Grindr shares your personal data, including device IDs, usage patterns, and location, with advertising and analytics companies to run targeted ads and analyze app performance.
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Sharing personal data with advertising technology companies can result in that data being combined with information from other sources to build detailed profiles, which may extend far beyond what users expect from a dating app.
Interpretive note: The complete list of advertising and analytics partners is not disclosed in the policy, making it difficult to fully assess the scope and implications of this data sharing provision.
Renamed from 'Third-Party SDK and Advertising Partner Data Sharing' with new detailed excerpt specifying categories of shared data and purposes.
View full change record →Your device identifiers, location, and usage behavior may be shared with multiple advertising and analytics partners, who can combine this with data from other sources to create detailed profiles that persist beyond your use of Grindr.
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"We share personal information with advertising partners, analytics providers, and other third parties to help us understand how our services are used, to serve relevant advertising, and for other business purposes. This may include device identifiers, usage data, location information, and other information collected through our services.Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Under CPRA, sharing personal information with advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising may constitute a 'sale' or 'sharing' of personal information, triggering user opt-out rights and specific disclosure obligations.
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Sharing personal data with advertising technology companies can result in that data being combined with information from other sources to build detailed profiles, which may extend far beyond what users expect from a dating app.
Your device identifiers, location, and usage behavior may be shared with multiple advertising and analytics partners, who can combine this with data from other sources to create detailed profiles that persist beyond your use of Grindr.
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