Version: 10 September 2026
Operator: The Art of Companionship, [vestigingsadres], Chamber of Commerce [KvK-nummer]
Contact: [e-mailadres]
Website: https://theartofcompanionship.com
These terms are available before registration and can be saved and printed. When registering, we expressly ask you to accept them.
Article 1. Definitions
- Platform: the website, application and other digital services of The Art of Companionship, including the embeddable availability calendar.
- Operator: The Art of Companionship, the operator of the Platform.
- Client: the natural person who uses the Platform to get in touch with a Companion.
- Companion: the natural person who makes themselves available for Companionship via the Platform (also called "provider" on the Platform).
- User: a Client or Companion.
- Companionship: the personal companionship or escort service agreed between Client and Companion. Content, duration, location and fee are agreed exclusively between Client and Companion.
- Booking: a request made by a Client via the Platform for an appointment with a Companion, and the appointment confirmed by the Companion.
- Profile: the information, photos, description and other content a Companion places on the Platform.
- Duo profile: a shared profile of two Companions who have accepted each other's invitation for it.
- Subscription: the paid membership of a Companion in one of the tiers shown on the Platform.
- Attribute tag: a positive attribute predefined by the Operator that a Client can assign to a Companion after contact or a Booking.
- Group channel: the private digital environment for communication between Companions.
Article 2. Applicability
2.1 These terms apply to every use of the Platform and to every agreement between the Operator and a User.
2.2 By registering, using the Platform or placing a Booking, the User accepts these terms.
2.3 Deviations are only valid if confirmed by the Operator in writing or electronically.
2.4 If a provision proves invalid, the remaining provisions remain in force and the invalid provision is replaced by a valid one that approximates its purpose as closely as possible.
Article 3. Role of the Operator and position of Companions
3.1 The Operator solely provides a digital intermediary platform and is not a party to the agreement between Client and Companion regarding Companionship.
3.2 The Operator does not provide the Companionship service itself, does not employ Companions and gives no guarantee about the personal, professional or commercial capacity of a Companion. A verification badge only means that the Profile has been reviewed and approved by the administrators.
3.3 Companions decide for themselves whether, when, where, for what fee and in what manner they provide Companionship. They act for their own account and risk; no employment relationship, agency or partnership exists between the Operator and a Companion. The Operator gives no instructions on the performance of Companionship.
3.4 Profiles, search results, attribute tags and other user content originate from Users unless expressly stated otherwise. The Operator does not guarantee that a contact or Booking will materialise.
3.5 A User remains responsible for assessing whether a contact or appointment is appropriate and safe.
Article 4. Registration and account
4.1 The Platform is intended solely for persons aged 18 and over. When registering, the User confirms being 18 or older.
4.2 The User provides accurate, complete and current information. Clients verify their mobile number via an SMS code; one number can belong to one account only. Companions are required to set up two-factor authentication (2FA).
4.3 An account is personal and non-transferable. The User keeps login details and backup codes confidential and reports unauthorised use or a security incident to the Operator as soon as possible.
4.4 A Companion profile only becomes visible after review and approval by the administrators. The Operator may refuse a registration or Profile if these terms or the quality or safety policy are not met, including the requirement of high-quality, own photos.
4.5 The Operator may temporarily restrict, pause or terminate an account if the User provides incorrect or misleading information, threatens the safety of others, engages in intimidation, fraud, discrimination, exploitation or other unlawful conduct, repeatedly breaches these terms, or where a legal obligation so requires.
4.6 The Operator states the reasons for a measure insofar as this is compatible with safety, privacy, investigation and legal obligations. The User may object within 14 days via [e-mailadres].
Article 5. Profiles and content
5.1 The Companion warrants that profile information is accurate, current and not misleading and that photos show the Companion themselves.
5.2 Profiles, messages and other content may not contain: criminal, discriminatory, threatening or intimidating content; contact details or images of third parties without their consent; misleading photos or descriptions; advertising for third parties without the Operator's consent.
5.3 For the restricted 18+ gallery it additionally applies that only own material may be placed in which only the Companion themselves, or others with their explicit consent, are recognisable. This gallery is visible to logged-in Users only.
5.4 Profile fields may contain special categories of personal data. Before the Companion can save them, they give the explicit consent described in the privacy statement.
5.5 The User grants the Operator a non-exclusive, free licence to display, resize and technically process placed content within the Platform, including in search results, on region pages, in Duo profiles and — for Companions with the relevant Subscription — as a featured banner on region pages. The User retains the rights to their own content and warrants that placement does not infringe third-party rights.
5.6 The Operator may temporarily hide, adjust (for example replace a banner) or remove content where there is a reasonable ground to do so.
Article 6. Bookings
6.1 A Client can make a Booking request via the Platform based on the availability and rate tiers shown by the Companion. A request, message or profile view does not in itself constitute an agreement.
6.2 An agreement on Companionship is concluded solely between Client and Companion at the moment the Companion confirms the request via the Platform. The Operator confirms nothing on behalf of either party.
6.3 A request that has not been confirmed two hours before the requested start time expires automatically. The Platform sends both parties a reminder 24 hours before a confirmed Booking and marks a Booking as completed after it has ended.
