JOYclub

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]

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

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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