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The provision establishes that profiling and automated decision-making are operational components of the service's data processing framework. By referencing external documentation rather than disclosing specifics within the privacy policy itself, the clause structures how users access information about these algorithmic processes.
Hinge's algorithms — not human reviewers — determine which potential matches are shown to you and how prominently your profile appears to others, using your behavioral data and profile attributes. EU and UK users have the right to request human review of significant automated decisions.
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For information on how we process personal data through "profiling" and "automated decision-making", please see our FAQ.
OpenAI restricts use of its services to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on individuals without appropriate human oversight, including in contexts such as credit, employment, housing, and insurance.
We may collect inferences drawn from the personal information we collect to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
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"For information on how we process personal data through "profiling" and "automated decision-making", please see our FAQ.— Excerpt from Hinge's Hinge Privacy Policy
Automated decision-making and profiling on a dating platform using special category data (e.g., sexual orientation) implicates GDPR Article 22, which restricts solely automated decisions with significant effects and requires explicit consent or another Article 22 lawful basis. Transparency obligations require clear disclosure of logic, significance, and envisaged consequences.
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The provision establishes that profiling and automated decision-making are operational components of the service's data processing framework. By referencing external documentation rather than disclosing specifics within the privacy policy itself, the clause structures how users access information about these algorithmic processes.
Hinge's algorithms — not human reviewers — determine which potential matches are shown to you and how prominently your profile appears to others, using your behavioral data and profile attributes. EU and UK users have the right to request human review of significant automated decisions.
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