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Mandatory Feature Refusal May Terminate Account

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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

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-034748
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-034748
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-034748/mandatory-feature-refusal-may-terminate-account/
Accessed: Nov. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Hinge's Mandatory Feature Refusal May Terminate Account clause do?

The clause states: “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.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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