How ratings work
How our ratings work
The score concerns security only. Every service starts with 100 points in two parts: Security & breaches (55) and Privacy enforcement (45). We deduct points only for publicly documented problems, never opinions, rumours or user reviews. No part can go below 0. Consumer and billing findings are shown separately without points.
55
Security & breaches
Confirmed data breaches, leaks and security flaws.
45
Privacy enforcement
Final fines or orders from privacy regulators, and privacy lawsuits or settlements.
How many points are taken away
- Confirmed data breach, more than 1 million records
- −34 (under 5 years old) · −21 (5–10 years) · −11 (older)
- Smaller or limited breach
- −17 · −11 · −6 (same age groups)
- Sensitive data exposed, or the breach was poorly handled — including documented identity theft or extortion linked to the service's data
- extra −14
- Confirmed incident where the company says no user data was affected, or a security flaw fixed with no sign of misuse
- −4
- An incident at a parent company where the brand's involvement is confirmed only by the attacker, not by the company or an authority
- no deduction — shown as a pending note
- Final fine or order from a privacy regulator
- −26 if significant (over €1M or sensitive data), otherwise −13
- Privacy settlement
- −13 (over $10M) or −6
- Actions older than 10 years
- count half
- Unverified claims and ongoing investigations
- no deduction — shown as a note
What the labels mean
- 80–100Few documented issues
- 60–79Some documented issues
- 0–59Several documented issues
What the score is not
A score of 100 means no documented deductions under this method. It does not guarantee safety. Safety features such as photo or ID checks are shown separately and are not part of the score. A service without finished research shows “Not yet rated” — we never guess a score.
Sources and review dates
Every finding shows its date, description and source. Security and privacy findings also show deductions. Other documented issues are shown without points. Each service page shows the last review date and, when available, the launch date and its source. We review scores regularly and when important information becomes public.
Corrections
Companies and readers can ask for a correction from any service page or by writing to corrections@facedate.com. facedate is independent: being listed does not mean any partnership or endorsement.
Which services we list
facedate rates only legal dating services. Services that are documented (by a court ruling or a regulator decision) to rely on paid chat operators posing as members, fake profiles as a business model, or escort or other illegal activity are not listed. We do not judge what people look for: a service is rated only on how it protects your data.
Minimum operating history
A service is rated only after at least 12 months of operation, with a start date confirmed by a verifiable source: a company register, launch announcement or archived website. Missing or shorter history means “Not yet rated – insufficient operating history”, without a score. The original 43 services keep their ratings while missing launch dates are being added.
Our principle
facedate rates documented history, not hypothetical risk. Speculation, hypothetical risks and subjective opinions never affect a score. No dating service can buy a better rating.