Privacy Settings

Grant provides built-in privacy controls for GDPR compliance: data export, account deletion with configurable retention, and automated cleanup.

Data Export

Users can download all their personal data as a structured JSON file.

Included:

• User profile (ID, name, email, timestamps)
• Accounts owned (personal and organization)
• Authentication methods (providers, verification status)
• Sessions (device info, IP, expiry)
• Organization and project memberships with roles
• Export metadata (timestamp)

Excluded (for security):

• Hashed passwords, tokens, internal system fields, other users' data

Endpoints:

# REST (file download)
GET /api/me/export
Authorization: Bearer <token>

# GraphQL
query {
  myUserDataExport {
    user {
      id
      name
      email
    }
    accounts {
      id
      name
    }
    exportedAt
  }
}

Users can only export their own data — the authenticated user's identity determines the export scope.

Account Deletion

Process

1. User confirms intent by entering their user ID (works for all auth methods, including OAuth)
2. All accounts owned by the user are soft-deleted (deletedAt timestamp set)
3. All sessions are invalidated
4. After the retention period, the cleanup job permanently deletes the data

Deletion Types

Type	Behavior	Reversible
Soft delete (default)	Marks with deletedAt, retains for retention period	Yes — within retention window
Hard delete	Immediate permanent removal	No

Endpoints:

mutation {
  deleteAccounts(input: { userId: "user-uuid", hardDelete: false }) {
    id
    deletedAt
  }
}

DELETE /api/me
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
{ "userId": "user-uuid", "hardDelete": false }

Data Retention

Setting	Env Variable	Default
Account deletion retention	PRIVACY_ACCOUNT_DELETION_RETENTION_DAYS	30 days
Backup retention	PRIVACY_BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS	90 days
Cleanup schedule	JOBS_DATA_RETENTION_SCHEDULE	0 2 * * * (daily 2 AM)

The data retention cleanup job runs on the configured schedule and:

1. Finds accounts soft-deleted longer ago than the retention period
2. Permanently deletes the associated users (cascading to relationships)
3. Permanently deletes the accounts

See Job Scheduling for details on the cleanup job.

GDPR Coverage

Right	Implementation
Data portability	JSON export via GET /api/me/export
Right to erasure	Account deletion with DELETE /api/me
Data retention	Configurable periods with automated cleanup
Transparency	Export shows all stored personal data
Audit trail	All deletions logged — see Audit Logging

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Related:

• Job Scheduling — Data retention cleanup job
• Audit Logging — Audit trail for privacy operations