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The answer is yes. The fact is that a number of online dating sites have been caught violating their users rights and breaking the law in an effort to increase their own bottom line. Examples of improper conduct include using false profiles to entice people to subscribe in order to communicate with these artificial members, sites reading or censoring your personal emails, selling user information to others who use it for spam emails, or exposing you (intentionally or through negligence) to spyware and viruses. While some of these activities are outright illegal (such as the viruses), others may be marginally legal if you consent to them. However, many dating sites either do not make terms of service readily accessible, have none at all, or do not include provisions regarding these activities but proceed as if they do. If a dating service hides the fact that they will be reselling your information or snooping through your emails, it may be not only a violation of your contract with the site but actually illegal in some jurisdictions.

Outraged that this kind of conduct occurs at all? You are not alone, which is a good thing. Over the last several years, a number of lawsuits have been litigated regarding just these types of violations. As a result, there is a small but growing body of precedents to aid you in your efforts to obtain justice. Moreover, federal and state prosecutors are now beginning to take these issues more and more seriously, particularly where sites are exposing members to danger or selling their private information and allowing for identity theft.

What's more, if this has happened to you, chances are it may have happened to others. Lawsuits can be very expensive, and if the site you are suing is a particularly large one with very deep pockets, they may have the resources to drag on litigation for years and cost you tens of thousands of dollars. Fortunately, because others are facing the same problems, it is becoming increasingly simple to find attorneys who can take on your case as part of a class action lawsuit. In a class action lawsuit, one or a few people are chose to be the representatives of a much larger group that have all suffered the same harm. While each individual's damages may be relatively small, making it impractical to pursue separate claims, a larger group's damages could be very substantial. As a result, attorneys who pursue these types of cases usually do so on a contingency basis, recovering their fees as a portion of the damages obtained at trial or through settlement.

If you think your online dating site has committed a legal wrong, you should start by contacting them directly, complaining about the situation, and demanding they fix it and/or provide compensation for any injury or loss. If the site's activities are blatantly illegal, you should contact local law enforcement and fill out a police report. If, on the other hand, you must pursue a legal remedy, seek out a law firm experienced in handling class action litigation. You can find attorneys in your area by using the Law Firms page of our site, HG.org, and searching by your location.

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Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication at the time it was written. It is not intended to provide legal advice or suggest a guaranteed outcome as individual situations will differ and the law may have changed since publication. Readers considering legal action should consult with an experienced lawyer to understand current laws and.how they may affect a case.