Privacy Policy Summary of Changes

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment.

This section provides a more detailed overview of the specific types of Personal Information we collect and our data retention practices.  

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We start to collect Personal Information as soon as you start interacting with the Grindr Properties on the web, by downloading the app, liking us on social media, or contacting us directly. We may collect Personal Information directly from you, directly from your device, or from third parties [LEARN MORE]. We need to collect some Personal Information from you in order to provide you access to and operate our Properties; sometimes providing Personal Information is optional.

PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE

While the following provides examples of the Personal Information that Grindr collects, note that not all Grindr Properties collect all of the data listed below.

• In order to use the Grindr Services, you are required to provide Personal Information (i.e., email or a third-party social log-in like Meta or Google, phone number, and date of birth) for account registration and authentication and/or verification purposes. If you utilize a third-party social log-in, the third party provides us with access to certain information that they have about you (e.g., display name and email address) for authentication and account creation purposes. In certain jurisdictions (including the UK), we may conduct age assurance to verify your age. We may require you to provide a video selfie or pair a video selfie with an official photo ID to confirm you are 18 or older. We may collect government-issued identification, postal address, signature, and phone number to assist with account authentication processes (e.g., password changes, email address updates, ban appeals, and profile deletions when a user no longer has access to their Grindr account or the email address used to create it) and we may also collect email address and a photo of yourself (i.e., a "selfie"), including to evaluate impersonation reports.

PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE

• Profile Information. When you create a Grindr account, you choose to provide us Personal Information about yourself for your Grindr Profile. For example, you may voluntarily provide your Personal Information such as your photos, display name, content in your "About Me" section, tags you may wish to include in the "My Tags" section, stats (including your age, height, weight, body type, position, ethnicity, relationship status, "My Tribes"), expectations (e.g., "I'm Looking For", "Meet At", "Accepts NSFW Pics"), identity (including Gender and Pronouns), self-reported health information (including HIV status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status - see below for more information), social links (including Instagram username, Spotify top songs, X handle, and Facebook username), and any other information that you choose to add to your profile on the Grindr Services (collectively "Profile Information"). As the Grindr Services are designed as an open social networking platform enabling users to connect and share information, when you use the Grindr Services, your Grindr Profile and Profile Information are public, meaning other users of the Grindr Services can see your Grindr Profile, Profile Information, and other Personal Information (including Personal Information that could be considered "sensitive" in some jurisdictions and contexts, such as your health information - see below for more information) posted by you. For example, other users can search for you, search for your profile characteristics, see if you've viewed their profile, or see you listed as being within their vicinity. Users of the Grindr Services may be able to determine your identity based on what you share in your Grindr Profile as well as in chats. Do not include information in your Grindr Profile that you want to keep private. For example, if you do not want your HIV status or vaccination status to be known, you should not include that information in your Grindr Profile. You should carefully consider what Personal Information to include in your Grindr Profile, and you can review and change that information at any time by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Services.

• Note on "sensitive" Personal Information. In some jurisdictions and under some regulations, information that may reveal an individual's racial or ethnic origin or details on their health or sex life/sexual orientation, among other data, may be considered "sensitive" or "special category" Personal Information. You determine whether you provide such data within your profile. Such information may also be revealed to the Grindr Community and with users with whom you interact if you choose certain Tags, if you choose to disclose such information in your "About Me" section, in your posts as part of a “Right Now” session, or via private messages you send other users. You can review, change, or remove such information at any time by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Services. Grindr relies on your consent for the collection and processing of sensitive Personal Information, as indicated by your inclusion of this information in your Profile. [LEARN MORE]

• Note on health information, including HIV Status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status. To better support the community's wellbeing, and at the recommendation of HIV prevention and health experts and the Grindr Community, we give you the option of publishing certain self-reported health characteristics, such as your HIV status, Last Tested Date, whether you are using PrEP or DoxyPEP,  and/or vaccination status, in your public Grindr profile. As mentioned above, such data may be considered "sensitive" in some jurisdictions and contexts. Grindr uses Last Tested Date to send you periodic reminders to get tested if you choose to opt in to receiving this reminder. If you choose to include this information in your profile, it will become public to other users of the Grindr Services. As a result, you should carefully consider whether you want to disclose your HIV status, Last Tested Date, and/or vaccination status. Please note that Grindr does not verify this health information. You can review, change, and/or remove your HIV status, Last Tested Date, and/or vaccination status information at any time by accessing the "Edit Profile" section of the Services.

• Feedback/Support-Related Information. If you provide us feedback or contact Grindr customer support, we collect your name and email address and possibly other Personal Information (e.g., IP address), as well as any other content that you send to us in order to reply and address any issue. If you contact customer support, we also collect and retain certain technical diagnostic data, such as your phone model.

• Social Features. The Grindr Services include features that permit interactions that you initiate between the Grindr Services and third-party websites or services, including third-party social networks (collectively "Social Features"). For example, you may include a link to your Instagram and/or Facebook accounts from within your Grindr Profile. If you choose to use Social Features on the Grindr Services, both Grindr and the third-party services that operate those Social Features may have access to certain Personal Information about you and your use of both the Grindr Services and theirs. The Personal Information collected and stored by third parties remains subject to those third parties' privacy practices, including whether the third parties continue to share Personal Information with us.

• Mailing List-Related Information. If we collect your email address and you opt into our mailing list, we may send you Grindr news, Grindr Properties information and updates, and first- and third-party offers. You always have the option to unsubscribe through a link in the footer of these emails. We may still send you service-oriented emails related to your account.

