{"article":{"id":6956972185229,"url":"https://tinder.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/6956972185229.json","html_url":"https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/6956972185229-Delete-your-Tinder-account","author_id":417267734531,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":4,"vote_sum":-58686,"vote_count":95838,"section_id":115001005823,"created_at":"2022-06-15T21:01:53Z","updated_at":"2026-09-10T16:21:20Z","name":"Delete your Tinder account","title":"Delete your Tinder account","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2026-09-10T16:21:20Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":454326,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":[],"body":"<p id=\"gmail-h_01JH42VMZ28E1GP23VR4W0P37K\">When you delete your account, your Tinder profile is no longer visible to other users and your data is deleted as set out in our <a href=\"https://policies.tinder.com/privacy/intl/en/?lang=en#how-long-we-retain-your-data\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">Privacy Policy</span></a>. If you'd rather take a break, consider <a href=\"https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/29635636556045\">hiding your profile</a> instead.</p><p id=\"gmail-h_01JH42VMZ2SYHJQ3EE69QBQ8YP\">To delete your account, follow these steps:</p><h3 id=\"gmail-h_01J67SEHVA8AVXEG3N1KYNB4KY\">Delete from Tinder’s Settings:</h3><ol>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee7a02fb8baa6a55906cd9de2698b5aff\">Sign in to the Tinder app or <a href=\"https://tinder.com/\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">Tinder.com</span></a>\n</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e54d57fa676f6f8b83631db0d1d80e82d\">Tap the profile icon</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e14bcdda8c79148c0559254cfb53f6e22\">Go to Settings</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee4c86b96197a754f5319f87ffe014642\">Scroll to the bottom and tap <strong>Delete Account</strong>\n</li>\n</ol><h3 id=\"gmail-h_01J67SENG3BW02YFC1K4C2C6HR\">Delete using the Manage My Account tool:</h3><ol>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb8533434882d03acf0d266492966908d\">Visit the <a href=\"https://account.gotinder.com/\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">Manage My Account</span></a> tool </li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"efea597352439378a3af673e48ce07508\">Sign in using your Tinder login information</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee58825d30880b7aa0d0421ce57c717e8\">Tap <strong>Delete Account</strong>\n</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed434f694114e6a2be09e5f72108bb158\">Confirm deletion</li>\n</ol><p id=\"gmail-h_01JH42XMJ7BGG21TY7EPZPX059\">Deleting your Tinder account ensures that your data, including all your matches, messages, and photos, will be deleted in accordance with our <a href=\"https://policies.tinder.com/privacy/intl/en/?lang=en#how-long-we-retain-your-data\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">Privacy Policy</span></a>. However, if you deleted your account <a href=\"https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/17623691184781-Restore-your-profile\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">within the last 90 days</span></a>, you may be able to recreate your profile and restore some information, like your name, age, and gender, by signing up with your previous credentials. </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> The 90-day restore feature is currently being tested on iOS, Android, and tinder.com in select markets, with plans to expand to additional regions in the future.</p><h2 id=\"gmail-h_01J67SE0ACPFTWFZ6XAGVK8F81\">Keep in mind </h2><ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed08113f6221e448ca72fd133eba897a8\">Simply removing, uninstalling, or deleting the Tinder app from your phone will not delete your Tinder account, you must follow the steps above.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ebf04f222886d203efadb63f3497f1520\">Deleting your account won't <a href=\"https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/articles/115003554466\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">cancel an active subscription</span></a>.  </li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e73879c8f15154f4519969086797394a5\">Once your account is deleted, you'll lose access to <a href=\"https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/articles/115005626726\"><span class=\"wysiwyg-underline\">download your data</span></a>.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e93c5499f53f030f8e406de582554fbfe\">We delay deletion of your profile data for 90 days. These 90 days act as a “safety retention window” allowing us to maintain any information we may need to investigate harmful or illegal activity and to support the 90-day restore feature.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9253ae389ed67740acabfffd68704be4\">After 90 days, we'll purge your profile data according to <a href=\"https://policies.tinder.com/privacy/intl/#how-long-we-retain-your-data\">Section 9 of our Privacy Policy</a>. </li>\n</ul>","user_segment_ids":[]}}