Tinder follows a strict vetting process prior to engaging any service provider or working with any partner located both in Japan and overseas. Our service providers and partners must agree to strict confidentiality obligations and implement appropriate privacy safeguards.
Please see below more details on the safeguards implemented
Service providers or partners located outside of Japan |
Name of country where the Service providers or partners are located |
Safeguards implemented |
Summary of the safeguards |
How Tinder checks the Service providers or partners’ safeguards |
Country’s legal system that may affect the Service providers or partners’ performance of the safeguards |
Any obstacle to the performance by Service providers or partners of the safeguards |
Necessary and appropriate supplemental measures to address the obstacle |
Cloud data storage service providers | USA | Conclusion of a data processing agreement with the service providers or partner after completion of a vetting process. If a service provider or partner does not pass the vetting process, Tinder would not engage it. | We impose via our data processing agreement on service providers or partners measures that are generally at the same level as those required by the APPI. | The data processing agreement allows for Tinder to conduct a yearly audit of the service provider or partner. |
Singapore: A system that imposes an obligation on businesses to cooperate with government information collection activities. Learn more India: A system that imposes an obligation on businesses to cooperate with government information collection activities. Learn more USA: There is no comprehensive privacy law applicable in the US. Learn more |
Tinder follows a strict vetting process prior to engaging any service provider or partner. If a service provider or partner does not pass the vetting process, Tinder would not engage it. | Tinder would terminate a service provider or partner if that service provider or partner cannot remediate to a breach of its obligations under the data processing agreement. |
Analytics service providers | |||||||
Payment service provider | USA, Ireland | ||||||
Security and safety service providers | USA, EEA, Canada | ||||||
Survey and Customer insight service providers | EEA, USA | ||||||
Technology service providers | USA, EEA | ||||||
Customer care support service provider | USA, Philippines, EEA, Colombia, India | ||||||
Marketing service providers | USA, EEA |