6.4 Client and Companion themselves determine the nature and limits of the contact, the fee, cancellation and change arrangements, and safety and communication arrangements. A Booking can be cancelled via the Platform by either party; the consequences are governed by their mutual arrangement.
6.5 The Operator is not responsible for a cancellation, change or non-performance by Client or Companion and imposes no cancellation fee.
6.6 The Operator advises Users not to make any payments before they have sufficient clarity about the identity, arrangements and safety of the other party.
Article 7. Payment between Client and Companion
7.1 Payments for Companionship do not pass through the Platform. The Operator does not receive, process or hold any payment on behalf of Client or Companion.
7.2 The Operator is not a party to disputes about payment, refund, non-payment or the amount of the fee between Client and Companion.
7.3 Client and Companion are themselves responsible for their tax and other legal obligations.
Article 8. Subscriptions for Companions
8.1 Use of the Platform by Companions takes place through a Subscription in one of the tiers shown on the Platform's subscription page, including the current monthly price, the benefits per tier (such as the maximum number of photos and regions, position in search results, the featured region banner and the option of Duo profiles) and any maximum number of available places per tier.
8.2 New Companions start, for as long as the Operator offers this, with a free trial period on the entry tier. The duration of the trial is stated on the subscription page and at registration. After the trial, the Subscription automatically continues as a paid Subscription on the same entry tier; the Companion receives an invoice for it. Higher tiers are paid from the start.
8.3 A Companion can choose or switch tiers on the subscription page. When choosing from the trial period or without a current Subscription, the Subscription becomes active immediately for the payment term stated on the page, within which the invoice must be paid. When switching within a paid period the end date remains unchanged; any price difference is settled on the next invoice.
8.4 Invoices are sent by e-mail and are payable by bank transfer within the stated payment term. If payment is not made, the Subscription expires automatically and the associated benefits lapse; the Profile remains visible under the basic conditions for Companions without a Subscription. A Subscription can be resumed after payment.
8.5 A Subscription is concluded for the invoiced period and ends by not renewing it. Periods already paid are not refunded, except where the Operator discontinues the Platform or terminates the Subscription without the Companion having breached these terms; in that case the unused part is refunded pro rata.
8.6 The Operator may change tier prices and benefits. Changes apply to new invoicing periods and are announced at least 30 days in advance on the Platform or by e-mail. All prices include VAT unless stated otherwise.
8.7 Insofar as a Companion concludes a Subscription with the Operator as a consumer, the Companion agrees that the service is delivered immediately after the choice and, to the extent permitted by law, waives the right of withdrawal for the period already delivered.
Article 9. Referral programme
9.1 A Companion can refer other Companions via a personal referral link. If a Companion registers via that link, the link holder counts as first-line referrer; referrers of that Companion form the second line, and so on.
9.2 On every subscription payment of a referred Companion registered by the Operator, the referrer receives a fee of 10% in the first line, 5% in the second line, 2.5% in the third line, always half of the previous line. The total across all lines never exceeds 20% of the payment.
9.3 A fee is granted only if the referrer has a current Subscription at the time of the payment (the trial period counts). No fee is calculated over free trial months, as no payment takes place for them.
9.4 Fees are paid out periodically to the bank account provided by the referrer, after set-off of any outstanding invoices. The referrer is responsible for the tax treatment of fees received.
9.5 The Operator may correct a referral relationship at the request of both parties involved or in case of a demonstrable error. In the event of abuse — such as sham registrations, self-referral by indirect means or deception — the fees lapse and the account may be terminated.
9.6 The Operator may change or end the referral programme with at least 30 days' notice; fees already granted remain payable.
Article 10. Duo profiles
10.1 Two Companions can form a Duo profile by sending and accepting an invitation via the Platform. Availability of this feature depends on the Subscription of at least one of the two Companions, as stated on the subscription page.
10.2 Both Companions are jointly responsible for the content of the Duo profile, including the shared description and photos, and can both edit it. Article 5 applies accordingly.
10.3 Bookings and messages continue to run per individual Companion. Either Companion can end the Duo profile at any time; the Duo profile also becomes invisible when neither still has a Subscription with this feature or when one of the two Profiles is no longer active.
Article 11. Embeddable calendar
11.1 A Companion may embed the availability calendar offered by the Platform on their own website. Bookings resulting from it run via the Platform and are subject to these terms.
11.2 The Companion may not alter the display in such a way that visitors are misled about the origin of the booking or the identity of the Companion.
Article 12. Safety and reports
12.1 The Platform aims to facilitate safe contact but cannot guarantee the safety of a meeting outside the Platform.
12.2 A User reports threats, fraud, intimidation, abuse, coercion or other safety incidents as soon as possible via the support chat or [e-mailadres]. In an acute emergency the User calls the emergency services.
12.3 Upon a report, the Operator may request further information, temporarily restrict contact or a Profile, pause or block an account, remove content, issue a warning and report the matter to a competent authority where a legal basis or obligation exists. The Operator does not guarantee that every report leads to a measure.
