This is Tinder's legal agreement that sets the rules for using its dating app, covering everything from what data Tinder collects to how disputes must be resolved. The most important thing to know is that by using Tinder, you give the company a permanent, royalty-free license to use photos and content you upload, all purchases including subscriptions are non-refundable, and you must resolve any legal disputes through private arbitration rather than in court. If you want to keep your right to sue Tinder in court, you must opt out of the mandatory arbitration clause within 30 days of creating your account by emailing legalnotices@match.com.
Technical Summary
This document is Tinder's Terms of Use, governing access to and use of Tinder's dating application and related services operated by Match Group LLC, establishing a contractual relationship under Delaware law with a binding mandatory arbitration clause and class action waiver. The most significant obligations include users granting Tinder a broad, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to all content they upload, agreeing not to hold Tinder liable for user-generated content or matches, and accepting that all purchases (including subscriptions and virtual goods) are non-refundable. Notable deviations from industry standard include the collection and processing of sensitive personal data including sexual orientation and HIV status for profile features, a unilateral right to modify terms with continued use constituting acceptance, and a provision explicitly stating Tinder does not guarantee the authenticity of other members or conduct background checks. The document engages GDPR (for EEA users processed by Tinder's Irish entity), CCPA/CPRA (for California residents via Match Group), COPPA (minimum age 18 enforcement via self-certification only), and FTC Act Section 5 regarding unfair or deceptive practices, with material compliance considerations around the adequacy of consent mechanisms for sensitive data categories and the enforceability of the arbitration clause post-Viking River Cruises.
If you have a legal dispute with Tinder, you cannot sue them in court or join a class action lawsuit — you must go through private arbitration, one-on-one, with very limited rights to appeal.
When you post photos, text, or other content on Tinder, you give Tinder a permanent, free license to use, copy, modify, and share that content — including sublicensing it to others — without paying you anything.
Once you pay for a Tinder subscription, Boost, Super Like, or any other purchase, Tinder will not give you a refund under any circumstances — even if you cancel your subscription early or are unhappy with the service.
Tinder collects highly sensitive personal information including your sexual orientation and HIV status, which are special category data under privacy law, and uses this to match you with other users.
Tinder does not verify the identity or criminal history of its users, takes no responsibility for how users behave toward each other, and places the entire burden of personal safety on users themselves.
Tinder limits its financial liability to you to the absolute minimum allowed by law — it will not compensate you for indirect losses, data loss, emotional harm, or harm caused by other users, even in cases of serious wrongdoing.
Tinder can change its terms at any time, and if you keep using the app after being notified of changes, you are legally treated as having agreed to the new terms — even if you didn't actually read them.
Tinder can suspend or permanently ban your account and delete your content at any time, for any reason it decides is inappropriate — even for behavior outside the app — without giving you a refund.
For US users, any legal disputes with Tinder that do make it to court must be filed in Delaware — not your home state — which is inconvenient and expensive for most users.
Added April 27, 2026
Cross-platform context
See how other platforms handle Auto-Renewal Subscription and No-Refund Policy and similar clauses.