Hinge is controlled by an Irish entity for EEA, UK, and Swiss users, and by a US entity for all others, meaning your data may flow between these entities and across borders as part of normal service operations.
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Cross-border transfers of personal data from the EEA to the United States require specific legal safeguards under GDPR, and users in the EEA should understand that their data is ultimately processed within a US-headquartered corporate group.
Interpretive note: The specific GDPR Chapter V transfer mechanisms used for intra-group data flows are not disclosed in the policy text, making it impossible to confirm from the document alone whether legally adequate transfer safeguards are in place.
EEA, UK, and Swiss users' data is controlled by an Irish subsidiary but operates within a US corporate structure, meaning data may be transferred to or accessed from the United States and other countries as part of Match Group's global operations. The adequacy of the transfer mechanisms used for these flows would require evaluation under GDPR Chapter V.
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"If you live in the European Economic Area ("EEA"), the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the company responsible for your data (the "data controller") is: MTCH Technology Services Limited, Hinge, 1 Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, Dublin, D02 PY28, Ireland. If you live outside the EEA, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the company responsible for your data is: Hinge, Inc., 8750 North Central Expressway Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75231, United States.Excerpt from Hinge's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Transfers of personal data from the EEA to the United States require a valid transfer mechanism under GDPR Chapter V, such as standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or reliance on an adequacy …
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Cross-border transfers of personal data from the EEA to the United States require specific legal safeguards under GDPR, and users in the EEA should understand that their data is ultimately processed within a US-headquartered corporate group.
EEA, UK, and Swiss users' data is controlled by an Irish subsidiary but operates within a US corporate structure, meaning data may be transferred to or accessed from the United States and other countries as part of Match Group's global operations. The adequacy of the transfer mechanisms used for these flows would require evaluation under GDPR Chapter V.
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