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California Residents — Sensitive Personal Information and Sale/Sharing Opt-Out

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

California's CPRA provides among the strongest consumer privacy rights in the US, and Bumble users in California can actively limit how their sensitive data — including sexual orientation and geolocation — is used for advertising and shared with third parties.

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Medium Apr 19, 2026

Bumble's privacy policy previously disclosed that the company operates servers in the US, UK, and EU. The updated policy removes the UK from this list, stating only US and EU servers. For UK-based us…

Medium Mar 21, 2026

UK users may experience a change in data storage and processing infrastructure. The updated policy discloses that servers in the UK are no longer part of Bumble's stated network, meaning UK user data…

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Bumble collects a wide range of personal data including biometric identifiers, precise geolocation, device information, and message content, and the policy authorizes sharing this data with third-party service providers, affiliates, and in response to legal obligations. Users subject to GDPR (EU and UK) and California's CCPA/CPRA have rights to access, correct, delete, and export their data, as well as to object to certain processing including profiling. You can exercise your data rights by navigating to the app's settings or contacting Bumble's support team directly via the contact mechanism described in the policy at bumble.com/privacy-policy.

How other platforms handle this

Home Depot Medium

You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. To exercise this right, please click on the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link available on our website, or contact us as described in the 'Contact Us' section of this policy. We will process your req...

Verizon Medium

California law gives residents the right to know what personal information we collect, use, share or sell; to delete personal information under certain circumstances; to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal information; to correct inaccurate personal information; to limit the use and dis...

Groq Medium

We use your information for the following purposes: ... In accordance with applicable legal requirements, for advertising and marketing purposes, including to send you information about products or services that may be of interest to you...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Do You Live in California? California residents have certain privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These rights include: the right to know what personal information we have collected about you; the right to delete your personal information; the right to correct inaccurate personal information; the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information; the right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information; and the right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights.

— Excerpt from Bumble's Bumble Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Bumble Privacy Policy
Entity
Bumble
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005753
Document ID
CA-D-00226
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
153d9cef35ab9e19783ae3daf7974b1910d07757a2ebe88355cad6dcb863fcdd
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 00:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Bumble
Document: Bumble Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-005753
Captured: 2026-05-08 00:09:56 UTC
SHA-256: 153d9cef35ab9e19…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bumble/bumble-privacy-policy/california-residents-sensitive-personal-information-and-salesharing-opt-out/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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What does Bumble's California Residents — Sensitive Personal Information and Sale/Sharing Opt-Out clause do?

California's CPRA provides among the strongest consumer privacy rights in the US, and Bumble users in California can actively limit how their sensitive data — including sexual orientation and geolocation — is used for advertising and shared with third parties.

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