• Survey and Interview-Related Information. When you participate in a survey, you choose to provide us additional Personal Information through the survey, which may include sensitive Personal Information. If the survey is provided by a third-party service provider, the third party's privacy policy, which is available from within the survey experience, applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information. Similarly, from time-to-time, we ask users to help us improve our Properties by volunteering for interviews, including via video. We may use a third party to support these interviews.

• Photos, Videos, and Audio. We may collect audio, electronic, visual, or similar information if you enable video or photo features in Grindr Services. If you upload a photo, video, create an Album, or send an audio message while using the Grindr Services, you will be required to permit the Grindr Services to access your camera, photo gallery, and/or microphone, in which case Grindr will have access to the photos and videos stored in your photo gallery. The Grindr Services also offers the ability to send recorded videos or to engage in live audio and video chats. After you start a chat with another Grindr user, you can send recorded videos or participate in a live audio or video call with that user.

• Location and Distance Information. We may collect your precise location ("Location") from your device to determine your distance from other users ("Distance Information") and display your profile on the Grindr Properties. The Grindr Services are designed to allow users to share your Location and/or Distance Information. When enabled, Distance Information is public and indicates to other users of the Grindr Services the distance you are in feet or meters from them. Your Distance Information will be displayed in your profile in those users' search results should you elect to display your relative distance. Should you choose not to allow the Grindr Services to access your Location, certain features of the Grindr Services (such as displaying nearby user profiles or features that include Location Sharing) will not function properly. Note that Grindr Services users can use features such as "Explore", “Travel” or “Roam” to search for or connect with other users in a geographic location outside of their immediate location. Sophisticated users who use the Grindr Services in an unauthorized manner, or other users who change their location while you remain in the same location, may use Distance Information to determine your exact location and may be able to determine your identity. You may choose to hide your Distance Information; however, the Grindr Services will continue to sort and display your profile based on your relative distance from other users. Accordingly, even if you choose to hide your Distance Information, others may nevertheless be able to determine your Location. You may revoke this permission and disable the location services on your device on an iPhone by going to Settings> Privacy> Location Services> Grindr and on an Android device by going to Settings> Location> Grindr> Permissions> Location; and on Grindr Web by going to your browser settings. In some jurisdictions and under some regulations, precise location information may be considered "sensitive" or "special category" Personal Information.

• Location Sharing in Chat. You can share your current Location with another user via a chat message through the Grindr Services. The Location you share is not updated once shared. You can revoke your consent to sharing this Location at any time by utilizing the "Unsend Location" button within the Services.

• Messages. When you send a message to other users using the Grindr Services (which could include content such as photos, location, audio, video, emojis, giphys, reactions, etc.), we may collect Personal Information that includes the content of the message in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If you send messages, you will be providing the user who views your message (and Grindr) with your Personal Information. Don't send messages or share content that you wouldn't want someone to save or share, as users may save content or copy it outside the Grindr Services. We store chat messages on our servers in accordance with our retention policy. Therefore, if you choose to delete your account, messages you sent to another user may still be available on that user's device. Do not share your Account Credentials through messages, or any other Personal Information that you don't want other users to know about you.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM YOUR DEVICE WHEN YOU USE THE GRINDR PROPERTIES

• User Activity. We collect certain Personal Information that is generated through your use of the Grindr Properties. This Personal Information includes, among other things, information about whose user profiles you have viewed, purchases through the Grindr Properties, how you've interacted with the Grindr Services, and how you communicate with other users.

• Hardware and Software Information. We collect certain hardware and software information about you and your device such as device make, device model, device IDs (i.e., Identifier for Vendor (IDFV) and Android ID), carrier, data connection type, browser type, operating system, IP address, domain name, date/time stamp for your visit, device/operating system orientation, app crashes, and device advertising identifiers (e.g., Google's GAID and Apple's IDFA, which can be reset by going to your device's setting). All of the foregoing is collectively known as "Hardware and Software Information" and is generally collected via Software Development Kits ("SDKs") and Application Programming Interfaces ("APIs").

• Cookies, Log Files, and Other Tracking Technologies. We use cookies and URL information to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit. If you choose to disable cookies, some features of the Grindr Properties may not work as expected. For more Information regarding cookies and other tracking technologies, please see Cookies and Other Technologies. [LEARN MORE]

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THIRD PARTIES

• Purchase Information from Third-Party Payment Processors. We use various third-party payment processors, including Google Play, Apple, and Stripe. When you choose to make a purchase through the Grindr Properties, you submit Personal Information such as your name, payment card information, billing information, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to one of our third-party payment processors. Grindr does not process payment card information directly; however, our third-party payment processors may provide certain information to us (e.g., your name, address, partial payment card number, and e-mail address).

• Consent Preferences. Grindr utilizes a consent management platform (“CMP”), that allows you to choose whether you receive behavioral advertising and control the data you permit us to share with third-party advertisers and analytics partners. Grindr’s current CMP is provided by Ketch. As a result, Grindr receives your consent preferences from Ketch You can read Ketch's privacy policy here.

• Third-Party Platform Information. If you utilize a third-party social log-in (e.g., Facebook or Google), the third party provides us with access to certain information that they have about you for authentication and account creation purposes (e.g., display name and email address), which we use for the above mentioned purposes. We may also access information contained in tracking technology placed on your device by the third-party platform. Remember, when you elect to create a Grindr account via a third party, you are also giving them Personal Information, so we recommend you read their privacy policies, which control how they use your information and which may also provide additional data management tools you can use.

