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Change Summary
Bumble updated its Terms and Conditions on May 19, 2026 to clarify account deletion procedures, expand the scope of content visibility language, restrict its content licensing rights to distribution within the app rather than the general public, and add explicit disclosure of five account verification scenarios. The most significant change narrows the company's stated right to distribute user content from the general public to other users of the app when they are using the app, and adds new language explaining when and why the company may request account verification.
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26Please note that uninstalling or deleting the Bumble app does not delete your account.
27If you want your account permanently removed, you must follow the above steps to delete your account.
52As Bumble is a public community, Your Content will be visible to other users of the App all around the world - so make sure you are comfortable sharing Your Content before you post.54As Bumble is a public community, Your Content will be visible in the App to other users of the App who may be located anywhere around the world - so make sure you are comfortable sharing Your Content before you post.
53As such, you agree that Your Content may be viewed by other users and any person visiting, participating in or who is sent a link to the App (e.g. individuals who receive a link to a user’s profile or shared content from other Bumble Users).55As such, you agree that Your Content may be viewed by other users and any person visiting the App, participating in or who is sent a link to the App (e.g. individuals who receive a link to a user’s profile or shared content from other Bumble Users).
54By uploading Your Content on Bumble, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights and licenses to do so, and automatically grant us a non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, worldwide license to use Your Content in any way (including, without limitation, editing, copying, modifying, adapting, translating, reformatting, creating derivative works from, incorporating into other works, advertising, distributing and otherwise making available to the general public such Content, whether in whole or in part and in any format or medium currently known or developed in the future).56By uploading Your Content on Bumble, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights and licenses to do so, and automatically grant us a non-exclusive, royalty free, perpetual, worldwide license to use Your Content in any way (including, without limitation, editing, copying, modifying, adapting, translating, reformatting, creating derivative works from, incorporating into other works, advertising, distributing and otherwise making available to the general public (other users of the App when they are using the App) such Content, whether in whole or in part and in any format or medium currently known or developed in the future).
118We might ask you to verify your account for the following reasons: To keep Bumble safe for everyone – verification helps us make sure accounts belong to real people, not bots or fake profiles created for scams, harassment, or other harmful behaviour, and to prevent fraud and cybercrime on the platform.
119To confirm you’re old enough to use Bumble – in some countries we’re legally required to verify that members are 18+ before they can use certain features or, in some cases, the app at all.
120To protect your account and personal information – if we detect unusual activity (for example, new devices, locations or login methods), we may ask you to verify so we can be sure it’s really you accessing the account.
121To prevent payment and refund abuse – in some cases we may use verification to help us investigate or prevent suspicious payments, chargeback abuse or other fraud linked to an account.
122To enforce our Terms and Community Guidelines – when content or behaviour is reported to us, we may ask for verification so we can take appropriate action and keep the community safe and respectful.
123To comply with local laws and platform rules – in some regions and for some services we are required by law or by our payment and platform rules to ask members to verify their account.
117You authorize your wireless carrier to use or disclose information about your account and your wireless device, if available, to Bumble or its service provider for the duration of your business relationship, solely to help them identify you or your wireless device and to prevent fraud.Removed
118See our Privacy Policy for how we treat your data.Removed
136Safety Resources Bloom powered by Chayn In 2021 We partner with Bloom, run by Chayn, to provide complimentary online trauma support to members of our global community who experience sexual assault or relationship abuse.142Safety Resources Bloom powered by Chayn since 2021 We partner with Bloom, run by Chayn, the global charity leveraging technology to create open-source, multilingual resources and providing bespoke, complimentary online trauma support to members of our global community who experience sexual assault or relationship abuse.
137The Bloom program offers self-guided courses co-created by survivors and certified therapists on topics such as Dating, Relationships & Boundaries, Healing from Sexual Trauma and Society, Patriarchy & Sexual Trauma.143The Bloom program offers self-guided courses co-created by survivors and certified therapists on topics such as Dating, Relationships & Boundaries, Healing from Sexual Trauma and Society, Patriarchy & Sexual Trauma, and Rebuilding Ourselves from Image-based Abuse.
177We reserve the right to withdraw or cancel an offer if it is made in genuine error, such as showing an incorrect price.
178We will always endeavour to show the correct prices and if an error is made we will rectify it as quickly as possible.
179We may correct any billing errors or mistakes even if we have already requested or received payment.
