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The indemnification obligation allocates legal liability to users for claims connected to their content, requiring users to cover Bumble's defense costs and damages in disputes involving user-generated content rather than Bumble bearing those costs directly.
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 →Users assume financial and legal responsibility for their uploaded content and agree to cover Bumble's legal expenses and damages if third parties make claims related to that content. This obligation applies regardless of whether Bumble itself bears any responsibility for the content's presence on the platform.
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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 Bumble Terms and Conditions
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The indemnification obligation allocates legal liability to users for claims connected to their content, requiring users to cover Bumble's defense costs and damages in disputes involving user-generated content rather than Bumble bearing those costs directly.
Users assume financial and legal responsibility for their uploaded content and agree to cover Bumble's legal expenses and damages if third parties make claims related to that content. This obligation applies regardless of whether Bumble itself bears any responsibility for the content's presence on the platform.
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