Delete your In Range account
You can delete your account and the data we hold about you at any time. This page explains how, and exactly what happens.
In the app
- Open In Range
- Go to Settings
- Tap Delete my account
- Confirm
Before you delete, you can tap Download my data in Settings to keep a copy — deletion cannot be undone.
If you can't access the app
Email privacy@inrange.life from the address on your account, with the subject "Delete my account".
We verify the request comes from the account holder before acting on it, then confirm by email once it is done. We do not offer a one-click web button, because anyone who knew your email address could use it to destroy your account.
What is deleted
Immediately, and permanently:
- Your profile — name, bio, date of birth, gender, who you're interested in, interests
- Your photos
- Your location history
- Bluetooth proximity records and encounter history
- Push notification tokens and device records
- The content of messages you sent
Messages you sent are replaced with “[deleted]” rather than vanishing, so the other person's conversation still makes sense. The words are gone.
What is kept, and for how long
| Data | Kept for | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Account record | Up to 30 days, then permanently erased | Guards against mistaken or malicious deletion |
| Location history | Deleted immediately (and never kept beyond 24 hours anyway) | — |
| Proximity sightings | Deleted immediately (never kept beyond 24 hours anyway) | — |
| Safety and legal records | As long as the law requires | Where we are legally obliged to preserve records — for example after a report to law enforcement or to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children — we must keep the relevant data even if you ask us to delete it. This is rare and specific. |
| Anonymous usage statistics | Indefinitely | No longer linked to you or identifiable as yours |
Deleting your account is not the same as pausing it. If you only want to stop appearing to other people, use Pause account in Settings instead — that is reversible.