You are personally responsible for anything you post on Bumble, and if Bumble gets sued or faces any claims because of your content, you agree to pay Bumble's legal costs and cover any resulting liability.
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This indemnification clause means that if a third party sues Bumble over something you posted, you could be personally liable for Bumble's legal defense costs and any damages awarded, which could be financially significant.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of this indemnification obligation against individual consumers may vary by jurisdiction, particularly in states and countries with strong consumer protection frameworks that limit disproportionate liability shifts.
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 adds explicit reference to Community Guidelines compliance requirement and clarifies indemnification applies to all claims connected with user content.
View full change record →If your posts, photos, or messages on Bumble lead to legal claims against Bumble from other users or third parties, you are contractually obligated to defend Bumble and cover resulting costs, creating potential personal financial liability.
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"You agree that Your Content must comply with our Community Guidelines as updated from time to time. As Your Content is unique, you are responsible and liable for Your Content. You will indemnify, defend, release, and hold us harmless from any claims made in connection with Your Content.Excerpt from Bumble's Terms and Conditions
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This indemnification clause means that if a third party sues Bumble over something you posted, you could be personally liable for Bumble's legal defense costs and any damages awarded, which could be financially significant.
If your posts, photos, or messages on Bumble lead to legal claims against Bumble from other users or third parties, you are contractually obligated to defend Bumble and cover resulting costs, creating potential personal financial liability.
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