188For example, if you delete your account, any subscription you have purchased will be cancelled immediately, you will permanently lose access to any remaining subscription benefits from that subscription and you will not be eligible for a refund.
189If you decide to create a new Bumble account during the original subscription period, you will not be able to re-access your subscription benefits and will need to purchase a new subscription.
190Note that lifetime subscriptions are available for the lifetime of the product being offered, applicable to any of our products or channels.
191If you purchase a duplicate subscription, you will not be eligible for a full or partial refund for that subscription.
186To request a refund: To request a refund: In addition to cancelling, eligible subscribers must request a refund to receive one.199To request a refund: In addition to cancelling, eligible subscribers must request a refund to receive one.
222The App may allow access to or make available opportunities for you to view certain content and receive other products, services and/or other materials based on your location.235The App may allow access to or make available opportunities for you to view certain content, specific features and to receive other products, services and/or other materials based on your location.
224If you have set your mobile device to disable GPS, Bluetooth or other location determining software or do not authorize the App to access your location data, you will not be able to access such location-specific content, products, services and materials.237If you have set your mobile device to disable GPS, Bluetooth or other location determining software or do not authorize the App to access your location data, you can still use the App but you will not be able to access certain location-specific content, products, services and materials that can only be shown based on your location.
239BeePitched The BeePitched feature allows individuals who are over the age of 18 and have agreed to these terms (the “Pitcher”) to create a personalised pitch (a “Pitch) about someone they know who is over the age of 18 (the “Pitch Subject”), and to invite others to contribute (the “Co-Pitchers”).
240Bumble will provide a link to the Pitch, which the Pitcher may choose to share with the Pitch Subject using their own messaging channels.
241The Pitch is intended to be viewable only by the Pitch Subject, subject to reasonable access by Bumble required for security, moderation, and legal compliance.
242If Co-Pitchers contribute, the lead Pitcher will be able to view their contributions to the Pitch.
243If you use the BeePitched feature to create or contribute to a Pitch, you agree: that you will only do so where you have obtained all necessary permissions, including to contact the Pitch Subject and to share with Bumble any information, images, or other content about them (the “Pitch Content”); not to use the feature to create a Pitch about, or invite to Co-Pitch, a person who is a resident of Washington State; that you are solely responsible for the Pitch Content you create or share and for your interactions with others, and you agree that you will not use the feature to harass, target, or repeatedly contact individuals who do not wish to receive such communications; and that you acknowledge that Bumble provides this feature as a user-controlled tool and does not initiate or control your communications or your choice of messaging channels.
244Bumble will retain the Pitch and Pitch Content for a limited period (generally 30 days) to enable the feature to function, and may access or use such information as necessary to operate, secure, and enforce its services.
245The Pitch Subject is not required to view a Pitch, may request that further Pitches are not created about them, and may report any Pitch for review. 10.
234BUMBLE GROUP DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS MEMBERS. 10.254BUMBLE GROUP DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS MEMBERS. 11.
243THE FOREGOING DOES NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY ARISING FROM ANY FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATIONS, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 11.263THE FOREGOING DOES NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY ARISING FROM ANY FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATIONS, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 12.
248The foregoing provision does not require you to indemnify Bumble Group for any unconscionable commercial practice or any fraud, deception, false promise, misrepresentation or concealment, suppression or omission of any material fact in connection with the App. 12.268The foregoing provision does not require you to indemnify Bumble Group for any unconscionable commercial practice or any fraud, deception, false promise, misrepresentation or concealment, suppression or omission of any material fact in connection with the App. 13.
252If you wish to reach out to Bumble Group’s Copyright Agent via other methods, you can write to: Bumble, Attn: Bumble Group’s Copyright Agent, P.O. Box 300940, Austin, Texas, 78703; or phone: +1 - 512-696-1409. 13.272If you wish to reach out to Bumble Group’s Copyright Agent via other methods, you can write to: Bumble, Attn: Bumble Group’s Copyright Agent, P.O. Box 300940, Austin, Texas, 78703; or phone: +1 - 512-696-1409. 14.
264We encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online transaction with any of these third parties. 14.284We encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online transaction with any of these third parties. 15.
