Terms of Service

1.1 By clicking "Submit," "Confirm," "Save," or any similar affirmative button, or by otherwise accessing or using our service, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.

1.2 You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into a binding contract to use our service.

2.1 Dedans operates an invite-only matchmaking service for adult women tennis players in the DMV, with a current minimum playing-level threshold of NTRP 5.0. Members submit an application, are admitted at the discretion of Dedans, set their weekly availability, are presented with a small number of candidate hitting partners each week, and, upon mutual confirmation, exchange contact information directly with the matched member.

2.2 Dedans is the matchmaker, not a party to any match. Communication, scheduling, court arrangements, and the conduct of the match itself are between the matched members directly. Dedans does not coach, organize, supervise, or otherwise participate in matches.

2.3 Dedans does not guarantee any outcome, including but not limited to: the availability of any specific candidate; the suitability of any matched member; the accuracy of self-reported NTRP ratings; the safety, conduct, character, or skill of any other member; or the occurrence or completion of any scheduled match.

2.4 Dedans does not provide tennis instruction, court reservations, equipment, transportation, or other ancillary services.

3.1 To apply for membership in Dedans, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Reside in or regularly play in the DMV;
• Self-identify as a woman (in our current cohort);
• Have a NTRP (National Tennis Rating Program) of 5.0 or higher, or be able to play credibly at that level;
• Reside in a jurisdiction where our service is lawful and not be barred from using our service under applicable law.

3.2 Membership is invite-only and granted at the sole discretion of Dedans. Submission of an application does not entitle you to membership. We may decline applications without explanation and may, in our discretion, request additional information from applicants or members at any time.

3.3 We may, from time to time, expand eligibility to additional cohorts (including male hitting partners, doubles play, or other geographies). Any such expansion will be described on our website and, where applicable, members will be given the opportunity to opt in or out.

4.1 Use of the Dedans service requires a member account, which is created upon approval of your application. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during application and to keep your profile information updated.

4.2 Authentication is conducted via single-use codes sent to the email address on file. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your email account and any device you use to access our service. Notify us immediately at concierge@dedans.club of any unauthorized access.

4.3 You may not share your account, transfer your account to another person, or permit any other person to use the service under your identity.

4.4 We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, our acceptable-use rules in Section 09, or applicable law, or that we reasonably believe pose a risk to other members or to Dedans.

5.1 Application. Membership begins with an application in which you submit profile information including, at minimum, your name, email, mobile telephone number, ZIP code, travel radius, self-reported NTRP, level preferences, and short narrative descriptions. Applications are reviewed personally by Dedans. The review may include outreach to mutual contacts, public-source verification, or other reasonable diligence.

5.2 Weekly cycle. Each Sunday morning, members receive an email prompting them to set their availability for the upcoming week. Members have until Sunday evening (currently 11pm Eastern) to submit availability. On Monday morning, members who submitted availability are presented with a small number of candidate hitting partners (typically 1-3), each of whom has overlapping availability. Members confirm or decline each candidate by the deadline (currently Tuesday at noon Eastern). When two members both confirm each other, the match is made.

5.3 Contact exchange. Upon mutual confirmation, Dedans transmits each matched member's first name, last initial, email address, mobile telephone number, and the shared availability window to the other matched member. The matched members are responsible for arranging the court, time, and any other logistics directly between themselves.

5.4 Match conduct. Dedans is not present at and does not supervise matches. Matched members are solely responsible for: (a) selecting a court and time mutually agreeable to both; (b) determining the format and intensity of play; (c) their own safety, conduct, and physical condition; and (d) compliance with any applicable rules of the venue.

5.5 Ratings. Following each match, both members are prompted to submit a brief rating. Ratings cover (a) whether the match occurred, (b) whether the other member's play was at, above, or below the level they self-report, (c) whether you would play with them again, and (d) match quality. Ratings are used to maintain the integrity of the network, including by adjusting self-reported levels, displaying aggregate reputation metrics on member profiles after a minimum sample size, and identifying members who may not be a fit for the network. Ratings are not directly attributable to the rater when displayed.

5.6 No guarantee of matches. Some weeks may yield no matches for a given member. Dedans does not guarantee the number, quality, or frequency of matches. Match availability depends on factors including network density, level distribution, geographic overlap, and member availability patterns.

6.1 Membership in Dedans is currently offered free of charge to founding members. We may, in the future, introduce a monthly subscription fee (currently anticipated to be $19.99 USD per month) for new members admitted after a date to be announced. Founding members will receive advance notice and the opportunity to convert to or decline a paid subscription before any fee is charged to them.

6.2 Fees, if charged, are quoted in U.S. dollars and are exclusive of taxes unless otherwise stated. Subscriptions, if any, are billed in advance on a recurring basis and may be canceled at any time, effective at the end of the then-current billing period. Cancellations are not pro-rated.

6.3 If you initiate a chargeback that we reasonably believe is without merit, we may suspend your account and pursue collection of the disputed amount plus reasonable costs.

7.1 You may submit photographs of yourself, narrative descriptions of your tennis and non-tennis background, ratings, free-text notes, and other content (collectively, "Member Content") to our service.

7.2 You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have all rights, licenses, and permissions necessary to submit the Member Content;
• Photographs you submit depict you personally and you have full rights to submit them;
• Member Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
• Information you submit (including self-reported NTRP, level preferences, location, and biographical content) is truthful and not knowingly misleading;
• Ratings you submit reflect your honest assessment of the rated match and member.

