LawPulse — Data Deletion Policy

Last updated: July 4, 2026 · Product-design draft — have qualified counsel finalize before launch in each jurisdiction.

You can delete your LawPulse account and associated personal data. This page explains how, and what happens.

How to request deletion

In-app: Account → Delete my account. Or email privacy@lawpulse.example from your registered address with the subject "Delete my data." We verify your identity before acting.

What gets deleted

Your profile, login credentials, intake answers, saved matches, messages, and marketing data are permanently deleted or irreversibly anonymized within 30 days of a verified request.

What we must retain

Certain records are kept where law requires — e.g. transaction and tax records, and attorney verification/audit logs needed for regulatory compliance. These are minimized, access-restricted, and deleted when the retention period ends.

Attorney accounts

Deleting an attorney account removes the public profile immediately and closes the account. Verification and compliance records tied to bar/regulatory obligations are retained for the legally required period, then deleted.

Timing & confirmation

We confirm receipt within 72 hours and completion within 30 days (extendable where law allows for complex requests). Backups are purged on their normal rotation.

Third parties

We instruct processors (payment, notifications, analytics) to delete your data per their contractual obligations, subject to their own legal retention duties.

Implementation note (for developers)

Expose `DELETE /api/users/me` (auth required) that: soft-deletes the `users` row, cascades/anonymizes `matters`, `messages`, `reviews`, and marketing data, preserves legally required `payments`/`verificationapplications`/`auditlog` (anonymize the actor link), writes an `audit_log` entry, and enqueues processor-deletion webhooks.

Contact

privacy@lawpulse.example