The reason that this happens from time to time is because the user that had tried to contact you was determined to be a scam artist.



Scammers are a very unfortunate element of the online dating world and we work very, very hard to eliminate them from the CDFF community. We actually monitor all registrations and all member activity day and night, 365 days a year!



Even though we catch and ban many of these scammers, on occasion one or two may sneak through. Or, the scammer may appear to be somewhat legitimate and we give them the benefit of the doubt for a short time.



If this happens, that scammer is able to view profiles or send a few private messages or winks before we retroactively ban the person.



When we ban them, all of the scammer's messages and winks are deleted with them so that you will not be bothered with their message or winks and so that you will have no chance of being scammed (many times they try to include their "personal" contact information including their email address so that they can get you outside of our protected environment).



PLEASE BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE SCAMMERS. DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS OR CONTACT INFORMATION UNTIL YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE PERSON YOU ARE TALKING TO.



SCAMMERS WILL OFTEN GIVE YOU THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS OR "PERSONAL INFO" RIGHT FROM THE VERY FIRST MESSAGE.



ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS VIA THE CDFF PRIVATE MESSAGING FUNCTION SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT YOU TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.



NEVER SEND ANYONE MONEY.



Our ultimate goal is to protect you from these people and to protect the sanctity, security and safety of your CDFF Community.



We apologize for the confusion that this may create but we hope that you understand.

When you click on My Matches you will see some profiles that we think would be good for you based on your location as well as what you have selected in your "Account Settings".

For example, if you have set your preferred age range as 28 to 42 then you will see profiles of people in this age range - but ONLY those who desire YOUR age.

Any options that you have chosen to block from contacting you such as smokes or drinks or lives outside of your country will not appear on your My Matches list.

You can upload up to 8 photos to your profile. They each need to be in a JPG, BMP or GIF format.

To add or delete photos on your profile click on the “My Photos” button. To add click on the “Browse” button and select your photo.

You have the option for your photo to “Show on Profile” or “Private Image”. “Show on Profile” will allow everyone that sees your profile to see this image. “Private Image” keeps your photo hidden from your profile but you will have the option to add it to a Private Message, making it only visible to those that you choose to send it to.

Choose which photo you would like to be your “Main Image”. This is the image that everyone will see when they do a search and find your profile. When they click on the profile they will see the other images you put on there.

To delete your photo click on "Delete Image" that is next to the photo you would like to remove. 

Sure! No problem.



Just email your photo to [email protected] and we will be glad to resize, reformat, crop and do whatever it takes to get your photo on your profile for you.



Sorry, we do not accept your photos via snail mail / the US Mail Postal Service.

To edit your profile click on the Edit Profile button. On the Edit Profile page you will find all of the things you filled in when you first registered. If you want to change anything, change it here then go to the bottom of the page and click on the Submit button to save your updates.

We are sorry to see you leave the CDFF community, but we hope that it's because you met someone special. To close your account, please CLICK HERE

To reactivate your account, simply sign in with your regular CDFF credentials or you can CLICK HERE. Your account will be reactivated immediately and all of your data will be restored. Welcome back to CDFF!

“Account Settings” lets you filter who can contact you and manage your email notifications.

You can customize your settings so that ONLY certain people can contact you. For example, if you don't want someone that smokes to contact you, click on the “Smoke” box which will block anyone that smokes from contacting you. If you only want Men between the ages of 45 to 55 to be able to contact you simply choose the numbers “45” and “55” in the “Age Between” boxes.

What you choose here will combine with the information on your Profile in order to find out what people are the right matches for you and create your "My Matches".

In your "Account Settings" you will also find the options to choose if you would like to be notified when someone has sent you a Private Message, Wink or has added you to their Favorites list.

There are plenty of lousy people out there that try to exploit the generosity and kindness of others. We think this is the lowest kind of betrayal and guard our CDFF registered members as best we can. However, we cannot keep all of these nuisances out all of the time.

If you suspect that someone is trying to con you or someone else, if someone has asked you to send money, if someone is trying to sell you something or promote a product or a website, we encourage you to CONTACT US and let us know. We want to minimize this kind of intrusion to our Community and appreciate any tips we get from our members.

Let us know their Username and what their words/actions were that you feel were a violation of our terms and conditions when you submit your comments.

The "Online Now" notification shows up on a profile when a user logs in.



The "Online Now" will go away the moment they log off.



However, if for example they close the CDFF.com website window by clicking the X at the top right- without Logging Off first- then we can have no way of knowing that they wanted to log off.



In this case, the "Online Now" will continue to appear for 1 hour. At that point, since there is no activity by the member, the user will be logged off.



So essentially, there are certain circumstances where it will appear that the user has the "Online Now" notification on their profile but they are not actually online.