DATA RETENTION

We retain your Personal Information for no longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or pursuant to Grindr’s Terms and Conditions of Service and/or Grindr’s Community Guidelines. Grindr generally retains data provided by users (such as account registration information, Profile Information, and message content) and data generated from users (such as activities of users on the Services) for as long as an account is active – this helps us provide a seamless user experience and facilitate features (e.g., storage of chat messages on Grindr servers for cross-device use of Grindr profiles for users with active accounts).

If you decide to delete your Profile, your Profile will no longer be visible to other Grindr users and your Personal Information will generally be deleted within 28 days, unless the data must be retained:

1. To evidence decisions made to protect the safety of our users (e.g., if we ban an account we keep some information to document the reasons for and to maintain the ban, including log-in information, photo, display name, reports against the user, and message content).

2. To support information security, fraud prevention, and anti-spam efforts, and to protect the overall safety and vital interests of our users (e.g., log-in and signup behavior for security purposes and interactions with our APIs to help in the prevention of fraud).

3. To comply with our Legal Obligations (e.g., information related to purchase history to support tax and accounting purposes, to support a valid legal subpoena, or a request asking us to preserve or produce information).

4. To support the ways we process Personal Information under certain legal bases (i.e., for our own legitimate interests, like a device identifier (i.e., IDFV and Android ID) for internal reporting and metrics for a period of up to two years). [LEARN MORE]

Note that we will delete your account if you are inactive and do not log into your account after a period of two (2) years. Beyond this 2-year period, to support account and platform safety, Grindr will retain limited information such as records of your legal agreements (e.g., acceptance of Terms of Service), your account creation mechanism, and your block requests, should you decide to reinstate your account at a later date.

Server-side and Local Storage. Grindr retains Personal Information on its systems to support the use of the Grindr Services, including enhanced safety features and an improved user experience across multiple platforms and devices. If you request your personal information to be deleted, Grindr will delete your chat messages from its systems as a part of your data erasure request in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Grindr cannot guarantee that copies of your chats are not retained on recipients’ devices (e.g., screenshots, local cache) even after the information has been removed from Grindr’s systems.

Data Sources. All of the Personal Information we collect about you is provided by you, the user. Grindr may also collect this information from other sources, including:

• Open ID Providers. Grindr partners with OpenID providers, such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and possibly others in the future, to allow users an option to create and authenticate their Grindr account through those services. In some cases, as part of the account linking process with the OpenID partner, we may receive information about you from those partners. Please consult that partner's instructions on how to remove account access from Grindr.

• Device. There may be information that Grindr collects from the mobile OS (operating system) or web browser (e.g., your location). This collection usually first requires your consent for our Properties to do so.

• Third-Party Apps. Third-party applications that Grindr partners with to help facilitate our Properties (e.g., Google, Apple, Braze, Appsflyer, ZenDesk, etc.).

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September-11 or user acknowledgment.

Depending upon your use of the Grindr Properties, Grindr shares your Personal Information with others in the following ways:

• The Grindr Community. Grindr enables you to share your Profile Information, Distance Information (i.e., how far you are away in feet or meters), Location (i.e., your precise location), message information, and other activity on the Services with users who are part of the Grindr Community. In addition to the information you choose to share directly, we may also use AI to help surface or highlight certain information you’ve provided, such as compatibility signals, communication patterns, or behavioral insights, to other users, in order to support more relevant and timely connections. 

• Third-Party Partners. Grindr shares Personal Information with a number of third-party partners to bring you the Grindr Properties, as described below [LEARN MORE]. For the avoidance of doubt, Grindr shares HIV status, Last Tested Date, and vaccination status only with necessary Service Providers such as companies that host data on our behalf (e.g., Amazon Web Services), help in processing data access requests you initiate (e.g., PartnerHero), or that send testing reminders (e.g., sharing of Last Tested Date with Braze) within the Services -- we do not share this information with any advertising companies. We share your Personal Information with third-party partners in the following ways:

• Service Providers. We share your Personal Information with Service Providers that provide many of the elements necessary to host, manage, and provide you with the Grindr Services and Properties, conduct quality assurance testing, monitor activity on the Grindr Properties, provide technical support, and/or provide other services to Grindr such as enabling Grindr Service-related advertisements on third-party platforms. We also may share your Personal Information with AI partners to enhance security and to personalize your experience with the Grindr Services, which includes the use of automated decision-making, and with analytics partners that support our ability to analyze how our users interact with the Grindr Properties, allowing us to continuously improve our offerings. Certain third-party partners may also collect information directly from you as described in this Policy (e.g., IDFA/IDFV, device information, etc.) through tracking technologies such as cookies or SDKs. These partners are aware that such data is being transmitted from Grindr. The privacy policies of these third-party partners apply to their collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information.

• Ad / Marketing Partners. We share only limited Personal Information with our Ad / Marketing Partners and some information may be subject to consent. The Personal Information that facilitates ads on Grindr may include device identifiers (e.g., Identifier For Vendor ("IDFV") and Android ID), device advertising identifiers (e.g., Identifier for Advertiser ("IDFA") and Google Ad ID ("GAID")), additional Hardware and Software Information (e.g., IP address), and non-sensitive Profile Information (e.g. age). Please know that your self-reported health information, chat messages, and media (e.g., images) are never shared for behavioral  advertising purposes. These third-parties may also collect information directly from you as described in this Privacy and Cookie Policy through tracking technologies such as cookies or SDKs. Our Ad / Marketing Partners are aware that such data is being transmitted from Grindr. The privacy policies of the third-party companies apply to their collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information. You can control your advertising preferences as outlined in the “Behavioral Advertising” section of this Privacy Policy.

