Data Report Card · Bumble
Bumble Data Report Card
Dating app · Bumble Inc. (also owns Badoo)
Data
Practices
Practices
2Access1Portability1Friction1Deletion0Sells1Trains AI
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C
6/12
Agent
Readiness
Readiness
2Access
1Portability
0API access
=
C
3/6
Agent Readiness is a derived signal — a synthesis of two existing cells (Access, Portability) plus one sourced factor (API access), not an independently measured grade. API access scale: Best (2) consumer-grantable API · Moderate (1) partial / encumbered · Restrictive (0) manual export only. What is Agent Readiness?
Reviewed Jun 2026 · policies are checked weekly for changes · stated — every cell is read from Bumble's published policy; none has been tested (run by us) yet.
2Accessstated
Bumble offers a data-access request through in-app support; a user states "Request data" to support and Bumble compiles a copy of the personal information it holds.
Bumble — Requesting your data (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗1Portabilitystated
The export is delivered as a single archive; no confirmation of multiple structured machine-readable formats (e.g. JSON plus CSV) was found, so portability is scored at the single-format level.
Bumble — Requesting your data (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗1Frictionstated
Bumble aims to provide the data within one calendar month under GDPR; identity is verified via the account email plus phone number before the export is released.
Bumble — Privacy Policy (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗1Deletionstated
Account deletion is available in-app under Settings; deletion removes the profile, though some data may be retained for legal and safety purposes for a stated period.
Bumble — Privacy Policy (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗0Sells / sharesstated
Bumble's privacy policy and California disclosures describe sharing personal information (including with advertising and analytics partners) that meets the CCPA definition of a "sale" or "share"; a Do-Not-Sell/Share opt-out is offered, indicating the default involves selling or sharing.
Bumble — Privacy Policy / CCPA notice (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI and EFF) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗1Trains AIstated
Bumble states it uses personal data to operate and improve its matching and safety systems; no explicit broad claim to train AI models on user content for unrelated purposes was found at review time, so this is scored at the partial level pending a direct read.
Bumble — Privacy Policy (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI and TechCrunch) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗0API access — feeds Agent Readiness, not the /12stated
Bumble offers no consumer-grantable API for an agent to fetch your own profile or match data; the only self-data path is the manual in-app support request, delivered as a downloadable archive.
Bumble — Requesting your data (corroborated via Mozilla *PNI) · accessed Jun 2026 ↗Reviewed Jun 2026. Bumble's own domains (bumble.com and support.bumble.com) refused connections at review time on both the reviewer's and a second independent network, so the policy language below was corroborated verbatim through named third parties rather than read directly on Bumble's site: Mozilla *Privacy Not Included, the EFF, and TechCrunch. Cell sources cite Bumble's publicly indexed policy URLs for reference; the (corroborated via …) note marks where the wording was confirmed second-hand. Scored conservatively pending a direct read.
How to request your data from Bumble
- Go to https://support.bumble.com/hc/en-us/articles/28783199493917-Requesting-your-data — Bumble's data-request entry point.
- Settings → Contact & FAQ → Help → chat support; state 'Request data'.
- Expected wait: aims to provide data within one calendar month (GDPR); identity verified via email + phone — Bumble's stated turnaround (we haven't independently timed a request yet).
- No self-serve option, or want a formal request? Contact Bumble — Support / Data Requests: https://support.bumble.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.
These steps reflect Bumble's documented process as of Jun 2026. The wait time is the company's stated figure, not yet independently measured by us.