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| 0 | Privacy Policy Summary of Changes We’ve updated our Privacy Policy — here are some key changes: AI for Personalization & Connection: We now use AI (including generative AI and machine learning) to suggest chats, help you reconnect, and highlight compatibility. | 0 | Protecting Your Privacy 2026 Privacy Policy PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION DATA TRANSFERS YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION HOW TO CONTACT US OR FILE COMPLAINTS POLICY CHANGES LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING YOUR U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS Additional California Disclosures GRINDR EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR, VENDOR AND APPLICANT PRIVACY POLICY PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION EMPLOYEE MONITORING GRINDR EMPLOYEE USE OF GRINDR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS PRIVACY OFFICE CONTACT YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS PRIVACY METRICS SOUTH KOREAN PRIVACY RIGHTS 개인정보 처리방침 개인정보 처리방침 GRINDR CONSUMER HEALTH DATA PRIVACY POLICIES Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy Nevada Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy 2026 Privacy Policy Effective Date: 2026年7月6日 GRINDR PRIVACY POLICY Last updated: July 6, 2026 This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how Grindr LLC, its parent companies, and subsidiaries (such as Grindr Canada Inc.) (collectively “Grindr”) process your personal information. |
| 1 | Sensitive health info is never used, you can control AI features in your Privacy Settings, and we’ve updated our legal bases to reflect these features. | 1 | This policy applies to the websites, online services, and other Grindr properties that link to this Privacy Policy (the “Services”), including the Grindr mobile app, web app, website , and related services. |
| 2 | Service Providers: We’ve expanded our list to include companies that support Grindr’s AI development — such as OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, and Anthropic for AI/ML product development and AI for personalization and connection. | 2 | For information on the processing of personal information of Grindr employees, contractors, and job applicants, please click here . |
| 3 | U.S. State Privacy Rights: We’ve updated this section to reflect new state privacy laws that have recently gone into effect, and to make it easier to understand what data we collect, how it’s used, and the rights you have. | 3 | For U.S. residents, see the Your U.S. State Privacy Rights section below. |
| 4 | GRINDR PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND DATA RETENTION HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING COOKIES AND OTHER TECH THIRD PARTIES LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING YOUR U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS Contact our DPOs and EU, UK, and Swiss Representatives PRIVACY RIGHTS REQUESTS GRINDR EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR, VENDOR AND APPLICANT PRIVACY POLICY PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION EMPLOYEE MONITORING GRINDR EMPLOYEE USE OF GRINDR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS PRIVACY OFFICE CONTACT YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS PRIVACY METRICS SOUTH KOREAN PRIVACY RIGHTS 개인정보 처리방침 개인정보 처리방침 GRINDR CONSUMER HEALTH DATA PRIVACY POLICIES Washington Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy Nevada Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy GRINDR PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY Effective Date: 2025年9月11日 Welcome to Grindr's Privacy and Cookie Policy ("Policy"). | 4 | For information on the processing of Consumer Health Data of Grindr users who are Washington or Nevada residents and individuals whose data is collected in Washington or Nevada, please click here . |
| 5 | All references in this policy to "Grindr", "we", "us", or "our", refer to Grindr LLC, its parent companies, and its subsidiaries such as Grindr Canada Inc. | — | Removed |
| 6 | This Policy explains how Grindr LLC processes and puts you in control of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 7 | At Grindr, "Personal Information" means any information that allows someone to identify, or reasonably link to, you directly or indirectly. | — | Removed |
| 8 | When we describe "processing" of Personal Information, we mean how we collect, use, share, and retain Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 9 | This policy covers these activities across all of our properties ("Properties" or "Grindr Properties"). | — | Removed |
| 10 | We have included [LEARN MORE] page links that describe additional details you may find helpful. | — | Removed |
| 11 | This policy covers the following Grindr Properties: The Grindr applications and related features (the " Grindr App " or " App ") including web https://web.grindr.com (" Grindr Web ") and mobile platforms and any related services (collectively known as the " Grindr Services "), and The website https://www.grindr.com (" Grindr Site "). | — | Removed |
| 12 | For processing of Personal Information of Grindr employees, contractors, and job applicants, please click here to review our related processing practices. | — | Removed |
| 13 | For U.S. residents, see Your U.S. State Privacy Rights . | — | Removed |
| 14 | For processing of Consumer Health Data of Grindr users who are Washington or Nevada residents and individuals whose data is collected in Washington or Nevada, please click here to review our related processing practices. | — | Removed |
| 16 | As a global social networking application primarily serving the LGBTQ+ community, the Grindr Properties allow you to share information about yourself with us, Grindr's service providers who help us provide our Properties, and other Grindr users, including your precise location and information that may be deemed "sensitive" or "special category" in certain jurisdictions such as ethnicity, information about your sex life, sexual preferences, or your self-reported health information. | 6 | As a global social networking application primarily serving the GBTQ+ community, Grindr is committed to being transparent about how we collect and process your information, enabling you to control how your information is used, and protecting the privacy and security of the information we collect. |
| 17 | Our goal is to put you in control of as much of the Personal Information that you share within the Grindr Properties as possible. | 7 | We recommend you read this Policy and our Terms and Conditions of Service carefully. |
| 18 | We recommend you read this Privacy and Cookie Policy and our Terms and Conditions of Service carefully. | 8 | In addition to regular updates to this Policy, you may see occasional pop-up privacy notices on the Services providing further information on our practices. |
| 19 | To support our commitment to continued transparency, in addition to regular updates to this Policy, within the Grindr Services you will see occasional pop-up privacy notices meant to help you understand what you are participating in when you choose to use certain features or services. | — | Removed |
| 20 | Grindr LLC is a U.S.-based Company. | — | Removed |
| 21 | By using the Grindr Properties, you are transmitting information to Grindr in the United States and its service providers (in the United States and other third countries). | — | Removed |
| 22 | If you are a resident of another country, note that the United States and other third countries may not afford the same privacy protections as your country of residence. | — | Removed |
| 24 | The Grindr Properties are intended only for users who are legal adults, at least eighteen (18) years of age or older. | 10 | The Grindr properties are only for adults at least eighteen (18) years of age. |
| 25 | If you are aware that a child or minor has submitted Personal Information on the Grindr Properties, please contact us by either using the in-app reporting tool (click here for more information) or by submitting a request outside of your Grindr account by clicking here , so that we can take appropriate action. | 11 | If you are aware that a minor has submitted personal information on the Services, please contact us by either using the in-app reporting tool discussed < here > or submitting a request here , so that we can take appropriate action. |
| 26 | U.S. State Residents (as allowed under applicable laws). | 12 | PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT When you use the Services, we collect personal information that you choose to provide directly to us or that we collect automatically, such as data about your interactions with and use of the Services. |
| 27 | Please see Your U.S. State Privacy Rights to learn about the specific rights that may be afforded to you under applicable U.S. state privacy laws. | 13 | We may also receive information about you from third parties. |
| 28 | PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT When you use the Grindr Properties, we collect Personal Information about you, the majority of which you choose to provide. | 14 | Information you provide directly to us: ● Account Information: When you set up an account, we require that you provide certain personal information such as email or phone number and date of birth to validate that you are an adult. |
| 29 | We may collect data about your interactions, use, and experiences with our Properties and we may receive information about you from third parties. [LEARN MORE] Personal Information You Are Required To Provide . | 15 | In certain jurisdictions, we may require you to provide a video selfie or pair a video selfie with an official photo ID to confirm you are 18 years of age or older. |
| 30 | When you set up an account, we require that you provide limited Personal Information such as email or phone number and date of birth to validate that you are an adult. | 16 | This will involve processing your biometric information. ● Profile Information. |
| 31 | In certain jurisdictions (including the United Kingdom (UK)), we may conduct age assurance to verify your age. | 17 | You choose what personal information you provide as part of your public profile. |
| 32 | We may require you to provide a video selfie or pair a video selfie with an official photo ID to confirm you are 18 years of age or older. | 18 | For example, you may share or not share health information like HIV and vaccination status, or sensitive data like racial or ethnic origin, or photos and videos. |
| 33 | This will involve processing your biometric information. | 19 | Your profile is public, so you should not include information that you want to keep private . ● Messages. |
| 34 | A note on age assurance in the UK. | 20 | You also have a choice about what personal information you provide when you send a message to other users of the Services (which could include content such as photos, location, audio, video, emojis, gifs, reactions, etc.). |
| 35 | For more information on age assurance on our platform, please see here: https://www.grindr.com/blog/age-assurance-in-the-uk Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide. | 21 | If you send messages, you will be providing the user who views your message (and Grindr) with your personal information. ● Photos, Videos, and Audio. |
| 36 | You have a choice about what Personal Information you provide as part of your public profile ("Grindr Profile"). | 22 | Consistent with your permissions and if you enable video or photo features, we may collect audio, visual, or similar information. ● Customer Support and Feedback. |
| 37 | Personal Information that you include in your Grindr Profile is referred to as your "Profile Information" and is shared with other users of the Grindr Services (the "Grindr Community"). | 23 | You may provide personal information to us for feedback and customer support services or when you agree to participate in surveys. ● Location Information. |
| 38 | For example, you may choose to share or not share location, HIV status, vaccination status, photos, and videos. | 24 | Consistent with your permissions, we may collect your location information, including your precise geolocation, for purposes like determining your distance from other users (“Distance Information”) and displaying your location on our maps features. |
| 39 | Note, however, that choosing not to provide certain information may impact the functionality of certain Grindr Services. | 25 | If you choose to display your Distance Information in your profile, it could be used by some users to determine your exact location and to determine your identity. |
| 40 | You also have a choice about what Personal information you provide when you send a message to other users using the Grindr Services (which could include content such as photos, location, audio, video, emojis, giphys, reactions, etc.). | 26 | You can choose to hide your Distance Information, but the Services will continue to sort and display your profile based on your relative distance from other users. |
| 41 | If you send messages, you will be providing the user who views your message (and Grindr) with your Personal Information. | 27 | You may disable location services at any time on your device through your device settings or on your browser through your browser settings. ● Purchase & Subscription Information . |
| 42 | You may also optionally provide Personal Information to us for feedback and customer support services or when you agree to participate in surveys. | 28 | We may collect personal information about your purchases and subscriptions you make through the Services, including financial account and payment details, billing address, subscription tier, and renewal date. |
| 43 | Such data varies from survey to survey. | 29 | Information we collect automatically. |
| 44 | A note on "sensitive" Personal Information. | 30 | We collect internet, electronic activity, and other information automatically from the devices and browsers that you use, such as user activity and how you interact with the Services, as well as hardware and software information like your device model, device IDs, browser type, advertising identifiers, and IP address. |
| 45 | In some jurisdictions and under some regulations, information that may reveal an individual's racial or ethnic origin, details on their health or sex life/sexual orientation, or precise geolocation, among other data, may be considered "sensitive" or "special category" Personal Information. | 31 | Some of this information is collected through cookies (as defined below) . |
| 46 | A note on location information. | 32 | For more information on how we use cookies, please see the < Cookies and Other Technologies> section below. |
| 47 | We may collect your precise location ("Location") from your device to determine your distance from other users ("Distance Information") and display your profile on the Grindr Properties. | 33 | We and our partners also scan, analyze, and collect information from the videos, images, audio, messages, and other content and metadata that you upload, such as content characteristics and attributes, used for purposes of recommendations, to provide the Services, and other operations that do not identify you but may be associated with your profile consistent with your choices. |
| 48 | Sophisticated users who use the Grindr Services in an unauthorized manner, or other users who change their location while you remain in the same location, may use Distance Information to determine your exact location and may be able to determine your identity. | 34 | We may also make inferences about you from the information we collect, such as inferences based on your activity and usage within the app. |
| 49 | You may choose to hide your Distance Information; however, if you continue to use the Grindr Services the Grindr Services will continue to sort and display your profile based on your relative distance from other users. | 35 | Information we receive from other sources. |
| 50 | Accordingly, even if you choose to hide your Distance Information, others may nevertheless be able to determine your Location. | 36 | Grindr collects some personal information from other sources, such as through payment processors (where we receive Purchase Information and Account Information), other users of our Services (where the information we receive depends on the nature of their request to us) and, authentication partners like Apple, Google and Meta (such as if you link your Instagram account to your Grindr profile) where we receive an authentication token. |
| 51 | You may revoke this permission and disable the location services on your device on an iPhone by going to Settings> Privacy> Location Services> Grindr; on an Android device by going to Settings> Location> Grindr> Permissions> Location; and on Grindr Web by adjusting your browser settings. | 37 | Note that some of the information you may choose to provide us (e.g., profile fields such as ethnicity, looking for and position) may be considered “sensitive”, “special category” under applicable privacy laws. |
| 52 | Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties. | 38 | We use this information to provide the Services as described in this Policy. |
| 53 | To maintain and improve the Grindr Properties, we collect Personal Information such as user activity, hardware and software information, and cookies, and leverage other technologies such as web beacons, software development kits (SDKs), local storage, and log files. [LEARN MORE] Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties . | 39 | For information on how to exercise rights that may relate to your sensitive information please see the Your Choices and Rights section below. |
| 54 | Grindr collects limited information from third parties. | 40 | WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We process your personal information for specific processing purposes and, where required by law, under applicable legal bases. |
| 55 | For example, we may collect Personal Information from payment processors, app usage and website tracking information partners, authentication partners (e.g., Google and Meta), machine learning partners, and our consent management platform provider(s). | 41 | We use your personal information to provide and support features of the Services and support platform safety, including to: ● Provide the Services with artificial intelligence-driven features (“gAI ™ ”) and improve and develop such features, including by using your sensitive personal information, for personalization, recommendations, and other enhancements, and to support platform and user safety. |
| 56 | WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION The main reason we use your Personal Information is to enable the Grindr Properties, such as providing you with features of the Services, providing you with support, and supporting platform safety. | 42 | For more information about our use of gAI ™ please see Your Privacy & Artificial Intelligence at Grindr. ● Answer your inquiries and provide you with support. ● Administer the Services, including troubleshooting, data analytics, and research. ● Protect our interests as a company and enforce our Terms and Conditions of Service and Community Guidelines . ● Communicate with you, such as to notify you about changes to the Services. ● Improve our marketing and advertising efforts, such as through third-party cookies for the purposes of serving ads to free users of the Services. ● Conduct surveys or obtain your voluntary feedback about the Services. ● Comply with our legal obligations (as defined below). ● For other purposes disclosed to you at the time we collect your information or pursuant to your consent, as permitted under applicable law. |
