Users must be at least 18 years old to use Grindr, and by agreeing to the Terms, you confirm you meet this age requirement.
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This age restriction provision establishes the service's legal eligibility requirements and defines the authorized user population. The prohibition applies to all forms of service access and use, establishing a foundational contractual limitation on who may operate as a user of the platform.
Removal of explicit age restriction and verification provision is significant for a dating platform, potentially weakening safeguards against underage user access.
View full change record →The lack of robust age verification creates safety risks for minors who may access the platform, while also exposing parents and guardians to potential harms they may be unaware of.
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Except as set forth below, or as otherwise approved by us, the services are for your personal, non-commercial use unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for your commercial use.
You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)
You agree that Promotional Codes: (a) must be used in a lawful manner; (b) must be used for the intended audience and purpose; (c) may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner...
"The Grindr Services are intended ONLY for legal adults. NO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS (OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN PLACES WHERE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS IS NOT THE AGE OF MAJORITY) ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEMPT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO VIEW, DOWNLOAD, POSSESS, OR OTHERWISE USE THE GRINDR SERVICES.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
Self-attestation age verification may not satisfy emerging regulatory requirements under the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, EU Digital Services Act, and various US state age verification laws (e.g., Louisiana HB 142).
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This age restriction provision establishes the service's legal eligibility requirements and defines the authorized user population. The prohibition applies to all forms of service access and use, establishing a foundational contractual limitation on who may operate as a user of the platform.
The lack of robust age verification creates safety risks for minors who may access the platform, while also exposing parents and guardians to potential harms they may be unaware of.
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