Change record
CA-X-004299
Bumble Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
August 11, 2026
Severity
Direction
Neutral
Taxonomy
Data collection expansion
Changes
+14 sentences added · 9 sentences modified

Impact Summary

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Medium Neutral for users
Affected users
All users Users in jurisdictions permitting promotional communications

Bumble added a new section to its privacy policy disclosing a 'Connection Quizzes' feature. The updated policy states that if users participate in these quizzes, Bumble collects quiz responses, email addresses (if provided), and technical usage data. The company retains quiz responses and results for up to 90 days, then deletes them unless longer retention is required for safety, legal, or compliance purposes. The policy also describes how Bumble uses this information, including to generate results, operate the feature, enable sharing, communicate about the experience, send promotional communications where permitted by law, and protect service security.

1 new obligation

Consumers: Bumble is telling you it collects information when you take quizzes on its platform, including your answers and email if you provide it.

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What this means for you

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The updated policy discloses that Bumble collects quiz responses, optional email addresses, and technical usage data when users participate in Connection Quizzes. The company retains this information for up to 90 days before deletion, unless a longer retention period is required for safety, legal, or compliance purposes. The policy also states that Bumble may send promotional communications about Connection Quizzes where permitted by applicable law. You can choose not to participate in Connection Quizzes to avoid providing this data.

What you can do

→ Review the Connection Quizzes section of Bumble's privacy policy to understand what data is collected when you participate.

→ Decide whether to participate in Connection Quizzes based on your comfort with the stated data collection and retention practices.

Key Clauses Affected

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Connection Quizzes data collection and retention

Bumble collects quiz responses, optional email addresses, and usage data, retaining them for up to 90 days before deletion unless longer retention is required for safety, legal, or compliance purposes.

Promotional communications

Bumble reserves the right to send promotional communications about Connection Quizzes where permitted by applicable law.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
35a4f91d58027489a57d74e1ff08e3ea78a9ca01a9ecc4880a06ff6c28683b94
July 10, 2026 00:39 UTC
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Current Version
afa7da0a1a8ffc3ca13d89673257b1a4687be1d72334e751aa1ca0fad62d1d01
August 11, 2026 00:37 UTC
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Change Detected
August 11, 2026 00:37 UTC
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Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://bumble.com/en-us/privacy
Record history

Wording edits to this record that do not change what it claims. Changes to a claim are published as corrections.

2026-10-11 · Feed summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
Added disclosure of data collection and retention practices for Connection Quizzes feature, including quiz responses, email addresses, and technical usage data retained for up to 90 days.
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
The updated policy discloses that if you choose to participate in Connection Quizzes, Bumble collects your quiz responses, optional email address, and technical usage information through cookies and similar technologies. The policy states this data is used to generate quiz results, operate the feature, enable sharing, send promotional communications where permitted by applicable law, and protect service security. Your quiz data will be retained for up to 90 days unless a longer retention period is required for safety, legal, or compliance purposes.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
In an update detected on August 11, 2026, Bumble expanded its privacy policy to add a new section describing its Connection Quizzes feature. The updated policy discloses that Bumble collects quiz responses, email addresses (if provided), technical and usage information, and cookies from users who participate in Connection Quizzes. The policy states Bumble uses this information to generate results, operate the feature, enable sharing, send promotional communications where permitted by law, and protect service security. Quiz data is retained for up to 90 days unless a longer retention period is required for safety, legal, or compliance purposes.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text
Bumble updated their Bumble Privacy Policy on August 11, 2026. Change detected: 14 sentence(s) added, 9 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 924 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: Bumble
Document: Bumble Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-X-004299
Version: CA-V-005676
Captured: 2026-08-11 00:37:44 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-11-bumble-bumble-privacy-policy-4299/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Institutional Analysis

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Assessment

Bumble added disclosure of a new data collection practice tied to an optional feature (Connection Quizzes). The policy describes collection of quiz responses, optional email addresses, and usage data, with a stated 90-day retention period. …

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Document
Bumble Privacy Policy
Entity
Bumble
Captured
August 11, 2026
Source URL
https://bumble.com/en-us/privacy
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