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This privacy policy contains several key concerns for users. Data from other Match Group services can lead to your account being closed or blocked on this service (risk_flags-1). Furthermore, if you are identified as a "bad actor" on one Match Group platform, data sharing between affiliates could result in you being banned from all Match Group platforms (risk_flags-2). Your sensitive data, if provided, is used with your consent (data_use-1). The service processes your data to display personalized advertisements and promotes its services on third-party platforms (data_use-2). Lastly, your identifying information may be shared with advertising partners for targeted advertising, which could be considered 'selling' or 'sharing' under certain US laws (data_use-3).
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Risk Flags
These findings are material, hard-to-reverse harms clearly stated in the policy, such as money you cannot easily recover, lasting privacy exposure, loss of account access, weakened dispute rights, or broad ownership/control of user content.
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Data from other Match Group services can lead to account closure/prevention
If you were banned from another Match Group service, your data can be shared with this service to allow them to take actions including closing your account or preventing you from creating an account.
Why it matters: Being banned from one Match Group service could lead to your account being closed or prevented on this service, even if the violation did not occur directly on this service.
If you were banned from another Match Group service, your data can be shared with us to allow us to take necessary actions, including closing your account or preventing you from creating an account on our service.
| Data you give us |, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Data can be shared to ban users across all Match Group platforms
Data is shared between Match Group platforms to make them safer, including identifying and banning "bad actors" from all Match Group platforms if found on one.
Why it matters: A violation on one Match Group platform could result in a ban across all Match Group services.
To make all Match Group platforms safer, for instance by searching for and identifying bad actors and how they operate across Match Group platforms, as well as searching for and identifying bad actors and how they operate across Match Group platforms, as well as making sure that when a bad actor is found on one Match Group platform (for instance ours), they can be banned from all.
How Match Group Companies Work Together, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use
These findings highlight how your data is collected, processed, and shared. They may include details about broad data sharing, use of data for advertising, or collection of sensitive information.
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Collection and use of sensitive data requires consent
Sensitive data, such as sexual orientation, racial/ethnic origins, or political affiliations, may be collected when completing your profile, and providing this data implies consent for its use as per the Privacy Policy.
Why it matters: Providing sensitive personal details like sexual orientation or political affiliations through your profile means you consent to the service using this data according to their policy.
Some of this data may be considered sensitive or special in certain countries, such as details about sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origins, or political affiliations. If you choose to provide this data, you consent to us using it as laid out in this Privacy Policy.
| Data you give us |, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Personalized ads are displayed on the service and third-party sites
The service processes user data to show relevant ads and runs marketing campaigns promoting its service on third-party platforms. It also publishes ads for third-party advertisers' products and services on its own platform.
Why it matters: Your data will be used to display personalized advertisements on the service and to promote the service itself on other websites and apps.
And yes, we process your data to show relevant ads – you can control this in your settings.
Why and How We Use Your Data, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Data is shared for targeted advertising and re-identification
Certain information about users, including email addresses, advertising identifiers, or phone numbers, is provided to advertising partners. These partners can transform this data into a unique identifier to exclude users from marketing campaigns or target ads to similar audiences. Some of these activities may constitute "targeted advertising," "sharing," or "selling" under applicable laws in the United States, with an opt-out option available.
Why it matters: Your identifying information may be shared with advertising partners, potentially leading to targeted ads or being excluded from certain marketing campaigns. This could also be considered 'selling' or 'sharing' of your data under US laws.
Some of our advertising partners enable us to transform your email address, advertising identifiers or phone number into an identifier that can’t be used to identify you personally and then use that unique identifier to either exclude you from our marketing campaigns, or to target our ads at an audience that is similar to you in terms of background, interests or app usage. 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.
How We Share Data, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation/Renewal
These findings concern the terms related to subscription cancellation, auto-renewal, and refund policies. Lack of clear cancellation paths, automatic renewals, or restrictive refund terms are highlighted.
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Gotchas
These findings identify less obvious clauses that could be disadvantageous to the user, including unexpected fees, limitations on use, or specific conditions that might not be immediately apparent.
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Protections
These findings highlight clauses that are designed to protect the user's rights, privacy, or provide them with control over their data or service.
Not clearly stated: The policy mentions that users have rights and tools available to them, but the specific details of these rights, options, and tools are not elaborated within the provided excerpts. It directs users to contact them for questions on rights and how to exercise them, and also states that rights may vary depending on location.
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