Dating app Hinge is giving people $100 to deactivate their profile and go on a date this weekend - here's how to qualify

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Dating app Hinge is giving people $100 to deactivate their profile and go on a date this weekend - here's how to qualify
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  • Dating app Hinge is giving away a total of $25,000 to 250 app users via $100 Visa gift cards.
  • To qualify, daters just have to deactivate their Hinge profiles on March 6, and confirm that they met.
  • The giveaway ends on March 8.
  • Here's how to qualify.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

March 6 is the beginning of the National Day of Unplugging, a 24-hour period when people pledge to disconnect from digital devices.

Dating app Hinge is encouraging users to take advantage of their technology-free day to go on a date and "connect with people, not profiles." People who disable their Hinge accounts for a day, go on a date during the period, and then fill out a brief survey could get $100. The company is giving out $25,000 total, or enough for 250 couples total.

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The first step is to set up a Hinge date for March 6.

The first step is to set up a Hinge date for March 6.

On March 6, National Day of Unplugging, pause your Hinge account for 24 hours, starting at 4 p.m. EST.

On March 6, National Day of Unplugging, pause your Hinge account for 24 hours, starting at 4 p.m. EST.

Hinge has instructions here.

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Hinge's "We Met" feature is designed to "provide better recommendations in the future."

Hinge's "We Met" feature is designed to "provide better recommendations in the future."

Between 4 p.m. on March 7 and midnight on March 8, you have to fill out the "We Met" form on Hinge, after reactivating your account.

Between 4 p.m. on March 7 and midnight on March 8, you have to fill out the "We Met" form on Hinge, after reactivating your account.
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First, confirm that you met.

First, confirm that you met.

Then, you'll answer some questions about your date, and if they're the type of person you'd like to see again, in a form consisting of their name, email, and a description of the date.

Then, you'll answer some questions about your date, and if they're the type of person you'd like to see again, in a form consisting of their name, email, and a description of the date.

Find the survey here.

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Hinge says it will verify requests, then send out $100 Visa gift cards on a first come, first served basis.

Hinge says it will verify requests, then send out $100 Visa gift cards on a first come, first served basis.

Hinge will keep sending out gift cards until March 8, or until it has run through $25,000.

Hinge will keep sending out gift cards until March 8, or until it has run through $25,000.
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