• Other Partners. We engage with several Other Partners that support the Grindr Properties but that you directly access and provide Personal Information to, like social media partners for authentication and/or account linking.

• Business Transactions. If another company acquires, or plans to acquire, our company, business, or assets, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Policy.

• Legal Obligations. For example, Grindr may preserve or disclose Personal Information in response to a lawful legal request, including: subpoenas, warrants, or court orders; in connection with any legal process; to comply with relevant laws; to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies; or as otherwise required by law.

EEA/UK Data Transfers. Grindr is a U.S.-based company with no EEA/EU/UK establishments at this time. By using the Grindr Properties, you are transmitting information to Grindr in the United States and its service providers (in the United States and third countries). If you are a resident of another country, note that the United States and other third countries may not afford the same privacy protections as your country of residence. We will take steps to ensure that transfers of Personal Information are in accordance with applicable law, carefully managed to protect your rights, and limited to countries that are recognized as providing an adequate level of legal protection (or where we can be satisfied that alternative arrangements are in place to protect your rights). To this end:

• We will ensure that transfers within Grindr and its affiliates are covered by an agreement that contractually obliges each member to ensure that Personal Information receives an adequate and consistent level of protection wherever its transferred within the Grindr affiliates;

• Where we transfer your Personal Information outside Grindr, including to third parties who help provide the Grindr Properties, we will obtain contractual commitments from them to protect your Personal Information (for certain information on data transfer locations, please visit the various privacy policies of Grindr's third parties linked in the Third Parties section. [LEARN MORE] );

• Where we receive requests for information from law enforcement or regulators, we will carefully validate these requests before Personal Information is disclosed.

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment.

Behavioral Advertising On Websites (including Grindr Web). Our websites may allow for third-party behavioral advertising. This means that a third party may use technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your use of our websites so that they can provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interests. For more information on third-party tracking technology, please visit Cookie and Other Technologies. Advertising may appear either on our website or on other websites not operated by Grindr. You can opt-out from some third-party behavioral advertising at the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada, or the European Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe. Please note that opting-out of behavioral advertising does not mean that you will not receive advertising while using the Grindr Properties. It will, however, exclude you from interest-based advertising conducted through participating networks, as provided by their policies and choice mechanisms.

Behavioral Advertising Within The Grindr Services. Before creating your Grindr account, you will be presented with a consent preference screen where you can control if your Personal Information can be used by our Ad / Marketing Partners. You can also access the Consent Preference Center from within the settings menu of the Grindr Services at any time. For users in the EEA/UK, Grindr participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework ("TCF") and complies with its specifications and policies. Grindr currently utilizes Ketch as our consent management platform ("CMP"). Ketch operates its CMP under the TCF with the CMP ID #340.

For users who would like to control their choices at the device level on the Grindr App, you can opt-out of behavioral targeting on iOS devices by (i) going into Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking > toggle “Allow Apps to Request to Track” to the left OR toggle “Grindr” to the left or (ii) by visiting Apple's website for more information on App Tracking Transparency. On Android devices, you can opt-out by (i) opening the "Google Settings," clicking on "Ads" and enabling "Opt out of interest based ads"; or (ii) by visiting the European Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). If you opt out via the device-level settings of an iOS device, our CMP may reflect these settings.  

Please note that how we handle your consent preferences will depend on whether you are interacting with the Grindr Services or websites. For example, when logged in to the Grindr App, your consent preferences will be handled by our in-app CMP. If visiting www.grindr.com, your consent preferences may differ since these websites will recognize your device/browser independent of your Grindr account.

Behavioral Advertising on Third-Party Platforms. You will be presented with a consent preference screen where you can control if your Personal Information can be used by Grindr to perform advertising campaigns for the Grindr Services on third-party platforms (e.g., Meta, Snap, etc.). See "Behavioral Advertising Within The Grindr Services" section for further details on the CMP and opting out of behavioral targeting at the device level.

Opt-Out Preference Signals. Grindr will attempt to recognize and process opt-out preference signals in a seamless manner. Please see more details regarding opt-out preference signals in the “Your U.S. State Privacy Rights” section of this Policy. 

For more information on how to opt out of behavioral advertising on the various Grindr Properties, click here.

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment.

"Cookies" are small text files placed on your device or browser when you visit a website or otherwise interact with an online service. Cookies are used to collect and store information that is sent back to our servers or those of third parties. We use cookies and similar technologies to conduct essential functions, collect statistical data, provide interest-based advertising, integrate with third-parties, and fulfill other legitimate purposes described below. You may visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more about cookies.

• First-party and third-party cookies. Grindr websites utilize first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are cookies placed on your device directly by us (e.g., to adapt our website to your browser's language preferences and to better understand your use of the Grindr Properties). Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our partners and service providers (e.g., to gather performance data or to enable you to log on using a third-party social media platform).

• Session and persistent cookies. All cookies have an expiration date. There are session cookies and persistent cookies. We use session cookies for many reasons, including for security purposes and to learn more about your use of the Properties so we can continue to ensure the Properties are effective and efficient. We typically use persistent cookies to help expedite your use of the Properties and for performance evaluation purposes.

