(Effective as of 12/01/2025)
Welcome to BESTEEAPP.COM, a website and the BESTEE application (the “App”) operated by BESTEE LLC (the “Company” or “we”).
The following Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply when you use the website located and the App. The term "Site" is often used in these Terms to refer to both the Site and App.
Please review these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the Site or App, you show you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Site or App.
The Site allows users to share media, photos, audio, video, content and information about themselves to help form platonic connections based on shared interests, values and goals. Services provided via the Site are called the “Service.”
The Site allows you to register for the Service. As described in our Privacy Policy, when you register for the Service, you will be required to provide certain information about yourself, which may include your name, profile photo, phone number, city and state, email address, company name, job title, date of birth, and any other information that Bestee may require from time to time to create, maintain, verify, or secure your account and provide the Services.
You can control the public visibility of this information and may decide to include additional personal information in your public user profile.
This personal information may be used for purposes including the following:
You will also be asked to create a password.
Also, please note that the Site is under constant development. New features may be added frequently, so it’s important to check back to this page for updates.
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Site. By creating an account and accessing the Services, you confirm that you meet this minimum age requirement in your country of residence. You hereby affirm we have the right to terminate your account with or without prior notice, including for violations of these Terms.
By using the Site and Service, you agree to follow these Rules of Conduct to maintain a safe, respectful, and enjoyable experience for all users. You are solely responsible for your activity on the Site and must comply with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws. If you are using the Site for professional or business purposes, you must also adhere to industry-specific advertising, marketing, and privacy regulations.
You may not engage in any of the following behaviors while using the Site:
The following actions are strictly prohibited:
Enforcement & Consequences
Failure to follow these rules may result in temporary suspension or permanent termination of your account. The Company reserves the right to remove content, restrict access, or take legal action if necessary.
By continuing to use the Site, you acknowledge and accept these Rules of Conduct.
The Site and App may be used to organize events.
Events that are created on the App and hosted in person must be for 18 and older only, no exceptions. However, the Company does not monitor such events and is not responsible for any under-aged attendees.
The Company does not enforce age restrictions for events created by users but strongly advises that all in-person events be 18+. Users are solely responsible for ensuring that participants meet any stated age requirements. The Company is not liable for any claims, damages, or disputes arising from underage attendance at user-generated events. For Company-hosted official events, Bestee reserves the right to enforce age restrictions and require age verification.
EVERYONE WHO ORGANIZES AND/OR ATTENDS SUCH EVENTS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN ATTENDING SUCH EVENTS.
THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPOSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, BODILY INJURY OR DEATH AT SUCH EVENTS OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF SUCH EVENTS.
THE COMPANY STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT ANY EVENTS OR MEETINGS ARE HELD IN SAFE PUBLIC LOCATIONS AND THAT USERS SCREEN OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH EVENTS.
To use the paid version of the Service, or to make in-App purchases, you will be charged a fee. This fee is currently collected via Stripe (our "Billing Service Provider"), which has its own legal terms.
You will be required to provide the Company and/or its Billing Service Provider with information regarding your credit card or other payment method. You represent and warrant that such information is true and that you are authorized to use the payment method.
You will promptly update your account information with any changes (for example, a change in your billing address or credit card expiration date). You hereby authorize the Company to bill you in accordance with the terms of your plan until you terminate your account, and you agree to pay any charges so incurred. If you dispute any charges, you must notify the Company within thirty (30) days after the date that you are billed.
You can terminate your use of the Service, change your password, and otherwise manage your account using the Site and App.
We reserve the right to change the Company’s fees. If the Company does change its fees, the Company will provide notice of the change on the Site or App or in email to you, at Company’s option, at least 14 days before the change is to take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the fee change becomes effective constitutes your agreement to pay the changed amount.
ALL PURCHASES, INCLUDING SUBSCRIPTIONS AND IN-APP PURCHASES, ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE. The Company does not offer refunds or credits for unused subscription periods, partially used services, or accidental purchases. Cancelling a subscription prevents future charges but does not refund previous payments. Users are responsible for managing their subscriptions through their respective app store settings (Apple or Google Play).
Apple Account
Payment for an App subscription will be charged to the Apple account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The Apple Account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the price specified for current subscription. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited if and when you purchase a subscription. You will be able to use the app on multiple devices, as allowed by Apple's in-app purchase policy.
Android
When signing up for the App on an Android device, payment will be charged to your Google Play Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is at least 24-hours before the end of the current billing period. Depending on the subscription duration and plan level of your account, your subscription will auto-renew monthly. Auto-renewal can be turned off, as well as other subscription management done, by going to your Google Play Subscriptions after purchase. For more information, see: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2476088.
Please note that deleting your account the App from your device does not automatically cancel your subscription. You must follow the procedure above.
