Grindr's Terms of Service are the legal rules you agree to when using the app. They cover what you can and cannot do on the platform, how Grindr can use your content, and how disputes are handled — importantly, most disputes must go through arbitration rather than court, and you give up the right to join class action lawsuits. If you're in the EU, UK, or California, you have some additional rights not available to other users.
Technical Summary
This document constitutes Grindr's Terms of Service governing use of its location-based social networking platform for gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals. It establishes binding obligations on users including age verification requirements (18+), content standards, intellectual property assignments, and a mandatory arbitration clause with class action waiver. Notable provisions include broad license grants to user-generated content, account suspension rights, limitations on liability, and jurisdiction-specific rights for EU/UK/California users. The document also incorporates by reference Grindr's Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, and other supplemental policies.
If you have a dispute with Grindr, you must resolve it through binding private arbitration rather than going to court, and you cannot join a class action lawsuit against Grindr.
When you post photos, text, or other content on Grindr, you give Grindr a broad, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute that content globally.
Grindr can suspend or permanently delete your account at any time, for any reason, at its sole discretion, including for violating Community Guidelines.
Grindr limits its legal responsibility for damages to the maximum extent permitted by law, meaning users may have very limited ability to recover losses caused by the platform's actions or failures.
By using Grindr, you consent to the collection and processing of sensitive personal data including sexual orientation, HIV status, and precise location information.
Disputes are governed by the laws of a specific US state (typically California or Delaware), and users agree to submit to those courts for any matters not covered by arbitration.
Grindr's paid subscription (Grindr XTRA or Unlimited) automatically renews at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date.
You agree to defend and compensate Grindr for any legal claims or costs arising from your use of the platform, your content, or your violation of these Terms.
Grindr's Community Guidelines are incorporated into these Terms by reference, meaning violating those guidelines can result in account suspension or termination under this agreement.
Added March 20, 2026
Cross-platform context
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