• SDKs/APIs. Software development kits ("SDKs") are pieces of code included within apps that function like cookies and web beacons. Application Programming Interfaces ("APIs") are interfaces that allow our software to interact with other software. For example, we may use SDKs and APIs to assist in delivering ads to users, measure how users navigate our Properties, and support crash reporting. Grindr has implemented a number of controls, including checklists, audits, and security measures, to ensure SDKs and APIs are implemented securely.

• Other tracking technologies besides cookies. Grindr also utilizes tracking technologies such as web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear gifs) and tracking URLs for similar purposes as cookies. Web beacons are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when a person visits our Properties. Tracking URLs are custom-generated links that help us understand where the traffic to our web pages comes from.

• Third-Party Tracking. Our advertisers and certain service providers also use their own cookies or other tracking technologies (such as SDKs) which may collect information about you within the Grindr Properties. We prohibit third-party ad / marketing partners from tracking or monitoring certain Profile Information (e.g., HIV status, Last Tested date, vaccination status, Tribe, etc.). They will, however, receive the advertising ID associated with your device and know that the ID was identified on Grindr.

HOW DOES GRINDR USE COOKIES?

As described in greater detail below, we may use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

• To collect statistical data on our users' interactions with the Grindr Properties;

• To conduct essential functions, such as identifying authentic web traffic and blocking banned accounts / unauthorized access to the Properties;

• To integrate with third-party social media platforms if you so choose;

• To recognize your behaviors and activities over time across multiple websites or other platforms; and

• To serve you with interest-based or targeted advertising on other websites.

We may link the information collected by cookies with other information we obtain from you in accordance with this Policy and may use the combined information in ways as outlined by this Policy. Similarly, the third parties who serve cookies within the Properties may link the data they obtain through their cookies within the Properties to other information they may have collected about you. Anytime you interact with or provide your Personal Information to a third-party site, we encourage you to consult the site's privacy policy.

HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COOKIES?

There are several options available for you to use in order for you to manage cookies and tracking technologies while using the Grindr Properties.

• Grindr's Consent Management Platform. You may adjust the information-sharing controls anytime via the Consent Preference Center within the Services. For non-EU/UK users, this includes opting-out of behavioral advertising or other non-essential tracking technologies. We provide you with these controls on the Grindr Services and Grindr's websites and your preferences on each platform may be maintained separately (with the exception of the Grindr Services).

• General Opt-Out. Most web browsers accept cookies automatically. You may also be able to configure your browser settings to use the web-accessible Grindr Properties without some cookie functionality. You can delete cookies manually or set your browser to automatically delete cookies on a predetermined schedule.

To learn about how to manage cookies on popular browsers, please visit: Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, DuckDuckGo.

You may also be able to reset device identifiers through settings on your mobile device. The procedure for managing device identifiers (e.g., IDFA and GAID) is different for each device. You can check the specific steps in the help or settings menu of your particular device.

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment.

Grindr works with third-party partners to bring you the Grindr Properties, and they generally fall into three categories:

• Service Providers. Third parties that provide many of the elements necessary to host the Properties, manage our customer relationships, and help provide a richer and safer user experience within our Properties.

• Ad / Marketing Partners. Third parties that facilitate the majority of the advertising experiences within the Grindr Services and also facilitate advertising campaigns regarding the Grindr Services on third-party platforms.

• Other Partners. We have several partners that do not fall into the Service Provider or Ad / Marketing Partner categories, including Social Media partners for authentication and/or account linking, and the provider of the Operating System you may be using to access the Grindr Services. In these cases, you choose to provide your information to these partners through your direct access to their products and services.

This section provides more detail on who these partners are, what type of information they may receive, for what purposes we may be sharing that information, and a link to their respective privacy policies so you can learn more about their data collection and use practices. This list of partners will be updated from time to time.

Service Providers

Our Service Providers provide a range of services that cover the full spectrum of data types and purposes for which we process user data. The information is shared with these partners to facilitate the Grindr Properties - in some cases directly (such as video call services through Agora) and in some cases in a support function. Below is a representative list of our Service Providers, a link to their privacy policies, a summary of the information we may share with them, and a brief description of the types of services they provide for Grindr:

Technical Tools and Services: We partner with several companies that provide the technical infrastructure that our Properties run on, and who provide our internal customer services systems, case management tools, and fraud prevention services. We sometimes use software engineering and support contractors to help us further extend and support our Properties.

• Example partners include Sift (fraud prevention), Amazon Web Services (infrastructure and moderation support), Snowflake (data warehouse), Cloudflare (application security and performance), PartnerHero (customer and moderation support), Databricks (machine learning), Firebase Crashlytics (app analytics), Amplitude (user analytics), Braze (app usage trends), Google Analytics (website trends), Kodex (legal request support), Looker (data visualization), ZenDesk (case management), ActiveFence (formerly Spectrum) (content and platform moderation), Mapbox (mapping locations), Sentry (Grindr Web analytics), Musubi (moderation support), Terminal(engineering support), Tribe (engineer support), Rubrik (data inventory), Twilio (account authentication), Portkey (engineer support), and Agora (video and audio calls from the App), StatSig (user analytics and testing), OpenAI (AI/ML product development, AI for personalization/connection), Google Vertex AI (AI/ML product development, AI for personalization/connection), Anthropic (AI/ML product development, AI for personalization/connection), and FaceTec (age assurance).

Grindr Ads and Messages delivered within the Services: Grindr works both with Ad / Marketing Partners (see list below) and other partners to provide ads and product promotions within our own Services.