You may provide text, images, software, videos and/or other material, including third party content (“User Content”) that you share using the Site.
Your User Content belongs to you (or to the relevant third parties). However, you grant the Company the following non-exclusive license: a worldwide, transferable and sub-licensable right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publish, and process, information and your User Content that you provide through the Site, without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or others.
Other users may access and share your User Content and information, via the Site, social media, email, and otherwise.
If you wish us to remove your User Content from the Site, please send an email to hello@besteeapp.com and we will do so within ten business days of receiving your request. (However, we may retain copies of your User Content, not accessible to the public, on our backup servers even after you request removal.)
You are solely responsible for the User Content that you make available via the Site. You agree that we are only acting as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Content.
The following rules pertain to User Content. By transmitting and submitting any User Content while using the Site, you agree as follows:
The Company is not responsible for any public display or misuse of your User Content. The Company does not, and cannot, pre-screen or monitor all User Content. However, at our discretion, we, or technology we use, may monitor and/or record your interactions with the Site.
Your permission to use the Site is conditioned upon the following restrictions and conditions.
You agree that you will not:
Although the Company is not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Site or to review or edit any Content, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Site, to ensure compliance with these Terms, and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to the Site or any Content, at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider any Content to be objectionable or in violation of these Terms. We have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Services. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company and its licensors retain ownership of all intellectual property (IP) rights of any kind related to the Site (except for User Content), including applicable copyrights, trademarks, logos, branding, software, algorithms, proprietary technology, and other proprietary rights. The Company reserves all rights that are not expressly granted to you under these Terms. Infringement of the Company’s IP rights may lead to civil legal action and/or criminal prosecution.
Bestee reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, restrict, disable, or terminate any account, remove content, or deny access to all or part of the Services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, including but not limited to violations of these Terms, suspected fraudulent, abusive, unlawful, or harmful activity, or conduct that Bestee determines may negatively impact its users, community, reputation, or operations.
Bestee shall not be liable to any user or third party for any suspension, restriction, termination, content removal, or denial of access to the Services. Upon termination, Bestee may delete or deactivate the affected account and associated content, subject to applicable law and its data retention practices.
FEEDBACK
We welcome and encourage you to provide feedback, comments, and suggestions for improvements of the Site (“Feedback”). You may submit Feedback by emailing us at hello@besteeapp.com. You acknowledge and agree that if you submit any Feedback to us, you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through several tiers) and transferable license under any and all intellectual property rights that you own or control in relation to the Feedback to use, reproduce, view, communicate to the public by any means, print, copy (whether onto hard disk or other media), edit, translate, perform and display (publicly or otherwise), distribute, redistribute, modify, adapt, make, sell, offer to sell, transmit, license, transfer, stream, broadcast, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit the Feedback for any purpose.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, made by any third party related to: (a) your use or attempted use of the Site, including violations of these Terms; (b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (c) User Content, including without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.
If you discover that someone else has posted material belonging to you via the Site without your permission, please note the following.
(a) Termination of Repeat Infringer Accounts. The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others and requests that the users do the same. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(i) of the United States Copyright Act, the Company has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of users of the Site who are repeat infringers. The Company may terminate access for participants or users who are found repeatedly to provide or post protected third-party content without necessary rights and permissions.
(b) DMCA Take-Down Notices. If you’re a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe, in good faith, that any materials provided on the Site infringe upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (see 17 U.S.C 512) (“DMCA”) by sending the following information in writing to the Company’s designated copyright agent at hello@besteeapp.com:
(c) Counter-Notices. If you believe that your User Content that has been removed from the Site is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content in your User Content, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to our copyright agent using the contact information set forth above:
If a counter-notice is received by the Company copyright agent, the Company may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing such person that it may reinstate the removed content in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may (in the Company’s discretion) be reinstated on the Site in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice.
Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or content made available through the Site, but not directly by the Company, are those of their respective authors, and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for such content.
The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Site and neither does the Company adopt nor endorse, nor is the Company responsible for, the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by parties other than the Company. The Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other user or third-party posts or sends over the Site. Under no circumstances will the Company be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from anyone’s reliance on information or other content posted on the Site or transmitted to users.
For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive emails via the email address you have submitted when you sign up on the Site; and (b) agree that all Terms, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that the Company provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.
The Company may also use your email address to send you other messages, including information about the Company and Site and special offers. You may opt out of such email by changing your account settings or sending an email to hello@besteeapp.com.
THE SITE AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, REGARDING THE SITE AND SERVICE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, SECURITY, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT ACCESS TO OR OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING, AND/OR USE OF FILES, INFORMATION, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL SENT TO OR OBTAINED FROM THE SITE. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT PERMIT DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY, SO THIS PROVISION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
No Guarantee of Connections or Friendships
Company facilitates connections, but it does not guarantee friendships, relationships, or interactions that meet user expectations.
