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Criminal Background Investigation Discretion

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Medium May 19, 2026

The updated terms establish new account verification procedures that Bumble may initiate to confirm identity, prevent fraud, verify age compliance, and enforce community guidelines. The terms clarify that deleting the Bumble app does not delete your account; you must explicitly request account deletion through the app to permanently remove it. A new BeePitched feature allows users to create personalized pitches about others and invite contributions, but this feature is restricted in Washington State and requires obtaining all necessary permissions from the person being pitched about. Content licensing language is narrowed to specify that your uploaded content may be made available to other app users, rather than the general public. You can request account deletion through the app's deletion process, and you can report any Pitch for review if you are the subject of one.

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the Bumble Group may investigate whether a member has a criminal history, which may, depending on the circumstances, include searching sex offender registries or other public records.

Excerpt from Bumble's Terms and Conditions

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Document information
Document
Bumble Terms and Conditions
Entity
Bumble
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-003969, captured June 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-034080
Document ID
CA-D-000225
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-003969)
ce40acd5e64545ec058752e45ef0ad7852e50dd458032c824231f7b2dad547a3
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 03:22 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-003969, captured June 18, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
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Entity: Bumble
Document: Bumble Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-034080
Version: CA-V-003969
Captured: 2026-06-18 00:31:13 UTC
SHA-256: ce40acd5e64545ec…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bumble/bumble-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-034080/criminal-background-investigation-discretion/
Accessed: Nov. 8, 2026
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What does Bumble's Criminal Background Investigation Discretion clause do?

The clause states: “the Bumble Group may investigate whether a member has a criminal history, which may, depending on the circumstances, include searching sex offender registries or other public records.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 249 platforms. See the full comparison.

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