JOYclub
Type of site
Internet dating
Available inEnglish, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, French, Czech
Founded1999
Country of originGermany
URLwww.joyclub.com
Users4.4 mln

JOYclub is an online dating service and sex-positive community for sexual contacts. The site provides events, dating, communication, content sharing, and forums for people of different genders and sexual orientations. There is also an online magazine and a section with pornographic films.[1]

History

JOYclub was founded in 1999 as an internet forum.[2] Since 2013, JOYclub has been a main product of F&P GmbH.[3] In 2013, JOYclub got a Venus Award as the Best Erotic-Community.[4]

In 2015, the development of JOYCE, the JOYclub application, began. It was launched in 2017.[5]

In 2019, the site had three million members and four million in 2021.[6][7]

In 2020, the site started working in Spain.[8] In 2020, during the COVID-19 restrictions JOYclub offered Italians the premium subscription for free to connect more actively online and share private photos, videos etc.[9] In 2021, JOYclub was launched in France.[10][11] In 2022, JOYclub started in Mexico as well as in the UK.[12][13]

JOYclub conducts various surveys on sexuality among its users.[14] According to the book Online-Dating fur Dummies JOYclub has a strict authentication and identity verification procedure.[15]

Security and privacy

In December 2021, JOYclub received a certificate for tested data protection from TÜV Saarland.[16] JOYclub offers both a possibility to send messages via Messenger without an indication of the user's phone number and to completely communicate via the platform with no need to switch to other messengers.[17]

Regarding the security aspect, JOYclub has a strict and well established authentication and verification procedure.[18]

References

  1. González, Por Cristina (2021-10-06). "Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre las relaciones abiertas: qué, cómo, cuándo y con quién". Women's Health (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. "JOYClub Review 2023: Germany's #1 Adult Hookup Community?". eurosexscene.com. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  3. Ponath, Nina (2022-02-19). "(S+) Joyclub: Wie ein Erotikportal zum größten digitalen Swingerklub wurde". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. AVN, Peter Warren. "2013 Venus Award Winners Announced AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. "JOYclub en prueba detallada año 2023 | Membresía y beneficios". hookupdate.net (in European Spanish). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. Redacción (2020-02-13). "Una comunidad de sexualidad liberal aterriza en España con esta real e impactante campaña". Marketing Directo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  7. "¿Adiós a la monogamia? El 60% de los españoles tienen o querrían tener una relación abierta". www.larazon.es (in Spanish). 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  8. Geekzilla.tech (2022-06-29). "Más love y menos hate con estas apps para celebrar la diversidad". GeekZilla (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  9. "Il sesso ai tempi del Coronavirus: "Da evitare il primo vettore di infezione"". MeteoWeb (in Italian). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  10. NEON (2021-05-05). "Les libertin·e·s ont un nouveau site de rencontre". NEON (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  11. "JoyClub : le réseau social qui démocratise la sexualité des femmes (aussi) !" (in French). 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  12. "Sexualidad Femenina, ¿qué piensan ellas?". Entresemana (in Spanish). 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  13. "Ad for 'kinky' online sex community spanked by ASA - DecisionMarketing". Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  14. "Scambismo, storia e curiosità di una pratica che arriva da lontano". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  15. Bothe, Andia; Pleines, Chris (2021). Online-Dating für Dummies (in German). Germany, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-527-71816-0.
  16. Saarland, TÜV. "F&P - TÜV geprüfter Datenschutz". TÜV Saarland (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  17. Payo, Alberto. "Joyce: "Los españoles quieren buscar planes diferentes en los que la sexualidad abierta ya no sea un tabú"". Applicantes - Información sobre apps y juegos para móviles (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  18. Andia, Bothe; Pleines, Chris (2022). Online Dating for Dummies (in German). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-527-71816-0.
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