| 57 | We only process your Personal Information in accordance with specific processing purposes and, where required by law, under applicable legal bases. [LEARN MORE] In general, we use your Personal Information to: Provide you with the Services associated with your Grindr account. | 43 | We may anonymize or deidentify information so it is no longer considered personal information under applicable law. |
| 58 | Answer your inquiries and provide you with support. | 44 | Where we deidentify information, we commit to maintain and use it in deidentified form and to not attempt to reidentify it. |
| 59 | Improve our Properties and support user safety within the Services (including by using machine learning(ML)/artificial intelligence(AI) (we use the term “AI” to include both artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and automated decision-making). | — | Removed |
| 60 | Protect our interests as a company. | — | Removed |
| 61 | Enable you to enjoy and empower certain Service and Property features (including AI-powered features, AI training, and automated decision-making processes – click here for more information). | — | Removed |
| 62 | Allow third-party ad / marketing partners to use cookies and other technologies for the purposes of serving ads to free users of the Services. | — | Removed |
| 63 | Conduct surveys or obtain your voluntary feedback about our Properties. | — | Removed |
| 64 | Respond to legal requests from law enforcement agencies, regulators, and other third-parties to comply with "Legal Obligations" (as defined below). | — | Removed |
| 65 | We may anonymize or deidentify information so it is no longer considered Personal Information under applicable law. | — | Removed |
| 66 | Where we deidentify information, we commit to maintaining and using the deidentified information in deidentified form and not attempt to reidentify it. | — | Removed |
| 68 | This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that has been anonymized or, to the extent permitted by law, deidentified. | 46 | This Policy does not apply to information that has been anonymized or, to the extent permitted by law, de-identified. |
| 69 | AI FOR PERSONALIZATION AND CONNECTION At Grindr, we use AI, including generative AI and machine learning, to help personalize your experience and support more authentic, meaningful connections. | 47 | HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION Depending on your use of the Services, we may share your personal information in the following ways: ● The Grindr Community. |
| 70 | Generative AI may be used to analyze and summarize relevant information, such as past interactions or behavioral patterns, to help you reconnect with others more easily, or to better understand who you’re engaging with. | 48 | As part of the Services, Grindr enables you to share your Profile Information, location, and other information with other Grindr users; ● Service Providers and Third-Party Partners. |
| 71 | Machine learning may be used to recognize patterns in how you and others use the app so we can offer more relevant recommendations, and help surface profiles you’re more likely to connect with. | 49 | Grindr may share your personal information with service providers and third-party partners to provide you the Services, such as with parties that act on our behalf for purposes of fraud prevention and customer support. |
| 72 | AI may also be used to enhance existing features and power new experiences within the Grindr Properties. | 50 | We also may share your personal information with advertising and marketing partners to help facilitate advertising experiences, and with other partners that support the Services or with whom you provide personal information to directly (such as our payment processors). ● Business Transactions. |
| 73 | These AI-powered features are integrated across the Grindr platform to enhance the quality, timing, and relevance of your interactions. | 51 | If another company acquires, or plans to acquire, our company, business, or assets, that company may possess the personal information collected by us. ● Legal Obligations. |
| 74 | We may refer to our AI-powered features and our use of AI as “gAI” (pronounced “gay I”). | 52 | We may disclose personal information to investigate, prevent, or take action in connection with: (i) enforcement of the Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service ; (ii) claims that any content or behavior violates our policies or the rights of third parties; (iii) requests for customer service; (iv) technical issues; (v) protecting the rights, property, or personal safety of Grindr, its users, or the public; (vi) legal requests including subpoenas, warrants, or court orders or in connection with any legal process; (vii) establishing or exercising our legal rights or defending against legal claims; (viii) tax and accounting purposes; or (ix) as otherwise required by law (collectively "legal obligations"). ● With your consent or at your direction. |
| 75 | To support these AI-powered features, we may use the following data about you and others in the Grindr Community to personalize your experience; provide recommendations, suggestions, and insights; and help enable meaningful connection: the Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide such as your tags, messages, age, and gender so we can show you people or show you to people with similar interests or reconnect you with people you’ve previously interacted with; Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties such as user profiles you view or interact with to understand your preferences and tailor your experience accordingly; and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties such as your location in order to show you people closest to you . | 53 | We may disclose your personal information to other third parties with your consent or at your direction, as permitted under applicable laws. |
| 76 | Specifically for messages, we may use the content of messages to personalize and enhance your experience, including helping you reconnect with others, providing recommendations and insights, generating summaries, and supporting functionality designed to enable more meaningful interactions. | 54 | COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES We and our third-party partners may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies (collectively, “cookies”) on the Services for a number of purposes, including to conduct essential functions, collect statistical data, and integrate with third parties. |
| 77 | You can view our Legal Bases section to understand our grounds for processing such information. | 55 | We and our partners also use cookies for certain advertising purposes, including collecting information about your use of other sites and services to provide advertising (either on or off the Services) about products and services tailored to your interests. |
| 78 | You are in control of what information you choose to include in your profile or messages. | 56 | There are several mechanisms through which you can control the use of cookies and related advertising purposes, including: ● Grindr's Consent Management Platform. |
| 79 | In your Privacy Settings you are able to manage your choices regarding the use of your Personal Information to provide AI-powered features to you or to other users, or to develop or train AI technology. | 57 | You may adjust the information-sharing controls anytime via the Consent Preference Center within the Services, such as by clicking on the Your Privacy Choices link in the footer of our website. |
| 80 | Note that even if you opt out of the use of your Personal Information for the development and training of AI technology, your Personal Information may still be used to provide AI-powered features, unless you separately opt-out of those features. | 58 | For non-EEA/EU/UK users, this includes opting-out of behavioral advertising or other non-essential tracking technologies. |
| 81 | Below you will find some examples of potential AI-powered features that could be available to you depending on your jurisdiction: Reconnection reminders and conversation continuity: We may use AI to help users easily revisit and re-engage with profiles they have previously interacted with, including by summarizing past conversations. | 59 | For EEA/EU/UK users, other than cookies and similar technologies that are strictly necessary to operate the Services, we will only use these technologies with your consent. ● Browser settings. |
| 82 | This strengthens continuity in user interactions, promotes re-engagement, and increases the likelihood of meaningful reconnections. | 60 | You can delete cookies manually or set your browser to automatically delete cookies on a predetermined schedule. |
| 83 | Behavior-based profile insights: We may use AI to deliver real-time behavioral indicators and credibility markers—such as responsiveness, typical online hours, and account longevity—directly on user profiles. | 61 | To learn about how to manage cookies on popular browsers, please visit: Apple Safari , Google Chrome , Microsoft Edge , Mozilla Firefox , Brave , DuckDuckGo . ● Device identifier settings. |
| 84 | These insights help users assess compatibility and interaction potential more efficiently. | 62 | You may also be able to reset device identifiers through settings on your mobile device. |
| 85 | We may use AI to analyze engagement patterns and profile data (including potentially “Looking For” or “Position”) to tailor insights, enhancing decision-making and reducing friction in first contacts. | 63 | The procedure for managing device identifiers (e.g., IDFA and GAID) is different for each device. |
| 86 | Context-aware chat prompts: We may use AI to support conversation flow with dynamic, context-sensitive chat suggestions. | 64 | You can check the specific steps in the help or settings menu of your particular device. ● Device advertising settings . |
| 87 | Drawing from users’ messaging history, we may be able to suggest authentic prompts and interaction ideas, adapting over time based on behavior within the app. | 65 | For users who would like to control their choices at the device level on the Grindr app, you can opt-out of certain advertising on your device. [ LEARN MORE ] ● Third-party opt-outs. |
| 88 | This could facilitate more–and more engaging–chats, particularly during early or awkward stages of a conversation, and could improve communication quality across all users. | 66 | You can opt-out from some third-party behavioral advertising at the Digital Advertising Alliance , Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada , or the European Digital Advertising Alliance . ● Choices during account creation. |
| 89 | Compatibility-based recommendations: We may use AI to deliver an enhanced matching model that provides users with potentially compatible profiles based on behavior and engagement signals, among other criteria. | 67 | When creating your Grindr account, you may also be presented with consent preference screens where you can control if your personal information can be used by advertising and marketing partners for purposes of serving you certain advertising on or off the Services. |
| 90 | These personalized options may help users focus their efforts on high-potential connections, increasing user satisfaction and reducing time spent browsing. | — | Removed |
| 91 | To power some of these features, we may use your Personal Information You Are Required To Provide; Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties; Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide, including sensitive Personal Information; and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties. | — | Removed |
| 92 | For the avoidance of doubt, we do not use HIV status, Last Tested Date, Testing Reminders, Health Practices, Poz and Sober Tags and Tribes, and vaccination status for AI-powered features or AI training. | — | Removed |
| 93 | While some of these AI-powered features may be available directly only to certain users, for example subscribers to Grindr’s premium services, other Grindr users may also benefit from AI-powered features through increased visibility and interaction opportunities with other users. | — | Removed |
| 94 | HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION To enable you to make meaningful connections, Grindr allows you to share information about yourself with the Grindr Community and third parties in connection with our providing you with the Grindr Properties as described in this Policy. | — | Removed |
| 95 | In general, we share your Personal Information in the following ways: The Grindr Community. | — | Removed |
| 96 | The Grindr Services are intended to be a safe space where you can discover, navigate, and interact with others in the Grindr Community. | — | Removed |
| 97 | As part of the Services, Grindr enables you to share your Profile Information, location, and other information with the Grindr Community. | — | Removed |
| 98 | Third-Party Partners. | — | Removed |
| 99 | Grindr shares Personal Information with a number of third-party partners to bring you the Grindr Properties, such as Service Providers (e.g., Sift for fraud prevention and PartnerHero for customer support), Ad / Marketing Partners help facilitate advertising experiences (e.g., AppLovin), and Other Partners that support the Grindr Properties and with whom you may provide Personal Information to directly (e.g., Stripe for payment processing). | — | Removed |
| 100 | For the avoidance of doubt, Grindr only shares HIV status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status with necessary Service Providers such as companies that host data on our behalf (e.g., Amazon Web Services) or help in processing data access requests you initiate (e.g., PartnerHero) - we do not share this information with any advertising companies. [LEARN MORE] Business Transactions. | — | Removed |
| 101 | If another company acquires, or plans to acquire, our company, business, or assets, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Policy. | — | Removed |
| 102 | Legal Obligations. | — | Removed |
| 103 | We may access, preserve, and disclose Personal Information to investigate, prevent, or take action in connection with: (i) enforcement of the Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service ; (ii) claims that any content or behavior violates our policies or the rights of third parties; (iii) requests for customer service; (iv) technical issues; (v) protecting the rights, property, or personal safety of Grindr, its users, or the public; (vi) lawful legal requests including subpoenas, warrants, or court orders or in connection with any legal process; (vii) establishing or exercising our legal rights or defending against legal claims; (viii) tax and accounting purposes; or (ix) as otherwise required by law, (collectively "Legal Obligations"). | — | Removed |
| 104 | HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We retain your Personal Information for no longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as otherwise permitted or pursuant to Legal Obligations or pursuant to the Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service and/or the Grindr Community Guidelines . | — | Removed |
| 105 | We also retain a device identifier (i.e., IDFV and Android ID) and limited log information for up to a period of two years following account deletion to support internal reporting, metrics, and statistics. | — | Removed |
| 106 | Personal Information may be retained for longer periods of time if required for legal or security purposes. | — | Removed |
| 107 | For example, Grindr may retain some account information, a device identifier (i.e., IDFV and Android ID), and limited log information for accounts or devices that have been banned or that violate the Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service and/or Grindr Community Guidelines . | — | Removed |
| 108 | In some circumstances, Grindr may also retain chat messages used for reporting violative behavior resulting in an account's ban. [LEARN MORE] Server-Side and Local Storage : Grindr retains Personal Information on its servers to support the use of the Grindr Services, including enhanced safety features and an improved user experience across multiple platforms and devices. | — | Removed |
| 109 | If you request your personal information to be deleted, Grindr will delete your chat messages from its systems as a part of your data erasure request in accordance with this Policy. | — | Removed |
| 110 | Grindr cannot guarantee that copies of your chats are not retained on recipients’ devices (e.g., screenshots, local cache) even after the information has been removed from Grindr’s systems. | — | Removed |
| 111 | YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS Where your jurisdiction's law provides, you can make the following choices and exercise the following rights regarding your Personal Information held by Grindr. | — | Removed |
| 112 | For U.S. residents, see Your U.S. State Privacy Rights . | — | Removed |
| 113 | Access & Portability. | — | Removed |
| 114 | You may request that we provide you with confirmation of the Personal Information we process and that we provide you with a machine-readable copy of your Personal Information–including the categories of such Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 115 | We may not be able to provide some elements of information if that information would also reveal Personal Information about another person or if we are legally prevented from disclosing such information. | — | Removed |
| 116 | For more information on how to download your Personal Information from Grindr, click here . | — | Removed |
| 117 | If you have questions regarding your Access & Portability output, reach out to us here . | — | Removed |
| 118 | Legal Bases for Processing. | — | Removed |
| 119 | You can learn about the bases upon which we rely for processing your Personal Information by clicking here . | — | Removed |
| 120 | Delete Account and Related Information. | — | Removed |
| 121 | You may delete your account and related Profile Information at any time. | — | Removed |
| 122 | After deletion, your Personal Information will be deleted from Grindr's systems in accordance with this Policy. | — | Removed |
| 123 | There are circumstances where some or all of your information may be retained after your request (such as for Legal Obligations, moderation review, dispute resolution, and other matters in accordance with this Policy). | — | Removed |
| 124 | For more information on how to delete your account, click here . | — | Removed |
| 125 | Correct Profile Information. | — | Removed |
| 126 | By creating an account, you are providing us your Personal Information for your Grindr Profile. | — | Removed |
| 127 | You can review and change your Profile Information by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 128 | Behavioral Advertising On Websites, Third-Party Platforms, and the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 129 | You can opt-out or opt-in of the sharing of your Personal Information (or the "sale" of your Personal Information as the practice may be referred to in some jurisdictions) with our Ad / Marketing Partners for behavioral advertising purposes. | — | Removed |
| 130 | Please note that opting-out of behavioral advertising does not mean that you will not receive advertising while using the free version of Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 131 | It will, however, exclude you from interest-based advertising as provided by the applicable choice mechanisms. [LEARN MORE] For more information on how to opt out of behavioral advertising on the various Grindr Properties, click here . | — | Removed |
