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User Rights and Data Deletion

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What it is

The policy enumerates data subject rights including access, portability, deletion, amendment, restriction, objection, and complaint to national data protection authorities. These rights are stated to apply under applicable data protection legislation and in certain circumstances.

This analysis describes what Telegram's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision describes the data subject rights framework Telegram asserts it supports, including portability and the right to lodge complaints with national authorities. The qualification of rights as applying under applicable legislation and in certain circumstances reflects standard GDPR language conditioning these rights on legal basis and specific circumstances.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
4
Months Monitored
May 20, 2026
First Seen
May 22, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5149 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The agreement states that users may request access to, deletion of, amendment of, and restriction of their personal data, and may lodge complaints with national data protection authorities. These rights apply under applicable data protection legislation, which may vary 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.
  • Delete Your Data
    To exercise data subject rights including access, deletion, or restriction of personal data, contact Telegram's EEA representative EDPO via the online request form at https://edpo.com/telegram-gdpr-data-request/, or write to EDPO at Avenue Huart Hamoir 71, 1030 Brussels, Belgium.

How other platforms handle this

Square Medium

You may contact our privacy team with any requests of disclosure, correction, or deletion of your personal information. You may also request suspension of use or suspension of sharing of your personal information with certain third parties.

Tinder Medium

If you choose to reveal any personal information about yourself to other users, you do so at your own risk. We strongly encourage you to use caution in disclosing any personal information online.

Skillshare Medium

When you are asked to provide information, you may decline to do so; but if you choose not to provide information that is necessary to provide some of our Services, you may not be able to use those Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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.

Excerpt from Telegram's Privacy Policy

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Applicable agencies

  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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Applicable regulations

Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Telegram Privacy Policy
Entity
Telegram
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-012482
Document ID
CA-D-00174
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
254e0a0f475f303b19d7bea19e3509d7cffd49f04954691cb890759d163b36a4
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:51 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Telegram
Document: Telegram Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-012482
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:51:16 UTC
SHA-256: 254e0a0f475f303b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/telegram/telegram-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-012482/user-rights-and-data-deletion/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Telegram's User Rights and Data Deletion clause do?

This provision describes the data subject rights framework Telegram asserts it supports, including portability and the right to lodge complaints with national authorities. The qualification of rights as applying under applicable legislation and in certain circumstances reflects standard GDPR language conditioning these rights on legal basis and specific circumstances.

How does this clause affect you?

The agreement states that users may request access to, deletion of, amendment of, and restriction of their personal data, and may lodge complaints with national data protection authorities. These rights apply under applicable data protection legislation, which may vary by jurisdiction.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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