You can delete your Grindr account through the app, but some data may be retained for legal or operational reasons even after deletion.
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Account deletion does not guarantee complete erasure of all personal data, particularly sensitive health and location information, due to carve-outs for legal obligations and retention policies.
Interpretive note: The policy does not enumerate which specific data categories may be retained after account deletion or for how long, creating uncertainty about the practical scope of the deletion carve-out.
Renamed from 'Account Deletion and Data Consequences' with new detailed excerpt clarifying deletion procedures and legal retention exceptions.
View full change record →Deleting your Grindr account may not result in immediate or complete deletion of all sensitive personal data, including health information and location history, as the policy reserves the right to retain some data for legal obligations and business purposes.
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"You may delete your Grindr account at any time through the app settings. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, subject to our legal obligations to retain certain data and our standard retention policies.Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
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Account deletion does not guarantee complete erasure of all personal data, particularly sensitive health and location information, due to carve-outs for legal obligations and retention policies.
Deleting your Grindr account may not result in immediate or complete deletion of all sensitive personal data, including health information and location history, as the policy reserves the right to retain some data for legal obligations and business purposes.
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