Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity
We know that some conversations on Bumble may discuss and involve sex, intimacy, romance, and attraction. Members using Bumble are allowed to:
- State their romantic or sexual intentions on their profiles, as long as it’s legal and not overly obscene, crude, or otherwise in violation of these Community Guidelines.
- Use their private messages on the platform as a place to engage in sexual conversations with matches, as long as everything is consensual (that means welcomed by both parties), honest, and law abiding. (See also Sexual Harassment).
We value self-expression and diversity within our community and encourage our members to share profile photos that celebrate bodies of all shapes and sizes. Photos of members wearing athleticwear are permitted whether indoors or outdoors. Members are permitted to wear swimwear in profile photos if taken outdoors.
However, we don’t allow profile photos or the sharing of links on profiles that depict:
- People where the following is shown, even if covered or partially covered by emojis, hair or transparent clothing:
- Genitals or pubic regions
- Bare buttocks
- Women’s nipples and areolas
- Visible explicit outlines of genitals
- People in lingerie or underwear
- Shirtless indoor photos
- Sexual acts of any kind, even if not explicitly visible
- Digitally-created or drawn imagery (e.g. cartoons, memes, anime, drawings) that depicts any of the above. This imagery doesn’t necessarily have to include human beings
We also don’t allow Bumble to be used for any commercial exchange of sexual or romantic acts of any kind. This includes, but isn’t limited to, the following:
- Any attempts to sell, advertise, or buy sexual acts in exchange for money or something of value (e.g. sex work, escort services)
- Any attempts to sell, advertise, or buy adult sexual content (e.g. pornography, sexual live streams/webcamming). This includes using the platform to promote or re-route members to adult content websites
- Any behavior seeking or offering a romantic or sexual arrangement in exchange for money, financial support, or gifts (e.g. seeking a “sugar daddy” or “sugar baby”)
We recognize that our members use Bumble with different intentions and may want to make this transparent on their profile. We encourage members to be open about what they are looking for; however, we do not permit overly obscene sexual content in public profiles or usernames such as:
- Explicit, vulgar, or unnecessary detail about kinks
- Descriptions of sexual acts
- Sexually explicit or vulgar jokes
Learn about our enforcement philosophy against the guidelines on this page. And, if you believe we’ve made a mistake in taking action on your account or content, you can always contact us here.