| 132 | Please note that all users, including subscribers to Grindr’s premium services, may still be shown first-party advertising on the Grindr platform. | — | Removed |
| 133 | Promotional Emails. | — | Removed |
| 134 | You may choose to allow us to use your email address to send free newsletters, surveys, offers, and other promotional materials related to Grindr and/or the Grindr Properties, as well as targeted offers from third parties. | — | Removed |
| 135 | You can stop receiving promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in emails that you receive. | — | Removed |
| 136 | If you unsubscribe from receiving such promotional emails, we may still send you service-related communications, and the Grindr Services will continue to deliver you in-app messages. | — | Removed |
| 137 | Third-Party Tracking. | — | Removed |
| 138 | In addition to controlling your preferences via our Consent Management Platform [LEARN MORE] , you may opt-out of Google Analytics' collection and use of your Personal Information on the Grindr Site by following the instructions here to download an opt-out browser add-on. | — | Removed |
| 139 | Third-Party Sharing. | — | Removed |
| 140 | You can see the Personal Information shared with third parties (including our ad/marketing partners) and the categories of third parties with whom we partner by clicking here . | — | Removed |
| 141 | Restrict Processing. | — | Removed |
| 142 | Under certain circumstances, you may limit the way we process your Personal Information (e.g., through controls provided by your device's operating system, like "Location" (defined below) access, Location granularity, and opting out of the use of your Ad ID for behavioral advertising). | — | Removed |
| 143 | Withdraw Consent. | — | Removed |
| 144 | You may withdraw consent that you have previously given us at any time. | — | Removed |
| 145 | Revocation of your consent will only apply to future processing activities and will not apply retroactively. | — | Removed |
| 146 | To learn more about the processing activities where Grindr relies on your consent, refer to our Legal Bases. [LEARN MORE] Object to Processing. | — | Removed |
| 147 | You may object to us relying on our legitimate interests as the reason for processing your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 148 | Profiling. | — | Removed |
| 149 | Your Personal Information will not involve processing for the purposes of profiling (i.e., automated decisions or inferences) in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. | — | Removed |
| 150 | Grindr simply helps you make connections with other Grindr users we think you may like; we do not make decisions on employment, credit, housing, etc. | — | Removed |
| 151 | Click here for more information about Profiling. | — | Removed |
| 152 | Verification of Account Ownership. | — | Removed |
| 153 | The easiest way to exercise your rights while protecting your privacy and security is by logging into your account to validate that you are the owner, so we can verify your identity associated with your Grindr account. | — | Removed |
| 154 | You can also make a request outside of your Grindr account by clicking here , but then we'll require some additional information to authenticate your identity associated with your account. | — | Removed |
| 155 | To exercise your choice and rights or to make a request outside of your Grindr account, click here . | — | Removed |
| 156 | You can visit our Privacy and Safety Center within the settings menu in the App, or on the web here , to learn more about our features that support your privacy and choices. | — | Removed |
| 157 | Statistics pertaining to Grindr's processing of access, erasure and opt-out requests can be found here . | — | Removed |
| 158 | HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION At Grindr, we take seriously the privacy and security of your Personal Information, including information considered sensitive. | — | Removed |
| 159 | Our cybersecurity team actively works to maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the Grindr Properties, and our policies and protocols are focused on protecting your Personal and sensitive Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 160 | We consistently strive to improve our defenses in the ongoing battle against threat actors. | — | Removed |
| 161 | That said, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure, and Grindr cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 162 | Our security, safety, and privacy features are provided on an "as-is" basis. | — | Removed |
| 163 | As such, their effectiveness and error-free operation cannot be guaranteed, and we cannot ensure absolute confidentiality, anonymity, or personal safety. | — | Removed |
| 164 | Individuals who have specific concerns about how their data may be protected are advised not to use the Properties. | — | Removed |
| 165 | In the event that we are required by law to inform you of any unauthorized access to your Personal Information, we may notify you electronically or in writing in accordance with applicable law. | — | Removed |
| 166 | HOW TO CONTACT US OR FILE COMPLAINTS Contact Information. | — | Removed |
| 167 | Grindr welcomes your comments, questions, or complaints regarding this Privacy and Cookie Policy, our use of your Personal Information, or our response to your requests regarding your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 168 | Please contact us by email at privacy@grindr.com or by postal mail at: Grindr LLC, Attn: Privacy Office, PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069. | — | Removed |
| 169 | POLICY CHANGES The latest version of the policy available at https://www.grindr.com/privacy-policy/ will govern our use of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 170 | Grindr may revise this policy from time to time. | — | Removed |
| 171 | If Grindr determines, in its sole discretion, that the changes we make to this policy are material, we will notify you in advance (e.g., within the Services). | — | Removed |
| 172 | PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND DATA RETENTION Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | — | Removed |
| 173 | This section provides a more detailed overview of the specific types of Personal Information we collect and our data retention practices. | — | Removed |
| 174 | PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT We start to collect Personal Information as soon as you start interacting with the Grindr Properties on the web, by downloading the app, liking us on social media, or contacting us directly. | — | Removed |
| 175 | We may collect Personal Information directly from you, directly from your device, or from third parties [LEARN MORE] . | — | Removed |
| 176 | We need to collect some Personal Information from you in order to provide you access to and operate our Properties; sometimes providing Personal Information is optional. | — | Removed |
| 177 | PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE While the following provides examples of the Personal Information that Grindr collects, note that not all Grindr Properties collect all of the data listed below. | — | Removed |
| 178 | In order to use the Grindr Services, you are required to provide Personal Information (i.e., email or a third-party social log-in like Meta or Google, phone number, and date of birth) for account registration and authentication and/or verification purposes. | — | Removed |
| 179 | If you utilize a third-party social log-in, the third party provides us with access to certain information that they have about you (e.g., display name and email address) for authentication and account creation purposes. | — | Removed |
| 180 | In certain jurisdictions (including the UK), we may conduct age assurance to verify your age. | — | Removed |
| 181 | We may require you to provide a video selfie or pair a video selfie with an official photo ID to confirm you are 18 or older. | — | Removed |
| 182 | We may collect government-issued identification, postal address, signature, and phone number to assist with account authentication processes (e.g., password changes, email address updates, ban appeals, and profile deletions when a user no longer has access to their Grindr account or the email address used to create it) and we may also collect email address and a photo of yourself (i.e., a "selfie"), including to evaluate impersonation reports. | — | Removed |
| 183 | PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE Profile Information. | — | Removed |
| 184 | When you create a Grindr account, you choose to provide us Personal Information about yourself for your Grindr Profile. | — | Removed |
| 185 | For example, you may voluntarily provide your Personal Information such as your photos, display name, content in your "About Me" section, tags you may wish to include in the "My Tags" section, stats (including your age, height, weight, body type, position, ethnicity, relationship status, "My Tribes"), expectations (e.g., "I'm Looking For", "Meet At", "Accepts NSFW Pics"), identity (including Gender and Pronouns), self-reported health information (including HIV status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status - see below for more information), social links (including Instagram username, Spotify top songs, X handle, and Facebook username), and any other information that you choose to add to your profile on the Grindr Services (collectively "Profile Information"). | — | Removed |
| 186 | As the Grindr Services are designed as an open social networking platform enabling users to connect and share information, when you use the Grindr Services, your Grindr Profile and Profile Information are public, meaning other users of the Grindr Services can see your Grindr Profile, Profile Information, and other Personal Information (including Personal Information that could be considered "sensitive" in some jurisdictions and contexts, such as your health information - see below for more information) posted by you. | — | Removed |
| 187 | For example, other users can search for you, search for your profile characteristics, see if you've viewed their profile, or see you listed as being within their vicinity. | — | Removed |
| 188 | Users of the Grindr Services may be able to determine your identity based on what you share in your Grindr Profile as well as in chats. | — | Removed |
| 189 | Do not include information in your Grindr Profile that you want to keep private . | — | Removed |
| 190 | For example, if you do not want your HIV status or vaccination status to be known, you should not include that information in your Grindr Profile. | — | Removed |
| 191 | You should carefully consider what Personal Information to include in your Grindr Profile, and you can review and change that information at any time by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Services. | — | Removed |
| 192 | Note on "sensitive" Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 193 | In some jurisdictions and under some regulations, information that may reveal an individual's racial or ethnic origin or details on their health or sex life/sexual orientation, among other data, may be considered "sensitive" or "special category" Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 194 | You determine whether you provide such data within your profile. | — | Removed |
| 195 | Such information may also be revealed to the Grindr Community and with users with whom you interact if you choose certain Tags, if you choose to disclose such information in your "About Me" section, in your posts as part of a “Right Now” session, or via private messages you send other users. | — | Removed |
| 196 | You can review, change, or remove such information at any time by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Services. | — | Removed |
| 197 | Grindr relies on your consent for the collection and processing of sensitive Personal Information, as indicated by your inclusion of this information in your Profile. [LEARN MORE] Note on health information, including HIV Status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status. | — | Removed |
| 198 | To better support the community's wellbeing, and at the recommendation of HIV prevention and health experts and the Grindr Community, we give you the option of publishing certain self-reported health characteristics, such as your HIV status, Last Tested Date, whether you are using PrEP or DoxyPEP, and/or vaccination status, in your public Grindr profile. | — | Removed |
| 199 | As mentioned above, such data may be considered "sensitive" in some jurisdictions and contexts. | — | Removed |
| 200 | Grindr uses Last Tested Date to send you periodic reminders to get tested if you choose to opt in to receiving this reminder. | — | Removed |
| 201 | If you choose to include this information in your profile, it will become public to other users of the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 202 | As a result, you should carefully consider whether you want to disclose your HIV status, Last Tested Date, and/or vaccination status. | — | Removed |
| 203 | Please note that Grindr does not verify this health information. | — | Removed |
| 204 | You can review, change, and/or remove your HIV status, Last Tested Date, and/or vaccination status information at any time by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Services. | — | Removed |
| 205 | Feedback/Support-Related Information. | — | Removed |
| 206 | If you provide us feedback or contact Grindr customer support, we collect your name and email address and possibly other Personal Information (e.g., IP address), as well as any other content that you send to us in order to reply and address any issue. | — | Removed |
| 207 | If you contact customer support, we also collect and retain certain technical diagnostic data, such as your phone model. | — | Removed |
| 208 | Social Features. | — | Removed |
| 209 | The Grindr Services include features that permit interactions that you initiate between the Grindr Services and third-party websites or services, including third-party social networks (collectively "Social Features"). | — | Removed |
| 210 | For example, you may include a link to your Instagram and/or Facebook accounts from within your Grindr Profile. | — | Removed |
| 211 | If you choose to use Social Features on the Grindr Services, both Grindr and the third-party services that operate those Social Features may have access to certain Personal Information about you and your use of both the Grindr Services and theirs. | — | Removed |
| 212 | The Personal Information collected and stored by third parties remains subject to those third parties' privacy practices, including whether the third parties continue to share Personal Information with us. | — | Removed |
| 213 | Mailing List-Related Information. | — | Removed |
| 214 | If we collect your email address and you opt into our mailing list, we may send you Grindr news, Grindr Properties information and updates, and first- and third-party offers. | — | Removed |
| 215 | You always have the option to unsubscribe through a link in the footer of these emails. | — | Removed |
| 216 | We may still send you service-oriented emails related to your account. | — | Removed |
| 217 | Survey and Interview-Related Information. | — | Removed |
| 218 | When you participate in a survey, you choose to provide us additional Personal Information through the survey, which may include sensitive Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 219 | If the survey is provided by a third-party service provider, the third party's privacy policy, which is available from within the survey experience, applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information. | — | Removed |
| 220 | Similarly, from time-to-time, we ask users to help us improve our Properties by volunteering for interviews, including via video. | — | Removed |
| 221 | We may use a third party to support these interviews. | — | Removed |
| 222 | Photos, Videos, and Audio. | — | Removed |
| 223 | We may collect audio, electronic, visual, or similar information if you enable video or photo features in Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 224 | If you upload a photo, video, create an Album, or send an audio message while using the Grindr Services, you will be required to permit the Grindr Services to access your camera, photo gallery, and/or microphone, in which case Grindr will have access to the photos and videos stored in your photo gallery. | — | Removed |
| 225 | The Grindr Services also offers the ability to send recorded videos or to engage in live audio and video chats. | — | Removed |
| 226 | After you start a chat with another Grindr user, you can send recorded videos or participate in a live audio or video call with that user. | — | Removed |
| 227 | Location and Distance Information. | — | Removed |
| 228 | We may collect your precise location ("Location") from your device to determine your distance from other users ("Distance Information") and display your profile on the Grindr Properties. | — | Removed |
| 229 | The Grindr Services are designed to allow users to share your Location and/or Distance Information. | — | Removed |
| 230 | When enabled, Distance Information is public and indicates to other users of the Grindr Services the distance you are in feet or meters from them. | — | Removed |
| 231 | Your Distance Information will be displayed in your profile in those users' search results should you elect to display your relative distance. | — | Removed |
| 232 | Should you choose not to allow the Grindr Services to access your Location, certain features of the Grindr Services (such as displaying nearby user profiles or features that include Location Sharing) will not function properly. | — | Removed |
| 233 | Note that Grindr Services users can use features such as "Explore", “Travel” or “Roam” to search for or connect with other users in a geographic location outside of their immediate location. | — | Removed |
| 234 | Sophisticated users who use the Grindr Services in an unauthorized manner, or other users who change their location while you remain in the same location, may use Distance Information to determine your exact location and may be able to determine your identity. | — | Removed |
| 235 | You may choose to hide your Distance Information; however, the Grindr Services will continue to sort and display your profile based on your relative distance from other users. | — | Removed |
| 236 | Accordingly, even if you choose to hide your Distance Information, others may nevertheless be able to determine your Location. | — | Removed |
| 237 | You may revoke this permission and disable the location services on your device on an iPhone by going to Settings> Privacy> Location Services> Grindr and on an Android device by going to Settings> Location> Grindr> Permissions> Location; and on Grindr Web by going to your browser settings. | — | Removed |
| 238 | In some jurisdictions and under some regulations, precise location information may be considered "sensitive" or "special category" Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 239 | Location Sharing in Chat. | — | Removed |
| 240 | You can share your current Location with another user via a chat message through the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 241 | The Location you share is not updated once shared. | — | Removed |
| 242 | You can revoke your consent to sharing this Location at any time by utilizing the "Unsend Location" button within the Services. | — | Removed |
| 243 | Messages. | — | Removed |
| 244 | When you send a message to other users using the Grindr Services (which could include content such as photos, location, audio, video, emojis, giphys, reactions, etc.), we may collect Personal Information that includes the content of the message in accordance with our Privacy Policy. | — | Removed |
