Is ElitePartner safe?

What is ElitePartner?

German-founded matchmaking for career-focused singles seeking committed relationships, using a ~20-minute research-based personality test. Owned by ParshipMeet Group, sister brand to Parship — NOT the same company as "Elite Singles" (owned separately by Spark Networks) despite the similar name.

Category: Serious-relationship matchmaking for educated professionals — distinct from "Elite Singles" · Most popular in: Germany/France

Safety rating: Strong

TUV-Sud security certification, sitewide SSL, membership in the German data-protection industry body (Gesellschaft fur Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V.), and limited public data exposure (only postcode prefix shown to others) are all independently referenced, verifiable practices.

Ratings are qualitative (Strong, Moderate or Basic) and based only on safety features we could verify from the app’s own help pages and reputable reporting. How we rate apps.

ElitePartner safety features

• TUV-Sud certified security
• SSL encryption on all pages
• Member of Gesellschaft fur Datenschutz und Datensicherheit e.V.
• Only partial location (postcode prefix) visible to other members; personality-test answers kept confidential
• Security independently audited by external providers per company statements

A red cross marks a feature that has ended, is missing or could not be confirmed.

Features and pricing

• ~20-minute illustrated personality questionnaire; compatibility-scored match suggestions rather than open browsing; paid subscription

How to report a scammer or harassment on ElitePartner

Report the profile inside the app first, then use ElitePartner’s own help and safety pages:

• elitepartner.de/safety/ (no separately named abuse-response team found)

Screenshot the profile and messages before you block or unmatch, because the conversation may disappear. If you have lost money, contact your bank straight away and report it to the police or national fraud service listed on this page.

Staying safer on ElitePartner

• Our research did not find a photo-verification feature on ElitePartner, so reverse-image-search a match’s photos before you invest time in them.
• Keep the conversation in the app until you have met. Scammers push early for WhatsApp, Telegram or text because the app can no longer see or moderate the chat.
• Ask for a live video call before meeting. Repeated excuses, a camera that never works or a face that looks off are all reasons to stop.
• Never send money, crypto, gift cards or a verification code to someone you have only met online, whatever the story.
• Meet somewhere busy and public, arrange your own travel and tell a friend where you will be.

Scams to watch for

Pig butchering

A friendly or flirtatious contact – often on a dating app, social media or a 'wrong number' text – builds a relationship and casually mentions success trading crypto, gold or forex as a 'side job'.

Romance scams

A scammer builds an online relationship using a fake or borrowed identity, often over weeks or months, and invests heavily in attention and affection.

Catfishing and impersonation

Scammers build profiles from photos stolen from real people – often soldiers, professionals or celebrities – and invent a life that explains why they cannot meet: deployed overseas, working on an oil rig, with an international organisation, or too famous.

“Send me the code” account takeovers

A match says they want to 'make sure you are real' and asks for your phone number, then sends you a six-digit code and asks you to read it back.

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