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"If you submit a request to exercise your privacy rights, you will be asked to verify the request by logging in to your Patreon account, or to verify your identity in another manner.Excerpt from Patreon's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you submit a request to exercise your privacy rights, you will be asked to verify the request by logging in to your Patreon account, or to verify your identity in another manner.”
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