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Data Retention Policy

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Why it matters

Even after you delete your Hinge account, your personal data — including sensitive profile information and chat content — may be retained by the company for an unspecified additional period, limiting your ability to truly erase your digital footprint.

Consumer impact

Hinge collects extensive personal data including sensitive categories such as sexual orientation, health information, and biometric face geometry, which is shared across Match Group's portfolio of apps and with third-party advertising partners. Users who are banned from any Match Group service may have their data shared across the entire group, and behavioral profiling and automated decision-making are used to recommend matches and serve targeted ads. You can exercise data access, deletion, or correction rights by submitting a request through Hinge's in-app settings or privacy request portal.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    After deleting your Hinge account, submit a separate formal data deletion request through Hinge's privacy portal or in-app settings to request removal of retained data. You may also email their privacy team via the contact information provided in the Privacy Policy.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive data retention practices and failure to honor consumer data deletion requests.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hinge Privacy Policy
Entity
Hinge
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001241
Document ID
CA-D-00230
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Entity: Hinge | Document: Hinge Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-001241
Captured: 2026-03-20 05:32:14 UTC | SHA-256: 2f8d4834487c0522…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hinge/hinge-privacy-policy/data-retention-policy/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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