Learn how to delete your ICQ account. Step-by-step instructions, potential consequences, and alternatives.
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Start Free Scan âGo to the ICQ website and log in to your account.
Click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
Select 'Settings' from the drop-down menu.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Delete Account'.
Enter your password and click on 'Delete Account' again.
You can delete your ICQ account yourself â this is a self-service process (rated easy â most people can do it in a few minutes). After deletion: loss of account data; can't access the service.
Your data is permanently deleted from ICQ's servers.
No, you cannot recover your account once it is deleted.
ICQ does not publish a retention period for closed accounts. If the timeline matters to you, ask ICQ support for written confirmation of when your data is removed, and what is retained for legal or accounting reasons.
The stated recovery window is 30 days. Once that passes the deletion is permanent and the account cannot be restored.
Deleting your account means: Loss of account data; Can't access the service. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
ICQ is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA â that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal. If you are switching because of how ICQ handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
ICQ is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, which is the jurisdiction whose data-protection rules govern your account.
Closing your ICQ account does not remove the copies that data brokers and people-search sites still hold. Compare every free data broker removal option →
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