Clerk Data Handling & Privacy

About

This skill empowers developers to implement essential privacy and data protection features using Clerk. It provides standardized patterns for GDPR Article 17 (Right to Erasure) and Article 20 (Data Portability), including full user deletion across multiple services, automated data export functionality, consent management for marketing and analytics, and robust audit logging for compliance. It is particularly useful for SaaS applications that need to meet strict legal requirements like GDPR or CCPA while maintaining a clean, automated workflow for user data lifecycle management.

Key Features

• GDPR-compliant data export functionality
• Automated data retention and cleanup policies
• Granular user consent management and tracking
• Comprehensive audit logging for all privacy-related events
• Full 'Right to be Forgotten' user deletion across Clerk and local databases
• 983 GitHub stars

Use Cases

• Creating an automated user data download portal for regulatory compliance
• Implementing a 'Delete My Account' feature that cleans up all associated app records
• Managing marketing and analytics consent preferences via Clerk metadata