Terms · The plain version
Everything here is already said, more warmly, on the etiquette page. This is the same thing written so that neither of us has to interpret it later. Clear terms are a courtesy, not a wall.
Agreed once,
so it need never be discussed again.
Every meeting is arranged with me directly. I work independently, for myself, and no third party books, manages or takes a share of my time. Companionship is a legal profession in the Netherlands. What is paid for is my time and company; anything beyond that is a matter between consenting adults and is never bought, promised or itemised in advance.
A request becomes a booking when screening is complete and the deposit has been received, in that order. Screening is a condition of meeting, not a formality that a fee can shorten or replace. If screening cannot be completed in the time available, the meeting does not take place and the deposit is returned in full.
A deposit of thirty to fifty percent confirms the date; multi-day meetings ask fifty percent, and travel is paid in advance in full. The date and time are not held until it arrives. Deposits are non-refundable, with one exception below, and may be transferred once to a new date if you give reasonable notice.
The remainder is due at the start of our time together, in cash unless we have agreed otherwise in writing. It is settled once, at the beginning, and is not discussed again. Fees are as published and are never negotiated, discounted or adjusted in the room.
Time can be added on the spot when the evening allows it and I am free to stay, always in overleg and at the rates published on The Hours. Added hours are settled before they begin. An extension is offered at my discretion; it is never assumed, and a booked end is a real one.
Tell me as early as you can. With reasonable notice a date may be moved once, to a new date chosen at that moment. Within forty-eight hours of our meeting the full fee remains due, and a booking that is abandoned without word is treated the same way. Repeated late changes close the door on future arrangements.
If I ever have to cancel, your deposit is returned in full or moved to a date of your choosing, whichever you prefer. If I leave a meeting early because a boundary or a term here has been disregarded, the fee stands.
Arrive on time, sober enough to be good company, and freshly presented. Safer sex is not negotiable and is not open to discussion, on the evening or before it. Aggression, coercion, intoxication, hidden recording, attempts to renegotiate what was agreed, or pressure of any kind end the meeting immediately, with the full fee due and no further arrangements.
No photography, filming or recording of any kind, unless we have both agreed to it in advance and in writing. Everything published on this site is mine and is not to be copied, reposted or redistributed.
I keep the minimum a working diary requires and nothing that would identify you to anyone else. Screening material is viewed, verified and deleted; it is never stored, forwarded or kept on a phone. Your details are never sold, shared or added to any list. You may ask what is held about you, or ask for it to be erased, at any time.
What passes between us stays between us, including the fact of it. Do not use my name, my photographs or anything I have written in a way I have not agreed to, and do not attempt to identify me beyond what I choose to share.
This website and everything it describes are for adults of eighteen years and older. By arranging a meeting you confirm that you are of age, acting freely, and that nothing you have told me about yourself is false.
These terms apply to every booking and are accepted when a booking is confirmed. They may change from time to time; the version that applies is the one published on the day your booking was confirmed. Dutch law applies, and I would far rather resolve anything by writing to each other first.
Rates and the extension rate live on The Hours. How I like things done, and what you may expect of me, lives on Etiquette. Anything unclear, or a request to erase something held about you: write to adeline@adelinearden.com and it will be handled quietly.
