CAAGe Focus
Dating Sites - reporting problems
Having raised the role of dating sites in grooming - groomers using them to find their targets - we strongly believe you should report to the dating site with any concerns about members’ behaviours.
We are currently working our way through these sites, and welcome any feedback or support researching!
On this page:
How to contact each dating site (work in progress)
Deeper dives:
The Match Group Safety Project
Cupid Media sites (know how your data is being used)
Venntro Media Group - defunct, but important lessons
TheDatingNetwork.com (know how your data is being used)
The ODDA
The ODDA is the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA).
It is an industry representative body, which aims to set standards. Membership is paid for, and the association has no legal standing, but members that breach their code of conduct can be ejected.
We have noted whether sites are members or not soley because there is little else out there monitoring site with any kind of credibility.
Trustpilot
There are endless review sites, but for consistency we have included Trustpilot reviews.
People have only usually gone here to complain, so low scores (general!) are not necessarily a good indicator, BUT the comments and what people are complaining about are worth taking note of. We have not currently included scores as this project is being maintained over a period of time.
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Badoo
Badoo: Social + dating,18-40, Freemium
Ownership: Bumble
("Be respectful, no nudity, no harassment, report bad behavior.")
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 2.9/5
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BiCupid
Bisexual / pansexual dating, 20-45, Freemium. The top users of this site are men aged 25 years old and above (DatingScout Nov 2025)
Ownership:Unclear. (Founded by Shun Matsuzaka)
Note; Privacy safeguarder
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 4.3/5 (only 16 reviews)
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Bumble
"Women initiate", 20-40, Freemium
Ownership: Bumble
(Treat users respectfully, no hate/harassment, no spam, consent mandatory.)
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.3/5
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Catholic Match
Catholic singles, 25-50, Subscription
Ownership: The company registered under legal name CatholicMatch, LLC. owned by its founders.
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.5/5
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Christian Connection
Christian singles, 25-50, Freemium
ODDA member: Yes
Trustpilot Nov 25: No presence
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Christian Mingle
Faith-based, 25-50, Subscription
ODDA member: No
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.3/5
Part of the Spark Networks Group: we have not found signs or seen reports of this group selling or sharing data across sites.
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Coffee Meets Bagel (app)
Curated matches daily, 25- 40, Freemium (“serious dating”) Users in the UK are matched within the "Worldwide" community, separate from the US/Canada version.
How to report a member:
- Go to the member's profile or chat.
- Tap 'Report' or the flag icon.
- Select a reason for reporting.
- Confirm the report.
ODDA Member: No
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.4/5
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eHarmony
Long-term relationships,30 50, Subscription
(Be honest, respectful, avoid scams or harassment, report abuse.)
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25:
Profile 1: 1.8/5 (claimed - eharmony.co.uk)
Profile 2: 2.8/5 (unclaimed - eharmony.com)
eHarmony is part of the ParshipMeet Group, an internet dating and video company.
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Elite Matrimony
Indian professionals worldwide,30-50, Subscription (Considers itself a matchmaking service rather than a dating site, but doesn't do background verification of the profiles uploaded.)
Terms of engagement (touches on behavioural issues)
How to report:
E: Grievance Officer: Mr. Durairaj Thulasidoss
grievanceofficer@matrimony.com
Tel: +91-936 397 7777 (India)
The site is part of the Indian Matrimony.com group
ODDA Member: No (Neither Elite Matrimony nor Matrimony.com)
Trustpilot: listed (matrimony.com) but no reviews (November 2025)
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Elite Singles
Professional singles,30-45, Subscription
Part of the Spark Network Group
ODDA Member: No
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.2/5
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Match Group Safety Project
The Match Group accounted for more than 56% of total dating app downloads in 2022/3. Its online dating sites include popular sites for the UK Tinder, Plenty of Fish, OkCupid and Match.com.
The Match Group Safety project comes hot on the heels of safety concerns raised around monitoring.
(Other sites in the group include Archer, Asian People Meet, Azar, Baby Boomer People Meet, Black People Meet2, Black Christian People Meet, Black Professional People Meet, BLK, Catholic People Meet, Chinese People Meet, Chispa, Delightful, Democratic People Meet, Divorced People Meet, Even, GenX People Meet, Hakuna, Hinge, India Match, Interracial People Meet, Italian People Meet, J People Meet, Latino People Meet, LDS Planet, Little People Meet, Loveandseek, Marriage Minded People Meet, Meetic, Ourtime, Pairs, Peoplemeet, Petpeoplemeet, Republican People Meet, Salams, Senior Black People Meet, Ship, Single People Meet, Stir, The League, Upward, Yuzu and Veggie People Meet.)
