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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Account & Data Deletion |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Segment allows you to delete specific data relating to an individual end user, all data from associated with a source, or all data within your entire workspace. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## Delete individual user data |
| 8 | +To delete the data for an individual user from you workspace, follow the instructions on the [User Deletion and Suppression](/docs/privacy/user-deletion-and-suppression) page. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## Delete data from a source |
| 11 | +To delete the data for an entire source, email the Customer Success team [( [email protected]) ](mailto:[email protected]) to create a support ticket. In your email to Customer Success, include the following information: |
| 12 | +- Your workplace slug |
| 13 | +- The source from which you'd like to delete data |
| 14 | +- The time frame for the data you'd like to delete* |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +**Due to the way Segment stores data internally, source-level deletions can only be scoped to one day in granularity. Deletion requests for smaller time frames are not supported.* |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +> note "Deleting source data" |
| 19 | +> When Segment deletes your data for a particular source, the deletion is not forwarded to sources or data storage providers associated with your account: your data is only removed from Segment's S3 archive buckets. To remove your data from external sources, reach out to the individual source about their deletion practices. |
| 20 | +
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| 21 | +## Delete your workspace data |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Workspace admins can delete all of the data associated with a workspace, including customer data. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +**To delete all data from one workspace:** |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +1. Sign in to the Segment app, select the workspace you'd like to delete, and click **Settings.** |
| 28 | +2. On the General Settings page, click the **Delete Workspace** button. |
| 29 | +3. Follow the prompts on the pop-up to delete your workspace. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +**To delete data from all workspaces in which you have workspace admin permissions:** |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +1. Sign in to the Segment app. |
| 34 | +2. Navigate to the [User Settings page](https://app.segment.com/settings/user). |
| 35 | +3. Click the **Delete Account** button, located at the bottom of the page. |
| 36 | +4. On the popup, enter your password and select **Yep, delete my account anyway!** to delete your account. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +After you delete your workspace or account, Segment removes all data associated with each workspace within 30 days in a process called a [complete data purge ](#what-is-a-complete-data-purge). For a data purge status update, email the Customer Success team [( [email protected]) ](mailto:[email protected]). |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +If you do not delete your workspace after you stop using Segment, **your data remains in Segment's internal servers until you submit a written deletion request**. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +> warning "Purging data from workspaces deleted prior to March 31, 2022" |
| 43 | +> If you deleted your workspace prior to March 31, 2022, and would like to have data associated with your workspace purged from Segment's S3 archive buckets, email the Customer Success team [([email protected])](mailto:[email protected]) to create a support ticket. In your email to Customer Success, include either the slug or the ID of the workspace you'd like to have purged from internal Segment servers. |
| 44 | +
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| 45 | +### What is a complete data purge? |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +A complete data purge is the way Segment removes all workspace and customer data from internal servers across all product areas. To trigger a complete data purge, either [delete your workspace ](#how-can-i-delete-data-from-my-workspace) or raise a support ticket with the Customer Success team by emailing [( [email protected]) ](mailto:[email protected]). In your email to Customer Success, include either the slug or the ID of the workspace that you'd like to delete. Deletions related to data purges will *not * be forwarded to your connected third-party destinations or raw data destinations. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +> error " " |
| 50 | +> Segment waits for five calendar days before beginning a complete data purge to safeguard against malicious deletion requests. If you notice your workspace or account has been maliciously deleted, reach out to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) to cancel the data purge. After the five-day grace period, the deletion will be irreversible. |
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