Depending on where you live, a different legal entity operates your Hinge account: MTCH Technology Services Limited for EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland users, and Hinge, Inc. for everyone else.
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Which entity operates your account determines which country's laws apply to your relationship with Hinge, what privacy rights you have, and which courts or regulators have jurisdiction over complaints.
EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland users have their accounts operated by a separate legal entity subject to GDPR and UK GDPR, which provides stronger data protection rights than users in other regions whose accounts are operated by Hinge, Inc. under US law.
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In the EU and EEA, the choice of Texas governing law shall not apply only where a mandatory consumer protection law explicitly prohibits such choice of law provisions.
For any claims that are not subject to arbitration...U.S. Residents: Delaware law; venue exclusively in the state or federal courts in New Castle County, Delaware
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and the United States without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
"Welcome to Hinge, operated by MTCH Technology Services Limited ("MTCH Technology") for users located in the European Union ("EU"), European Economic Area ("EEA"), the United Kingdom ("UK"), or Switzerland, and operated by Hinge, Inc. for all other users. As used in this Agreement, the terms "Hinge," "us," "we," the "Company", and "our" shall refer to Hinge, Inc. and/or MTCH Technology Services Limited, as appropriate.Excerpt from Hinge's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The dual-entity structure is a deliberate regulatory architecture that separates GDPR and UK GDPR obligations under MTCH Technology Services Limited from US-law obligations under Hinge, Inc.
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Which entity operates your account determines which country's laws apply to your relationship with Hinge, what privacy rights you have, and which courts or regulators have jurisdiction over complaints.
EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland users have their accounts operated by a separate legal entity subject to GDPR and UK GDPR, which provides stronger data protection rights than users in other regions whose accounts are operated by Hinge, Inc. under US law.
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