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.
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By incorporating the Guidelines by reference, the provision makes the Guidelines enforceable contractual obligations without reproducing them in the main agreement. This mechanism allows Grindr to modify the Guidelines unilaterally through updates to the referenced document, with those modifications becoming operative upon amendment.
Removal of separate community guidelines incorporation reference may indicate guidelines are now embedded directly in terms rather than referenced separately.
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"GRINDR'S COMMUNITY GUIDELINES, located at https://www.grindr.com/community-guidelines/ (the "Guidelines"), as amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
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By incorporating the Guidelines by reference, the provision makes the Guidelines enforceable contractual obligations without reproducing them in the main agreement. This mechanism allows Grindr to modify the Guidelines unilaterally through updates to the referenced document, with those modifications becoming operative upon amendment.
Users may find their accounts suspended for violating rules they were not explicitly told about, as guidelines can change without prominent notice and are enforced with the same force as the main Terms.
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