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Source-backed from the published policy documents behind this report

54
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
12
verified controls

8 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 3 findings
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 1 finding
  • Biometrics 2 findings
  • Sensitive Data 4 findings
  • Tracking 3 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 4 findings
  • Sharing 16 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 16 findings
  • Other 4 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Sensitive Data For California consumers, Tinder says some data it collects is sensitive

What this means

Tinder says that, for California consumers, some information it collects is sensitive personal information under the CCPA, including precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, sex life or sexual orientation, biometric information and message contents.

For California consumers, some information Tinder collects is sensitive personal information under the CCPA, including precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, sex life or sexual orientation, biometric information and message contents.

Why this matters

These are among the most personal kinds of information a dating app may hold.

What the policy says

Some of the information we collect also constitutes “sensitive personal information” under the CCPA, including information that reveals your social security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, sex life or sexual orientation, religious or philosophical beliefs, biometric information, and contents of your messages. We do not use sensitive personal information we collect for purposes other than providing and improving our services to you and protecting our services and our community, and we do not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you.

From CCPA Privacy Notice Addendum

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What you can do

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Messages No direct setting If another member requests their data, they may receive messages you sent them

What this means

Tinder says that if another member requests a copy of their personal data, they may receive the messages you sent them.

If another member requests a copy of their personal data, they may receive the messages you sent them.

Why this matters

Messages you send may end up in someone else's data copy.

What the policy says

If another member requests a copy of their personal data, they may receive the messages you sent them.

From Tinder Privacy Policy

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What you can do

No setting found that directly changes this practice.

In the Tinder documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.

A broader option is available

Tinder says you can contact it to object to or restrict a processing it lists in its Privacy Policy; depending on where you live, this right may not apply or may be named differently.

That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.

Biometrics For California consumers, Tinder collects biometric data if you use photo verification

What this means

Tinder says that, for California consumers, it collects biometric information from you if you use its photo verification feature.

For California consumers, Tinder collects biometric information from you if you use its photo verification feature.

Why this matters

Photo verification may involve data drawn from your face.

What the policy says

Biometric information From you (if you use our photo verification feature)

From CCPA Privacy Notice Addendum

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What you can do

A privacy right lets you act on this, where it is available to you.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Controls & Permissions 3
  • Advertising & Profiling 2
  • Location 2
  • Contacts 1
  • Other 1
  • Sensitive Data 1
  • Sharing 1
  • Tracking 1

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 39 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Location 1 more
  • Biometrics 1 more
  • Sensitive Data 2 more
  • Tracking 2 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 2 more
  • Sharing 15 more
  • Controls & Permissions 13 more
  • Other 3 more

  • Complete report

    39 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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    12 verified privacy controls, 6 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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