please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message parship web address www.parship.com slogan find someone right for you commercial yes type of site compatibility based online dating registration required available in german danish dutch english french italian spanish swedish users ca. 16 million owner parship gmbh created by hugo schmale launched 14 february 2001 ; 15 years ago 2001 02 14 revenue 55 million 2010 current status active parship or parship gmbh an online dating agency based in hamburg germany . it was part of the georg von holtzbrinck publishing group and is the second most successful dating agency in germany . 1 its stated goal is to encourage and forge long term partnerships . contents 1 history 2 gay parship 3 memberships and cost 4 reviews 5 international 6 see also 7 external links 8 references history edit the agency was founded in 2000 . parship went online on 14 february 2001 valentine s day . in collaboration with psychologist hugo schmale of the university of hamburg a questionnaire and associated profile matching algorithm was developed with the purpose of bringing like minded couples together . on schmale s initiative the matching algorithm is based both on behavioristic principles and on psychoanalytical theories of personality . gay parship edit simultaneous with the 2001 launch of parship gay parship was launched . due to the large success in 2005 two separate portals were launched catering explicitly to a homosexual target group . here too the agency defines itself as focusing on a high level of education and income and with the goal of a long term partnership . memberships and cost edit parship offers two basic services a free and a pay account . the free membership includes registration an automated evaluation of the questionnaire and the possibility of inspecting the profiles of other members but not photos . for actual contact between members including responding to received contact offers and for exchanging photos a premium membership is required . subscription costs range from 30 to 60 euro monthly . according to the parship website 38 % of their members are premium members . an automatic renewal clause clause 5 of the t & cs as listed on the uk website document dated 13 06 2014 applies to memberships including special offers . reviews edit the unaffiliated review website reviewcentre.com at the time of writing listed 169 reviews of parship . of these 169 92 reviewers rated parship 1 star or terrible . dissatisfied customers cite the hidden auto renewal clause and subsequent appointment of debt collectors as a grievance as well as the low number of appropriately matched profiles . international edit in 2002 parship became international and is now active in 13 countries in addition to germany belgium denmark france uk ireland italy the netherlands norway austria sweden switzerland spain mexico . see also edit list of online dating websites external links edit international portal swedish portal https uk.parship.com terms conditions index.htm http www.reviewcentre.com reviews91182.html references edit interview faz with dr. roller in german wir vermitteln menschen keine bits retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title parship & oldid 728946967 categories datingcompanies based in hamburgcompanies established in 2000hidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages danskdeutschfran aisnederlands edit links this page was last modified on 8 july 2016 at 19 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view