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We may continue to retain some information even after you delete your account if we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws.
We retain your account information for as long as your account is active and up to 15 days thereafter.
After you submit a request to delete your account, we initiate a deletion process to safely and completely remove your data from our servers or retain it only in anonymized form.
"Grindr may retain some account information, a device identifier...and limited log information associated with accounts or devices that have been banned...and where relevant, may also retain chat messages used to report and assess the violative behavior...Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Grindr may retain some account information, a device identifier...and limited log information associated with accounts or devices that have been banned...and where relevant, may also retain chat messages used to report and assess the violative behavior...”
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