Submitting a government ID to a dating app means sharing one of the most sensitive documents you own — one that could be misused for identity theft if data were compromised in a breach.
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.