Tinder uses automated processes to make decisions about your account, including safety-related decisions such as banning accounts and matching decisions that determine who you see in the app.
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The clause establishes that the service relies on automated decision-making systems for safety screening and user matching functions, and delegates specific procedural details to a separate FAQ document rather than the privacy policy itself.
Users may be banned, restricted, or subject to matching decisions made entirely by algorithms without human review, and EU/UK users have the right under GDPR to request human review of significant automated decisions.
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The clause establishes that the service relies on automated decision-making systems for safety screening and user matching functions, and delegates specific procedural details to a separate FAQ document rather than the privacy policy itself.
Users may be banned, restricted, or subject to matching decisions made entirely by algorithms without human review, and EU/UK users have the right under GDPR to request human review of significant automated decisions.
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