Most of the time though, people who have the "Online Notification" are actually logged in and online.

If you cannot login with your username and password, please first recheck your username and password for CDFF. Many times we have so many usernames and passwords around the internet that we sometimes confuse one sites username/password with another.

If you are certain this is your username and password, make sure that you have typed in the right case for each letter. If you used a capital A in your username and you accidentally type in a lowercase a, you wont be able to login.

Finally, if everything is correct, Click HERE to go to a page that will allow you to enter your email address and we will resend your username and password to you.

If nothing checks out even after all this, your account may have been deleted by CDFF The reasons for being deleted are:

• You must be 18 or over to use CDFF
  
  


• You have used inappropriate language in your profile or communications with others
  
  


• You have uploaded inappropriate images in your profile or in messages to others
  
  


• You have been identified as someone who is trying to take advantage of the CDFF Community
  
  


• You have tried to sell things to members or tried to promote your website/product
  
  


• We have received multiple complaints/negative reports about you and your behavior
  
  


• You have been identified as a spammer, con-artist or escort

If you have been erroneously identified as any of the above by our screening process we sincerely apologize and welcome you to re-register. We just want to err on the side of caution and protect our Christian Dating Community the best we can. There are a lot of troublemakers out there on the internet.

Sure no problem. With all those passwords, usernames and combinations we have these days its easy to forget sometimes. Just click HERE and you will be taken to a page that will ask you for your email address. Enter it and press submit and your username/password will be instantly emailed to you.

When you are spending time on CDFF you will see quite a few personal profiles. As you look at these personal profiles you may find some that interest you more than others.

If you would like to make a record of these Favorite profiles and keep them in a list to see later, go to a profile and look a the top right of the profile page. At the top right of each personal profile you will see a button that says Add to Favorites.

Click on this button and the members profile will automatically be added to your Favorites.

Now you can actually even see who added YOU to THEIR favorites! Click on the button in the favorites section to see who has added you!

You went through the registration process and now you can’t login because you were never sent your activation email. We really appreciate you signing up and love that you are excited and ready to get started.



Here are some possible scenarios why you have not received your activation email:



-You did not get entirely through the registration process- In order to get the activation email sent to you, you must get to the final page that notifies you that you are successfully registered and that you should check your email.



-The email address you registered with is not the same one you are checking.



-The email address is a yahoo or other free email address- sometimes these email servers take up to an hour or two to receive mail depending on the server load. Your activation email should be in your inbox instantly or within a few minutes but these hour or two long delays have been known to happen.



-You have actually received your activation email but it has been delivered to your spam folder. Please check your spam folder to see if it went there. Sometimes this folder is called the “Junk Folder” or “Bulk Folder”.



PLEASE BE SURE TO ADD THIS EMAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK SO THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE FUTURE DELIVERY PROBLEMS:






-You have not received your email because it never got through to you (for one reason or another- Yahoo, AOL and others can make it difficult sometimes but they are just trying to make it harder for spammers to get through to you, we can appreciate that). If this is the case, Please CLICK HERE and enter your email address in order to have a very basic version of the activation email sent to you.

Many Chat Room Connection issues can be alleviated by clearing your browser's Cache and cookies.



Before you clear your cache and cookies for the first time, close all of your browsers, then open up a new one.



For Internet Explorer users: 1. Click on “Tools” 2. Select “Internet Options” from the drop-down menu 3. Click on the “Delete” button in the section for Browsing History 4. Click the buttons to “Delete files…” and “Delete cookies…” or click on the “Delete all” button 5. Click “Yes” in the confirmation dialog box



For Safari users: 1. From the Safari menu, click “Empty Cache”. 2. When asked Are you sure you want to empty the cache?, click “Empty”. 3. From the Safari menu, click “Preferences”. 4. From the Security dialog box, click “Bookmarks”. 5. Click “Show Cookies”. 6. From the Cookie dialog box, and click “Remove All”.

They are just blocked from contacting you via private messaging. They will still be able to view your profile.

If you are serious about finding that special someone in your life then Elevate will help you find them sooner.

Elevate members can have a more enjoyable experience on CDFF with added features such as:

1. Never see a single ad on CDFF so that you can focus on finding someone special with fewer distractions.

2. The ability to view all members last login dates, giving you peace of mind that the person you wrote to was on recently.

3. Get noticed - Your profile will show at the top of Basic and Advance Searches, which means more views and contacts for you.

Elevate your account today by clicking Here and increase your chances of finding someone special sooner.

Your Elevate subscription is automatically renewed at the end of your subscription for your convenience so that you can continue enjoying your Elevate features without any interruption.

We apologize but we do not offer exchanges or refunds for Elevate subscriptions but you are able to cancel at anytime.

