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The clause establishes the legal basis and scope for handling sensitive personal data regulated under GDPR Article 9. By designating processing as consent-based, the terms specify the regulatory framework governing how Bumble may collect, store, and utilize this information.
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 users, this change may alter where personal data is actually stored and processed, which can affect data protection rights and latency. UK users may want to review the updated privacy policy to understand the new data storage arrangements and determine whether they align with their privacy expectations.
View change record →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 may now be processed and stored in EU data centers instead of potentially UK-based infrastructure. This could have implications for data residency expectations and regulatory compliance frameworks that apply to UK-based data processing. Review Bumble's updated data transfer documentation if you have specific data locality requirements.
View change record →Users who choose to share sensitive category information through profile creation or service usage authorize Bumble to process that data under the explicit consent mechanism. The terms condition this processing on both user voluntary disclosure and the operational necessity to provide the dating service.
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"When you use our App or Sites, you may choose to share information about your sexual preferences, sexual orientation, and gender identity, as well as your religion, political views, health information, and racial or ethnic origin. This may constitute 'special category' data under the GDPR. We process this information on the basis of your explicit consent (where required by applicable law) and to provide our services.— Excerpt from Bumble's Bumble Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the legal basis and scope for handling sensitive personal data regulated under GDPR Article 9. By designating processing as consent-based, the terms specify the regulatory framework governing how Bumble may collect, store, and utilize this information.
Users who choose to share sensitive category information through profile creation or service usage authorize Bumble to process that data under the explicit consent mechanism. The terms condition this processing on both user voluntary disclosure and the operational necessity to provide the dating service.
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