The short version: your data never leaves your browser. There is no server to send it to. Here's exactly how CleanMyIGFeed works.
There is no backend. Nothing to hack, leak, or subpoena.
No sign-up, no email, no password. Ever.
Close the tab and your data is gone for good.
When you upload your Instagram data export, the .zip is unzipped and analysed entirely on your own device using JavaScript. Your followers and following lists are never transmitted anywhere. There is no server involved in processing your data — because there is no server at all.
CleanMyIGFeed does not upload, save, log, or transmit the contents of your export. The only thing kept is your unfollow progress (which handles you've marked "done"), stored locally in your own browser via localStorage so you can pick up where you left off. You can clear it any time by resetting your progress or clearing your browser data.
CleanMyIGFeed itself sets no tracking cookies. We show ads through Google AdSense to keep the tool free. Google may use cookies to serve and measure ads; you can manage ad personalisation in your Google account settings. To count visits, we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is privacy-first: it sets no cookies, doesn't track you across sites, and only records anonymous page-view totals (like which pages are popular and roughly which country visitors come from). We use no other analytics or trackers.
Ads are provided by Google AdSense. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. You can opt out of personalised advertising via Google's Ads Settings. We keep ads minimal and never place them in a way that interferes with the tool.
CleanMyIGFeed is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Instagram, Meta, or any of their products. "Instagram" is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. We simply read the data export that Instagram lets you download yourself.
Filters such as gender and business-account detection are estimates based on name and handle patterns. They will not be 100% accurate. Always review each account yourself before unfollowing — the final decision is entirely yours.
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will appear on this page with a new date. Since we never collect your data in the first place, any changes will only ever concern advertising or cookies.
Questions about this policy or the tool? Email cleanmyigfeed@gmail.com.