Hinge collects and processes sensitive personal information including your sexual orientation, health details, religious beliefs, racial or ethnic origins, and political affiliations when you choose to add this to your profile. By providing this data, you consent to Hinge using it as described in the policy.
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This provision establishes the legal mechanism by which Hinge obtains authorization to collect and process sensitive personal data categories that receive heightened regulatory protection in multiple jurisdictions. The clause creates a consent framework that permits use of these data elements according to the stated data handling practices.
Adding details about your sexuality, health, or religion to your Hinge profile means Hinge stores and processes that sensitive data, shares it within Match Group, and uses it for service improvement — including machine learning. Users in the EEA/UK have stronger protections, but all users should carefully consider what sensitive data they disclose.
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You may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data, Financial Data, Profile Data, and other information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, e-mail or otherwise.
Automatically collected data may be linked to other Personal Data such as user name, email address and phone number.
We will only collect, use and disclose your personal data with your consent, unless otherwise permitted or required by law. Your consent may be given expressly or implied, depending on the circumstances and the sensitivity of the information involved.
"Some of this data may be considered sensitive or special in certain countries, such as details about sexual orientation, sexual life, health, racial or ethnic origins, religious beliefs or political affiliations. If you choose to provide this data, you consent to us using it as laid out in this Privacy Policy.Excerpt from Hinge's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the legal mechanism by which Hinge obtains authorization to collect and process sensitive personal data categories that receive heightened regulatory protection in multiple jurisdictions. The clause creates a consent framework that permits use of these data elements according to the stated data handling practices.
Adding details about your sexuality, health, or religion to your Hinge profile means Hinge stores and processes that sensitive data, shares it within Match Group, and uses it for service improvement — including machine learning. Users in the EEA/UK have stronger protections, but all users should carefully consider what sensitive data they disclose.
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