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Hinge · Hinge Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Continued Use Constitutes Consent to Changes

High confidence Common · 285 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does a user's continued access or use of the Services after the effective date of updated Terms constitute?
“To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, your continued access or use of our Services after the effective date of the Terms constitutes your consent to any changes, and as a result, you will be legally bound by the updated Terms.”
Version CA-V-000760, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Hinge provides that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, a user's continued access or use of the Services after the effective date of updated Terms constitutes that user's consent to the changes, legally binding the user to the updated Terms.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Because continued use equals consent, users who keep using the Services after a Terms update are bound by new obligations or restrictions even without affirmatively agreeing to them.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The reader becomes legally bound by any updated Terms simply by continuing to use the Services after the update's effective date, without any separate affirmative action.

How other platforms handle this

Hilton

Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this Agreement will mean you accept those changes.

Kling AI

By continuing to use Kling AI or any of the Services after the terms of this Agreement have been modified, you are deemed to have accepted the modifications.

Patreon

Your continued use of Patreon after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy, and our continued provision of Patreon is sufficient consideration for the change.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, your continued access or use of our Services after the effective date of the Terms constitutes your consent to any changes, and as a result, you will be legally bound by the updated Terms.

Excerpt from Hinge's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hinge Terms of Service
Entity
Hinge
Date stated by the document
Aug. 25, 2025
As printed in Hinge’s text (version CA-V-000760), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000760, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-034743
Document ID
CA-D-000229
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000760)
231a20dfa709f97c03cc36ef761f258515da63d2ce69d0492fe0d612c6c2c16a
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 16:37 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000760, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Hinge
Document: Hinge Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-034743
Version: CA-V-000760
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:18:54 UTC
SHA-256: 231a20dfa709f97c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hinge/hinge-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-034743/continued-use-constitutes-consent-to-changes/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hinge's Continued Use Constitutes Consent to Changes clause do?

Because continued use equals consent, users who keep using the Services after a Terms update are bound by new obligations or restrictions even without affirmatively agreeing to them.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader becomes legally bound by any updated Terms simply by continuing to use the Services after the update's effective date, without any separate affirmative action.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 285 platforms. See the full comparison.

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