Password’ on the sign in page. That will allow you to reset your password to something new.
You can close your profile by selecting ‘Close Account’ from the Support function. Once we receive your request to close your account we will suspend it for 6 weeks and then entirely delete all your account information after that point. If you change your mind before 6 weeks we will still have all your data to be able to reactivate your account.
Sadly not. After 6 weeks we delete all closed account data from our servers. However you will be able to set up a new account to begin again.
To use Dattch we need to set some legal ground rules. They’re useful because it means we all know what you can and cannot do on Dattch. These are our legal rules. If you don’t like them, don’t use Dattch. It means that the people that do use Dattch will get them, and will have a better time using it. So it’s best to have a read and be clear about these things. If you have any questions about any of these, just send us an email: info@dattch.com
Dattch is not a place for children. You can’t use Dattch if you are under 18 years old. There is no flexibility to this rule. If you use Dattch you are confirming that you are 18 years or over.
You are responsible for your actions. If you use Dattch you are accepting responsibility for what you do on the site. You won’t break any local laws and you will not try to pass on any responsibility of what you do to Dattch. If you do break the law, we will pass on your details to the relevant authorities or parties to let them know.
You can’t sign up to Dattch if you have been convicted of, or are subject to court orders relating to violence, assault, sexual misconduct or harassment. If this is you, DO NOT USE DATTCH.
Play nice. Dattch has some pretty hard and fast rules about what you are allowed to do on the service. They’re a bit of tough love that we put out there to stop people ruining Dattch for everyone else. And if you want to play by these rules, then chances are you want to meet other people that play by them too. So all in all, it just makes it a bit better for everyone. If you break any of these rules, we will close your account. No arguments. They are:
No nudes or pornographic shots. This isn’t Chat Roulette. No nipples, vagina or backsides please.
Talk nice. Don’t ask someone for sex, a threesome or any kind of hanky panky. We’re not that kind of service. As in real life, no racism, sexism or criminal discussions on Dattch.
No underage. You can’t be under 18 and you can’t show pictures of or talk about people under 18 either.
No spam or promotions. Take your business elsewhere. On both accounts.
No viruses. We are trying to build a good service here.
Behave normally. Dattch is like a bar, or some other real life space where you can meet people. So just act like you normally would. There may be a screen between you and that person now but that doesn’t give you licence to act differently. So just think before you post, type or write, and apply a bit of common sense.
Tell the truth. We take this one pretty seriously. If you have lied about any information on your profile or any information you have shared with another user, we will take you off Dattch. It’s not our responsibility to check the truthfulness or authenticity of accounts but we will be keeping an eye out for it. Where we will most likely hear about it is from our other users. So if someone else reports you and you are found to be lying or pretending to be someone else, expect to be caught and removed from Dattch pretty quickly.
Don’t share any of your really personal information. We really hope you wouldn’t, but just a healthy reminder, don’t give anyone your bank details, home address, phone number etc. They’ll probably be trying to rob you.
Don’t steal from other people. We’ve already said you can’t do anything illegal on Dattch, and stealing would be one example of said illegal stuff. So don’t do it.
Keep your account details and password private. Don’t give anyone your login details. Because that would be a stupid thing to do. Your details are only for you to use to access your account. If anyone else logs in as you, we can’t be held responsible for this. So don’t give them to anyone. If you think someone may have accessed your account, send us an email immediately at support@dattch.com and change your password immediately. Like, right now.
Share aware. You need to realise that anything you upload to Dattch is in the public domain, and can not be kept private – as in anyone will be able to see it. So have a think before you upload any information. We aren’t responsible for what you share but if it breaks any of the rules above, we will remove it, and most likely remove you from the app. And we don’t have to give you warning before we do this. We also aren’t obliged to share the information that you upload. If you try and post something that is against the rules, we will stop it even making it up there in the first place. No warning.
We are not obliged to monitor how people use Dattch. We most likely will be keeping an eye on this but we are not obliged to do it, so you can’t rely on the fact that we are.
What’s yours is yours. Any materials you post to Dattch must be your own and cannot be breaking any copyright laws. If you post it to Dattch, you are agreeing that this is true.
Anything you see on Dattch that looks like us, belongs to us. That means the logo, the designs, the content, the reviews. It’s all ours. And if you try and steal it you will be breaking copyright laws. And we’ll probably sue you.
Pretty sure we’ve covered this off already, but just to be clear – you can’t use anyone else’s content from Dattch. That too will be breaking copyright. You getting the gist of this copyright? If not – send us an email, support@dattch.com to have a boring conversation about it. Best to be safe.
We can’t promise you that Dattch will always be working. Sometimes we will need to make changes, updates or reboot our servers if they crash, so we can’t guarantee that Dattch will always be available. But we will try to do everything we can to make sure it’s always there. After all, it’s our business and how we make money. So it’s in our interests to keep it running.
You need to realise that when you sign up to Dattch it’s going to be on your phone all the time. We can’t be responsible for any effect this may have on your phone. Also, if you accept to get push notifications and messages you need to check your mobile phone contract and whether this will be free for you or not. We aren’t responsible for any charges you may get for this.
You might not get access to Dattch right away. There is a bit of a delay to get your account up and running, so hold out for a bit. But we also need to warn you, not everyone will be given access to Dattch. This may be because you live in an area where there aren’t any other Dattch users yet, or you may not meet certain profile criteria. We will keep hold of your details if these circumstances change but we aren’t going to warn you if your account isn’t activated. We will only tell you when it is. It’s not ideal, but there are a lot of people opening accounts and we can’t respond to everyone.
