Grindr Privacy Policy

This document is Grindr's Privacy Policy, governing the collection, use, sharing, and retention of personal data from users of its LGBTQ+ social and dating platform, with legal bases including consent, legitimate interests, and contractual necessity depending on jurisdiction. The policy states that Grindr collects a broad range of personal data including precise geolocation, HIV status and other health information, sexual orientation, relationship preferences, and device identifiers, and the terms authorize sharing this data with advertising partners, analytics providers, and third-party service providers. Notably, the policy explicitly acknowledges collecting sensitive categories of data including health information and sexual orientation, and states that certain inferences about users may be derived from app usage; the agreement asserts consent as a legal basis for processing sensitive data, though GDPR and similar frameworks impose heightened requirements for valid explicit consent that may constrain how broadly this basis can be applied. The policy engages GDPR and UK GDPR for EEA and UK users, CCPA and CPRA for California residents, and potentially other state privacy laws; Grindr has previously been subject to FTC scrutiny and enforcement interest regarding sensitive data sharing practices, and the combination of precise location data with sensitive health and identity information creates elevated regulatory exposure across multiple jurisdictions.