Delete your Kin account

Settings → Delete Account

1. Open Kin and go to the Profile tab.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account.
4. Confirm. Your account is closed immediately and your data is queued for permanent removal.

Email us

If you have uninstalled Kin or cannot sign in, email [email protected] with the subject “Delete my account”, sent from the email address registered to your Kin account.

We use the sending address to verify ownership. If you can only write from a different address, tell us your Kin username and we will verify another way before deleting anything. We confirm by email once deletion is complete.

• Your profile — name, username, bio, profile photo, and settings.
• Your account details — email address and date of birth.
• Your posts, hangouts, and events, including any cover images.
• Uploaded media — avatars, post and chat images, and voice messages.
• Your friendships, friend requests, and event interests.
• Your location data and your push notification token.

Before your account is removed, the content of every message you have sent — in direct and group chats alike — is replaced with an “Account deleted” placeholder, and any attached media links and author identifier are cleared. Other participants keep their own conversation history, but they will see the placeholder instead of your original messages.

• Live location and presence — already ephemeral; expires automatically after about 5 minutes.
• Reports and blocked-attempt logs — kept up to 24 months so we can detect abuse patterns and keep other users safe.
• Server logs (IP address, timestamp, endpoint) — kept up to 90 days for security and debugging.
• Records we are legally required to keep, or that are needed for fraud prevention.
• Anonymised or aggregated data that can no longer identify you.