NationalReview User Data Deletion Instructions

Delete your account yourself (no email needed)

1. Sign in and open Account settings.
2. Scroll to the Delete account panel at the bottom of the page.
3. Click Delete account, then type your account email address to confirm.
4. Confirm. You are signed out immediately on every device.

Signing in is required, because deletion has to be tied to the account you are asking us to erase. If you can no longer sign in, use the contact route in the next section.

What happens after you confirm

• Your account is deactivated immediately. You are signed out everywhere and nobody can sign in with that email address.
• It stays in a recycle bin for 30 days. Your email address stays reserved during that window — it cannot be registered again by anyone.
• After 30 days your account and personal data are permanently erased: profile, contact number, connected Google and Facebook identities, uploads, notifications, team memberships, and business ownership applications.
• You receive a confirmation email at the address on the account, naming the exact purge date.

Changed your mind?

Contact support before the purge date and we can restore the account. After that it cannot be undone.

What is deleted, and what is kept

Deleted

Account record, email address, name, contact number, avatar and uploads, connected Google and Facebook identity data, notifications, team memberships, and pending business ownership applications.

Kept, with the link to you removed

• Reviews you published stay visible on the business profile, attributed to “Deleted user”. Customers who relied on them do not lose them, and you are no longer identifiable through them.
• Business listings you owned stay published and revert to unclaimed.
• Invoices, payment references, and transaction records are kept for accounting and tax purposes, with the account link removed.
• Moderation logs are kept in de-identified form for 24 months, then deleted.

If you do not have an account

Tell us what you want removed and enough detail for us to find it (the listing name, or a link to the review). Send the request from an address we can reply to so we can confirm the outcome.

As with account deletion, proof-of-ownership uploads attached to rejected listings are deleted automatically 90 days after rejection, whether or not you ask.

How we verify a request

In-app deletion needs no extra verification — being signed in is the proof. For emailed requests about data not tied to an account, we may ask for information that lets us confirm you are the person who submitted it. Verification details are used only to confirm identity and eligibility, and are never used for advertising, sale, or unrelated profiling.

How we protect information

NationalReview uses authenticated access, server-side validation, role-based permissions, restricted administrative access, and operational security controls to protect account information. No online system can guarantee absolute security, but we continually limit access and use data only for necessary platform operations.

Processing time

In-app deletion is immediate: the account is deactivated the moment you confirm, and the permanent erase runs automatically 30 days later. Emailed requests about data not tied to an account are normally completed within 30 days of verification, and we will confirm when the work is done.

More detail

The Privacy Policy lists our full retention schedule. The Terms of Service cover accounts and termination.