• Example partners include Bucksense and Braze

Ads Served by Grindr on Third-Party Platforms: Grindr also works with AppsFlyer to provide ads and product promotions regarding the Grindr services on third-party platforms (e.g., Meta and Snap) to run user acquisition and promotional campaigns. See Behavioral Advertising to learn how to control your advertising preferences.

Getting User Feedback: We partner with several tools that help us engage with users to get their feedback, either directly through survey tools or indirectly by looking at social media comments or app store ratings and comments.

• Example partners include UserVoice, SurveyMonkey,Qualtrics,UserTesting, and AppTweakFollow

Ad / Marketing Partners

Our Ad / Marketing Partners help facilitate the advertising experience within Grindr’s Services, which may include everything from ad selection (including behavioral  advertising), brand safety, impression and click measurement, frequency capping, conversion and other forms of reporting, to fraud detection and defense. Such partners include (see the in-App CMP for relevant partners):

• AppLovin

• AppsFlyer

• Criteo

• Digital Turbine

• DoubleVerify

• Google AdMob

• Google Ad Manager

• InMobi

• Ironsource/Unity

• Liftoff (Vungle)

• Meta

• Mintegral

• Nimbus

• Pubmatic

• Verve Group

• Bidmachine

We may also promote programs and events with marketing partners to offer discounts, contests and sweepstakes, early access, or other information or incentives to our users. If you decide to enter a contest, sweepstake, or promotion that is sponsored by a marketing partner, the information that you provide will be shared with us and with them. Their use of your information is not governed by this Policy.

Other Partners

Grindr also has relationships with Other Partners that provide features and services to you when you use our Properties. In these cases the Other Partner is not acting as a Service Provider to Grindr and is working with you directly. The data passed to them is the information necessary to facilitate the type of service they provide. For example, when processing a payment we need to provide your basic contact details and credit card information to these Other Partners in order to process a charge to your credit card.

Payment Processing: When you make purchases outside of the App Store, those are processed through our payment partners.

• Example partner includes Stripe

OpenID and Social Links: We offer users the option to use a third-party partner to authenticate into their Grindr account, as well as provide social links from within their profile.

• Example partners include Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Instagram, and Spotify

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11  or user acknowledgment.

The table below describes all the purposes for which we collect, use, share, and otherwise process Personal Information of our users through the Grindr Properties, the categories of Personal Information, the lawful basis under which we process Personal Information (where required by law), the source of the Personal Information, and the categories of recipients of Personal Information. Grindr retains and deletes Personal Information pursuant to its data retention policy [LEARN MORE] and has established appropriate technical and organizational security controls to protect Personal Information.

We have a dedicated data security team that actively works to monitor the integrity and safety of the Grindr Properties. We have policies and protocols in place to help protect Personal Information. We consistently strive to improve our defenses in the ongoing battle against bad actors. That said, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure, and Grindr cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information.

Note: Legal bases apply as required under applicable law to individuals in certain jurisdictions such as Brazil, EU/EEA, and UK. The processing purposes listed below are applicable regardless of your jurisdiction.

• Controller: Grindr LLC

• Controller and Data Protection Officer Contact Information: PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069. You can also submit a request to contact Grindr's EEA/UK Data Protection Officer (DPO) through our website here and Grindr's Brazil DPO here.

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment.

Below we provide specific information about our privacy practices for residents of California and Consensus States and describe the specific rights afforded to them in accordance with applicable U.S. privacy laws. Where available, we provide links to sections within our Privacy Policy where these rights and additional information may already be described such as the section: “Your Choices and Rights”.

Consensus States are U.S. states with privacy laws that vary slightly but generally give consumers similar rights, such as the ability to access or delete their personal information.  In this policy, “Consensus States” means Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Also, “personal information” and “personal data” mean the same thing, where applicable.

Notice at Collection 

Collection and Purpose. In the past 12 months, we have collected the categories of personal information and sensitive personal information listed in the tables below. The tables also list, for each category, the specific purposes (including business and commercial purposes) for collection and use. For additional details on the information we collect and how we use it, see Personal Information We Collect and What We Do With Your Personal Information.

Sources. The sources from which we collect personal information are set out in Personal Information We Collect. 

Disclosure. The categories of persons to whom we disclose personal information are set out in How We Share Your Personal Information.

Sales, Shares, and Targeted Advertising. Some of our disclosures of personal information to third parties may be considered a sale or share for contextual advertising purposes under applicable law. We may also process your personal information for purposes of targeted advertising as defined by applicable law. The categories of personal information that we sell, share, or process for targeted advertising purposes include:  identifiers, commercial information, device information, internet activity, imprecise geolocation data, and inferences drawn from any of the above. The categories of third parties to whom we sell, share, or disclose your information for targeted advertising purposes include, where applicable, vendors and other parties involved in cross-context behavioral advertising. Grindr does not sell, share, or process for targeted advertising purposes the personal information of consumers it knows are minors under 16 years old. For additional details on our advertising practices, see Behavioral Advertising and Cookies and other Tech.

Profiling.We do not process personal information for the purposes of profiling (i.e., automated decisions or inferences) in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. Grindr simply helps you make connections with other Grindr users we think you may like; we do not make decisions on employment, credit, housing, etc.  Click here for more information about Profiling.  

Secondary Uses of Sensitive personal information. Except as noted, below, Grindr  limits its use and disclosure of sensitive personal information to only the purposes strictly necessary to provide the Grindr Services. When you make sensitive information available within the Grindr Services, you provide us with consent to make inferences based on that sensitive personal information. Also, if you opt-in for AI  training, we may use the sensitive personal information you have chosen to make available to train our models. 

