According to a ruling by the court in Amsterdam.
The case against Cupidos brought by Mark Foundation Dating Safety (SKVD), Pepper, Match Media, Relatieplanet and the Consumers’ Association.
Cupidos, the company behind Cupidos.nl, Devils.nl and Datebird.nl, placed at various Dutch dating sites fake profiles of women that men asked to switch to Cupidos.nl.
Fristi
“Hey! Will you want to see me on my profile here Cupidos.nl Go remove namely, did not really to my taste. But if you do like to know lol! My GB fristi there. Are there still as online, hoping for a nice message for you there !! Xx “, was the tenor of the messages.
The court has now ruled that this unlawful profiles and messages are misleading to consumers and to the dating sites on which they are placed be.
Two thousand posts
Pepper discovered the fake profiles in April 2014 and found that there were over two thousand messages sent in an hour from one profile. Later surfaced more fake profiles on.
In addition, a person volunteered at Pepper who said her Facebook photos were used in a profile that was not hers. This profile was found to be later Cupidos coming. Pepper has subsequently contacted Cupidos.
In October SKVD went interfere with the case and asked the company to refrain from unlawful acts and threatened with a fine and damages. After that there was consultation, but despite a draft agreement not the parties came out.
Advertising
During the trial Cupidos recognized to have three profiles are created to advertise their own dating site. The company proposes to do this anymore and it promises to do in the future.
In addition Cupidos recognized that there are fake profiles Cupidos.nl that the dating of an American company has bought.
The court decided that Cupidos misled allows competitors and consumers and prohibits making fake profiles to the company or to ask a third party to do so. The company should not try customers from other sites in this way to lure the site.
Unauthorized
“That will be placed on a dating fake profiles can not be prevented, but that a dating self fake profiles placed on both its own site as competing dating sites eight the court contrary to what befits in society and therefore illegal, “it says in the statement.
The court considers it proven that numerous profiles from Cupidos are based on the account that the membership has been paid and the IP address that the fake profiles are created.
“That the profiles are created by satisfied customers Cupidos.nl like Cupidos and argued at the hearing, the judge considers unlikely. ” The court forbids Cupidos also places accrues fake profiles on the site.
penalty payments
Will the company still by the aforementioned practices Cupidos must penalties payable to the SKVD, Consumer and individual dating sites. Currently there is still no penalty imposed on the company, but Cupidos must reimburse the costs
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