Terms of use

Last updated: 7 November 2026

Using Handshake

Handshake helps groups decide by swiping on suggestions. By using the app you agree to these terms and to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are responsible for complying with your local laws. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use the app. Use it lawfully and do not upload content to custom lists that you have no right to share or that is offensive or illegal; we may remove such content.

Use license

We grant you a personal, non-commercial, non-transferable license to use the app. This is a license, not a transfer of ownership, and you may not:

• modify or copy the app or its materials;
• use them for any commercial purpose or public display;
• decompile or reverse engineer the app;
• remove any copyright or other proprietary notices;
• transfer the materials to another person or mirror them on another server.

The license ends automatically if you break these restrictions. The app and its materials are protected by copyright and trademark law.

Subscriptions

You can use Handshake for free with some limits, or subscribe to Premium for unlimited access to all features. Premium is offered as weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions through the App Store or Google Play; some plans start with a free trial. Prices vary by country and are shown in the app and in the purchase confirmation before you pay.

• Payment is charged to your App Store or Google Play account when you confirm the purchase.
• The subscription renews automatically for the same price and period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends.
• You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your store account settings. Turning it off stops the next renewal; the current period cannot be cancelled once started.
• To avoid being charged after a free trial, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Any unused part of a free trial is lost when you buy a subscription.

More information: Apple, Google Play. Apple's standard licensed application end user license agreement applies to the iOS app.

Suggestions and third-party content

Suggestions (titles, places, wines, recipes) come from the sources listed below and may be incomplete or out of date: availability on a streaming service, opening hours, prices or ingredients can change. Always check with the provider. Names, images and trademarks belong to their owners.

No warranty

The app is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the app or its content is accurate, complete, current or always available, and we may change it at any time without notice.

Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, neither we nor our suppliers are liable for any damages (including loss of data or profit, or business interruption) arising from the use of, or inability to use, the app, from decisions made with it, or from content provided by third parties. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations, so they may not apply to you.

Data sources

• Movies and series: streaming availability data by Streaming Availability API (Movie of the Night); popularity information from Wikidata (CC0).
• Recipes: recipes powered by spoonacular.
• Restaurants, bars, museums and night clubs: Google Maps Platform (Google Places); places data from the Overture Maps Foundation, available under CDLA-Permissive-2.0.
• Wines: includes data from Open Food Facts, available under the Open Database License; product images under CC BY-SA.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms at any time; the date at the top shows the latest version, and by continuing to use the app you accept it. Questions: use the contact form or write to [email protected].