Grindr does not sell or share for cross-contextual advertising purposes sensitive personal information (including inferences based on sensitive personal information) to third parties, or process sensitive personal information for targeted advertising purposes.

Data Retention. We retain your personal Information for no longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or pursuant to Grindr Terms and Conditions of Service and/or Grindr Community Guidelines. See Personal Information We Collect and Data Retention for more information.

Rights

Verifiable Requests

Residents of California have the right to:

Know what personal information we have collected about them, specifically the categories of sources from which personal information was collected, the business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of information that we sold, shared, or disclosed for a business purpose, the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected.

Correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about them.

Delete personal information that we have collected from them. 

Residents of Consensus States have the right to: 

Confirm whether or not we are processing their personal information, and in some regions, confirm the categories of personal information we have processed;

Access their personal information;

Correct inaccuracies in their personal information;

Delete their personal information ;

Obtain a copy of their personal information that they previously provided in a portable and readily usable format

(Minnesota and Oregon residents only) Obtain a list of the specific third parties to which we have disclosed consumer personal information.

(Delaware and Maryland residents only) Obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed their personal information.

See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to exercise verifiable requests.

Opt-Out of Sales, Shares, and Targeted Advertising

Residents of California and Consensus States have the right to opt-out of the selling or sharing for cross-contextual advertising purposes of their personal information to third parties, or the processing of their personal information for targeted advertising purposes. 

See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to exercise an opt-out request.

Limit the Use or Disclosure of Your Sensitive Personal Information

Residents of California have the right to limit the use or disclosure of their sensitive personal information for purposes other than those specified as permissible purposes under California privacy law. 

See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to exercise a limit request.

Revocation of Consent

You have the right to revoke consent previously given to us that we rely on to process your personal information or sensitive personal information.  If you withdraw consent, you may not be able to receive certain services dependent on that consent. 

See Exercising Your Rights below for details on how to withdraw consent.

Nondiscrimination

You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your rights.

Metrics Report

In accordance with California law, we have prepared a report of the status of privacy requests for the previous year. See Privacy Rights Requests. 

Exercising Your Rights

Verifiable requests. Verifiable requests require us to verify your identity before fulfilling them. The easiest way to exercise a verifiable request is by logging into your account so we can verify your identity associated with your Grindr account. You can also make a request outside of your Grindr account by clicking here. To verify your identity, we may require you to confirm receipt of an email to the email address that matches our records, provide us with details relating to your history with us, or provide us with some additional information to authenticate your identity. If we cannot verify your identity, we may deny your request in accordance with applicable law. 

Sales, shares, and targeted advertising. 

To opt-out of sales, shares, or targeted advertising for our mobile app, visit the settings in our menu and turn off behavioral advertising. You can also opt-out for tracking technologies on our website by clicking on “Your Privacy Choices” in the footer and  turning off behavioral advertising or by broadcasting an opt-out preference signal ("Signal"), such as the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") on a browser and/or a browser extension that support such a Signal. The ability to process your requests through the cookie manager and the Signals may depend on the Grindr Properties that you are browsing:

1. If you are browsing Grindr Web (either on a mobile or web browser), your request to opt-out of sale via the cookie manager or the Signal will be processed and linked to your account (i.e., the opt out will be in effect when you log- in to the Grindr App).

2. If you are browsing a non-Grindr Services web domain (e.g., Grindr Site) or if you are not logged into your Grindr account (e.g., Grindr Web's landing page), your request to opt-out of sale via the cookie manager or Signal will be processed and linked to your browser identifier only (and not linked to your Grindr account because the connection between your browser and the account is not known to us).

3. If you are browsing the Grindr App, your request to opt-out of sale via the Signal will not be processed as Signals are currently only supported by browser experiences.

Sensitive Personal Information. To limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information for secondary purposes, submit a request here. Alternatively, to specifically limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information for AI training purposes, withdraw your consent for AI training through your account settings. 

Consent. To withdraw consent for data we process based on your consent, submit a request here and specify the consent you wish to withdraw.

Authorized Agents. Except for opt-out requests through Signals, Grindr will accept requests from authorized agents on behalf of individuals who reside in a state that allows requests through an authorized agent. If you are an authorized agent for an individual who resides in a state that allows requests through an authorized agent, please click here to submit a request and attach a written permission  form signed by the individual that you represent authorizing you to serve as the individual's agent for the purposes of exercising the individual's rights under the applicable privacy law. Individuals can optionally notarize the document or provide a Power of Attorney document along with the signed designation form. If you do not provide the signed written permission form, we cannot honor any requests you submit on behalf of the individual.

Limitations. Your rights are subject to exceptions and our data retention practices. To the extent permitted by law, requests must be exercised through the applicable designated method specified herein. 

Appeals. Depending on the state in which you reside, you may be able to appeal a decision made regarding your privacy request by submitting a request here. In the event we deny your appeal, you will provide a written explanation of the decision, and instructions on how to contact your local Attorney General, or relevant  authority, for further review where permitted under certain U.S. state privacy laws.

Other California Disclosures

Shine the Light. If you are a California customer, you may request (i) a list of the categories of personal information disclosed by us to third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year for those third parties’ own direct marketing purposes; and (ii) a list of the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such information. To make a request, write to us at the email or postal address in How to Contact Us and specify that you are making a “California Shine the Light Request.” 

