[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> with as much detail about the incident as possible and our customer support team will help you resolve this matter as soon as they can. We would also appreciate if you could provide any evidence of the abuse (screenshots etc) so that we can have this available for review when our legal team analyses the request. If we don\u2019t feel that your account was compromised, then unfortunately we cannot delete your account at present.<\/p>\nSo what happens if I delete my MyLife account?<\/h2>\n
If you decide to delete your MyLife account, you will no longer have access to any online products and services associated with it (eg: MyLife Updates, the activity feed etc.) You\u2019ll also lose all of your personal data including photos and all of the information stored in MyLife contacts such as mobile numbers and email addresses. We won\u2019t be storing or retaining any of this information after you\u2019ve deleted your account \u2013 so if there are any important details you\u2019d like us to store, please let us know at the time of your request.<\/p>\n
If you are requesting deletion and are not able to provide some of the required evidence we may be unable to fulfill this request without such information. For example, if you don\u2019t know the answer to a security question, please let us know as soon as possible so we can assist in resolving any issues regarding getting access to an account that has been compromised<\/p>\n
One last thing \u2013 what does \u201cpermanently delete\u201d mean anyway?<\/h2>\n
When we say \u201cpermanently delete\u201d, this means that: a) Your account will no longer exist on MyLife servers, b) all personal data associated with it will be deleted from these servers including pictures and contact information stored in your own MyLife contacts and third party account integration (eg: Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and c) all other information such as posts and comments will be deleted from any pages that you have previously interacted with.<\/p>\n
But I\u2019ve heard about MyLife \u2018deleting\u2019 your account?<\/h2>\n
Some of you may have read on a few message boards where our users were concerned after they tried to delete their accounts by clicking the \u2018delete account\u2019 button which appears in both the settings panel and at the bottom of every page when logged in. This only deletes specific data associated with your current visit to MyLife \u2013 however, does not permanently delete your entire account or profile from our servers! If you log back into MyLife with the same username then old information will come to life again. This feature is useful for users who may wish to delete certain data associated with their current session, but not necessarily want to permanently delete their entire MyLife account at the present time.<\/p>\n
Can\u2019t I just change my username or email address instead?<\/h2>\n
If you are looking to modify your profile, there\u2019s no need to ask us to \u2018delete\u2019 your account as we offer this service by letting you change any aspect of your profile including a) Username b) Email Address c) Password d) Security Questions e) MyLife contacts and f) Personal information such as date of birth, etc.. You can manage these details in our Settings Panel under the Account tab. However, it is important to note that changing your username will not affect the origins of any previous content you\u2019ve previously shared in MyLife as it is already associated with your old username.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll keep sharing on the same activity feed from that original profile, and we recommend taking a screenshot of the content so that someone cannot still access it using the new name you have chosen! If there were any posts or pictures you would like deleted for being associated with an old username, please see our mass removal support article here: http:\/\/support.mylife.com\/kb\/a907430177190328728-remove-multiple-items<\/p>\n
If I choose to delete my account can I get my personal information back at a later date?<\/h2>\n
We will no longer have access to your personal data after you have deleted your account from MyLife servers. We cannot guarantee if we were to restore your account that the information would be in the same format or state as it was when you\u2019d originally requested deletion.<\/p>\n
However, if there is an urgent reason why you need us to retain any of this information and then re-share into your new MyLife profile (for example You\u2019ve submitted an accident claim with a car insurance company and would like us to hold onto details such as registered vehicle details etc,) then please let us know at the time of deleting.<\/p>\n
Can I opt back in again to MyLife later?<\/h2>\n
Of course! reinstating your account back into our system takes just one click. See: http:\/\/support.mylife.com\/kb\/a907423445221524478-reactivate-account<\/p>\n
If I choose to delete my account can the data still be accessed by anyone else?<\/h2>\n
When you permanently delete your account, all personal information associated with it is removed from our servers \u2013 including pictures and contact information stored in your own MyLife contacts! All other metrics such as posts shared on activity feeds and comments are publicly displayed. We do not remove this content, rather we build relevant \u2018insights\u2019 around it for other users to read and interact with. This is all part of how we collectively find friends through mutual interests and keep everyone informed about what\u2019s going on at MyLife.<\/p>\n
If I want to delete my account, are there any restrictions?<\/h2>\n
We\u2019d like to make sure you\u2019re aware of the following before opting to permanently delete your account: a) It takes up to 24 hours for your data associated with your profile to be removed from all activity feeds b) During this period, any users who knew you personally will still be able to access your old details. This is down to how we have designed our system as we rely heavily on communal interaction within MyLife. c) Once deleted, this information cannot be recovered (unless we were provided notice at the time of deletion and given permission by the user). d) If you opt back into MyLife after deleting it \u2013 then none of these points above will apply. You will be able to log in as usual and will have full control over your new profile.<\/p>\n
Does deleting my account delete all content I\u2019ve previously been posting on MyLife?<\/h2>\n
If you currently share content through existing public or private activity feed, then this content will continue to be available via that same link after you choose to delete your account. For example, www.mylife.com\/profile\/abc123 might still exist whilst the username is abc1234 \u2013 however, if you were to change your name or delete it then the web address would then become invalid along with any posts or pictures previously associated with that identifier..<\/p>\n
Can I see what my old profile looked like before it was deleted?<\/h2>\n
Yes, you can. You can visit the last screen of your old profile to see a summary page and any content that was previously shared through it. For example http:\/\/www.mylife.com\/profile\/abc123<\/p>\n
Do my friends still have access to my personal information if I delete my account?<\/h2>\n
Your \u2018friends\u2019 will no longer be able to contact you via MyLife after your profile is deleted because the email address used to create your account has also been removed from our system! We do not use an alternate email for registration within MyLife so there\u2019s nowhere else for us to forward any emails.. However, as we mentioned earlier \u2013 all activity feeds are publicly available for everyone with access to them whether or not they were friends with the individual who posted them. This means your posts will still be visible to those who knew you personally before you deleted your account \u2013 although only via the new MyLife web address (see example link above).<\/p>\n
How do I delete my profile?<\/h2>\n
In order to permanently remove yourself from our system, please click on \u2018my life\u2019 at the top of every page, and in full view of any other \u2018MyLife users simply click \u201cdelete profile\u201d \u2013 this will then prompt you for a password to verify that you\u2019re the owner of the account. Once entered correctly \u2013 please confirm by clicking \u2018ok\u2019. The process should now begin and once complete \u2013 all of your personal data will be removed.. All content previously created by you will no longer be visible through your previous username and web address. After 24 hours, the only way for any content to become available again is by once more establishing a new account \u2013 this time with unique email verification details.<\/p>\n