| 245 | If you send messages, you will be providing the user who views your message (and Grindr) with your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 246 | Don't send messages or share content that you wouldn't want someone to save or share, as users may save content or copy it outside the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 247 | We store chat messages on our servers in accordance with our retention policy. | — | Removed |
| 248 | Therefore, if you choose to delete your account, messages you sent to another user may still be available on that user's device. | — | Removed |
| 249 | Do not share your Account Credentials through messages, or any other Personal Information that you don't want other users to know about you. | — | Removed |
| 250 | PERSONAL INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM YOUR DEVICE WHEN YOU USE THE GRINDR PROPERTIES User Activity. | — | Removed |
| 251 | We collect certain Personal Information that is generated through your use of the Grindr Properties. | — | Removed |
| 252 | This Personal Information includes, among other things, information about whose user profiles you have viewed, purchases through the Grindr Properties, how you've interacted with the Grindr Services, and how you communicate with other users. | — | Removed |
| 253 | Hardware and Software Information. | — | Removed |
| 254 | We collect certain hardware and software information about you and your device such as device make, device model, device IDs (i.e., Identifier for Vendor (IDFV) and Android ID), carrier, data connection type, browser type, operating system, IP address, domain name, date/time stamp for your visit, device/operating system orientation, app crashes, and device advertising identifiers (e.g., Google's GAID and Apple's IDFA, which can be reset by going to your device's setting). | — | Removed |
| 255 | All of the foregoing is collectively known as "Hardware and Software Information" and is generally collected via Software Development Kits ("SDKs") and Application Programming Interfaces ("APIs"). | — | Removed |
| 256 | Cookies, Log Files, and Other Tracking Technologies. | — | Removed |
| 257 | We use cookies and URL information to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit. | — | Removed |
| 258 | If you choose to disable cookies, some features of the Grindr Properties may not work as expected. | — | Removed |
| 259 | For more Information regarding cookies and other tracking technologies, please see Cookies and Other Technologies. [LEARN MORE] PERSONAL INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THIRD PARTIES Purchase Information from Third-Party Payment Processors. | — | Removed |
| 260 | We use various third-party payment processors, including Google Play, Apple, and Stripe. | — | Removed |
| 261 | When you choose to make a purchase through the Grindr Properties, you submit Personal Information such as your name, payment card information, billing information, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to one of our third-party payment processors. | — | Removed |
| 262 | Grindr does not process payment card information directly; however, our third-party payment processors may provide certain information to us (e.g., your name, address, partial payment card number, and e-mail address). | — | Removed |
| 263 | Consent Preferences. | — | Removed |
| 264 | Grindr utilizes a consent management platform (“CMP”), that allows you to choose whether you receive behavioral advertising and control the data you permit us to share with third-party advertisers and analytics partners. | — | Removed |
| 265 | Grindr’s current CMP is provided by Ketch. | — | Removed |
| 266 | As a result, Grindr receives your consent preferences from Ketch You can read Ketch's privacy policy here . | — | Removed |
| 267 | Third-Party Platform Information. | — | Removed |
| 268 | If you utilize a third-party social log-in (e.g., Facebook or Google ), the third party provides us with access to certain information that they have about you for authentication and account creation purposes (e.g., display name and email address), which we use for the above mentioned purposes. | — | Removed |
| 269 | We may also access information contained in tracking technology placed on your device by the third-party platform. | — | Removed |
| 270 | Remember, when you elect to create a Grindr account via a third party, you are also giving them Personal Information, so we recommend you read their privacy policies, which control how they use your information and which may also provide additional data management tools you can use. | — | Removed |
| 271 | DATA RETENTION We retain your Personal Information for no longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or pursuant to Grindr’s Terms and Conditions of Service and/or Grindr’s Community Guidelines . | — | Removed |
| 272 | Grindr generally retains data provided by users (such as account registration information, Profile Information, and message content) and data generated from users (such as activities of users on the Services) for as long as an account is active – this helps us provide a seamless user experience and facilitate features (e.g., storage of chat messages on Grindr servers for cross-device use of Grindr profiles for users with active accounts). | — | Removed |
| 273 | If you decide to delete your Profile, your Profile will no longer be visible to other Grindr users and your Personal Information will generally be deleted within 28 days, unless the data must be retained: To evidence decisions made to protect the safety of our users (e.g., if we ban an account we keep some information to document the reasons for and to maintain the ban, including log-in information, photo, display name, reports against the user, and message content). | — | Removed |
| 274 | To support information security, fraud prevention, and anti-spam efforts, and to protect the overall safety and vital interests of our users (e.g., log-in and signup behavior for security purposes and interactions with our APIs to help in the prevention of fraud). | — | Removed |
| 275 | To comply with our Legal Obligations (e.g., information related to purchase history to support tax and accounting purposes, to support a valid legal subpoena, or a request asking us to preserve or produce information). | — | Removed |
| 276 | To support the ways we process Personal Information under certain legal bases (i.e., for our own legitimate interests, like a device identifier (i.e., IDFV and Android ID) for internal reporting and metrics for a period of up to two years). [LEARN MORE] Note that we will delete your account if you are inactive and do not log into your account after a period of two (2) years. | — | Removed |
| 277 | Beyond this 2-year period, to support account and platform safety, Grindr will retain limited information such as records of your legal agreements (e.g., acceptance of Terms of Service), your account creation mechanism, and your block requests, should you decide to reinstate your account at a later date. | — | Removed |
| 278 | Server-side and Local Storage. | — | Removed |
| 279 | Grindr retains Personal Information on its systems to support the use of the Grindr Services, including enhanced safety features and an improved user experience across multiple platforms and devices. | — | Removed |
| 280 | If you request your personal information to be deleted, Grindr will delete your chat messages from its systems as a part of your data erasure request in accordance with this Privacy Policy. | — | Removed |
| 281 | Grindr cannot guarantee that copies of your chats are not retained on recipients’ devices (e.g., screenshots, local cache) even after the information has been removed from Grindr’s systems. | — | Removed |
| 282 | Data Sources. | — | Removed |
| 283 | All of the Personal Information we collect about you is provided by you, the user. | — | Removed |
| 284 | Grindr may also collect this information from other sources, including: Open ID Providers. | — | Removed |
| 285 | Grindr partners with OpenID providers, such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and possibly others in the future, to allow users an option to create and authenticate their Grindr account through those services. | — | Removed |
| 286 | In some cases, as part of the account linking process with the OpenID partner, we may receive information about you from those partners. | — | Removed |
| 287 | Please consult that partner's instructions on how to remove account access from Grindr. | — | Removed |
| 288 | Device. | — | Removed |
| 289 | There may be information that Grindr collects from the mobile OS (operating system) or web browser (e.g., your location). | — | Removed |
| 290 | This collection usually first requires your consent for our Properties to do so. | — | Removed |
| 291 | Third-Party Apps. | — | Removed |
| 292 | Third-party applications that Grindr partners with to help facilitate our Properties (e.g., Google, Apple, Braze, Appsflyer, ZenDesk, etc.). | — | Removed |
| 293 | HOW WE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September-11 or user acknowledgment. | — | Removed |
| 294 | Depending upon your use of the Grindr Properties, Grindr shares your Personal Information with others in the following ways: The Grindr Community. | — | Removed |
| 295 | Grindr enables you to share your Profile Information, Distance Information (i.e., how far you are away in feet or meters), Location (i.e., your precise location), message information, and other activity on the Services with users who are part of the Grindr Community. | — | Removed |
| 296 | In addition to the information you choose to share directly, we may also use AI to help surface or highlight certain information you’ve provided, such as compatibility signals, communication patterns, or behavioral insights, to other users, in order to support more relevant and timely connections. | — | Removed |
| 297 | Third-Party Partners. | — | Removed |
| 298 | Grindr shares Personal Information with a number of third-party partners to bring you the Grindr Properties, as described below [LEARN MORE] . | — | Removed |
| 299 | For the avoidance of doubt, Grindr shares HIV status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status only with necessary Service Providers such as companies that host data on our behalf (e.g., Amazon Web Services), help in processing data access requests you initiate (e.g., PartnerHero), or that send testing reminders (e.g., sharing of Last Tested Date with Braze) within the Services -- we do not share this information with any advertising companies. | — | Removed |
| 300 | We share your Personal Information with third-party partners in the following ways: Service Providers. | — | Removed |
| 301 | We share your Personal Information with Service Providers that provide many of the elements necessary to host, manage, and provide you with the Grindr Services and Properties, conduct quality assurance testing, monitor activity on the Grindr Properties, provide technical support, and/or provide other services to Grindr such as enabling Grindr Service-related advertisements on third-party platforms. | — | Removed |
| 302 | We also may share your Personal Information with AI partners to enhance security and to personalize your experience with the Grindr Services, which includes the use of automated decision-making, and with analytics partners that support our ability to analyze how our users interact with the Grindr Properties, allowing us to continuously improve our offerings. | — | Removed |
| 303 | Certain third-party partners may also collect information directly from you as described in this Policy (e.g., IDFA/IDFV, device information, etc.) through tracking technologies such as cookies or SDKs. These partners are aware that such data is being transmitted from Grindr. | — | Removed |
| 304 | The privacy policies of these third-party partners apply to their collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 305 | Ad / Marketing Partners. | — | Removed |
| 306 | We share only limited Personal Information with our Ad / Marketing Partners and some information may be subject to consent. | — | Removed |
| 307 | The Personal Information that facilitates ads on Grindr may include device identifiers (e.g., Identifier For Vendor ("IDFV") and Android ID), device advertising identifiers (e.g., Identifier for Advertiser ("IDFA") and Google Ad ID ("GAID")), additional Hardware and Software Information (e.g., IP address), and non-sensitive Profile Information (e.g. age). | — | Removed |
| 308 | Please know that your self-reported health information, chat messages, and media (e.g., images) are never shared for behavioral advertising purposes. | — | Removed |
| 309 | These third-parties may also collect information directly from you as described in this Privacy and Cookie Policy through tracking technologies such as cookies or SDKs. Our Ad / Marketing Partners are aware that such data is being transmitted from Grindr. | — | Removed |
| 310 | The privacy policies of the third-party companies apply to their collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 311 | You can control your advertising preferences as outlined in the “ Behavioral Advertising ” section of this Privacy Policy. | — | Removed |
| 312 | Other Partners. | — | Removed |
| 313 | We engage with several Other Partners that support the Grindr Properties but that you directly access and provide Personal Information to, like social media partners for authentication and/or account linking. | — | Removed |
| 314 | Business Transactions. | — | Removed |
| 315 | If another company acquires, or plans to acquire, our company, business, or assets, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Policy. | — | Removed |
| 316 | Legal Obligations. | — | Removed |
| 317 | For example, Grindr may preserve or disclose Personal Information in response to a lawful legal request, including: subpoenas, warrants, or court orders; in connection with any legal process; to comply with relevant laws; to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies; or as otherwise required by law. | — | Removed |
| 318 | EEA/UK Data Transfers. | — | Removed |
| 319 | Grindr is a U.S.-based company with no EEA/EU/UK establishments at this time. | — | Removed |
| 320 | By using the Grindr Properties, you are transmitting information to Grindr in the United States and its service providers (in the United States and third countries). | — | Removed |
| 321 | If you are a resident of another country, note that the United States and other third countries may not afford the same privacy protections as your country of residence. | — | Removed |
| 322 | We will take steps to ensure that transfers of Personal Information are in accordance with applicable law, carefully managed to protect your rights, and limited to countries that are recognized as providing an adequate level of legal protection (or where we can be satisfied that alternative arrangements are in place to protect your rights). | — | Removed |
| 323 | To this end: We will ensure that transfers within Grindr and its affiliates are covered by an agreement that contractually obliges each member to ensure that Personal Information receives an adequate and consistent level of protection wherever its transferred within the Grindr affiliates; Where we transfer your Personal Information outside Grindr, including to third parties who help provide the Grindr Properties, we will obtain contractual commitments from them to protect your Personal Information (for certain information on data transfer locations, please visit the various privacy policies of Grindr's third parties linked in the Third Parties section. [LEARN MORE] ); Where we receive requests for information from law enforcement or regulators, we will carefully validate these requests before Personal Information is disclosed. | — | Removed |
| 324 | BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | — | Removed |
| 325 | Behavioral Advertising On Websites (including Grindr Web). | — | Removed |
| 326 | Our websites may allow for third-party behavioral advertising. | — | Removed |
| 327 | This means that a third party may use technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our websites so that they can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interests. | — | Removed |
| 328 | For more information on third-party tracking technology, please visit Cookie and Other Technologies . | — | Removed |
| 329 | Advertising may appear either on our website or on other websites not operated by Grindr. | — | Removed |
| 330 | You can opt-out from some third-party behavioral advertising at the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US , the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada , or the European Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe . | — | Removed |
| 331 | Please note that opting-out of behavioral advertising does not mean that you will not receive advertising while using the Grindr Properties. | — | Removed |
| 332 | It will, however, exclude you from interest-based advertising conducted through participating networks, as provided by their policies and choice mechanisms. | — | Removed |
| 333 | Behavioral Advertising Within The Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 334 | Before creating your Grindr account, you will be presented with a consent preference screen where you can control if your Personal Information can be used by our Ad / Marketing Partners. | — | Removed |
| 335 | You can also access the Consent Preference Center from within the settings menu of the Grindr Services at any time. | — | Removed |
| 339 | For users who would like to control their choices at the device level on the Grindr App, you can opt-out of behavioral targeting on iOS devices by (i) going into Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking > toggle “Allow Apps to Request to Track” to the left OR toggle “Grindr” to the left or (ii) by visiting Apple's website for more information on App Tracking Transparency. | 71 | Please note that some of these mechanisms are specific to the particular browser or device or apply only when you are logged in to your account. |
| 340 | On Android devices, you can opt-out by (i) opening the "Google Settings," clicking on "Ads" and enabling "Opt out of interest based ads"; or (ii) by visiting the European Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). | 72 | You may need to opt out again if you delete your cookies or reset your device. |
| 341 | If you opt out via the device-level settings of an iOS device, our CMP may reflect these settings. | 73 | HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION We retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as otherwise permitted or pursuant to legal obligations, the Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service and Community Guidelines . |
| 342 | Please note that how we handle your consent preferences will depend on whether you are interacting with the Grindr Services or websites. | 74 | Retention periods differ depending on criteria such as the sensitivity of the personal information, the duration of our relationship with you, or if retention is required for legal or security purposes. |
| 343 | For example, when logged in to the Grindr App, your consent preferences will be handled by our in-app CMP. | 75 | For example, Grindr generally retains data provided by users (such as account registration information, profile information, and message content) and data generated from users (such as activities of users on the Services) for as long as your account is active. |
