Can companies refuse to delete your account?

The organisation can refuse to erase your data in the following circumstances: When the organisation is legally obliged to keep hold of your data such as to comply with financial or other regulations.

Can you force a company to delete your account?

Yes, you can ask for your personal data to be deleted when, for example, the data the company holds on you is no longer needed or when your data has been used unlawfully. In specific circumstances, you may ask companies that have made your personal data available online to delete it.

Why do websites make it hard to delete accounts?

The other major reason that social networks make it hard for you to delete your accounts is that they just don’t want you to go. Most social networks’ business models are reliant on having large numbers of users. More users means more money from ads, which means profit. Having users leave a service also looks bad.

How do you ask a website to remove information?

Close or delete any blogs or personal sites If someone else has posted sensitive information about you on their website or blog, then you can contact the webmaster of the site and ask them to remove the information. Use the domain look-up feature on WhoIs.com* to find out the webmaster’s information.

How do I remove my email from websites I no longer want?

How To Find All Accounts Linked To Your Email Address

1. Log in to your email address.
2. Click “Manage third-party access”
3. Remove anything you don’t want.
4. Search your emails for subject lines associated with account creation.
5. Make a list of these sites and delete or reach out to remove the unwanted accounts.

How do I delete my Consumer Reports account?

If you purchase a one-year Paid Service you may also cancel by calling us at 800-333-0663. If you purchase a Paid Service which is billed monthly, you may cancel at any time by logging in to your “Account Settings” page and selecting “cancel membership.” Partial months will not be refunded.

How do I delete an account on a website?

Visit the website’s support website and look for information on deleting accounts. You may also want to check the website’s privacy policy for specific details about when the company deletes data and how you can request deletion. Contact the website’s support and ask to delete the account.

Is it possible to delete an account from a website?

Technically — no problem at all, the website admin can easily prevent the account from being deleted. Legally, if the terms and conditions which you agreed to when you signed up state that the account and any associated data belongs to the website than that is tricky.

Is it legal to force a company to delete your data?

Deleting data can cause inconsistencies in a database, and there are numerous benefits to keeping old data. Some countries however have data protection laws which mean a person can legally demand to see all data which a company has stored on them. Some countries allow you to demand that this data be permanently deleted.

Is it legal to delete an e-commerce account?

Since ecommerce sites (at least as I know in the US) have to deal with tax reporting, and in most systems if you delete an account then all reporting dealing with that account is deleted as well, allowing users to delete an account is likely not a legal option. At least not until the 7 year period for having audits come up has passed.

Why do users want to deactivate or delete accounts?

Likewise, if a user had a mobile phone account in one country but moved, they typically want to deactivate and/or delete their account. Users may also want to be able to delete accounts to protect their own privacy. 2. Risk mitigation