bumble7 Privacy Policy: Protecting Your Personal Data & Online Security

1. Introduction and General Provisions

Welcome to bumble7. Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect from you when you visit bumble7.net (the "Site") and use our premium adult dating services (the "Services"). It also explains how we use, store, and protect that information, and the choices you have regarding your personal data.

By accessing the Site and using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect information to provide, improve, and personalize your experience. The data we collect falls into the following categories:

• Information You Provide Directly: This includes data you submit during registration, profile creation, and communication. Examples are your name, email address, date of birth, gender, preferences, profile photos, biography, and any messages you send through our live chat.
• Automatically Collected Information: When you use our Site, we automatically gather technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system, pages viewed, time spent, and referring URLs.
• Information from Third Parties: We may receive limited information from partners (like payment processors) or if you connect your account to a social media service, subject to your permissions.
• Usage and Preference Data: We collect information about how you interact with features, profiles, and content to understand your preferences and improve our matching algorithms.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the collected information for legitimate business purposes, including:

• To create, maintain, and secure your user account.
• To facilitate matches and connections between members based on shared interests and preferences.
• To operate, personalize, and improve the Services, including developing new features.
• To communicate with you regarding your account, security updates, promotional offers (where consented), and customer support inquiries.
• To monitor and analyze usage trends and performance to enhance the user experience.
• To prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, unauthorized access, and other potentially prohibited or illegal activities.
• To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We value your trust and do not sell your personal data to advertisers. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, payment processing, data analysis, customer service, email delivery). These partners are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify.
• Legal Requirements: If required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business, where user information may be transferred as a business asset.
• With Your Consent: We will share information with third parties when you have given us explicit consent to do so.

Profile information you choose to make public (like your profile photo and biography) is visible to other users of the Services as intended by the platform's functionality.

5. Data Protection and Security

We implement a variety of technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption (SSL/TLS), secure server infrastructure, access controls, and regular security assessments.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but are committed to responding promptly to any suspected data breaches.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, which may include:

• Access and Portability: The right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
• Restriction and Objection: The right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data.
• Marketing Preferences: You can opt-out of receiving promotional communications by following the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or adjusting your account settings.
• Account Controls: You can review and update much of your profile information directly through your account settings on the Site.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the "Contact Information" section below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site, hold certain information, and enhance your experience. Cookies are small data files placed on your device.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Site to function and cannot be switched off.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site, allowing us to improve performance.
• Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced features and personalization (like remembering your login session).

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Our Cookie Policy provides more detailed information.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Services after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection team.