| 344 | If visiting www.grindr.com, your consent preferences may differ since these websites will recognize your device/browser independent of your Grindr account. | 76 | We also retain a device identifier (i.e., IDFV and Android ID) and limited log information for a period of up to two years following account deletion to support internal reporting, metrics, and statistics. |
| 345 | Behavioral Advertising on Third-Party Platforms. | 77 | If you decide to delete your Profile, it will no longer be visible to other Grindr users and your personal information will generally be deleted within 28 days. |
| 346 | You will be presented with a consent preference screen where you can control if your Personal Information can be used by Grindr to perform advertising campaigns for the Grindr Services on third-party platforms (e.g., Meta, Snap, etc.). | 78 | In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations. |
| 347 | See "Behavioral Advertising Within The Grindr Services" section for further details on the CMP and opting out of behavioral targeting at the device level. | 79 | For example, Grindr may retain some account information, a device identifier (i.e., IDFV and Android ID), and limited log information associated with accounts or devices that have been banned or found to violate the Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service or Community Guidelines , and where relevant, may also retain chat messages used to report and assess the violative behavior that resulted in the ban. [LEARN MORE] DATA TRANSFERS Grindr is a U.S.-based company with no EEA/EU/UK/Swiss establishments at this time. |
| 348 | Opt-Out Preference Signals. | 80 | When you use the Services, your personal information will be processed by Grindr and its service providers in countries outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland, including in the United States. |
| 349 | Grindr will attempt to recognize and process opt-out preference signals in a seamless manner. | 81 | The United States and other third countries may not afford the same privacy protections as your country of residence. |
| 350 | Please see more details regarding opt-out preference signals in the “ Your U.S. State Privacy Rights ” section of this Policy. | 82 | We will take steps to ensure that transfers of personal information are in accordance with applicable law, carefully managed to protect your rights, and are either: ● limited to recipients in countries that are recognized as providing an adequate level of protection by the European Commission or under UK or Swiss data protection laws (as applicable), including recipients in the U.S. that are certified to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and UK or Swiss Extension; or ● governed by agreements that incorporate standard contractual clauses approved for the transfer of personal information to recipients in third countries by the European Commission or under UK or Swiss data protection laws (as applicable) YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS Where your jurisdiction's law provides, you can make the following choices and request to exercise the following rights regarding your personal information held by Grindr. ● Access & Portability. |
| 351 | For more information on how to opt out of behavioral advertising on the various Grindr Properties, click here . | 83 | You may request that we provide you with confirmation that we process your personal information, a machine-readable copy of your personal information (including the categories of such personal information), and other information about our data processing practices (such as to whom we disclose personal information). |
| 352 | COOKIES AND OTHER TECH Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | 84 | For more information on how to download your personal information from Grindr, click here . |
| 353 | "Cookies" are small text files placed on your device or browser when you visit a website or otherwise interact with an online service. | 85 | If you have questions regarding your Access & Portability output, reach out to us here . ● Deletion. |
| 354 | Cookies are used to collect and store information that is sent back to our servers or those of third parties. | 86 | You may request that we delete the personal information we have collected from or about you. |
| 355 | We use cookies and similar technologies to conduct essential functions, collect statistical data, provide interest-based advertising, integrate with third-parties, and fulfill other legitimate purposes described below. | 87 | You may also delete your profile and related information by following the steps outlined here . ● Correction. |
| 356 | You may visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more about cookies. | 88 | You may request that we correct your personal information. |
| 357 | First-party and third-party cookies. | 89 | You may also use the “Edit Profile” section of the Services to review and change your Profile Information. ● Restrict Processing. |
| 358 | Grindr websites utilize first-party and third-party cookies. | 90 | Under certain circumstances, you may request that we limit the way we process your personal information (e.g., through controls provided by your device's operating system). ● Withdraw Consent. |
| 359 | First-party cookies are cookies placed on your device directly by us (e.g., to adapt our website to your browser's language preferences and to better understand your use of the Grindr Properties). | 91 | Where we process personal information based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. |
| 360 | Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our partners and service providers (e.g., to gather performance data or to enable you to log on using a third-party social media platform). | 92 | Withdrawing your consent will only apply to future processing activities and will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew your consent. |
| 361 | Session and persistent cookies. | 93 | For example, you may be able to withdraw your consent or opt out of certain uses of your “sensitive” or “special category” data by going to your in-app Settings and then tapping Privacy Settings. |
| 362 | All cookies have an expiration date. | 94 | Note that if you opt out, your data may continue to be processed where permitted under applicable law. ● Object to Processing. |
| 363 | There are session cookies and persistent cookies. | 95 | You may object to us processing your personal information, including for relevant AI-related processing of personal information, here . ● Automated decision making. |
| 364 | We use session cookies for many reasons, including for security purposes and to learn more about your use of the Properties so we can continue to ensure the Properties are effective and efficient. | 96 | Grindr does not use AI for decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects, like those related to employment, credit, or housing. |
| 365 | We typically use persistent cookies to help expedite your use of the Properties and for performance evaluation purposes. | 97 | Where we do use AI in other ways, you may have choices over certain AI-related processing in your app Privacy Settings. ● Advertising. |
| 366 | SDKs/APIs. Software development kits ("SDKs") are pieces of code included within apps that function like cookies and web beacons. | 98 | For information about how to opt-out or opt-in to the sharing of your personal information with our advertising and marketing partners for certain analytics and advertising purposes, please see <Cookies and Other Technologies> above. ● Promotional Emails. |
| 367 | Application Programming Interfaces ("APIs") are interfaces that allow our software to interact with other software. | 99 | You can opt out of receiving promotional emails, like newsletters, surveys, and offers, by following the unsubscribe instructions in emails you receive. |
| 368 | For example, we may use SDKs and APIs to assist in delivering ads to users, measure how users navigate our Properties, and support crash reporting. | 100 | If you unsubscribe from receiving such promotional emails, we may still send you service-related communications, and the Services may continue to deliver you in-app messages. |
| 369 | Grindr has implemented a number of controls, including checklists, audits, and security measures, to ensure SDKs and APIs are implemented securely. | 101 | The easiest way to exercise your rights while protecting your privacy and security is by logging into your account to validate that you are the account holder, so we can verify your identity associated with your Grindr account. |
| 370 | Other tracking technologies besides cookies. | 102 | You can also make a request outside of your Grindr account by clicking here , but then we'll require some additional information to authenticate your identity associated with your account. |
| 371 | Grindr also utilizes tracking technologies such as web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear gifs) and tracking URLs for similar purposes as cookies. | 103 | To exercise your choices and rights or to make a request outside of your Grindr account, click here . |
| 372 | Web beacons are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when a person visits our Properties. | 104 | You may also request to exercise these rights by emailing us at privacy@grindr.com . |
| 373 | Tracking URLs are custom-generated links that help us understand where the traffic to our web pages comes from. | 105 | Statistics pertaining to Grindr's processing of access, erasure and opt-out requests can be found here . |
| 374 | Third-Party Tracking. | 106 | HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION At Grindr, we work hard to maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the Services and to protect your personal information. |
| 375 | Our advertisers and certain service providers also use their own cookies or other tracking technologies (such as SDKs) which may collect information about you within the Grindr Properties. | 107 | We consistently strive to improve our defenses in the ongoing battle against threat actors. |
| 376 | We prohibit third-party ad / marketing partners from tracking or monitoring certain Profile Information (e.g., HIV status, Last Tested date, vaccination status, Tribe, etc.). | 108 | That said, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure, and Grindr cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. |
| 377 | They will, however, receive the advertising ID associated with your device and know that the ID was identified on Grindr. | 109 | HOW TO CONTACT US OR FILE COMPLAINTS Contact Information. |
| 378 | HOW DOES GRINDR USE COOKIES? | 110 | Grindr welcomes your comments and questions regarding this Privacy and Cookie Policy or our use of your personal information. |
| 379 | As described in greater detail below, we may use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes: To collect statistical data on our users' interactions with the Grindr Properties; To conduct essential functions, such as identifying authentic web traffic and blocking banned accounts / unauthorized access to the Properties; To integrate with third-party social media platforms if you so choose; To recognize your behaviors and activities over time across multiple websites or other platforms; and To serve you with interest-based or targeted advertising on other websites. | 111 | You can contact us or submit a complaint by email at privacy@grindr.com or by postal mail at: Grindr LLC, Attn: Privacy Office, PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069. |
| 380 | We may link the information collected by cookies with other information we obtain from you in accordance with this Policy and may use the combined information in ways as outlined by this Policy. | 112 | POLICY CHANGES The latest version of the policy available at https://trust.grindr.com/en-US/privacy will govern our use of your personal information. |
| 381 | Similarly, the third parties who serve cookies within the Properties may link the data they obtain through their cookies within the Properties to other information they may have collected about you. | 113 | Grindr may revise this policy from time to time. |
| 382 | Anytime you interact with or provide your Personal Information to a third-party site, we encourage you to consult the site's privacy policy. | 114 | If Grindr determines, in its sole discretion, that the changes we make to this policy are material, we will notify you in advance (e.g., within the Services). |
| 383 | HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COOKIES? | 115 | LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING The table below describes all the purposes for which we collect, use, share, and otherwise process personal information of our users through the Services, the categories of personal information, the lawful basis under which we process personal information (where required by law), the source of the personal information, and the categories of recipients of personal information. |
| 384 | There are several options available for you to use in order for you to manage cookies and tracking technologies while using the Grindr Properties. | 116 | Note: Legal bases apply only as required under applicable law to individuals in certain jurisdictions such as Brazil, EEA/EU, and UK. |
| 385 | Grindr's Consent Management Platform. | 117 | The legal basis for processing may differ in other jurisdictions, such as the US. |
| 386 | You may adjust the information-sharing controls anytime via the Consent Preference Center within the Services. | — | Removed |
| 387 | For non-EU/UK users, this includes opting-out of behavioral advertising or other non-essential tracking technologies. | — | Removed |
| 388 | We provide you with these controls on the Grindr Services and Grindr's websites and your preferences on each platform may be maintained separately (with the exception of the Grindr Services). | — | Removed |
| 389 | General Opt-Out. | — | Removed |
| 390 | Most web browsers accept cookies automatically. | — | Removed |
| 391 | You may also be able to configure your browser settings to use the web-accessible Grindr Properties without some cookie functionality. | — | Removed |
| 392 | You can delete cookies manually or set your browser to automatically delete cookies on a predetermined schedule. | — | Removed |
| 393 | To learn about how to manage cookies on popular browsers, please visit: Apple Safari , Google Chrome , Microsoft Edge , Mozilla Firefox , Brave , DuckDuckGo . | — | Removed |
| 394 | You may also be able to reset device identifiers through settings on your mobile device. | — | Removed |
| 395 | The procedure for managing device identifiers (e.g., IDFA and GAID) is different for each device. | — | Removed |
| 396 | You can check the specific steps in the help or settings menu of your particular device. | — | Removed |
| 397 | THIRD PARTIES Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | — | Removed |
| 398 | Grindr works with third-party partners to bring you the Grindr Properties, and they generally fall into three categories: Service Providers. | — | Removed |
| 399 | Third parties that provide many of the elements necessary to host the Properties, manage our customer relationships, and help provide a richer and safer user experience within our Properties. | — | Removed |
| 400 | Ad / Marketing Partners. | — | Removed |
| 401 | Third parties that facilitate the majority of the advertising experiences within the Grindr Services and also facilitate advertising campaigns regarding the Grindr Services on third-party platforms. | — | Removed |
| 402 | Other Partners. | — | Removed |
| 403 | We have several partners that do not fall into the Service Provider or Ad / Marketing Partner categories, including Social Media partners for authentication and/or account linking, and the provider of the Operating System you may be using to access the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 404 | In these cases, you choose to provide your information to these partners through your direct access to their products and services. | — | Removed |
| 405 | This section provides more detail on who these partners are, what type of information they may receive, for what purposes we may be sharing that information, and a link to their respective privacy policies so you can learn more about their data collection and use practices. | — | Removed |
| 406 | This list of partners will be updated from time to time. | — | Removed |
| 407 | Service Providers Our Service Providers provide a range of services that cover the full spectrum of data types and purposes for which we process user data. | — | Removed |
| 408 | The information is shared with these partners to facilitate the Grindr Properties - in some cases directly (such as video call services through Agora) and in some cases in a support function. | — | Removed |
| 409 | Below is a representative list of our Service Providers, a link to their privacy policies, a summary of the information we may share with them, and a brief description of the types of services they provide for Grindr: Technical Tools and Services: We partner with several companies that provide the technical infrastructure that our Properties run on, and who provide our internal customer services systems, case management tools, and fraud prevention services. | — | Removed |
| 410 | We sometimes use software engineering and support contractors to help us further extend and support our Properties. | — | Removed |
| 411 | Example partners include Sift (fraud prevention), Amazon Web Services (infrastructure and moderation support), Snowflake (data warehouse), Cloudflare (application security and performance), PartnerHero (customer and moderation support), Databricks (machine learning), Firebase Crashlytics (app analytics), Amplitude (user analytics), Braze (app usage trends), Google Analytics (website trends), Kodex (legal request support), Looker (data visualization), ZenDesk (case management), ActiveFence (formerly Spectrum) (content and platform moderation), Mapbox (mapping locations), Sentry (Grindr Web analytics), Musubi (moderation support), Terminal (engineering support), Tribe (engineer support), Rubrik (data inventory), Twilio (account authentication), Portkey (engineer support), and Agora (video and audio calls from the App), StatSig (user analytics and testing), OpenAI (AI/ML product development, AI for personalization/connection), Google Vertex AI (AI/ML product development, AI for personalization/connection), Anthropic (AI/ML product development, AI for personalization/connection), and FaceTec (age assurance). | — | Removed |
| 412 | Grindr Ads and Messages delivered within the Services: Grindr works both with Ad / Marketing Partners (see list below) and other partners to provide ads and product promotions within our own Services. | — | Removed |
| 413 | Example partners include Bucksense and Braze Ads Served by Grindr on Third-Party Platforms: Grindr also works with AppsFlyer to provide ads and product promotions regarding the Grindr services on third-party platforms (e.g., Meta and Snap) to run user acquisition and promotional campaigns. | — | Removed |
| 414 | See Behavioral Advertising to learn how to control your advertising preferences. | — | Removed |
| 415 | Getting User Feedback: We partner with several tools that help us engage with users to get their feedback, either directly through survey tools or indirectly by looking at social media comments or app store ratings and comments. | — | Removed |
| 416 | Example partners include UserVoice , SurveyMonkey , Qualtrics , UserTesting , and AppTweak Follow Ad / Marketing Partners Our Ad / Marketing Partners help facilitate the advertising experience within Grindr’s Services, which may include everything from ad selection (including behavioral advertising), brand safety, impression and click measurement, frequency capping, conversion and other forms of reporting, to fraud detection and defense. | — | Removed |