If you leave Dattch, we will keep hold of your profile information on our records until we run out of server space. So if you want to join again, it will be a bit hit and miss whether we still have your account information. Try emailing us on support@dattch.com to check, but if not, you’ll need to sign up again. We are allowed to delete any content you have posted to Dattch, but we don’t have to do this. Just so you know.
If someone is acting inappropriately and breaking any of these rules, report them using the ‘Report A User’ option on Dattch. It’s really important you do this so that we can boot them off. Dattch is a relatively self-maintained tool – so if you don’t report it, we won’t know there is a problem to be able to take action.
We have some links on Dattch that we post. If you click on them, you will go to a third party site, and those sites will have different terms of service and privacy policies. You should check these out. We aren’t responsible for what these people post and we don’t always endorse what they post either.
Going to make this one clear again – we aren’t responsible for anything you do on Dattch. So you can’t sue us and if someone is trying to sue you for what you have done, you can’t blame us and we won’t take responsibility for it. If we have covered it off in the terms above, its not something we will take responsibility for and we have no obligation to.
If we are sued because of your actions on Dattch, we will defend or settle the claim as we think best, and if necessary we can do this without your consent. If this happens, you are obliged to co-operate with us and provide us with all necessary information so that we can defend ourselves accordingly. You will also confirm that we (and every employee, affiliate and asset owned by Dattch) are harmless and not responsible for your actions.
As we are not responsible for the content people put on Dattch, we can’t be held responsible if any viruses or malware attack your computer. This includes if there has been a breach of our security.
If we make any changes to Dattch or to our terms of service we will put a post on here letting you know, or if it’s a big one we will send you an email. So check these two places if you want to know about changes. If you don’t agree with or don’t like any of the changes, stop using Dattch. Out of interest send us an email to let us know why, as its good to know if you think we’ve screwed up in some way. If you carry on using Dattch, you are agreeing that you are happy with the new terms and will follow them.
That will be all.
Let us know what you think or ask us what you want to know. Our door is always open and the coffee is always on.
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Personal information is an important issue for a lot of people, and rightly so. We take the greatest care to protect you and your private information and have written this useful Privacy Policy to keep you in the loop about how we will and will not use your data. If you’re not happy with any of these, we suggest you don’t use Dattch or you can email us on support@dattch.com to voice any concerns.
We will not sell your data or information on to anyone else. End of.
To sign up to Dattch you have to give us certain information, including your name, email address and age. As soon as you give us that information and create a profile we will start keeping a record of your data, such as your IP and email address. Mainly because Dattch wouldn’t work if we didn’t.
We are only here for people aged 18 or over. If you try and sign up and are underage, we will keep hold of your information to stop you from signing up again with different profile information.
If you don’t sign up to Dattch we won’t collect any information about you but we will put a session ID cookie down so we can see if we can work out why you don’t want to join us. We won’t share this information with anyone.
Think before you upload or post. Once you put something on Dattch it’s up there, out for everyone to see. So use a bit of common sense here. Don’t put up any of your private personal information, and think about what you share. Pictures might give away a bit more than you think. Look at our Terms and Conditions to see what our rules are about this. If you put up anything that breaks these rules we will take it down and will be at liberty to cancel your account.
Dattch is a location-based app. So we need to know your location for it to work. Because of this we will store your IP and literal location details (longitude, latitude etc.). If you don’t want this to happen, don’t use Dattch.
If you sign up to Dattch using Facebook, it will give us access to see your Facebook profile and usage. If that bothers you, don’t sign up using Facebook.
We’re also going to hold on to your data if you send us any feedback or report anything on Dattch. It just means we can reply to you and know who you are.
Cookies. This one is a bit more complex but stick with it. Firstly, for Dattch to work we will put a session ID cookie on your mobile. This lets us see how you are using it so we can work out how to make it better. We will also put a permanent cookie on your login details so you don’t have to sign in every time. Some of our partners will also put cookies on our site which we don’t monitor or control. If you want to know more about this get in touch at support@dattch.com and we’ll let you know more about it. If you aren’t ok with cookies being on your phone, you shouldn’t use Dattch. That’s how we work, learn and grow. It’s not for us to abuse. But if you’re not cool with that, don’t sign up. We will use the information you share with us about your profile and how you use the app so that we can see who’s using Dattch and how. It will teach us how to make it better which is important. This profile we hold for you will also allow us to send you the right kind of advertising. Which is a good thing. It means you’ll only see the kind of stuff you are in to. If you don’t feel comfortable with that, don’t use Dattch.
If you’ve done something illegal, we will supply your information to the relevant authorities if requested.
If we get bought out or merge with another company we will need to supply your personal information to that company.
We treat your personal information seriously and have a number of security practices in place to protect your information. If we get hacked however, we cannot take responsibility for your data. Although we do everything we can to prevent something like that happening, we also can’t guarantee the protection of your information when it is being transmitted to us, or elsewhere.
If you do something stupid, like give your password to someone else, let us know on support@dattch.com as soon as you can so we can try to limit the damage. Change your password immediately as well.
It’s good practice to change your password frequently, so we suggest giving that a shot.
If you delete your profile we will keep your profile information for at least 6 weeks. In case you realise what a massive mistake you have made. After that, we may have deleted all details so when you come to your senses, you will need to sign up again.
You should probably be aware, if you have put information on Dattch and someone else (some third party) has stored that information we cannot control how or when that gets used and will not be held responsible for it. However, be assured that we will only use reputable third parties to store customer information.
If you don’t use Dattch for 6 months or more we may delete your account to clear some space on our servers.
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