Unless you opt out within 30 days of first using Bumble, most legal disputes with Bumble must be resolved through private arbitration rather than in court, and you cannot join a class action lawsuit against Bumble.
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Mandatory arbitration and the class action waiver significantly limit your legal options if something goes wrong, making it harder and potentially more expensive to pursue smaller claims individually and preventing collective action by groups of affected users.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the class action waiver and mandatory arbitration provision may vary by jurisdiction, particularly in California, and ongoing legislative and judicial developments may affect the scope of enforceability for consumer contracts.
The updated terms reframe BeePitched from a collaborative pitch-sharing feature to a standalone content generation and distribution tool under user control. Users are now solely responsible for obtaining permissions, ensuring content legality, and distributing completed pitches themselves. Bumble clarifies it does not host or distribute pitches after generation and retains content only briefly (24 hours post-download, 7 days if not completed) for moderation purposes. Bumble reserves the right to review, refuse to generate, remove, or restrict access to any content that violates the terms or community guidelines, and may suspend access to the feature if misuse is identified.
View change record →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 →Current version now explicitly mentions an opt-out right for the arbitration agreement, whereas previous version provided no excerpt details.
View full change record →If you do not actively opt out within 30 days of account creation, you waive your right to a jury trial and cannot participate in class action lawsuits against Bumble, which are often the only practical mechanism for consumers to pursue small individual claims related to billing, data, or safety issues.
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If, however, this Class Action Waiver is deemed invalid or unenforceable with respect to a particular Dispute...neither you nor Chegg will be entitled to arbitration of such Dispute.
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
"Section 14 of these Terms contains provisions governing how claims that you and Bumble Group have against each other are resolved. In particular, it contains an arbitration agreement that will, with limited exceptions, require disputes between us to be submitted to binding and final arbitration. You have a right to opt out of the arbitration agreement pursuant to Section 14 below. If you do not opt out of the arbitration agreement in accordance with Section 14, (1) you will only be permitted to pursue claims and seek relief against us on an individual basis only; and (2) you are waiving your right to seek relief in a court of law and to have a jury trial on your claims.Excerpt from Bumble's Terms and Conditions
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the Federal Arbitration Act, which generally permits mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts, though some state consumer protection statutes including California's impose limitations.
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Mandatory arbitration and the class action waiver significantly limit your legal options if something goes wrong, making it harder and potentially more expensive to pursue smaller claims individually and preventing collective action by groups of affected users.
If you do not actively opt out within 30 days of account creation, you waive your right to a jury trial and cannot participate in class action lawsuits against Bumble, which are often the only practical mechanism for consumers to pursue small individual claims related to billing, data, or safety issues.
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