User Responsibility for Interactions
Users are responsible for their own interactions. Company is not liable for disputes, conflicts, or harm arising from connections made through the Site.
Content and Conduct Disclaimer
Company does not endorse user-generated content and is not responsible for offensive, misleading, or inappropriate content shared by users.
However, users violating community guidelines may have their accounts suspended or terminated.
No Liability for Offline or Online Behavior
Company is not responsible for any harm, damages, or consequences resulting from in-person meetings or online interactions between users.
However, users who have negative experiences with other users are encouraged to report this via the report section within the App or to hello@besteeapp.com
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BESTEE LLC, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR PARTNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO: (A) YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES; (B) ANY USER CONTENT OR CONTENT POSTED, SHARED, OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICES; (C) ANY INTERRUPTION, ERROR, DEFECT, DELAY, OR FAILURE OF THE SERVICES; (D) ANY INTERACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, TRANSACTIONS, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, OR DISPUTES BETWEEN USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; OR (E) ANY OTHER MATTER ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FRAUD, STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT BESTEE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BESTEE'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (I) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100); OR (II) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO BESTEE, IF ANY, DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT BESTEE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, ACTIONS, CONTENT, OMISSIONS, STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, OR MISREPRESENTATIONS OF ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU RELEASE AND DISCHARGE BESTEE LLC, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND PARTNERS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR INTERACTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, OR DISPUTES WITH OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES.
IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS WAIVER AND EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS OR BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER SECTION 1542 AND ANY SIMILAR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, OR FOREIGN LAW, RULE, OR LEGAL DOCTRINE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY, OR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS, DISCLAIMERS, OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
The Company can amend these Terms at any time. It’s your responsibility to check the Site from time to time to view any such changes. If you continue to use the Site, you show your agreement to our revisions to these Terms. Any changes to these Terms (other than as set forth in this paragraph) or waiver of the Company’s rights hereunder shall not be valid or effective except in a written agreement bearing the physical signature of an officer of the Company. No purported waiver or modification of these Terms by the Company via telephonic or email communications shall be valid.
The Company respects the privacy of its users. Please refer to our Privacy Policy (found here), which explains how we collect, use, and disclose information that pertains to your privacy. When you access or use the Site, you show that you agree to this Privacy Policy.
If any part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion of the Terms will be construed consistent with applicable law. The remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. Any failure on the part of the Company to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of our right to enforce such provision. Our rights under these Terms will survive any termination of these Terms.
You agree that any legal action related to or arising out of your relationship with the Company must commence within ONE year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.
These Terms and your use of the Site and Service are governed by the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
You agree to resolve any claims relating to these Terms or the Site through final and binding arbitration. Any arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its consumer arbitration rules. The arbitration will be held in New York, NY.
ARBITRATION MUST BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THIS MEANS NEITHER YOU NOR THE COMPANY MAY JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER USERS, OR LITIGATE IN COURT OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY.
If you attempt to bring any legal action against the Company based in any way on the Site you agree that, in the event you do not prevail or the Company does prevail, you will reimburse the Company for any costs and attorneys’ fees associated with its defense of the action.
The Company may assign or delegate these Terms and/or the Company’s Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under the Terms or Privacy Policy without the Company’s prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment and delegation by you is void.
APPLE APP STORE ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS
If the App is provided to you through the Apple Inc. (Apple Inc. together with all of its affiliates, “Apple”) App Store, the following terms and conditions apply to you in addition to all the other terms and conditions of these Terms:
a) The parties acknowledge that Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support services with respect to the App.
b) If any of the terms and conditions in these Terms are inconsistent or in conflict with Apple’s applicable instructions for Minimum Terms for Developer’s End User License Agreement, located at http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/minterms/ (the “Apple EULA Terms”) or the App Store Terms and Conditions, located at http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ca/terms.html (the “Apple App Store Terms”) as of the Effective Date, the terms and conditions of the Apple EULA Terms or Apple App Store Terms, as applicable, will apply to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
GOOGLE PLAY ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS
If the App is provided to you through the Google Inc. (Google Inc. together with all of its affiliates, “Google”) Google Play, the following terms and conditions apply to you in addition to all the other terms and conditions of these Terms of Use:
a) You acknowledge that Google is not responsible for providing support services for the App.
b) If any of the terms and conditions in these Terms of Use are inconsistent or in conflict with Google’s Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement located at https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html (the “Google EULA Terms”) as of the Effective Date, the terms and conditions of Google EULA Terms will apply to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: Current rates for the Service are stated within the App. You may contact us at hello@besteeapp.com. The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS, UNDERSTAND THE TERMS, AND WILL BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TERMS TOGETHER WITH THE PRIVACY POLICY REPRESENT THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THAT IT SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.