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Medium · Medium Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

User Right to Access Correct Delete Export Account Info

Medium severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 294 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What can users do with their account information through the Settings page?
Medium allows users to access, correct, delete, and export their account information at any time through the Settings page.
When can users access, correct, delete, and export their account information?
Medium allows users to access, correct, delete, and export their account information at any time through the Settings page.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause grants users four distinct self-service rights over their account information with no stated time restriction, giving users direct control.

Interpretive note: The clause establishes four independent rights (access, correct, delete, export). The canonical claim captures all four as the primary combined grant rather than selecting one.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jun 19, 2026

The updated policy states that Medium and its vendors may scan, analyze, and review your content, messages, AI interactions, and associated metadata. Data sharing now explicitly includes information you submitted or posted through the service, extending beyond infrastructure support to machine learning model training and improvement. The policy does not indicate an opt-out mechanism or granular user control over this specific use of content.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5260 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You have the ability to access, correct, delete, and export your account information at any time through a self-service interface.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

If you wish to access, review, or make any changes to Personal Data you have provided to us through the Services, please submit a request through our Online Form, or email us at help@skillshare.com...

Discord Medium

You can edit or delete a Discord server if you have the permissions needed to do so.

GitHub Medium

The right to access the data collected about you

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You may access, correct, delete and export your account information at any time by logging into the Services and navigating to the Settings page.

Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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
Medium Privacy Policy
Entity
Medium
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-036028
Document ID
CA-D-00246
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e130408799d47ec7cc19cd4b7dfb170a92948a0979f65deae988281c66c5510b
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Medium
Document: Medium Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-036028
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:40:42 UTC
SHA-256: e130408799d47ec7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/medium/medium-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-036028/user-right-to-access-correct-delete-export-account-info/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Medium's User Right to Access Correct Delete Export Account Info clause do?

This clause grants users four distinct self-service rights over their account information with no stated time restriction, giving users direct control.

How does this clause affect you?

You have the ability to access, correct, delete, and export your account information at any time through a self-service interface.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 294 platforms. See the full comparison.

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