Dating platform Grindr has reached a settlement agreement to pay £26 million following a lawsuit regarding the handling of sensitive user data. The legal action, which involved more than 11,000 claimants, alleged that the company shared private information—such as HIV status, sexual orientation, and ethnicity—with third-party analytics firms for commercial use.
According to a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the settlement was finalized on September 2. The payment is structured in two equal installments of £13 million, with the first due by the end of 2024 and the second scheduled for March 2027. Grindr maintains that the agreement does not constitute an admission of liability.
The claims centered on data practices occurring prior to 2020, during the period when the company was under the ownership of the Chinese firm Kunlun. The lawsuit, led by the law firm Austen Hayes, argued that the unauthorized sharing of this data caused significant distress to users and violated UK privacy regulations. Specifically, the suit identified data analytics services Apptimize and Localytics as recipients of the sensitive information.
In its filing, Grindr acknowledged the loss of trust expressed by its UK user base regarding those historical practices. The company noted that it has since "overhauled" its privacy protocols to better protect its community. This settlement follows previous regulatory scrutiny, including a 2022 reprimand from the UK Information Commissioner's Office and a fine from Norwegian authorities related to the company's data management.
Source: BBC News
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