You must be at least 18 years old to use Bumble, and Bumble actively monitors for underage users and will suspend or terminate accounts it suspects belong to minors.
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The provision operationalizes age-gating requirements under applicable law and establishes a compliance mechanism whereby the service reserves authority to enforce age restrictions through account management actions based on indicators of underage use.
The updated terms state that Bumble's license to use your uploaded content is now limited to distribution to other app users when they are using the app, rather than the previously stated right to make content available to the general public. This represents a narrowing of the company's stated rights over user content. Additionally, the terms now explicitly disclose five scenarios in which Bumble may request account verification: to prevent fake accounts and fraud, to confirm age compliance in certain jurisdictions, to detect unusual account access, to prevent payment fraud, and to enforce community guidelines. The terms also clarify that uninstalling the app does not delete your account, and you must manually follow account deletion steps to permanently remove it.
View change record →Accounts suspected of belonging to users under 18 may be suspended or required to verify their age, which protects minors but may also affect legitimate adult users who trigger monitoring systems.
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The End User Services are only for your personal use. You must not, and must not allow others to: Use the End User Services for a commercial or business purpose or in any way other than your own personal purposes;
The Meta Products are not directed to children. Access to or use of Meta Products by anyone under the age of 13 is not allowed. If you are based in the EU, you must be at least 16 years old, or the minimum age in your country if it is higher than 16, to use or access Meta Products, unless your count...
You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any ...
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"be at least 18 years old or the age of majority to legally enter into a contract under the laws of your home country if that happens to be greater than 18; and be legally permitted to use the App by the laws of your home country. Please note that we monitor for underage use and we will terminate, suspend or ask you to verify your Account if we have reason to believe that you may be underage.— Excerpt from Bumble's Bumble Terms and Conditions
Age gating and underage user monitoring obligations intersect with COPPA (for under-13 users), state minor protection laws, and the EU's Digital Services Act risk mitigation requirements for very large online platforms; the document's reference to verification procedures should be assessed against applicable KYC and age assurance regulatory standards.
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The provision operationalizes age-gating requirements under applicable law and establishes a compliance mechanism whereby the service reserves authority to enforce age restrictions through account management actions based on indicators of underage use.
Accounts suspected of belonging to users under 18 may be suspended or required to verify their age, which protects minors but may also affect legitimate adult users who trigger monitoring systems.
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