No duty to pre-screen, but Bumble may review and remove content and messages
Bumble says it does not assume an obligation to pre-screen Your Content or Member Content but reserves the right to review, pre-screen, refuse and/or remove either, including content exchanged between users in direct messages as set out in the Terms, to help keep members safe.
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we don’t assume any obligation to pre-screen any of Your Content or any Member Content
we reserve the right to review, pre-screen, refuse and/or remove any Member Content and Your Content, including content exchanged between users in direct messages as set out in these Terms
Bumble may check some members’ criminal history and block certain convictions
The Terms say that, in certain circumstances such as member-generated or press reports of suspected misconduct, the Bumble Group may investigate whether a member has a criminal history, which may include sex offender registries or other public records, and use available information to decide whether a person with a conviction identified by the investigation is the same person as the member investigated. It may take steps to block people it reasonably believes were convicted of sex offences or of specified serious crimes, and reserves the right to block members for other offences, violations or reasons in its sole discretion.
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IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS IN RESPONSE TO MEMBER-GENERATED OR PRESS REPORTS OF SUSPECTED MISCONDUCT, THE BUMBLE GROUP MAY INVESTIGATE WHETHER A MEMBER HAS A CRIMINAL HISTORY, WHICH MAY, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDE SEARCHING SEX OFFENDER REGISTRIES OR OTHER PUBLIC RECORDS
THE BUMBLE GROUP MAY USE AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PERSON IDENTIFIED BY THE INVESTIGATION IS THE SAME PERSON AS THE MEMBER ABOUT WHOM THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED
THE BUMBLE GROUP MAY TAKE STEPS TO BLOCK THAT PERSON FROM USING THE SERVICE AND COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OVER THE PLATFORM
THE BUMBLE GROUP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO BLOCK MEMBERS FOR OTHER OFFENCES, OR FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS, OR FOR OTHER REASONS IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION
data: identifiers · purpose: security
Not stated here
Which registries and databases are searched, and how matches are made, is not specified beyond sex offender registries or other public records.
Use & Processing · Permission or license
Colorado background-check paragraph repeats the criminal-history check terms
The Colorado Safety Policy repeats that Bumble may investigate a member’s criminal history in response to reports, may block members it reasonably believes were convicted of listed offences, and that such checks are not typically updated, are not foolproof, and cover only publicly available convictions.
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the Bumble group may investigate whether a member has a criminal history
the bumble group may take steps to block that person from using the service and communicating with other members over the platform
Criminal background investigations, when conducted, are not typically updated by the bumble group.
Only publicly available convictions are included in checks, and checks do not cover other types of convictions or arrests or any convictions from foreign countries.
Reasons Bumble gives for asking users to verify their account
The listed reasons for verification are keeping Bumble safe from bots, fake profiles and fraud; confirming age 18+ where legally required in some countries; protecting an account when unusual activity such as new devices, locations or login methods is detected; investigating suspicious payments or chargeback abuse; enforcing the Terms and Community Guidelines after reports; and complying with local laws and payment and platform rules.
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We might ask you to verify your account for the following reasons:
verification helps us make sure accounts belong to real people, not bots or fake profiles created for scams, harassment, or other harmful behaviour
in some countries we’re legally required to verify that members are 18+
if we detect unusual activity (for example, new devices, locations or login methods), we may ask you to verify
we may use verification to help us investigate or prevent suspicious payments, chargeback abuse or other fraud linked to an account
when content or behaviour is reported to us, we may ask for verification so we can take appropriate action
in some regions and for some services we are required by law or by our payment and platform rules to ask members to verify their account
In addition to the above terms, If you are a resident of Colorado the following Safety Policy terms also apply to you:
Qualifications & exceptions
This passage appears in the Colorado Safety Policy, which applies to Colorado residents.
Block & Report goes to the support team and the reported person is not told
When a user submits a Block & Report, a member of the support team reviews it and acts under the Community Guidelines, which can include a warning or a ban. Bumble says it will not tell the reported person that the user reported them.
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a member of the support team will review it and take action based on Bumble’s Community Guidelines, which can include a warning or banning them from the app
Bumble will not tell the person who you reported that you reported them.
In addition to the above terms, If you are a resident of Colorado the following Safety Policy terms also apply to you:
Qualifications & exceptions
This passage appears in the Colorado Safety Policy, which applies to Colorado residents.
Human moderators and automated systems monitor accounts and interactions
Bumble says it uses a combination of human moderators and automated systems to monitor and review accounts and interactions for content that may be against the Community Guidelines, the Terms, or otherwise harmful.
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We use a combination of human moderators and automated systems to monitor and review Bumble accounts and interactions for content that may be against our Community Guidelines, against our Terms and Conditions, or otherwise harmful.
In addition to the above terms, If you are a resident of Colorado the following Safety Policy terms also apply to you:
Qualifications & exceptions
This passage appears in the Colorado Safety Policy, which applies to Colorado residents.
Personal data handling is governed by the Privacy Policy
The Terms direct users to the Privacy Policy for how the Bumble Group collects, uses and shares personal data, and state that by using Bumble the user acknowledges data may be used in accordance with that policy.
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For information about how the Bumble Group collects, uses, and shares your personal data, please check out our Privacy Policy.
By using Bumble, you acknowledge that we may use such data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
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The Privacy Policy is not part of the supplied source, so its actual data practices are not known from this document.
Use & Processing · User right or choice
Bumble may send promotional messages and notifications; users can opt out
Bumble may send emails, texts, push notifications, alerts and other messages about enhancements, offers, products, events and other promotions. After downloading, the user is asked to accept or deny push notifications; denying means none are sent, and users can opt out later in device settings. Other communications can be unsubscribed from using the instructions in them or by emailing feedback@team.bumble.com.
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We may provide you with emails, text messages, push notifications, alerts and other messages related to the App and/or the Bumble services, such as enhancements, offers, products, events, and other promotions.
After downloading the App, you will be asked to accept or deny push notifications/alerts. If you deny, you will not receive any push notifications/alerts.
you may opt out by changing your notification settings on your mobile device
you can unsubscribe or opt out by either following the specific instructions included in such communications, or by emailing us with your request at feedback@team.bumble.com
Bumble may review Pitch Content before generation and refuse or remove it
Bumble may review and moderate Pitch Content before generation, and may refuse to generate, remove, restrict access to or investigate content it reasonably believes violates the Terms, Community Guidelines or applicable policies. It may also suspend or restrict access to BeePitched where it identifies misuse.
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Bumble may review and moderate Pitch Content before generation and may refuse to generate, remove, restrict access to, or investigate any Pitch Content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms, the Community Guidelines or applicable policies.
Bumble may also suspend or restrict access to BeePitched where we identify misuse of the feature.