Editing ID.me (section)

====Privacy====
According to the privacy policy, ID.me "will not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Information", however user information such as biometric, first name, last name, date of birth, phone number, email address, and physical address may be shared with federal government agencies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.id.me/privacy|title=Privacy Policy|date=2024-07-30|work=ID.me|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710163620/https://www.id.me/privacy|archive-date=2025-07-10|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, the company may share user information to third parties, such as customer support, web hosting, information technology, payment processing, direct mail and email distribution, and administration, and analytics services.

To create an ID.me account, you need to give personal information, which can include:
*First name
*Middle name
*Last name
*Email
*Phone number
*SSN/ITIN
*Street address
*Postal code

When a user requests to close their account, data is retained for three years. This data includes "events, logins, and transactions as well as verification history (e.g., community, vaccine, or identity details including documentation and data elements used for verification". Selfies for initial biometric verification are deleted twenty four hours after completion.<ref name="WSJ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/taxes/tax-identity-theft-ip-pin-irs-ab021643|title=Protect Yourself From Tax Identity Theft. Here’s How I Did.|first=Laura|last=Saunders|date=2025-02-28|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2025-08-24|archive-url=https://archive.ph/3tItJ#selection-5339.0-5339.59|archive-date=2025-02-28|url-status=live}}</ref>