Manage consents, object to processing and deactivate your account

Under “Privacy” you give and withdraw consents, submit an objection and can deactivate your account temporarily.

ConfidentialitéBase (gratuit)Vérifié le 30.10.2026

Cet article n’est pour l’instant disponible qu’en allemand et en anglais ; nous affichons la version anglaise.

Prérequis

Everyone manages their own consents. For child accounts this belongs to the legal guardians.

Open Privacy
Open “Settings → Privacy”.
Who sees what
Under “Who sees what” you set, among others, “Be discoverable in search” (default: on, display name and hometown only), “Visible to search engines”, “Show online status”, the “last seen” option and “Notification for profile views”.
Consents
Under “Consents” you see each one as “given” or “not given”, with version and date. With “Give” or “Withdraw” you change it. Examples: “Publishing photos” and “Information emails”. Terms of use and privacy policy are the basis of the user relationship and can only be withdrawn by deleting the account.
Submit an objection
Under “Objection” (Art. 21) choose “Submit objection”, optionally write which processing you object to and why, and choose “Send objection”. We answer within one month.
Deactivate the account
Under “Restriction of processing” (Art. 18) choose “Deactivate account” and confirm. Your profile and posts disappear from all views, the data is kept. As soon as you sign in again, your account is back.

Vous trouverez la fonction ici : /einstellungen/datenschutz

“The objection could not be sent.”: Try again.
“Deactivation did not work.”: Try again; check your connection.
A consent cannot be withdrawn.: Terms of use and privacy policy can only be withdrawn by deleting the account (see “Delete your account”).

Every grant and withdrawal is stored as proof (Art. 7(1) GDPR).
Your objection text is stored encrypted; do not put health data in it unless necessary.
The objection is directed at processing based on our legitimate interest.