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Privacy Panel Label
Privacy Panel
Hinge
Data Collected
Race, Religion & Demographicssensitive
Gender
Sexual orientation
Racial or ethnic origin
Religious beliefs
Political affiliations
Health & Fitnesssensitive
Health information
Message & Email Contentsensitive
Chat messages with other members
Financial & Payment Datasensitive
Payment card information
Precise Locationsensitive
Precise geolocation
Biometric Datasensitive
Face geometry data
Government IDssensitive
Government-issued ID
Contact Info
Phone number
Email address
Photos, Videos & Audio
Photos, videos, audio and text content
Purchases & Transactions
Purchase and transaction data
App Usage & Diagnostics
Usage data
Device & Online IDs
Device identifiers and technical data
Browsing & Search History
Ad interaction and referral data
Contacts / Address Book
Third-party contact details
Data Sharing & Use
YESSold to third parties
5 recipient categories (Other members, Service providers/partners, Advertising partners, …)
YESShared for advertising
YESCross-site tracking
YESUsed for profiling / AI decisions
YESUsed to train AI models
YESDisclosed to law enforcement
Data Uses
Core serviceSecurity / fraudAdvertisingPersonalizationAnalyticsAI/ML trainingThird-party partnerships
Data Retention
10 years
Varies by data type
Includes legally mandated retention
Retention varies by data type: face data deleted within 30 days; safety retentio
Consumer Rights
Access
Delete
Portability
Correct
Opt-out
Security
?
Encrypted in transit
?
Encrypted at rest
?
MFA available
?
Breach notification
Browser Privacy Signals
unknownGPC / DNT
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What's on the label
Sold to third parties
YES82% confidence
If you live in the United States, some of the activities described in this section may constitute "targeted advertising," "sharing," or "selling" under applicable laws. You have the right to opt-out, as described in Section 8.
Shared for advertising
YES99% confidence
To help improve the relevance of these ads, we provide certain info about you to third parties, including advertising partners, or allow them to collect such data from our services (such as via cookies, SDKs, or similar technologies).
Cross-site tracking
YES90% confidence
We also receive data related to interactions you had with our ads on third party websites or apps, if applicable... or allow them to collect such data from our services (such as via cookies, SDKs, or similar technologies).
Used for profiling
YES95% confidence
For information on how we process personal data through "profiling" and "automated decision-making", please see our FAQ.
Used to train AI
YES90% confidence
Developing and improving new features and services, including through machine learning and other technologies, and testing them out... To assist each other, as service providers, in data processing operations, such as... machine learning development and implementation
Signals & rights
Honors GPC
?20% confidence

(policy is silent on this)

Honors DNT
?20% confidence

(policy is silent on this)

Sources / Provenance

Analyzed June 3, 2026 · policy fetched June 3, 2026

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