These sites are all subject to a safety initiative, The Match Group Safety Project.
We do not at present know if data is shared across these sites.
Cupid Media sites.
Know how your data is being used
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About Cupid Media
Cupid Media synicates member’s data across its sites. If you register on one site, you could find yourself on other sites.
This is fine if you know what you’re signing up for.
However, we also believe this could be very traumatising. Say you are a single mother protecting your children by only using single dating sites: you could find yourself also on a site for dating redheads if you’re a redhead, a ‘uniform dating’ type site if you’re in a profession that wears one etc.
Their view is that they get you the dates. Ours is that they should ask your explicit permission to share this data across sites before doing so - terms and conditions are not enough.
It is down to each synidicated site to decide on their own monitoring policies and Cupid Media takes no responsibility for them.
If a site has a name containing the word ‘Cupid’, it is worth checking whether it is part of the Cupid Media Group, and whether you are happy for your profile to be shared. (For many this is a bonus as it will give you access to more sites, and this may suit you.)
Contact for Cupid Media https://www.cupidmedia.com/contact/
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Cupid Media dating sites
AfroIntroductions
AsianDating
BBWCupid
BlackCupid
BrazilCupid
CambodianCupid
CaribbeanCupid
ChinaLoveCupid
ChristianCupid (see notes)
ColombianCupid
DominicanCupid
FilipinoCupid
GayCupid
HongKongCupid
IndianCupid
IndonesianCupid
InternationalCupid
InterracialCupid
JapanCupid
KenyanCupid
KoreanCupid
LatinAmericanCupid
MalaysianCupid
MexicanCupid
MilitaryCupid
Muslima
PinkCupid
RussianCupid
SingaporeLoveLinks
SouthAfricanCupid
ThaiCupid.com
UkraineDate
VietnamCupid
Sites no longer active:
AussieCupid
IranianSinglesConnection
SingleParentLove
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Christian Cupid
Owned by Ecom Holdings Pty Ltd (Australia) this site is licensed by Cupid Media and its terms and conditions are those of the parent company. The only safty suggestions on the parent site go to a broken link, and no contact details are available without registering.
Fake profiles are possible and we have been told that there is a report function. (more information to follow when available)
Reviews:
Venntro Media Group, also trading as ‘Global Personals’ and ‘White Label Dating’: gone, but the lesson lingers on
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Venntro investigated by the CMA
The CMA - Competition and Markets Authority) looked into this revenue model and found it wanting!!
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Lessons for other sites - the law as it applies to dating sites
As consumers it pays to be aware of what dating site providers are now expected to adhere to.
Hands off our data! Keep us safe!
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But they will probably be back
Venntro Media Group worked on a similar basis to the models above.
The CEos letter apologised to all of the people whose money it had lost, but not to the people whose lives it had messed around with by using their data in unexpected ways.
Predictably, despite having brought down the daing platform (how hard would it have been to get consent from people?) he has gone on to bigger and better things.
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Chapter 2
A large part of Venntro Media Technology (MI4) was bought by Chapter 2 Dating, a site which is said to be aimed at widows and widowers in some places, for the over 50s in others.
Other sites under the same ownership include Soberlove and Widows Fire
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Gaydar....
Steve Pammenter was co-founder of Venntro Media Group. According to Global Dating Insights, he acquired the technology from the platform and placed it in the hands of Chapter 2.
His dating ventures include LGBTQ+ brand Gaydar, and GaydarGirls.
The Dating Network (TheDatingNetwork.com)
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The Dating Network: know how your data is being used
The Dating Network works in the same way as Cupid Media, above, reusing data from dating profiles across numerous sites
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The Naked Dating Site
The Naked Dating Site is part of the Dating Network - sign up for one and your profile may be shared with the others including Single Naked Dating,Single Naked Men, Single Naked Gay Men, Single Naked Women, Single Naked Lesbian Women and Single Naked Couples.
The company doesn’t offer any specific aid to anyone unhappy about a contact, and this has to raise a concern about people’s intimate pictures being shared without their consent.
There is an age disclaimer on the site, but nowhere to raise any concerns.
Can you help?
We are looking for a volunteer to help us
research the above dating sites’ public profiles to see which have safeguarding policies
where this isn’t available, to contact contact the dating sites to ascertain what someone should do if they meet someone who grooms or otherwise abuses people they meet.
Every bit helps - just one per reader would help get us over the finish line/completed quickly!!