Tinder Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

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Summary

Tinder is a dating service that collects extensive personal data to help users make connections. The service prioritizes user safety through community guidelines and safety tips, but requires users to exercise caution when interacting with others.

Safety Concerns

  • No criminal background checks on users
  • Users responsible for their own safety
  • Potential risks of meeting strangers online

Third Party Sharing

Tinder shares user data with multiple categories of third parties for various purposes including service operation, marketing, and legal compliance.

Service Providers/Partners

Vendors who help operate and improve the service

Services used:
Data hosting
Maintenance
Analytics
Customer care
Marketing
Advertising
Payment processing
Legal support
Security operations
Data collected:
Account Data
Profile Data
Usage Data

Advertising Partners

Transform user identifiers to target or exclude specific audiences

Services used:
Ad targeting
Marketing
Data collected:
Email
Advertising Identifiers

Match Group Affiliates

Shared data to improve safety and user experience across platforms

Services used:
Safety monitoring
Cross-platform functionalities
Data collected:
Account Information

Law Enforcement

Disclose data for legal investigations and safety purposes

Services used:
Legal compliance
Crime prevention
Data collected:
User Profile Data

Data Collection

Tinder collects extensive user data across multiple categories, including personal information, profile details, usage data, and technical information.

Account Data

Phone number, email, date of birth

Profile Data

Gender, interests, preferences, location

Content

Photos, videos, chats, user-generated content

Purchase Data

Transaction details, payment information

Technical Data

Device information, IP address, usage logs

Geolocation Data

Precise location with user permission

Biometric Data

Face geometry for photo verification

Opt-Out Options

Access and Download Personal Data

  1. 1Log into account
  2. 2Navigate to account settings
  3. 3Request data copy

Delete Account

  1. 1Go to 'Settings'
  2. 2Click 'Delete Account'
  3. 3Follow deletion process

Withdraw Consent for Data Processing

  1. 1Update account settings
  2. 2Remove device permissions
  3. 3Contact customer support