Grindr limits its legal liability to you for most types of harm, meaning that if you suffer financial or other losses as a result of using the service, you may not be able to recover those losses through a lawsuit against Grindr.
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If a data breach exposes your HIV status or sexual orientation, or if you suffer real-world harm as a result of Grindr's data practices, this clause attempts to prevent you from recovering consequential damages, which are often the most significant losses in privacy-related incidents.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the liability limitation varies significantly by jurisdiction; EU/EEA and UK consumer law, and GDPR Article 82, impose constraints that may override the contractual limitation.
Previous version had empty excerpt with high severity; current version provides detailed enumeration of excluded damages and downgrades severity to medium.
View full change record →This clause limits Grindr's financial exposure to users even in scenarios involving data breaches or mishandling of sensitive personal data, which is particularly significant given the nature of the information the platform collects and the prior documented history of data sharing incidents.
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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses are standard in consumer technology agreements but may be unenforceable in whole or in part under applicable consumer protection law, particularly in the EU where the Unfair Contract Terms …
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If a data breach exposes your HIV status or sexual orientation, or if you suffer real-world harm as a result of Grindr's data practices, this clause attempts to prevent you from recovering consequential damages, which are often the most significant losses in privacy-related incidents.
This clause limits Grindr's financial exposure to users even in scenarios involving data breaches or mishandling of sensitive personal data, which is particularly significant given the nature of the information the platform collects and the prior documented history of data sharing incidents.
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