From ce89b1fdbdac05bce38ba88b450b03bdb0547cb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chad Whitacre Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:16:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Dial back language on Close to be more accurate We're not able to deliver on strong "we delete all your info" promises yet, because we haven't formalized a data retention policy (#397). --- www/%username/account/close.spt | 20 ++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/www/%username/account/close.spt b/www/%username/account/close.spt index 56ead13bbc..941b029914 100644 --- a/www/%username/account/close.spt +++ b/www/%username/account/close.spt @@ -62,16 +62,20 @@ if POST:

Personal Information

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Almost all of your personal information will be deleted - immediately, including your "making the world better" - statement, any funding goal, the tips you're receiving, the - tips you're giving, any bank account or credit card, and any - linked accounts that aren't used for sign-in. You'll also be +

We immediately clear out most of the information in your + profile (though it may still exist in our database in event + logs, to be cleared eventually once we sort out our data + retention policy).

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Things we clear immediately include your “making the + world better” statement, any funding goal, the tips + you're receiving, and those you're giving. You'll also be removed from any communities and teams you were a part of. If - you're closing a team account, then all team members will be - removed from the team.

+ you're closing a team account, all team members will be removed + from the team.

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What we don't delete is your past giving and +

We specifically don't delete your past giving and receiving history on the site, because that information also belongs equally to other users (the ones you gave to and received from).