To cancel your Elevate subscription please follow the steps below:

If you are using a credit card and on a desktop/laptop (you did not upgrade through one of our apps), you simply go to your Account Settings and click on the link that says click here to let your upgrade expire.

If you paid via Google Play:

1. Launch the Google Play Store app.

2. Tap Menu -> My Apps -> Subscriptions and tap on the CDFF app Elevate subscription to cancel.

3. Alternatively, tap Menu -> My Apps -> Tap on the CDFF app Elevate subscription to cancel -> Tap the app's details page.

4. Tap Cancel and Yes to confirm the cancellation.

5. The status of your CDFF Elevate subscription will change from Subscribed to Canceled.

If you paid via App Store:

1. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.

2. Tap your Apple ID at the top of the screen.

3. Tap View Apple ID. You might need to sign in or use Touch ID.

4. Tap Subscriptions.

5. Tap the CDFF Elevate subscription to manage

6. Use the options to manage your subscription


Your subscription will be canceled for you but you will still have access to the Elevate features until the completion of your subscription. At that time your CDFF account will revert back to a Basic account.

To change your username please enter the new username you would like to use in the User Search feature. Should "No Match Found" appear then the username is available to use. Once you have verified the availability of the username please email it to [email protected] along with your current username and we will gladly update it for you.

No, CDFF does not conduct a criminal background check or screening for its members. We constantly monitor profiles, activity and communications for indecent language and correspondence but we must ask that all members use caution when meeting others online and offline. If you want to know more about a member before you meet them, we recommend that you find a reputable background screening company.

There are many 3^rd party background check services that will provide you with screening services for individuals. These services are usually not free and can vary in cost depending on how much information you are seeking.

You are ultimately responsible for your personal safety and we pray that you will meet others and find everlasting love in a way that is responsible. These are new times where we can find wonderful, quality individuals from around the world with just the click of a mouse. However love can be blind, as they say, which is why we recommend that you spend the time and perhaps the money to really know more about a person. We are happy that we can provide so much in the dating world for absolutely no charge but you would be wise to take the extra step and really find out more about your potential love and do a background check before getting serious.

There are of course limitations to what background and sex offender screenings can provide so remember that no checks will guarantee a member’s safety. Do not rely on screening services to guarantee your safety. It is just a tool to give you a better picture of an individual.

Please always remain vigilant as to your safety and practice appropriate safety precautions.

Thank you for being safe and we hope that you find the love of your life.

Thank you for your interest in advertising on our site! We know that our members comprise a wonderful community that may be interested in your business, product, service, blog, book, Church, Ministry, cause or political campaign.

Our demographic is a very specific one which responds very well to those who support Christian values. CDFF uses Google Adsense exclusively and shows ads that go through the Google Ad Display Network. Sites are often filtered out because CDFF doesn’t always feel all their ads are appropriate. However, with the ability to filter out inappropriate ads, Google Adsense has proven to be a very good source to support the site and keep it free for members.

If you are interested in advertising on CDFF.com you will need a Google AdWords account. Then you will use “Managed Placements” in order to add www.CDFF.com to your list of desired websites. Essentially you are choosing to “place” your ad on our site. Google’s Display Network has many websites but you will be doing “placement targeting” on www.ChristianDatingForFree.com specifically. Here is a great place to start as it explains about “Managed Placements”: http://support.google.com/adwords/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=99502&ctx=glossary Please feel free to contact us if you have any problems or issues with advertising on CDFF. Again we greatly appreciate your support and hope to deliver lots of quality visitors to your business website!

If you have entered your date of birth incorrectly while registering please email us at [email protected] with the correct date of birth for a onetime update.

If you have moved to a different country please email us at [email protected] with your new country, city, state/province and postal code (if it applies) and we will be happy to update your account for you.

When answering question 35 on the Petition for Alien Fiancé(e): Did you meet your fiancé(e) or spouse through the services of an international marriage broker? You will answer No.

CDFF.com is NOT an international marriage broker site. We are a free dating site that does not ask for payment information to be a member or use our general sites features.

The I-129F instructions, page 2, Requirements and Documents states:

The term “international marriage broker” means a corporation, partnership, business, individual, or other legal entity, whether or not organized under any law of the United States, that charges fees for providing dating, matrimonial, matchmaking services, or social referrals between United States citizens or nationals or aliens lawfully admitted to the United States as lawful permanent residents and foreign national clients.

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

If you still need additional documentation we can email a statement to you. Please send a request to [email protected]. Subject line: Statement Request For Visa Application. In the body of the email you will need to provide you and your fiancé first and last names and both of your CDFF usernames. *Note, that if you do not remember your CDFF Username please provide the email address that you registered your CDFF account with.

Our company contact info for CDFF.com is:

[email protected]

E Dating For Free, Inc.

20929 Ventura Blvd., Suite 47362

Woodland Hills, CA 91364