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Account Deletion and Data Retention

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indefinite 'little while' for content removal, combined with the perpetual content license granted elsewhere in the Terms, means deletion of your account does not guarantee immediate or complete removal of your photos and information.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Bumble's terms grant the company a perpetual, worldwide license to use your photos and profile content even after you delete your account, and allow account termination or suspension at Bumble's sole discretion without prior notice or refund of paid subscription fees. The mandatory arbitration clause, combined with a class action waiver, means most disputes must be handled through private arbitration rather than in court, limiting your legal recourse as an individual. You can opt out of the arbitration agreement by sending written notice to Bumble within 30 days of creating your account, which preserves your right to pursue claims in court.

How other platforms handle this

State Farm Medium

Some operating system developers, such as Apple, allow mobile application users to request deletion of accounts created within an application. If you request deletion of your account, State Farm may still retain your information for legal, auditing, regulatory and business purposes. Retention period...

LinkedIn Medium

We generally retain your personal data as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you Services. This includes data you or others provided to us and data generated or inferred from your use of our Services. Even if you only use our Services when looking for a new job every few year...

Spotify Medium

Please note there are situations where Spotify is unable to delete your data, for example when: it's still necessary to process the data for the purpose we collected it for; we have an overriding interest in continuing to process the data, for example where we need the data to protect our services f...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You'll have great fun on Bumble, but if you feel the need to leave, you can delete your Account at any time by going to the 'Settings' page when you are logged in and clicking on the 'Delete account' link. Your Account will be deleted immediately but it may take a little while for Your Content (defined below) to be completely removed from the App. Your profile information will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If you delete your Account and try to create a new account within this time period using the same credentials, we will re-activate your Account for you.

— Excerpt from Bumble's Bumble Terms and Conditions

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Bumble Terms and Conditions
Entity
Bumble
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004758
Document ID
CA-D-00225
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
572a0a26a4cbc3852bec969bcbf99d9044c212a8e705a6132ca649135c97dc66
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 08:25 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Bumble
Document: Bumble Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-004758
Captured: 2026-05-07 08:25:16 UTC
SHA-256: 572a0a26a4cbc385…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bumble/bumble-terms-and-conditions/account-deletion-and-data-retention/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Bumble's Account Deletion and Data Retention clause do?

The indefinite 'little while' for content removal, combined with the perpetual content license granted elsewhere in the Terms, means deletion of your account does not guarantee immediate or complete removal of your photos and information.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 2 platforms. See the full comparison.

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