12.4 Clients can hide their phone number from Companions and communicate via the chat; Companions and Clients can reach each other via the Platform without sharing further contact details.
Article 13. Verification
13.1 New Profiles are reviewed by the administrators before they become visible. Approved Profiles show a verification badge. The Operator may offer additional verification levels in the future.
13.2 Verification only means that the Profile has been reviewed against the requirements set by the Operator. It is no guarantee of the behaviour, reliability, safety or quality of a Companion.
13.3 The Operator currently does not request copies of identity documents. If identity verification is introduced in the future, this will be announced in advance and described in the privacy statement. A User does not provide identity documents to other Users or via chat channels.
Article 14. Attribute tags and reviews
14.1 After actual contact or a Booking, a Client can only assign a Companion positive attribute tags predefined by the Operator. The Platform does not offer free-text reviews or scores by Clients.
14.2 A Companion can review a Client after contact or a Booking. These reviews are visible to other Companions only and serve their mutual protection.
14.3 Tags and reviews must be based on a genuine, personal experience. It is prohibited to fabricate reviews, place them for a reward, manipulate them or pressure a User to place, change or remove a review.
14.4 The Operator may remove a review if it is not based on a genuine experience, is factually incorrect, offensive, discriminatory or needlessly hurtful, contains third-party personal data or contains an accusation of criminal conduct without sufficient factual basis. A User may object via [e-mailadres]; the Operator may ask those involved for an explanation.
Article 15. Group channels and support chat
15.1 Group channels are available to Companions only and are intended for mutual communication, exchange of information and community building.
15.2 In group channels and the support chat it is not permitted to threaten, intimidate or discriminate; to approach others in a sexual, humiliating or aggressive manner; to share private data or images of Clients, other Companions or third parties; to post commercial spam; or to facilitate unlawful conduct.
15.3 The Operator moderates content after a report or on a concrete suspicion of a breach and may restrict participation temporarily or permanently.
Article 16. Intellectual property
16.1 All rights to the Platform, the software, design, texts, logos and databases belong to the Operator or its licensors.
16.2 The User only receives a personal, limited, non-transferable right to use the Platform in accordance with these terms. It is not permitted to copy, scrape, resell or reverse-engineer the Platform or Profiles, or to access them by automated means outside normal functionality.
16.3 The User retains the rights to content placed by them, subject to the licence in Article 5.
Article 17. Liability
17.1 The Operator is only liable for damage insofar as such liability cannot be excluded or limited under mandatory law.
17.2 The Operator is not liable for the performance, quality or safety of Companionship; acts or omissions of a Client or Companion; incorrect or incomplete profile information; arrangements, payments or cancellations between Client and Companion; damage arising during a meeting outside the Platform; or temporary unavailability of the Platform, except insofar as mandatory law provides otherwise.
17.3 The Operator takes reasonable measures for security and continuity but cannot guarantee absolute security or uninterrupted availability.
17.4 To the extent permitted by law, the Operator's liability per event is limited to the amount the User paid to the Operator in the twelve months preceding the event causing the damage, or to [amount] if the User has paid nothing.
17.5 These limitations do not apply to damage caused by intent or deliberate recklessness of the Operator and do not affect statutory privacy rights and mandatory consumer rights.
Article 18. Privacy
18.1 The Operator processes personal data in accordance with the privacy statement on the Platform and applicable privacy legislation. The privacy statement describes, among other things, the purposes, legal bases, recipients, retention periods, security and the rights of data subjects. Privacy questions may be sent to [e-mailadres].
Article 19. Complaints
19.1 Complaints about the Platform can be submitted via the support chat or [e-mailadres], stating name, contact details, a description of the complaint, the relevant date and the desired solution.
19.2 The Operator confirms receipt within 5 working days and responds substantively within 4 weeks, unless more time is needed; in that case the User is informed.
19.3 Complaints about Companionship are in principle addressed to the Companion concerned, unless the complaint relates to the Platform itself or to safety.
Article 20. Changes to the terms
20.1 The Operator may change these terms where there is a reasonable ground to do so. A change is published on the Platform before it takes effect; in the event of a material change the User is informed appropriately.
20.2 A User who continues to use the Platform after the effective date accepts the changed terms, insofar as the law permits. For current subscription periods, the terms applicable at the start of that period continue to apply.
Article 21. Duration and termination
21.1 The agreement between the Operator and the User begins upon registration and continues until it is terminated.
21.2 The User can permanently delete the account at any time via the account settings. This definitively deletes the Profile, Bookings, messages, photos and other data; a current Subscription ends without refund of the current period.
21.3 The Operator may terminate the agreement or restrict access in accordance with Article 4.
21.4 Provisions that by their nature continue, including those on liability, privacy, intellectual property and disputes, remain in force after termination.
Article 22. Applicable law and competent court
22.1 Dutch law applies to the agreement between the Operator and the User. If the User is a consumer, this choice of law does not affect the protection of mandatory law of the country of their habitual residence.
22.2 Disputes are submitted to the competent court according to the statutory rules. Before proceedings, the parties attempt to resolve the dispute via the complaints procedure of Article 19.