| 417 | Such partners include (see the in-App CMP for relevant partners): AppLovin AppsFlyer Criteo Digital Turbine DoubleVerify Google AdMob Google Ad Manager InMobi Ironsource/ Unity Liftoff (Vungle) Meta Mintegral Nimbus Pubmatic Verve Group Bidmachine We may also promote programs and events with marketing partners to offer discounts, contests and sweepstakes, early access, or other information or incentives to our users. | — | Removed |
| 418 | If you decide to enter a contest, sweepstake, or promotion that is sponsored by a marketing partner, the information that you provide will be shared with us and with them. | — | Removed |
| 419 | Their use of your information is not governed by this Policy. | — | Removed |
| 420 | Other Partners Grindr also has relationships with Other Partners that provide features and services to you when you use our Properties. | — | Removed |
| 421 | In these cases the Other Partner is not acting as a Service Provider to Grindr and is working with you directly. | — | Removed |
| 422 | The data passed to them is the information necessary to facilitate the type of service they provide. | — | Removed |
| 423 | For example, when processing a payment we need to provide your basic contact details and credit card information to these Other Partners in order to process a charge to your credit card. | — | Removed |
| 424 | Payment Processing: When you make purchases outside of the App Store, those are processed through our payment partners. | — | Removed |
| 425 | Example partner includes Stripe OpenID and Social Links: We offer users the option to use a third-party partner to authenticate into their Grindr account, as well as provide social links from within their profile. | — | Removed |
| 426 | Example partners include Facebook , Twitter , Apple , Instagram , and Spotify LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | — | Removed |
| 427 | The table below describes all the purposes for which we collect, use, share, and otherwise process Personal Information of our users through the Grindr Properties, the categories of Personal Information, the lawful basis under which we process Personal Information (where required by law), the source of the Personal Information, and the categories of recipients of Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 428 | Grindr retains and deletes Personal Information pursuant to its data retention policy [LEARN MORE] and has established appropriate technical and organizational security controls to protect Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 429 | We have a dedicated data security team that actively works to monitor the integrity and safety of the Grindr Properties. | — | Removed |
| 430 | We have policies and protocols in place to help protect Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 431 | We consistently strive to improve our defenses in the ongoing battle against bad actors. | — | Removed |
| 432 | That said, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure, and Grindr cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 433 | Note: Legal bases apply as required under applicable law to individuals in certain jurisdictions such as Brazil, EU/EEA, and UK. | — | Removed |
| 435 | Processing Purpose Categories of Personal Information (as listed in the "Personal Information Collected" section) Legal Basis Data Source Shared With (outside of Grindr) [LEARN MORE] 1. | 119 | Processing Purpose Categories of personal information Legal Basis Data Source Shared With 1. |
| 436 | Provide you with the Services associated with your Grindr account , which may include: Facilitating communications between users of the Services, including messages, photos, audio calls, video calls, videos, or audio at your request. | 120 | Provide you with the Services associated with your Grindr account , which may include: ● Facilitating communications between users of the Services, including messages, photos, audio calls, video calls, videos, or audio at your request. ● Troubleshooting, testing, data analysis, system maintenance, support, reporting, and hosting of data to provide the Services. ● Processing your location to allow you to use our Services. ● Sending service notifications. ● Processing your purchases and transactions. |
| 437 | Troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting, and hosting of data. | 121 | Account information, such as your email, phone number and password. |
| 438 | Processing your location to allow you to use our Services. | — | Removed |
| 439 | Sending service notifications and displaying first party ads. | — | Removed |
| 440 | Processing your purchases and transactions. | — | Removed |
| 441 | The Personal Information You Are Required To Provide for creating a Grindr account generally includes your email, phone number and password. | — | Removed |
| 443 | We may need to process Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide (including your Location information) in order to facilitate communications between you and other users of the Services. | 123 | Other information you provide to us, like your location information , to facilitate communications between you and other users of the Services. |
| 444 | In the course of your interactions through the Service or with any other Grindr Properties, we may identify the device you use to access the Grindr Properties and certain activities you conduct through the Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties . | 124 | Information we collect automatically, such as device hardware and software information (e.g., device make, model, and carrier), user activity data (e.g., user profiles you have viewed, products and services purchased), and information obtained via cookies. |
| 445 | Such Personal Information generally includes hardware and software information (e.g., device make, model, and carrier), user activity data (e.g., user profiles you have viewed, products and services purchased), and information obtained via cookies. | 125 | Information we receive from other sources, such as information about your purchases (e.g., from our payments service providers). |
| 446 | Please note that we may receive Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties about your purchases (e.g., from our payments service providers). | 126 | Performance of Contract or Legitimate Interest in undertaking processing which is necessary to ensure a good service experience but which is not necessary to perform the contract. ● You ● Your Device or Browser ● Other Partners ● Service Providers ● Other Partners 2. |
| 447 | Performance of Contract You Your Device Service Providers Service Providers Other Partners 2. | — | Removed |
| 449 | In addition to the categories of data mentioned above, we may need to process additional Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide for the purposes of answering your requests (e.g., you may want to disclose some of your messages with other users when reporting inappropriate behavior or disclose additional information about you to support the report). | 128 | In addition to the categories of data mentioned above, we may need to process other personal information you provide to usfor the purposes of answering your requests (e.g., you may want to disclose some of your messages with other users when reporting inappropriate behavior or disclose additional information about you to support the report). |
| 450 | Performance of Contract You Your Device Service Providers 3. | 129 | Performance of Contract or Legitimate Interest in undertaking processing which is necessary to respond to your query or provide support but which is not necessary to perform the contract. ● You ● Your Device ● Other Partners ● Service Providers 3. |
| 451 | Improve our Properties and ensure safety within the Services (including machine learning/AI and automated decision making), which may include: Providing or enhancing our safety and security features, including authentication, age assurance, anti-spam, fraud protection, brand safety, quality assurance, abuse prevention controls, and investigating, preventing, or responding to suspected illicit activities. | 130 | Ensure safety of the Services (including using machine learning/AI), which may include: ● Providing or enhancing our safety and security features, including authentication, age assurance, anti-spam, fraud protection, brand safety, quality assurance, abuse prevention controls, and investigating, preventing, or responding to suspected illicit activities. ● Collecting statistical information about the use of the Services and properties ● Identifying, blocking, and/or removing illicit content or activity through AI algorithms We may need to process personal information that you provide directly to us, that we collect automatically, or that we collect from other sources. |
| 452 | Collecting statistical information about the use of the Services and Properties Identifying, blocking, and/or removing illicit content or activity through AI algorithms We may need to process: Personal Information You Are Required To Provide*; Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties; Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide; and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties. *Note that we do not use Personal Information You Are Required To Provide , such as email address and password, for statistical purposes. | 131 | Legitimate Interest - It is in our interests to analyze the ways Users access and use our Services so that we can continually enhance our security features and accurately generate and maintain internal user counts and metrics. |
| 453 | Legitimate Interest - it is in our interests to analyze the way in which Users are accessing and using our Properties so that we can continually enhance our security features and accurately generate and maintain internal user counts and metrics. | 132 | Comply with Legal Obligations for age assurance purposes. ● You ● Your Device or Browser ● Other Partners ● Service Providers 4. |
| 454 | Substantial public interest - for processing biometric information for age assurance purposes, the processing is necessary to safeguard children and people at risk You Your Device Service Providers 4. | 133 | Improve our Services , which may include: ● Collecti on of statistical information, data analysis and reporting about the use of the Services to identify and fix errors, and identify ways in which we can improve the Services; ● Using machine learning and AI to provide you with personalization, recommendations, and other features of the Services, and to support platform and user safety. ● We may need to process personal information that you provide directly to us, that we collect automatically, or that we collect from other sources. |
| 455 | Protect our interests as a company for different purposes, such as: Enforcing the Grindr Terms of Service Assessing claims that any content violates the rights of third parties Answering customer requests Protecting the rights, property or personal safety of Grindr, its users or the public Establishing or exercising our legal rights or defending against legal claims We may need to process: Personal Information You Are Required To provide; Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties; Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide; and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties. | 134 | Your C onsent , in relation to personal information we receive from your device and any sensitive personal information and message content - where required under applicable law . |
| 456 | Legitimate Interest - it is in our legitimate interests to protect our legal rights, defend legal claims and to protect our Users and third parties from harm You Your Device Service Providers 5. | 135 | Where applicable, you can withdraw your consent for certain AI-related uses of your sensitive data by going to your in-app Settings and then tapping Privacy Settings. |
| 457 | Allow you to enjoy and empower certain Service and Property features such as: Enabling you to make any information that you choose to provide in your Profile ("About Me") or in your post associated with a Right Now session visible and available to other Grindr users Sending you notifications and reminders based on the data you have voluntarily provided to us (e.g., testing reminders) Presenting public service messaging or similar communications based on your Personal Information (e.g., Profile Information or use of the Grindr Services) Facilitating communications between users of the Services, including messages, photos, calls, video calls, videos or audio at your request, where such communications include special categories of data. | 136 | Note that if you opt out, your sensitive data may continue to be processed where permitted under applicable law. |
| 458 | Accessing your camera, photo roll, and microphone to allow you to include photos in your public profile, and photos, audio, and live video messages in your private and group messages at your request. | 137 | Legitimate Interest . |
| 459 | Accessing your location to allow you to share your current location in your private and group messages at your request. | 138 | It is in our interests to develop and improve our services. ● You ● Your Device or Browser ● Other Partners ● Service providers 5. |
| 460 | Engaging in AI training to improve data models to support the Grindr Services (e.g., personalization and chatbots) Personalizing and customizing your experience on the Grindr Services by providing tailored content, recommendations, and insights through AI-powered features, such as reconnection reminders, behavior-based profile insights, personalized chat prompts or compatibility-based profile recommendations. | 139 | Protect our interests as a company for different purposes, such as: ● Enforcing the Grindr Terms of Service ● Assessing claims that any content violates the rights of third parties ● Answering customer requests ● Protecting the rights, property or personal safety of Grindr, its users or the public ● Establishing or exercising our legal rights or defending against legal claims We may need to process personal information that you provide directly to us, that we collect automatically, or that we collect from other sources. |
| 461 | We may need to process: Personal Information You Are Required To Provide; Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties; Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide, including sensitive Personal Information; and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties. | 140 | Legitimate Interest - it is in our interests to protect our legal rights, defend legal claims and to protect our Users and third parties from harm. ● You ● Your Device or Browser ● Other Partners ● Service Providers ● Other Partners 6. |
| 462 | Please note: You may need to adjust your device settings or permissions to enjoy certain features of the Services (e.g., allowing Grindr to access your microphone for sending audio to other Grindr users, or allowing Grindr to process your location for sending your current location to other Grindr users - (note: the location you share is not updated once shared). | 141 | Allow you to enjoy and power certain Service features such as: ● Enabling you to make any information that you choose to provide in your Profile ("About Me") or in your post associated with a Right Now session visible and available to other Grindr users ● Sending you notifications and reminders based on the data you have voluntarily provided to us (e.g., testing reminders) ● Displaying first party ads and presenting public service messaging or similar communications based on your personal information (e.g., profile information or use of the Grindr Services) ● Facilitating communications between users of the Services, including messages, photos, calls, video calls, videos or audio at your request, where such communications include special categories of data. ● Accessing your camera, photo roll, and microphone to allow you to include photos in your public profile, and photos, audio, and live video messages in your private and group messages at your request. ● Accessing your location to allow you to share your current location in your private and group messages at your request. ● Personalizing and customizing your experience on the Grindr Services by providing tailored content, recommendations, and insights through AI-powered features, such as reconnection reminders, behavior-based profile insights, personalized chat prompts or compatibility-based profile recommendations. |
| 463 | You are also required to disclose certain information in your Profile (e.g., self-reported health information), which is visible to other Grindr users, to utilize certain features of the Services (e.g., testing reminders). | 142 | We may need to process personal information that you provide directly to us, that we collect automatically, or that we collect from other sources. |
| 464 | If you do not grant the necessary permissions, or if you do not disclose the required information, such features may not work correctly. | — | Removed |
| 465 | Profile Information will not be shared with third-party partners except with Service Providers that support the core functionality of the Services. | — | Removed |
| 466 | Where applicable, if you do not provide consent to process select categories of Personal Information (e.g., sensitive Personal Information), your Personal Information will not be used for AI training. | — | Removed |
| 467 | Even if you opt out of AI training, your data may still be used for providing AI-powered features, unless you separately opt out of those features within your Privacy Settings. | — | Removed |
| 469 | Legitimate Interest - it is in our legitimate interests to improve our services and test new technologies in order to continually enhance the Grindr Services for our users. | 144 | Where applicable, you can withdraw your consent or opt out of certain AI-related uses of your sensitive data by going to your in-app Settings and then tapping Privacy Settings. |
| 470 | You Your Device Service Providers Other Partners 6. | 145 | Note that if you opt out, your sensitive data may continue to be processed where permitted under applicable law. |
| 146 | Legitimate Interest - it is in our interests to provide and improve our services and test new technologies to continually enhance the Grindr Services for our users. ● You ● Your Device or Browser ● Other Partners ● Service Providers ● Other Partners 7. | ||
| 472 | In order to serve ads (i.e., displaying ads, personalizing ads, measuring ad performance, etc.), we may need to process: Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties (e.g., advertising ID and IP address); and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties (e.g., consent preferences). | 148 | In order to serve ads (i.e., displaying ads, personalizing ads, measuring ad performance, etc.), we may need to process personal information we collect automatically, such as your advertising ID and IP address, as well as personal information we receive from other sources (e.g., consent preferences). |
| 473 | Consent You Your Device Third Parties Ad / Marketing Partners 7. | 149 | Consent ● You ● Your Device ● Other Partners ● Ad / Marketing Partners 8. |
| 474 | Conduct surveys or obtain your feedback about our Properties. | 150 | Conduct surveys or obtain your feedback about our Services. |
| 475 | We may invite you to participate, on a voluntary basis, in surveys about our Properties. | 151 | We may invite you to participate, on a voluntary basis, in surveys about our Services. |
| 476 | Such surveys allow us, for example, to research your behaviors to improve our Properties. | 152 | Such surveys allow us, for example, to research your behaviors to improve our properties. |
