Tinder $60.5M Age Discrimination Class Action Settlement

California residents who bought Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold while over age 29 (on/after Mar 2, 2015) or over age 28 (on/after Mar 2, 2016). No claim form — you just elect a payment method. ~268,000 class members.

• Bought Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold in California on/after March 2, 2015
• Were at least 30 (on/after Mar 2, 2015) or at least 29 (on/after Mar 2, 2016) at the time of purchase
• Were charged the higher older-age-tier price
• No claim form needed — class is drawn from Tinder's records

Tinder agreed to a $60.5 million non-reversionary settlement of Candelore v. Tinder, Inc., a California case alleging its age-based subscription pricing was illegal. Named plaintiff Allan Candelore claimed Tinder charged older California subscribers about $19.99/month for Tinder Plus while younger users paid $9.99 or $14.99 for the same premium features — alleged violations of California's Unruh Civil Rights Act and Unfair Competition Law. Tinder denies wrongdoing and says its pricing was lawful, but agreed at mediation to settle. No claim form is required — the administrator pays class members automatically from Tinder's records. You only need to elect a payment method on the official site by August 18, 2026.

Who's excluded: California purchases only — out-of-state purchases are not eligible. Class members who validly opted out (by the April 8, 2026 deadline) are excluded and receive nothing.

• 70% per capita (Unruh Act)

  70% of the net fund is split equally among all participating class members — every member gets the same flat per-capita share regardless of how much they spent.

• 30% pro rata (UCL restitution)

  30% of the net fund is distributed in proportion to what each member actually paid Tinder during the class period — pay twice as much, get twice the pro-rata share.

1. 1Visit TinderCalClassAction.com and enter the ID from your notice (or use the Verification Form if you didn't get one).
2. 2Choose your payment method — PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, ACH, or mailed check — and confirm your contact info.
3. 3Submit your election by August 18, 2026. If you do nothing, the administrator pays you electronically using Tinder's records, falling back to a check.

1. Opt-out / objection deadlineApril 8, 2026 (passed)
2. Final approval hearingJune 4, 2026
3. Payment-method election deadlineAugust 18, 2026

Payment timing depends on final approval (June 4, 2026 hearing) and any appeals. Best case with no appeals, first payments could reach class members in late 2026 or early 2027; appeals could delay 12–36 months. Keep your contact info current so electronic payments don't fail.

• Official settlement website & claim form
• Administrator: Verita
• Case: Candelore v. Tinder, Inc. · No. BC583162 · Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles