THE MUNINCH EYE – Germany's Federal Court ruled that Parship's automatic six-month contract extensions are invalid if users weren't given fair notice, such as the 12-week cancellation period previously required. However, the court rejected a general right for users to cancel dating platform contracts at any time, stating that services like Parship don't involve the personal trust found in traditional matchmaking. Users affected by invalid extensions can request refunds – those in a collective action from 2018, others from 2022- but only for the extended period, not the original contract. Longer contracts (12 or 24 months) signed before February 2022 remain valid under the old legal framework, while contracts after March 2022 are governed by updated laws allowing monthly cancellations post-initial term.
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Summarized by the Courtland Brooks team