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The consent mechanism is triggered by the act of providing the data rather than by a separate affirmative consent step, which determines how Hinge grounds its legal basis for processing highly sensitive information.
By voluntarily providing sensitive data such as sexual orientation, you are treated as having consented to Hinge's use of that data under the terms of the Privacy Policy.
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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.
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.
telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.
"Some of this data may be considered sensitive or special in certain countries, such as details about sexual orientation... 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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The consent mechanism is triggered by the act of providing the data rather than by a separate affirmative consent step, which determines how Hinge grounds its legal basis for processing highly sensitive information.
By voluntarily providing sensitive data such as sexual orientation, you are treated as having consented to Hinge's use of that data under the terms of the Privacy Policy.
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