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"For users who would like to control their choices at the device level on the Grindr app, you can opt-out of certain advertising on your device.Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “For users who would like to control their choices at the device level on the Grindr app, you can opt-out of certain advertising on your device.”
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