| 477 | If you choose to participate in surveys, we may need to process Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide, including sensitive Personal Information (e.g., your answers to our questions, testimonials, feedback), which may include using this information for the purposes of audience segmentation. | 153 | If you choose to participate in surveys, we may need to process personal information you provide to us directly, including sensitive personal information, such as your answers to our questions and testimonials. |
| 478 | Consent You Your Device Service Providers 8. | 154 | Consent ● You ● Your Device ● Service Providers 9. |
| 480 | We may need to process: Personal Information You Are Required To Provide; Personal Information We Receive From Your Device When You Use The Grindr Properties; Personal Information You Have The Option To Provide, including sensitive Personal Information; and Personal Information We Receive From Third Parties. | 156 | We may need to process personal information that you provide directly to us, that we collect automatically, or that we collect from other sources. |
| 481 | Comply with Legal Obligations - in response to requests from EEA member states Legitimate Interest - it is in our interests to comply with the laws to which we are subject outside of the EEA You Your Device Requestor related to Legal Obligations Controller: Grindr LLC Controller and Data Protection Officer Contact Information: PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069. | 157 | Comply with Legal Obligations - in response to requests from EEA member states the UK or Switzerland in respect of users in the applicable country. |
| 482 | You can also submit a request to contact Grindr's EEA/UK Data Protection Officer (DPO) through our website here and Grindr's Brazil DPO here . | 158 | Legitimate Interest - it is in our interests to comply with the laws to which we are subject other than those described above. ● You ● Your Device ● Other Partners ● Requestor related to Legal Obligations ● Controller: Grindr LLC ● Controller and Data Protection Officer Contact Information: PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069. |
| 483 | YOUR U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | 159 | You can also submit a request to contact Grindr's EEA/UK Data Protection Officer (DPO) through our website here and Grindr's Brazil DPO here . ● Individuals in the EEA/UK/Switzerland also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority about our collection and use of your personal information. |
| 484 | Below we provide specific information about our privacy practices for residents of California and Consensus States and describe the specific rights afforded to them in accordance with applicable U.S. privacy laws. | 160 | For more information, please contact your local supervisory authority. |
| 485 | Where available, we provide links to sections within our Privacy Policy where these rights and additional information may already be described such as the section: “ Your Choices and Rights ”. | 161 | Contact details for supervisory authorities in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK are available here , ico.org.uk , and edoeb.admin.ch . |
| 486 | Consensus States are U.S. states with privacy laws that vary slightly but generally give consumers similar rights, such as the ability to access or delete their personal information. | 162 | Under the Data Use and Access Act (DUAA), you have the right to contact us with any concerns or requests relating to your personal data. |
| 487 | In this policy, “Consensus States” means Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. | 163 | To do so, please reach out to us at privacy@grindr.com. |
| 488 | Also, “personal information” and “personal data” mean the same thing, where applicable. | 164 | While you are not required to contact us, we encourage you to get in touch so we can address your concerns directly. |
| 489 | Notice at Collection Collection and Purpose. | 165 | You also retain the right to escalate any unresolved concerns to the Information Commissioner's Office. ● EU Representative - Grindr LLC has appointed European Data Protection Office (EDPO) as its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Representative in the EU. |
| 490 | In the past 12 months, we have collected the categories of personal information and sensitive personal information listed in the tables below. | 166 | You can contact EDPO regarding matters pertaining to the GDPR by using EDPO’s online request form ( https://edpo.com/gdpr-data-request/ ) or by writing to EDPO at Avenue Huart Hamoir 71, 1030 Brussels, Belgium. ● UK Representative - Grindr LLC has appointed EDPO UK Ltd as its UK GDPR representative in the UK. |
| 491 | The tables also list, for each category, the specific purposes (including business and commercial purposes) for collection and use. | 167 | You can contact EDPO UK regarding matters pertaining to the UK GDPR by using EDPO’s online request form ( https://edpo.com/uk-gdpr-data-request/ ) or by writing to EDPO UK Ltd at Unit 33, Waterside, Schooner Court, 44-48 Wharf Road, London, N1 7UX, United Kingdom. ● Swiss Representative - Grindr LLC has appointed EDPO Switzerland as its Representative in Switzerland. |
| 492 | For additional details on the information we collect and how we use it, see Personal Information We Collect and What We Do With Your Personal Information . | 168 | You can contact EDPO Switzerland regarding matters pertaining to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) by using EDPO Switzerland's online request form ( https://edpo.com/swiss-data-request/ ) or by writing to EDPO Switzerland at Rue de Lausanne 37, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland. ● Please ensure your request is addressed to EDPO and not Grindr LLC. |
| 493 | Category of Personal Information Purposes A. | 169 | Please do not use this for general support inquiries. |
| 494 | Identifiers, such as email, phone number, device identifiers (e.g., IDFA, GAID, IDFV) and IP address. 1. | 170 | General support inquiries can be submitted here or via the support link within the App. |
| 495 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | 171 | YOUR U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS If you are a resident of the U.S., and depending on the state in which you reside, you may be entitled to other rights in addition to those described above, such as the right to: - Opt out of “sale/sharing” or processing for targeted advertising: You may have the right to opt out of the sale/sharing (as those terms are defined under applicable law) or processing of your personal information for purposes of serving you ads based on your activity across other services (“targeted advertising”). |
| 496 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | 172 | You may exercise this right here , by clicking the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link in the footer of our site and choosing “Opt-out / Do not sell or share my personal info” from the relevant drop-down menu, or by adjusting the sharing controls via the in-app Consent Preference Center (accessible from Settings within the App). |
| 497 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | 173 | Please note that each of these mechanisms apply only to the browser or device where you opt out, except where you are logged into your account. |
| 498 | Short-term, transient use, including but not limited to non-personalized advertising shown as part of a consumer's current interaction with the business, provided that the consumer's personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about the consumer or otherwise alter the consumer's experience outside the current interaction with the business; 5. | 174 | Depending on your jurisdiction, we also honor the Global Privacy Control ("GPC"), a universal opt-out preference signal that communicates your privacy preferences to the website you visit. |
| 499 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; 6. | 175 | Some of these choices apply only to the website and device you used to exercise the choice, so you may need to opt out on each browser and device you use to access the Services. |
| 500 | Providing advertising and marketing services, except for cross-context behavioral advertising, to the consumer, provided that for the purpose of advertising and marketing, a service provider or contractor shall not combine the personal information of opted-out consumers which the service provider or contractor receives from or on behalf of the business with personal information which the service provider or contractor receives from or on behalf of another person or persons, or collects from its own interaction with consumers; 7. | 176 | Only adults may use Grindr, so Grindr does not sell, share, or process for targeted advertising purposes the personal information of consumers it knows are minors. - Appeals. |
| 501 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 8. | 177 | You may be able to appeal a decision made regarding your privacy request by submitting a request here . |
| 502 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business B. | 178 | In the event we deny your appeal, we will provide a written explanation of the decision, and instructions on how to contact your local Attorney General, or relevant authority, for further review where permitted under certain U.S. state privacy laws. - No retaliation: You may have the right to not be retaliated against for exercising any of your rights. - Authorized agents. |
| 503 | Customer records (including as defined in subdivision (e) of California Civil Code § 1798.80). . 1. | 179 | You may have the right to make a request through an authorized agent. |
| 504 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | 180 | If you are an authorized agent for an individual who resides in a state that allows requests through an authorized agent, please click here to submit a request and attach a written permission form signed by the individual that you represent, authorizing you to serve as the individual's agent. |
| 505 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 3. | — | Removed |
| 506 | Short-term, transient use, including but not limited to non-personalized advertising shown as part of a consumer's current interaction with the business, provided that the consumer's personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about the consumer or otherwise alter the consumer's experience outside the current interaction with the business; 4. | — | Removed |
| 507 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; 5. | — | Removed |
| 508 | Providing advertising and marketing services, except for cross-context behavioral advertising, to the consumer, provided that for the purpose of advertising and marketing, a service provider or contractor shall not combine the personal information of opted-out consumers which the service provider or contractor receives from or on behalf of the business with personal information which the service provider or contractor receives from or on behalf of another person or persons, or collects from its own interaction with consumers; 6. | — | Removed |
| 509 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 7. | — | Removed |
| 510 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business C. | — | Removed |
| 511 | Characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law (if you choose to provide them), such as age, gender identity, and marital status. 1. | — | Removed |
| 512 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 513 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 514 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 515 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; 5. | — | Removed |
| 516 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 6. | — | Removed |
| 517 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business D. | — | Removed |
| 518 | Commercial information, such as products or services, purchased, obtained, or considered. 1. | — | Removed |
| 519 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 520 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 3. | — | Removed |
| 521 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; and 4. | — | Removed |
| 522 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business E. | — | Removed |
| 523 | Biometric information N/A - Grindr does not collect this information from individuals covered by this policy F. | — | Removed |
| 524 | Internet and other electronic network activity information, such as browsing history and information regarding your interactions with the Grindr Properties (e.g., data collected through server logs and cookies and similar technologies) 1. | — | Removed |
| 525 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 526 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 527 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 528 | Short-term, transient use, including but not limited to non-personalized advertising shown as part of a consumer's current interaction with the business, provided that the consumer's personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about the consumer or otherwise alter the consumer's experience outside the current interaction with the business; 5. | — | Removed |
| 529 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; 6. | — | Removed |
| 530 | Providing advertising and marketing services, except for cross-context behavioral advertising, to the consumer, provided that for the purpose of advertising and marketing, a service provider or contractor shall not combine the personal information of opted-out consumers which the service provider or contractor receives from or on behalf of the business with personal information which the service provider or contractor receives from or on behalf of another person or persons, or collects from its own interaction with consumers; and 7. | — | Removed |
| 531 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business G. | — | Removed |
| 532 | Imprecise geolocation data, such as location derived from an IP address 1. | — | Removed |
| 533 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 534 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 535 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 536 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; and 5. | — | Removed |
| 537 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business H. | — | Removed |
| 538 | Audio, electronic, visual or similar information, such as photos, audio, and videos 1. | — | Removed |
| 539 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 540 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 541 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 542 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; 5. | — | Removed |
| 543 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 6. | — | Removed |
| 544 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business I. | — | Removed |
| 545 | Professional or employment-related information N/A to individuals covered by this policy; see the Grindr Employee, Contractor, Vendor, and Applicant Privacy Policy J. | — | Removed |
| 546 | Education information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act N/A to individuals covered by this policy; see the Grindr Employee, Contractor, Vendor, and Applicant Privacy Policy K. | — | Removed |
| 547 | Inferences that we derive from the preceding information collected 1. | — | Removed |
| 548 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 549 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 550 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 551 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; and 5. | — | Removed |
| 552 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business Category of Sensitive Personal Information Purposes Government identifiers, such as social security number, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number. 1. | — | Removed |
| 553 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; Account access credentials, such as username or card numbers combined with any required security or access code or password 1. | — | Removed |
| 554 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business 2. | — | Removed |
| 555 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 556 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; Precise geolocation 1. | — | Removed |
| 557 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 558 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 559 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 560 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; and 5. | — | Removed |
| 561 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business Racial or ethnic origin 1. | — | Removed |
| 562 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 2. | — | Removed |
| 563 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business 3. | — | Removed |
| 564 | Core to Grindr business function, completely voluntary for users to input Content of messages where Grindr is not the intended recipient 1. | — | Removed |
| 565 | Auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance; 2. | — | Removed |
| 566 | Helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer's personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate; 3. | — | Removed |
| 567 | Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 4. | — | Removed |
| 568 | Performing services on behalf of the business, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business; 5. | — | Removed |
| 569 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 6. | — | Removed |
| 570 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business Personal information concerning a consumer’s health, such as health-related profile fields (e.g., HIV status, Last Tested Date, and poz), vaccination information (e.g., vaccination status) and consumer health data 1. | — | Removed |
| 571 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 2. | — | Removed |
| 572 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business 3. | — | Removed |
| 573 | Core to Grindr business function, completely voluntary for users to input Personal information concerning sex life or sexual orientation 1. | — | Removed |
| 574 | Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; and 2. | — | Removed |
| 575 | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business 3. | — | Removed |
| 576 | Core to Grindr business function, completely voluntary for users to input Sources. | — | Removed |
| 577 | The sources from which we collect personal information are set out in Personal Information We Collect . | — | Removed |
| 578 | Disclosure. | — | Removed |
| 579 | The categories of persons to whom we disclose personal information are set out in How We Share Your Personal Information . | — | Removed |
| 580 | Sales, Shares, and Targeted Advertising. | — | Removed |
| 581 | Some of our disclosures of personal information to third parties may be considered a sale or share for contextual advertising purposes under applicable law. | — | Removed |
| 582 | We may also process your personal information for purposes of targeted advertising as defined by applicable law. | — | Removed |
| 583 | The categories of personal information that we sell, share, or process for targeted advertising purposes include: identifiers, commercial information, device information, internet activity, imprecise geolocation data, and inferences drawn from any of the above. | — | Removed |
| 584 | The categories of third parties to whom we sell, share, or disclose your information for targeted advertising purposes include, where applicable, vendors and other parties involved in cross-context behavioral advertising. | — | Removed |
