Account and Personal Data Deletion

Procedure to permanently delete your Vostro Life Network Account, or remove specific categories of personal data while keeping your Account active.

Last modified: September 28, 2026

In accordance with EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and Google Play policies, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data collected by Vostro Life Network. All available options are outlined on this page.

⚠️ Account Deletion: Irreversible Operation. Full Account deletion is permanent and definitive: all your data will be erased and cannot be recovered. If you just want to take a break from the app, consider uninstalling it instead (your Account remains active). If you only wish to delete specific categories of data without closing your Account, please see the dedicated section.

Method 1 — Account Deletion Directly via the App (Recommended)

If you still have the app installed, this is the fastest way to delete your entire Account:

1 Open the Vostro Life Network app and log into your Account

2 Go to Menu → Account → Account Deletion → Request Account Deletion

3 Confirm your choice by following the on-screen instructions

Your Account is immediately flagged for deletion. The permanent erasure of all data from our servers takes place within 30 days.

Method 2 — Account Deletion via Email (If you no longer have the app)

If you have uninstalled the app or cannot log into your Account, you can request full account deletion via email:

Send an email to:

Please include in your message:

  • The registered email address of the Account you wish to delete
  • The nickname used in the app, if you remember it
  • An explicit confirmation stating that you want to proceed with the deletion

For security purposes, we may request additional information to verify your identity before proceeding (for example, by confirming your email address via a verification link).

You will receive written confirmation within 5 business days. Complete deletion of your data occurs within 30 days following identity verification.

Method 3 — Partial Data Deletion (Account Retained)

If you want to delete only specific categories of data without closing your Account, you have two options: manage your data directly inside the app or submit a formal GDPR request via email.

In-App: Granular Data Management

Vostro allows you to manage and erase individual categories of personal data directly within the app, without contacting support:

  • Profile picture, biography, interests: Update or remove them via Menu → Account → Edit Profile
  • Individual Rooms created by you: Delete them individually by entering the Room → options menu → Delete Room. Participants are notified and the Room disappears for everyone
  • Photos attached to Rooms or Chats: Removable individually via the context menu of the message/content block
  • IntelliVOS Empathetic Profiling (sentiment, personality traits, AI summaries): You can disable this feature and wipe collected data via Menu → Account → Privacy and Consents → IntelliVOS Empathetic Profiling
  • Marketing consent and personalized ads: Revocable at any time via Menu → Account → Privacy and Consents
  • Chat messages: By architectural design, the text of messages is not stored on our servers after delivery (zero retention). Photos, videos and voice messages remain on our servers only for the time needed for download (private chats: 30 days, videos 15 days; Room chats: until the Room moves to history; 1:1 photos: 24 hours) and are then deleted automatically. Messages visible only on your device can be cleared by emptying the app cache within your Android system settings

Via Email: GDPR Partial Deletion Request

If you prefer to submit a formal request to exercise your right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) limited to specific categories of data, you can write to us:

Send an email to:

Please include in your message:

  • The registered email address of the Account
  • The nickname used in the app
  • The specific list of data categories you wish to delete (e.g., profile picture, IntelliVOS profile, created rooms, etc.)

You will receive written confirmation within 5 business days. Erasure of the specified data categories is executed within 30 days following identity verification. Your Account remains active.

What is Deleted Upon Full Account Closure

Data Category Status Post-Deletion
User Account (email, nickname, password, profile picture, bio, interests, hashtags) Erased
Created Rooms (descriptions, participants, photos, locations, timings) Erased (participants are notified)
Chat Messages (on servers, where still existing) Erased
IntelliVOS Profile (sentiment, personality traits, AI summaries) Erased
Geolocational Data (historical positions, fuzzy parameters) Erased
Push Tokens (FCM/APNs), invitation tokens, active sessions Erased
Any events automatically synchronized to your Google Calendar They remain in your calendar (under your control). You can remove them manually

What Might Be Retained

To comply with legal obligations, technical requirements, or security protocols, certain minimal data may be preserved for a limited timeframe after account closure:

  • Anonymized access and security logs — retained up to 12 months exclusively for cyber security and abuse prevention purposes
  • Cyclical system backups — your data may persist within cyclical automated system backups until overwritten (maximum 30 days)
  • Statutory legal record retention — only if dictated by mandatory regulatory provisions (e.g., tax records in case of payments, kept for 10 years pursuant to Art. 2220 of the Italian Civil Code)
  • Minimal technical flags — used to prevent fraudulent account re-creation post-deletion (e.g., cryptographic hash of the email address, preserved in a non-identifiable form)

Timelines

Phase Duration
In-app deletion: Account flagged as deleted Immediate
Partial data deletion via the app (photos, rooms, IntelliVOS profile, etc.) Immediate
Email request: receipt acknowledgment and identity check Within 5 business days
Complete or partial data erasure from live servers Within 30 days
Removal from cyclical backup cycles Within an additional 30 days

Questions or Technical Issues?

If you have any questions before deleting your account, or if you experience technical errors inside the app, contact us at:

We will get back to you within 5 business days.

Your GDPR Rights. In addition to deletion, you maintain the right to request access, rectification, portability, and restriction of your personal data. For comprehensive details, please consult our Data Processing Privacy Notice.