That's what I did for a while. Until I had to take my phone in for repairs and I wiped it beforehand (because I always wipe my devices before handing them in).

That's what I did for a while. Until I had to take my phone in for repairs and I wiped it beforehand (because I always wipe my devices before handing them in). Upon restoring backup, I couldn't get past the "accept terms" screen so I was effectively locked out of my WhatsApp account. Begrudgingly, I accepted them but gave no permissions (contacts, camera, mic, etc) and immediately requested deletion of my account. Definitely not ideal as they had some of that information on their servers already.