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# Account deletion

> Permanent deletion. What's purged, what's retained, and the recovery window.

GDPR's "right to erasure" is supported. Account deletion is two-step (confirmation modal + email confirmation), permanent after a 30-day grace period.

## How users delete

<Steps>
  <Step title="Settings → Account → Delete account">
    Reveal the delete UI.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm intent">
    Modal: type your email to proceed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Email confirmation">
    Magic-link-style email; click to confirm.
  </Step>

  <Step title="30-day soft-delete period">
    Account is disabled but recoverable. Sign-in attempts show "Account deleted; click here to recover."
  </Step>

  <Step title="Permanent purge">
    After 30 days, all data is hard-deleted from primary storage. Backup data is purged within 90 days.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's purged

* Profile (name, email, avatar)
* All messages / posts / comments / etc. owned by the user
* Sessions and active devices
* Audit log entries that name the user

## What's retained

* **Aggregated/anonymized analytics** (no PII)
* **Audit-required records** (per legal retention obligations) — anonymized
* **Backups** until they roll out (90 days max)

## Workspace owners

A workspace owner cannot delete their account if they're the only owner — they must transfer ownership first or delete the workspace.

## Member impact

When a user is deleted from a workspace, their authored content (posts, comments, etc.) remains, but the author becomes "Deleted user". Workspace admins can opt to delete the user's content too.

## Tips

<Tip>
  **For your apps, implement the same pattern.** GDPR applies to every app that processes EU users' data. Add a "Delete my account" feature with the same shape.
</Tip>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Data export" icon="download" href="/security/data-export">
    Companion right.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compliance" icon="award" href="/security/compliance">
    GDPR context.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Auth flows" icon="key" href="/architecture/auth-flows">
    Deletion flow architecture.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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