The Better Dating Bureau
The Better Dating Bureau (bDb) holds a US Patent for certifying photos with a government issued photo ID (e.g. drivers license). We certify your age, height and the date that your bDb photos were taken.
Our patented process allows you to advertise to members of your Internet dating site that WYSIWYG (Who You See is Whom You Get--recent photo reality and What You See is What You Get--driver's license on file).
Our Story...
The idea of voluntary Personal Certification was born over 5 years ago by Warren Austin, a newly single man, who was encouraged (somewhat dared) to try Internet dating by a friend. Warren was surprised to hear from most of his first face-to-face meetings (which frustratingly took too long to get) - "Wow, you look just like your photos, and you're as tall as you said you were!"
The lights came on; Warren realized that if all of the women he had been trying to get to respond to his emails could have believed in advance that his photos were current and his height and age were real then he would have been a more credible "Prince" among all of the frogs claiming to be Princes.
Personal Certification makes key dating criteria believable and builds the first block for any relationship = trust on a very basic level. We make your Internet dating service a truly viable way of meeting new friends and prospective mates by taking most of the uncertainty out of your first face-to-face meeting.
Your Confidential Information...
All credit card transactions are handled by one of the Internet's largest resellers, 2CheckOut.com. bDb does not store your credit card information (in fact, we never even see it - payment takes place on 2CheckOut's secure server). To find out more about 2CheckOut.com click here.
The photos of your drivers license are stored on our servers only during the certification phase (normally a few days) in a secure area that is not part of this web site. Once you are certified, your drivers license photos are removed from our server.
bDb Server and Data Center
The bDb Server is located in a data center at the One Wilshire building in Los Angeles.
One Wilshire, a 30-story, 656,000 square foot building at the junction of S. Grand Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard in Downtown Los Angeles, is located at the epicenter of a rich network of data switches, offering unparalleled connectivity among communication firms.
One Wilshire is home to virtually all of the market leaders in the telecommunications industry. The property currently houses over 240 service providers including: AT&T, Broadwing, Cable & Wireless, Global Crossing, Level 3 Communications, Worldcom, PacBell, Qwest Communications, Sprint, Time Warner, Verizon and XO Communications.
Access to the building, elevators and server room is via keycard access. A person cannot get into the elevator of the building without passing security.
The bDb Team...
Everyone at the Better Dating Bureau is very passionate about improving the online experience of meeting quality single people.