| 585 | Grindr does not sell, share, or process for targeted advertising purposes the personal information of consumers it knows are minors under 16 years old. | — | Removed |
| 586 | For additional details on our advertising practices, see Behavioral Advertising and Cookies and other Tech . | — | Removed |
| 587 | Profiling. | — | Removed |
| 588 | We do not process personal information for the purposes of profiling (i.e., automated decisions or inferences) in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. | — | Removed |
| 589 | Grindr simply helps you make connections with other Grindr users we think you may like; we do not make decisions on employment, credit, housing, etc. | — | Removed |
| 590 | Click here for more information about Profiling. | — | Removed |
| 591 | Secondary Uses of Sensitive personal information. | — | Removed |
| 592 | Except as noted, below, Grindr limits its use and disclosure of sensitive personal information to only the purposes strictly necessary to provide the Grindr Services. | — | Removed |
| 593 | When you make sensitive information available within the Grindr Services, you provide us with consent to make inferences based on that sensitive personal information. | — | Removed |
| 594 | Also, if you opt-in for AI training, we may use the sensitive personal information you have chosen to make available to train our models. | — | Removed |
| 595 | Grindr does not sell or share for cross-contextual advertising purposes sensitive personal information (including inferences based on sensitive personal information) to third parties, or process sensitive personal information for targeted advertising purposes. | — | Removed |
| 596 | Data Retention. | — | Removed |
| 597 | We retain your personal Information for no longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or pursuant to Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service and/or Grindr Community Guidelines . | — | Removed |
| 598 | See Personal Information We Collect and Data Retention for more information. | — | Removed |
| 599 | Rights Verifiable Requests Residents of California have the right to: Know what personal information we have collected about them, specifically the categories of sources from which personal information was collected, the business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose, the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected. | — | Removed |
| 600 | Correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about them. | — | Removed |
| 601 | Delete personal information that we have collected from them. | — | Removed |
| 602 | Residents of Consensus States have the right to: Confirm whether or not we are processing their personal information, and in some regions, confirm the categories of personal information we have processed; Access their personal information; Correct inaccuracies in their personal information; Delete their personal information ; Obtain a copy of their personal information that they previously provided in a portable and readily usable format (Minnesota and Oregon residents only) Obtain a list of the specific third parties to which we have disclosed consumer personal information. | — | Removed |
| 603 | (Delaware and Maryland residents only) Obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed their personal information. | — | Removed |
| 604 | See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to exercise verifiable requests. | — | Removed |
| 605 | Opt-Out of Sales, Shares, and Targeted Advertising Residents of California and Consensus States have the right to opt-out of the selling or sharing for cross-contextual advertising purposes of their personal information to third parties, or the processing of their personal information for targeted advertising purposes. | — | Removed |
| 606 | See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to exercise an opt-out request. | — | Removed |
| 607 | Limit the Use or Disclosure of Your Sensitive Personal Information Residents of California have the right to limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information for purposes other than those specified as permissible purposes under California privacy law. | — | Removed |
| 608 | See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to exercise a limit request. | — | Removed |
| 609 | Revocation of Consent You have the right to revoke consent previously given to us that we rely on to process your personal information or sensitive personal information. | — | Removed |
| 610 | If you withdraw consent, you may not be able to receive certain services dependent on that consent. | — | Removed |
| 611 | See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to withdraw consent. | — | Removed |
| 612 | Nondiscrimination You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your rights. | — | Removed |
| 613 | Metrics Report In accordance with California law, we have prepared a report of the status of privacy requests for the previous year. | — | Removed |
| 614 | See Privacy Rights Requests . | — | Removed |
| 615 | Exercising Your Rights Verifiable requests. | — | Removed |
| 616 | Verifiable requests require us to verify your identity before fulfilling them. | — | Removed |
| 617 | The easiest way to exercise a verifiable request is by logging into your account so we can verify your identity associated with your Grindr account. | — | Removed |
| 618 | You can also make a request outside of your Grindr account by clicking here . | — | Removed |
| 621 | Sales, shares, and targeted advertising. | 183 | Your rights are subject to exceptions, and, to the extent permitted by law, requests must be exercised through the applicable designated method specified herein. |
| 622 | To o pt-out of sales, shares, or targeted advertising for our mobile app, visit the settings in our menu and turn off behavioral advertising . | 184 | Additional California Disclosures Do Not Track. |
| 623 | You can also opt-out for tracking technologies on our website by clicking on “Your Privacy Choices” in the footer and turning off behavioral advertising or by broadcasting an opt-out preference signal ("Signal"), such as the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") on a browser and/or a browser extension that support such a Signal. | — | Removed |
| 624 | The ability to process your requests through the cookie manager and the Signals may depend on the Grindr Properties that you are browsing: If you are browsing Grindr Web (either on a mobile or web browser), your request to opt-out of sale via the cookie manager or the Signal will be processed and linked to your account (i.e., the opt out will be in effect when you log- in to the Grindr App). | — | Removed |
| 625 | If you are browsing a non-Grindr Services web domain (e.g., Grindr Site) or if you are not logged into your Grindr account (e.g., Grindr Web's landing page), your request to opt-out of sale via the cookie manager or Signal will be processed and linked to your browser identifier only (and not linked to your Grindr account because the connection between your browser and the account is not known to us). | — | Removed |
| 626 | If you are browsing the Grindr App, your request to opt-out of sale via the Signal will not be processed as Signals are currently only supported by browser experiences. | — | Removed |
| 627 | Sensitive Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 628 | To limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information for secondary purposes, submit a request here . | — | Removed |
| 629 | Alternatively, to specifically limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information for AI training purposes, withdraw your consent for AI training through your account settings. | — | Removed |
| 630 | Consent. | — | Removed |
| 631 | To withdraw consent for data we process based on your consent, submit a request here and specify the consent you wish to withdraw. | — | Removed |
| 632 | Authorized Agents. | — | Removed |
| 633 | Except for opt-out requests through Signals, Grindr will accept requests from authorized agents on behalf of individuals who reside in a state that allows requests through an authorized agent. | — | Removed |
| 634 | If you are an authorized agent for an individual who resides in a state that allows requests through an authorized agent, please click here to submit a request and attach a written permission form signed by the individual that you represent authorizing you to serve as the individual's agent for the purposes of exercising the individual's rights under the applicable privacy law. | — | Removed |
| 635 | Individuals can optionally notarize the document or provide a Power of Attorney document along with the signed designation form. | — | Removed |
| 636 | If you do not provide the signed written permission form, we cannot honor any requests you submit on behalf of the individual. | — | Removed |
| 637 | Limitations. | — | Removed |
| 638 | Your rights are subject to exceptions and our data retention practices. | — | Removed |
| 639 | To the extent permitted by law, requests must be exercised through the applicable designated method specified herein. | — | Removed |
| 640 | Appeals. | — | Removed |
| 641 | Depending on the state in which you reside, you may be able to appeal a decision made regarding your privacy request by submitting a request here . | — | Removed |
| 642 | In the event we deny your appeal, you will provide a written explanation of the decision, and instructions on how to contact your local Attorney General, or relevant authority, for further review where permitted under certain U.S. state privacy laws. | — | Removed |
| 643 | Other California Disclosures Shine the Light. | — | Removed |
| 644 | If you are a California customer, you may request (i) a list of the categories of personal information disclosed by us to third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year for those third parties’ own direct marketing purposes; and (ii) a list of the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such information. | — | Removed |
| 645 | To make a request, write to us at the email or postal address in How to Contact Us and specify that you are making a “California Shine the Light Request.” Do Not Track. | — | Removed |
| 649 | To find out more about "Do Not Track," you can visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com . | 188 | Metrics Report. |
| 650 | Nevada and Washington Disclosures If you are a resident of Nevada or Washington state, view our Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy here . | 189 | In accordance with California law, we have prepared a report of the status of privacy requests for the previous year. |
| 651 | If you are a resident of Nevada, you also have the right to opt-out of sales of your personal information to third parties. | 190 | See Privacy Rights Requests . |
| 652 | To exercise your right, following the process in Sales, shares, and targeted advertising above. | — | Removed |
| 653 | Your rights are subject to exceptions and our data retention practices. | — | Removed |
| 654 | How To Contact Us You can visit our Privacy Help Center to learn more about our features that support your privacy and choices. | — | Removed |
| 655 | Statistics pertaining to Grindr's processing of access, erasure and opt-out requests can be found here . | — | Removed |
| 656 | If you have questions about your state privacy rights, or have trouble accessing this privacy policy, please contact us by email at privacy@grindr.com or by postal mail at: Grindr LLC, Attn: Privacy Office, PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069. | — | Removed |
| 657 | Policy Changes The latest version of the policy available at https://www.grindr.com/privacy-policy/ will govern our use of your Personal Information. | — | Removed |
| 658 | Grindr may revise this policy from time to time. | — | Removed |
| 659 | If Grindr determines, in its sole discretion, that the changes we make to this policy are material, we will notify you in advance (e.g., within the Services). | — | Removed |
| 660 | Contact our DPOs and EU, UK, and Swiss Representatives Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment. | — | Removed |
| 661 | Contact our DPOs and EU, UK, or Swiss Representatives. | — | Removed |
| 662 | Individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the EEA country where they reside or work, or where the alleged infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") took place. | — | Removed |
| 663 | You can find information about your data protection regulator here . | — | Removed |
| 664 | Individuals in Switzerland also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. | — | Removed |
| 665 | For complaints from individuals in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland that cannot be resolved with Grindr directly, Grindr will cooperate with EEA, UK, and Swiss authorities in order to resolve the complaints. | — | Removed |
| 666 | General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – European Representative Pursuant to Article 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Grindr LLC has appointed European Data Protection Office (EDPO) as its GDPR Representative in the EU. | — | Removed |
| 667 | You can contact EDPO regarding matters pertaining to the GDPR: by using EDPO’s online request form: https://edpo.com/gdpr-data-request/ by writing to EDPO at Avenue Huart Hamoir 71, 1030 Brussels, Belgium UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - UK Representative Pursuant to Article 27 of the UK GDPR, Grindr LLC has appointed EDPO UK Ltd as its UK GDPR representative in the UK. | — | Removed |
| 668 | You can contact EDPO UK regarding matters pertaining to the UK GDPR: by using EDPO’s online request form: https://edpo.com/uk-gdpr-data-request/ by writing to EDPO UK at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BY, United Kingdom FADP Article 14 Representative Pursuant to Article 14 of the FADP, Grindr LLC has appointed EDPO Switzerland as its Representative in Switzerland. | — | Removed |
| 669 | You can contact EDPO Switzerland regarding matters pertaining to the FADP: by using EDPO Switzerland's online request form: https://edpo.com/swiss-data-request/ by writing to EDPO Switzerland at Rue de Lausanne 37, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland Please ensure your request is addressed to EDPO and not Grindr LLC. | — | Removed |
| 670 | Please do not use this for general support inquiries. | — | Removed |
| 671 | General support inquiries can be submitted here or via the support link within the App. | — | Removed |
| 672 | You can also submit a request to contact Grindr's EEA and UK DPO through our website here . | — | Removed |
| 673 | If you are based in Brazil or have inquiries related to the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) 13.709/2018, you may contact Grindr's Brazil DPO through our website here . | — | Removed |
| 674 | Where necessary, we may request specific information from you to verify your identity prior to processing your request. | — | Removed |
| 675 | PRIVACY RIGHTS REQUESTS Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgement. | — | Removed |
| 676 | Below are the metrics for all privacy rights requests received globally by Grindr in the prior calendar year. | — | Removed |
| 677 | Privacy Right Number Number of Access Requests 1 Received 1,441 (via customer support) / 240,375 (via the "Download My Data" tool) Number of Access Requests Complied With 275 (via customer support) / 232,282 (via the "Download My Data" tool) Number of Access Requests Denied 1,166 (via customer support) 2 / 712,633 (via the "Download My Data" tool) 3 Number of Correction 4 Requests Received 3,076 (via customer support) / 0 (in-app) 5 Number of Correction Requests Complied With 931 (via customer support) / 0 (in-app) 5 Number of Correction Requests Denied 2145 (via customer support) / 0 (in-app) 5 Number of Erasure Requests 6 Received 19,788 (via customer support) 7 / 66,886,246 (per backend data) 8 Number of Erasure Requests Complied With 5,411 (via customer support) / 66,886,246 (per backend data) Number of Erasure Requests Denied 9 14,377 (via customer support) 10 / 0 (per backend data) 12 Number of Requests to Opt-out 11 Received 527 (via customer support) 11 / 1,460,067,934 (via OneTrust) 13 Number of Requests to Opt-out 11 Complied With 527 (via customer support) / 1,460,067,934 (via OneTrust) 13 Number of Requests to Opt-out 11 Denied 0 (via customer support) 14 / 0 (via OneTrust) Mean Number of Days to Respond 15 to Access Requests 16 1.9 Mean Number of Days to Respond to Correction Requests 17 3.2 Mean Number of Days to Respond to Erasure Requests 18 4.9 Mean Number of Days to Respond to Requests to Opt-Out 19 3.6 1 "Access requests" correspond to "requests to know" under the CCPA. 2 This number includes requests denied by our Customer Support team and also requests where a user made an access request, was provided instructions with how to complete the access request (i.e., via the "Download My Data" tool), and did not respond to confirm that they took the appropriate steps (e.g., the user could have downloaded their data from within the Services, changed their mind about the request, etc.). | — | Removed |
| 678 | Note: Access requests are denied when no Grindr account of the requesting user can be identified or the user did not complete the appropriate account verification procedures. 3 This number includes requests that are considered "abandoned" the "Download My Data" flow (i.e., a request is submitted through the "Download My Data" tool but the user fails to submit the verification code in order to securely receive the data files) or “failed” due to unexpected technical errors (e.g., network issues, database downtime, etc.). 4 "Correction requests" correspond to "requests to correct" under the CCPA. 5 Represents the number of times a user requested correction of the information in their account by contacting Grindr customer support. | — | Removed |
| 679 | At any time, Grindr users may update the information in their profile or their email address associated with their Grindr account within the Grindr App. 6 "Erasure requests" correspond to "requests to delete" under the CCPA. 7 Represents the number of times a user requested deletion of their account by contacting Grindr customer support. 8 Represents the number of times a profile was requested to be deleted. 9 Erasure requests are only denied when Grindr does not contain any record of the user or the user did not complete the appropriate account verification procedures. 10 This number includes denied requests. | — | Removed |
| 680 | This number also includes the number of times a user contacted Grindr with an erasure request, was provided instructions on how to complete the account erasure independently, then did not reply with the action they took (e.g., changed their mind or deleted the profile independently). 11 "Opt Out requests" correspond to "opt out of selling or sharing for cross-contextual behavioral advertising" under the CCPA. 12 Represents the number of times a user requested an opt-out from at least one processing purpose by contacting Grindr customer support. 13 Represents the number of times a user requested an opt-out from at least one processing purpose as presented by Grindr's consent management platform, OneTrust. 14 Opt -out requests are only denied when Grindr does not contain any record of the user or the user did not complete the appropriate account verification procedures. 15 "Respond" corresponds to "substantively responded" under the CCPA. 16, 17, 18, 19 Corresponds to the mean number of days taken by Grindr customer support to respond to such requests. | — | Removed |
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