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The agreement prohibits users from using any content, data, or information from the Grindr platform, including user-generated content from other users and system-generated content, to train, develop, test, or improve any AI or machine learning system. The prohibition also covers anonymizing, deidentifying, or aggregating platform data for AI development purposes.
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This provision establishes a contractual prohibition covering a broad definition of AI technology, including machine learning models, neural networks, and statistical learning algorithms. The restriction applies to all platform-derived data and outputs, not only raw user content, and extends to indirect use through anonymization or aggregation pipelines.
Under this clause, users are contractually prohibited from using any Grindr platform data, including content from other users or AI-generated suggestions, to build or improve AI systems, even if the data is anonymized or aggregated first. This restriction applies to all users, including researchers, developers, and journalists who might otherwise use platform data for analytical purposes.
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"Use the Grindr Services; any System-Generated Content or User Content submitted by other Users (see definitions in Section 14 below); or any other data, output, or information received or derived from the Grindr Services, to directly or indirectly create, develop, customize, train, test, or otherwise improve any AI Technology. "AI Technology" means any machine learning or other artificial intelligence algorithm, model, model weights, parameters and hyperparameters, software, tool, system or technology, including, without limitation, any and all software and systems that make use of or employ deep learning or other neural networks, statistical learning algorithms, or reinforcement learning. Anonymize, deidentify, or aggregate any Content (other than User Content that You create) or any other data, output or information received or derived from the Grindr Services, to directly or indirectly create, develop, customize, train, test, or otherwise improve any AI Technology.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision is primarily a contractual intellectual property and acceptable use restriction rather than a regulatory compliance mechanism. It interacts with copyright law regarding the use of platform-derived data for model training, an area of active litigation and regulatory development in the US and EU. The EU AI Act's provisions on training data transparency and data governance may interact with this restriction for AI developers operating in EEA jurisdictions. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The breadth of the definition of AI Technology and the inclusion of anonymized or aggregated data in the prohibition is operationally significant for any developer, researcher, or third party that accesses or scrapes Grindr platform data. Enforcement would depend on Grindr's ability to detect such use, which the agreement does not specify. JURISDICTION FLAGS: The restriction applies globally as written, but its enforceability against users in jurisdictions with fair use, fair dealing, or research exemptions under copyright law may be limited. EU users engaged in scientific research or journalism may have statutory rights that interact with this contractual restriction. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations that develop AI products and access Grindr data through any means should assess whether their data pipelines or model training workflows could be construed as violating this provision. The prohibition on anonymization and aggregation for AI purposes is broader than typical platform terms and may affect academic research and third-party analytics use cases. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams at AI development organizations should review data sourcing documentation to confirm that Grindr platform data, including any data acquired through third-party data brokers or scraping, is not included in training datasets. The provision's inclusion of indirect use and aggregated data means that standard data anonymization workflows do not provide a safe harbor under these terms.
This provision establishes a contractual prohibition covering a broad definition of AI technology, including machine learning models, neural networks, and statistical learning algorithms. The restriction applies to all platform-derived data and outputs, not only raw user content, and extends to indirect use through anonymization or aggregation pipelines.
Under this clause, users are contractually prohibited from using any Grindr platform data, including content from other users or AI-generated suggestions, to build or improve AI systems, even if the data is anonymized or aggregated first. This restriction applies to all users, including researchers, developers, and journalists who might otherwise use platform data for analytical purposes.
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