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Identity Verification Required Before Honoring Privacy Requests

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 19, 2026
First Seen
Jul 19, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5260 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require the agent to provide proof you have authorized it to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us.

Discord Medium

When you exercise any of your applicable legal rights to access, amend, or delete your personal information, we may request additional information from you for the purpose of confirming your identity.

Anthropic Medium

where the EU GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we will respond within one calendar month of receiving a verifiable request, and where your request is complex...we may extend that period by up to a further two months.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity and requests before granting such requests. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may be unable to respond...

Excerpt from Character.AI's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Character.ai Privacy Policy
Entity
Character.AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076446
Document ID
CA-D-00120
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6ad8585d7de8834f45d45863325899d3602d6584f208eff63eb099fffa024748
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 14:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Character.AI
Document: Character.ai Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-076446
Captured: 2026-05-08 14:58:37 UTC
SHA-256: 6ad8585d7de8834f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/characterai/characterai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-076446/identity-verification-required-before-honoring-privacy-requests/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does Character.AI's Identity Verification Required Before Honoring Privacy Requests clause do?

The clause states: “To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity and requests before granting such requests. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may be unable to respond...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 295 platforms. See the full comparison.

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