7.3 License to Dedans. You grant Dedans a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and display Member Content for the purpose of providing our service, including displaying your profile to other members, transmitting your contact information to matched members upon mutual confirmation, aggregating ratings, and supporting the administrative operation of the network. This license terminates when you delete the content or close your account, except to the extent the content is retained for legal, fraud-prevention, integrity, or backup purposes, including the retention of aggregate rating data necessary to maintain the historical accuracy of the network.

8.1 Dedans Property. The Dedans name, logo, website design, code, matchmaking methodology, rating system, and all related intellectual property are owned by Dedans or its licensors. You may not copy, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works except as expressly permitted by these Terms.

8.2 Third-Party IP. You must not submit Member Content that infringes others' copyrights, trademarks, or rights of publicity. If we receive a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act alleging your Member Content infringes a copyright, we will respond in accordance with the DMCA. Our designated DMCA agent can be reached at the address in Section 20.

You agree not to:

• Use the service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of applicable laws;
• Harass, threaten, stalk, or intimidate any other member, including through unwanted communications following a match;
• Submit a self-reported NTRP rating you know or reasonably should know to be materially inaccurate;
• Submit ratings about other members that you know to be false, retaliatory, or otherwise dishonest, or coordinate ratings with other members;
• Use the service for purposes unrelated to playing tennis, including but not limited to romantic prospecting, multi-level marketing, recruitment, sales, networking solicitations, or political organizing;
• Repeatedly fail to appear at confirmed matches without notice;
• Share another member's contact information, photograph, or profile content with any third party without that member's consent;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or data;
• Use scraping, bots, or automated tools to access or extract data from the service;
• Interfere with or disrupt the service;
• Impersonate any person or entity, including by submitting a photograph that does not depict you.

Violations may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account at our sole discretion, without refund of any fees paid.

Our service may contain links to or integrate with third-party websites, tools, or services. Dedans does not control these third parties and is not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or terms.

11.1 You acknowledge that playing tennis with another person, particularly someone you have not previously met, carries inherent physical, personal, and safety risks. These risks include but are not limited to: athletic injury; communicable disease; theft or loss of personal property; encounters with persons who may misrepresent themselves; and other risks ordinarily attendant to meeting and engaging in physical activity with another person.

11.2 You voluntarily and knowingly assume all such risks. You are solely responsible for: assessing your own physical condition and fitness to play; selecting a court and time at which you are comfortable; verifying the identity of any matched member to your own satisfaction; and exercising your own judgment about whether to play, continue playing, or discontinue play with any matched member at any time.

11.3 Dedans does not conduct background checks on members. The application process is intended to maintain the integrity of the network, not to verify any member's safety, character, or suitability for any particular member or match. You are responsible for your own due diligence.

THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT, MATCHES, PROFILES, AND DELIVERABLES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY. DEDANS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE. DEDANS DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OF ANY SELF-REPORTED INFORMATION (INCLUDING NTRP RATINGS), THE OCCURRENCE OR QUALITY OF ANY MATCH, OR THE CHARACTER, CONDUCT, OR SAFETY OF ANY MEMBER.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DEDANS'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO DEDANS IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). IN NO EVENT SHALL DEDANS BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, DEDANS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR HARM ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY MATCHED MEMBER OR ANY MATCH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, HARASSMENT, MISREPRESENTATION, OR CRIMINAL CONDUCT BY ANY MEMBER. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH A CLAIM IS BASED.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Dedans and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any third-party claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the service; (b) your Member Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; (d) your violation of applicable law or third-party rights; and (e) any match or interaction between you and another member, including any personal injury or property damage occurring during or after such match.

15.1 Informal resolution. Before filing any claim, you agree to contact us at concierge@dedans.club and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

15.2 Binding arbitration. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the service that is not resolved informally shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and, where applicable, the Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in Virginia before a single arbitrator. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

15.3 Class waiver. YOU AND DEDANS AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

15.4 Exceptions. Notwithstanding the above, either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court or seek injunctive or equitable relief in court for claims involving intellectual property or unauthorized use of the service.

15.5 Opt-out. You may opt out of Sections 15.2 and 15.3 by sending written notice to concierge@dedans.club within 30 days of first accepting these Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Subject to Section 15, any action not subject to arbitration shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Virginia, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

We may modify these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email or conspicuous notice on the service at least 14 days before taking effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.

18.1 You may stop using the service and request deletion of your account at any time by emailing concierge@dedans.club.

18.2 We may suspend or terminate your access at any time for any reason or no reason, including but not limited to: violation of these Terms; violation of the acceptable-use rules in Section 09; repeated complaints from other members; repeated failures to appear at confirmed matches; submission of materially inaccurate NTRP or profile information; or our reasonable belief that you pose a risk to other members or to the integrity of the network.

18.3 Upon termination, Sections 7.3, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 19 survive. Aggregate rating data attributable to your participation may be retained to maintain the historical accuracy of network-level metrics.

19.1 Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Dedans.

19.2 Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

19.3 Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. Dedans may assign freely, including in connection with a merger or sale.

19.4 No Waiver. Failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right.

19.5 Force Majeure. Neither party is liable for delays or failures caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

19.6 Notices. Notices to Dedans must be sent to concierge@dedans.club. Notices to you may be sent to your registered email address.

Dedans LLC
Alexandria, Virginia
Email: concierge@dedans.club

Dedans LLC is a Virginia limited liability company. Please verify the exact entity name against your formation documents before first public posting.