A dating and social networking platform that allows users to make romantic connections, friendships, and professional networking contacts through a swipe-based matching system. The platform requires women to initiate conversations in heterosexual matches and collects extensive personal data including location, photos, and preferences to facilitate connections. Policy changes are significant for users as they govern data privacy practices, content moderation, user safety measures, and the handling of sensitive personal information shared during the dating process.

2 Documents
48 All provisions 16 High severity 28 Medium severity 4 Low severity
5 Changes · 12 mo
May 30, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
18 provisions · 3 high · 12 med
Payment Fees
4 provisions · 1 high · 3 med
Data Usage
4 provisions · 3 high · 1 med
Data Collection
4 provisions · 3 high · 1 med
Arbitration
4 provisions · 3 high · 1 med
Data Sharing
4 provisions · 1 high · 3 med
Data Retention
3 provisions · 3 med
Indemnification
3 provisions · 3 med
Refunds
2 provisions · 1 med
Content Moderation
2 provisions · 1 med
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Mandatory
AI Training: Disclosed (high impact)
Data Retention: Specified
Class Action: Waived
Key Governance Provisions
High Special Category and Sensitive Data Processing

Dating app profiles inherently reveal or allow inference of sensitive personal characteristics such as sexual orientation and relationship preferences, which are special categories under GDPR requiri…

High Biometric and ID Verification Data Collection

Biometric data is among the most sensitive personal information category under both GDPR and multiple US state laws, and its collection by a consumer dating app creates significant legal exposure and…

High Sole Discretion Account Termination

This provision reserves account termination authority based on conduct occurring outside the Bumble platform, including on affiliated apps and in offline contexts, subject to sole discretion determin…

High Perpetual Worldwide Content License

This provision establishes a broad content license that is perpetual in duration and worldwide in geographic scope, covering derivative works creation, advertising use, and distribution in any format…

High Mandatory Individual Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

This provision requires that disputes between US users and Bumble proceed through individual binding arbitration rather than court proceedings, and precludes participation in class or collective acti…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: May 30, 2026 Changes (12 months): 5 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 48
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Documents

Bumble Privacy Policy

Medium

This document establishes Bumble's practices for collecting, using, and sharing personal information from users of its dating application and websites. Bumble collects sensitive data categories including precise geolocation, biometric identifiers …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
9 provisions 4 versions captured 3 significant changes Version history →

Bumble Terms and Conditions

High

This is Bumble's Terms and Conditions of Use, governing access to and use of the Bumble dating app and its Date, BFF, and Bizz modes across the Bumble Group platform. …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
9 provisions 3 versions captured 1 significant change Version history →

Recent Changes

May 30, 2026 · Bumble Privacy Policy Medium

Bumble added disclosure language describing BeePitched, a new feature that allows users and non-users to create and share personalized 'Pitches' about others. The updated privacy policy now states that BeePitched …

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May 19, 2026 · Bumble Terms and Conditions Medium

Bumble updated its Terms and Conditions on May 19, 2026 to clarify account deletion procedures, expand the scope of content visibility language, restrict its content licensing rights to distribution within …

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April 19, 2026 · Bumble Privacy Policy Medium

Bumble removed a reference to UK servers from its privacy policy on April 19, 2026. The policy previously stated the company's network includes servers in the US, UK, and EU; …

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March 21, 2026 · Bumble Privacy Policy Medium

Bumble removed the UK from its list of server locations in its privacy policy. The updated language now states the network includes servers in the US and the EU, whereas …

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Medium Severity Provisions (9)

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Applicable Regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
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CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Colorado AI Act
US-CO
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CFAA
United States Federal
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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DMCA
United States Federal
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DSA
European Union
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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FAA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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VPPA
United States Federal
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Frequently Asked Questions

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Bumble has made 5 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

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