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User Data Rights and Deletion

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What it is

You have the right to access, copy, delete, correct, and restrict your personal data on Telegram, and to file a complaint with data protection authorities if you believe your rights have been violated.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You can request a full export of all personal data Telegram holds about you, ask for corrections, restrict processing, or delete your account and data at any time — these rights apply regardless of your location though the legal framework differs by jurisdiction.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Export Your Data
    To request your personal data, use the contact details in Section 12 of the privacy policy or submit a GDPR data request via the EDPO form at https://edpo.com/telegram-gdpr-data-request/. To delete your account and all data, visit https://telegram.org/deactivate.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

These rights give you meaningful control over your Telegram data, including the ability to export everything Telegram holds about you or delete your account and associated data entirely.

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Under applicable data protection legislation, in certain circumstances, you have rights concerning your personal data. You have a right to: (1) request a copy of all your personal data that we store and to transmit that copy to another data controller; (2) delete (see section 10 below) or amend your personal data; (3) restrict, or object to, the processing of your personal data; (4) correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold on you; and (5) lodge a complaint with national data protection authorities regarding our processing of your personal data.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implements GDPR Art. 15 (right of access), Art. 16 (right to rectification), Art. 17 (right to erasure), Art. 18 (right to restriction), Art. 20 (right to data portability), and Art. 77 (right to lodge a complaint). For UK users, the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 provide equivalent rights. California users have CCPA §1798.100 (right to know), §1798.105 (right to delete), and §1798.110 (right to access) rights. COPPA §312.6 provides deletion rights for children's data.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC has jurisdiction over consumer data rights and the adequacy of data access and deletion mechanisms under FTC Act Section 5 and state consumer protection frameworks.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Telegram Privacy Policy
Entity
Telegram
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002916
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CA-D-00174
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Entity: Telegram | Document: Telegram Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-002916
Captured: 2026-04-18 10:46:01 UTC | SHA-256: 379a11aff9a58881…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/telegram/telegram-privacy-policy/user-data-rights-and-deletion/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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