Grindr embeds third-party software development kits (SDKs) from advertising and analytics companies that independently collect data about you, including device identifiers and behavioral data.
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The provision establishes the operational scope of data sharing across the Grindr service ecosystem. By authorizing both indirect sharing with service providers and direct collection by third-party partners, the clause structures how user data flows through multiple entities involved in platform delivery and monetization.
Data collected by third-party SDKs inside Grindr may be combined with data from other apps and websites to build detailed profiles of you, which can then be used for targeted advertising or sold to data brokers.
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Third-party apps use data from Gemini consistent with their own privacy policies and terms.
"We share your Personal Information with Service Providers that provide many of the elements necessary to host, manage, and provide you with the Grindr Services and Properties, conduct quality assurance testing, monitor activity on the Grindr Properties, provide technical support, and/or provide other services to Grindr such as enabling Grindr Service-related advertisements on third-party platforms. Certain third-party partners may also collect information directly from you as described in this Policy through tracking technologies such as cookies or SDKs.Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes the operational scope of data sharing across the Grindr service ecosystem. By authorizing both indirect sharing with service providers and direct collection by third-party partners, the clause structures how user data flows through multiple entities involved in platform delivery and monetization.
Data collected by third-party SDKs inside Grindr may be combined with data from other apps and websites to build detailed profiles of you, which can then be used for targeted advertising or sold to data brokers.
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