Grade F — Predatory terms (score 50/100)
Tinder forces users into binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content for AI training, and limits its liability to $100.
Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and broad liability waivers.
SECTION 15 REQUIRES WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND TINDER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION.
You waive your right to a jury trial and must resolve all legal disputes through private, binding arbitration.
By creating an account, you grant to Tinder a worldwide, perpetual, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free right and license to host, store, use, copy, display, reproduce, adapt, edit, publish, translate, modify, reformat, incorporate into other works, advertise, distribute and otherwise make available to the general public Your Content...
Tinder claims a permanent, irrevocable right to use, modify, and distribute your photos and messages forever.
You further grant to Tinder a worldwide, perpetual, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free right and license to... train, develop, adapt, modify, enhance, or improve the Services and other products or services including through our use of AI Technology.
Tinder uses your personal content to train its AI models, and you cannot opt out of this.
IN NO EVENT WILL TINDER'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) $100 USD OR (B) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO TINDER...
Tinder limits its total financial liability to you to $100, regardless of the harm caused.
We may notify you of a change to the Terms via email, in-app notification, or other means; however, you are responsible for regularly checking this page for any changes.
Tinder does not guarantee they will notify you of changes; you are expected to monitor the terms page yourself.
You can delete your account at any time by logging into the Website or App, going to Settings, clicking Delete Account, and following the instructions.
You have a self-serve, one-click method to delete your account.
Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.