Hinge can add new features to the app at any time and make them mandatory, meaning you must engage with them or risk losing access to your account.
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This clause reserves Hinge's right to fundamentally change how the app works and require your participation in new features, with account termination as the consequence for non-participation.
If Hinge introduces a mandatory feature you are uncomfortable with, such as a new verification method or data collection requirement, your only option under these terms is to comply or lose access to your account and all associated data and connections.
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"We reserve the right to introduce mandatory features to our Services at any time. These features may be designed to enhance the functionality, security, safety or overall user experience of our Services. As these features are mandatory, if you do not wish to engage with these features, you may lose access to your account or be required to terminate your account as set forth in Section 9.Excerpt from Hinge's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may engage GDPR consent requirements for EU/EEA users if a mandatory feature involves new personal data processing, since consent obtained under threat of service termination may not be freely given and …
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This clause reserves Hinge's right to fundamentally change how the app works and require your participation in new features, with account termination as the consequence for non-participation.
If Hinge introduces a mandatory feature you are uncomfortable with, such as a new verification method or data collection requirement, your only option under these terms is to comply or lose access to your account and all associated data and connections.
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