Do Not Track. Some web browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a "Do Not Track" signal to online services you visit. Note, however, there is no consensus as to what "Do Not Track" means in this context. Like many online services, Grindr currently does not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, which may include "Do Not Track" instructions. To find out more about "Do Not Track," you can visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com .

Nevada and Washington Disclosures

If you are a resident of Nevada or Washington state, view our Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy here.

If you are a resident of Nevada, you also have the right to opt-out of sales of your personal information to third parties. To exercise your right, following the process in Sales, shares, and targeted advertising above. Your rights are subject to exceptions and our data retention practices. 

How To Contact Us

You can visit our Privacy Help Center to learn more about our features that support your privacy and choices. Statistics pertaining to Grindr's processing of access, erasure and opt-out requests can be found here.

If you  have questions about your state privacy rights, or have trouble accessing this privacy policy,  please contact us by email at privacy@grindr.com or by postal mail at: Grindr LLC, Attn: Privacy Office, PO Box 69176, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Policy Changes

The latest version of the policy available at https://www.grindr.com/privacy-policy/ will govern our use of your Personal Information. Grindr may revise this policy from time to time. If Grindr determines, in its sole discretion, that the changes we make to this policy are material, we will notify you in advance (e.g., within the Services).

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11 or user acknowledgment.

Contact our DPOs and EU, UK, or Swiss Representatives. Individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the EEA country where they reside or work, or where the alleged infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") took place. You can find information about your data protection regulator here. Individuals in Switzerland also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. For complaints from individuals in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland that cannot be resolved with Grindr directly, Grindr will cooperate with EEA, UK, and Swiss authorities  in order to resolve the  complaints.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – European Representative

Pursuant to Article 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Grindr LLC has appointed European Data Protection Office (EDPO) as its GDPR Representative in the EU. You can contact EDPO regarding matters pertaining to the GDPR: 

• by using EDPO’s online request form: https://edpo.com/gdpr-data-request/

• by writing to EDPO at Avenue Huart Hamoir 71, 1030 Brussels, Belgium

UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - UK Representative

 Pursuant to Article 27 of the UK GDPR, Grindr LLC has appointed EDPO UK Ltd as its UK GDPR representative in the UK. You can contact EDPO UK regarding matters pertaining to the UK GDPR:

• by using EDPO’s online request form: https://edpo.com/uk-gdpr-data-request/ 

• by writing to EDPO UK at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BY, United Kingdom

FADP Article 14 Representative

Pursuant to Article 14 of the FADP, Grindr LLC has appointed EDPO Switzerland as its Representative in Switzerland. You can contact EDPO Switzerland regarding matters pertaining to the FADP: 

• by using EDPO Switzerland's online request form: https://edpo.com/swiss-data-request/

• by writing to EDPO Switzerland at Rue de Lausanne 37, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland

Please ensure your request is addressed to EDPO and not Grindr LLC. Please do not use this for general support inquiries. General support inquiries can be submitted here or via the support link within the App. 

You can also submit a request to contact Grindr's EEA and UK DPO through our website here.

If you are based in Brazil or have inquiries related to the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) 13.709/2018, you may contact Grindr's Brazil DPO through our website here.

Where necessary, we may request specific information from you to verify your identity prior to processing your request.

Effective Date: The earlier of 2025-September -11  or user acknowledgement.

Below are the metrics for all privacy rights requests received globally by Grindr in the prior calendar year.

¹"Access requests" correspond to "requests to know" under the CCPA.

² This number includes requests denied by our Customer Support team and also requests where a user made an access request, was provided instructions with how to complete the access request (i.e., via the "Download My Data" tool), and did not respond to confirm that they took the appropriate steps (e.g., the user could have downloaded their data from within the Services, changed their mind about the request, etc.).

Note: Access requests are denied when no Grindr account of the requesting user can be identified or the user did not complete the appropriate account verification procedures.

³This number includes requests that are considered "abandoned" the "Download My Data" flow (i.e., a request is submitted through the "Download My Data" tool but the user fails to submit the verification code in order to securely receive the data files) or “failed” due to unexpected technical errors (e.g., network issues, database downtime, etc.).

⁴"Correction requests" correspond to "requests to correct" under the CCPA. 

⁵ Represents the number of times a user requested correction of the information in their account by contacting Grindr customer support. At any time, Grindr users may update the information in their profile or their email address associated with their Grindr account within the Grindr App. 

⁶"Erasure requests" correspond to "requests to delete" under the CCPA.

⁷ Represents the number of times a user requested deletion of their account by contacting Grindr customer support.

⁸Represents the number of times a profile was requested to be deleted.

⁹Erasure requests are only denied when Grindr does not contain any record of the user or the user did not complete the appropriate account verification procedures.

¹⁰This number includes denied requests. This number also includes the number of times a user contacted Grindr with an erasure request, was provided instructions on how to complete the account erasure independently, then did not reply with the action they took (e.g., changed their mind or deleted the profile independently).

¹¹"Opt Out requests" correspond to "opt out of selling or sharing for cross-contextual behavioral advertising" under the CCPA.

¹²Represents the number of times a user requested an opt-out from at least one processing purpose by contacting Grindr customer support.

¹³Represents the number of times a user requested an opt-out from at least one processing purpose as presented by Grindr's consent management platform, OneTrust.

¹⁴Opt-out requests are only denied when Grindr does not contain any record of the user or the user did not complete the appropriate account verification procedures.

¹⁵"Respond" corresponds to "substantively responded" under the CCPA.

^{16, 17, 18, 19}Corresponds to the mean number of days taken by Grindr customer support to respond to such requests.