266Unless you opt out in the manner described in Section 14(10) below, this Arbitration Agreement requires you and Bumble Group to resolve disputes by binding arbitration instead of in court, and limits the manner in which we may seek relief from each other. 1.286Unless you opt out in the manner described in Section 15(10) below, this Arbitration Agreement requires you and Bumble Group to resolve disputes by binding arbitration instead of in court, and limits the manner in which we may seek relief from each other. 1.
305Courts, however, shall have the exclusive authority to determine (i) whether any provision of this Arbitration Agreement should be severed and the consequences of said severance, (ii) enforceability of any or all of the mass arbitration procedures set forth in Section 13(8), (iii) whether you have complied with conditions precedent to arbitration, and (iv) whether an arbitration provider is available to hear the arbitration(s) under Section 14(4).325Courts, however, shall have the exclusive authority to determine (i) whether any provision of this Arbitration Agreement should be severed and the consequences of said severance, (ii) enforceability of any or all of the mass arbitration procedures set forth in Section 13(8), (iii) whether you have complied with conditions precedent to arbitration, and (iv) whether an arbitration provider is available to hear the arbitration(s) under Section 15(4).
314Instead, you and Bumble Group are electing that all claims and disputes will be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as described in Section 14(1) above.334Instead, you and Bumble Group are electing that all claims and disputes will be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as described in Section 15(1) above.
319However, this shall not preclude the use of bellwether arbitrations, global mediation, or batch arbitrations as described in Section 14(8) below, nor preclude the application of the arbitration provider’s fee schedules for mass arbitrations, as applicable.339However, this shall not preclude the use of bellwether arbitrations, global mediation, or batch arbitrations as described in Section 15(8) below, nor preclude the application of the arbitration provider’s fee schedules for mass arbitrations, as applicable.
320Only relief that would be permitted in an individual lawsuit is available, and claims of more than one customer or user cannot be arbitrated or consolidated with those of any other customer or user, except as provided in Section 14(8) below, nor shall this preclude application of the arbitration provider’s fee schedules for mass arbitrations, as applicable.340Only relief that would be permitted in an individual lawsuit is available, and claims of more than one customer or user cannot be arbitrated or consolidated with those of any other customer or user, except as provided in Section 15(8) below, nor shall this preclude application of the arbitration provider’s fee schedules for mass arbitrations, as applicable.
321The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties , except as provided in Section 14(8) below, nor shall this preclude application of the arbitration provider’s fee schedules for mass arbitrations, as applicable.341The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties , except as provided in Section 15(8) below, nor shall this preclude application of the arbitration provider’s fee schedules for mass arbitrations, as applicable.
348Absent notice of an opt-out, the arbitrations may then be filed and administered by the arbitration provider pursuant to this Agreement’s Batch Arbitration provision below and the arbitrator’s fee schedule for mass filings as described in Subsection 14(7) above, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise in writing.368Absent notice of an opt-out, the arbitrations may then be filed and administered by the arbitration provider pursuant to this Agreement’s Batch Arbitration provision below and the arbitrator’s fee schedule for mass filings as described in Subsection 15(7) above, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise in writing.
372Except as provided in subsection 14(7), if any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.392Except as provided in subsection 15(7), if any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
376The terms of this Arbitration Agreement will continue, even after your relationship with Bumble has ended. 15.396The terms of this Arbitration Agreement will continue, even after your relationship with Bumble has ended. 16.
377USE OF THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS If you use the Snap Lenses feature offered in our App or any other AR features provided by Snap similar to Snap Lenses, you will be subject to the Snap Inc.Removed
378Terms of Service , which contain an arbitration clause including a waiver of any right to participate in a class-action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.Removed
379If you do not agree to be subject to the Snap Inc.Removed
380Terms of Service, you should not use the Snap-provided AR camera features within our App. 16.Removed
425GOVERNING LAW AND FORUM Subject to Section 14(3) and any mandatory laws that may apply in the country in which you reside, your access to the App, Our Content, and any Member Content, any claims arising from or related to your relationship with the Bumble Group, and these Terms are governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of Texas.441GOVERNING LAW AND FORUM Subject to Section 15(3) and any mandatory laws that may apply in the country in which you reside, your access to the App, Our Content, and any Member Content, any claims arising from or related to your relationship with the Bumble Group, and these Terms are governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of Texas.
432Effective date The Terms were last updated on: December 18th, 2025.448Effective date The Terms were last updated on: 18 May 2026
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