European alternatives to Bumble
Dating app where women make the first move.
Bumble Inc. · Outside Europe
About Bumble
- Company
- Bumble Inc.
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
#1
Lovoo
56 · Mixed OriginsGerman dating app founded in Dresden in 2011. One of the largest dating platforms in German-speaking Europe with 70 million+ registered users. Owned by The Meet Group (US) since 2017 but operated from Dresden with German data handling. Features live video dating and real-time matching.
Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.
Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.