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Targeted Advertising and Behavioral Profiling

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What it is

Hinge uses your profile data, usage behavior, and technical data to show you personalized advertisements both on and off the app. You can control some of these settings, but targeted advertising is enabled by default.

This analysis describes what Hinge's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes the operational framework through which Hinge facilitates data sharing with advertising partners for behavioral profiling and audience targeting. The hashing mechanism described allows advertisers to conduct audience matching and lookalike targeting while the provider claims the resulting identifier cannot re-identify the user.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 17, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4430 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Hinge uses your personal data including profile details and app behavior for ad targeting, and shares data with advertising partners to measure ad effectiveness. Users can adjust ad personalization settings within the app to limit some of this processing.

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.
  • Export Your Data
    Go to Hinge app settings, navigate to the Privacy section, and adjust your advertising preferences to limit personalized ad targeting. California residents can also use the CCPA opt-out available at hinge.co/ccpa.

How other platforms handle this

Oura Medium

We do not sell or share your personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can always opt out of Oura direct marketing communications, though you may still see marketing messaging within the Oura App.

Adobe Medium

In some cases, in order to show you more relevant ads, we disclose with social media platforms and other advertising partners, information about actions you take on our websites and apps, such as which pages you visit and which ads you saw.

Tinder Medium

we may share data between our affiliates for the safety and security of our users and may take necessary actions if we believe you have violated these Terms, including banning you from our Services and/or our affiliates' services...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To help improve the relevance of these ads, we provide certain info about you to third parties, including advertising partners, or allow them to collect such data from our services (such as via cookies, SDKs, or similar technologies). Some of our advertising partners enable us to transform your email address, advertising identifiers or phone number into an identifier that can't be used to identify you personally and then use that unique identifier to either exclude you from our marketing campaigns, or to target our ads at an audience that is similar to you in terms of background, interests or app usage.

Excerpt from Hinge's Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

Advertising data processing relies on either consent or legitimate interest depending on jurisdiction.

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Applicable agencies

  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
    File a complaint →

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hinge Privacy Policy
Entity
Hinge
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001236
Document ID
CA-D-00230
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2f8d4834487c052211b0d82a25fe0e47113e192021f25ae4ec611549381037a7
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:32 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Hinge
Document: Hinge Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-001236
Captured: 2026-03-20 05:32:14 UTC
SHA-256: 2f8d4834487c0522…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hinge/hinge-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-001236/targeted-advertising-and-behavioral-profiling/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hinge's Targeted Advertising and Behavioral Profiling clause do?

This provision establishes the operational framework through which Hinge facilitates data sharing with advertising partners for behavioral profiling and audience targeting. The hashing mechanism described allows advertisers to conduct audience matching and lookalike targeting while the provider claims the resulting identifier cannot re-identify the user.

How does this clause affect you?

Hinge uses your personal data including profile details and app behavior for ad targeting, and shares data with advertising partners to measure ad effectiveness. Users can adjust ad personalization settings within the app to limit some of this processing.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

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