When you post photos, messages, or any other content on Grindr, you give Grindr a broad license to use that content for operating and improving the service, including the ability to pass that license to other companies.
This analysis describes what Grindr's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The sublicensable and transferable nature of this license means your content, including profile photos, can be shared with or used by third-party companies that Grindr works with, and the scope of the license extends to research and development of new services.
Interpretive note: The scope of 'researching and developing new ones' as a permitted use is ambiguous and may encompass AI training or other novel applications not explicitly disclosed to users.
Photos and other content you post on Grindr can be used, reproduced, and modified by Grindr and its partners for service operation and development purposes, which has particular sensitivity given that profile photos on a platform serving LGBTQ+ users may constitute outing if used or disclosed beyond the platform context.
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we may closely review accounts that offer the following services, products, or content: Online trading, day trading tips, and stock market related content
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If Your Content is prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction where our Services are available, we may remove it even if it is not illegal in your location.
"By submitting User Content through the Services, you grant Grindr a worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to host, store, use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, and distribute that User Content. This license is for the limited purpose of operating, developing, providing, and improving the Services and researching and developing new ones.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
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The sublicensable and transferable nature of this license means your content, including profile photos, can be shared with or used by third-party companies that Grindr works with, and the scope of the license extends to research and development of new services.
Photos and other content you post on Grindr can be used, reproduced, and modified by Grindr and its partners for service operation and development purposes, which has particular sensitivity given that profile photos on a platform serving LGBTQ+ users may constitute outing if used or disclosed beyond the platform context.
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