This page provides instructions on how to delete your Twitch account. Twitch is a popular streaming platform where users can watch and broadcast live video content. If you no longer wish to use your Twitch account, you can follow the steps outlined in this guide to delete it.
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Click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
Select 'Settings' from the dropdown menu.
Scroll down and click on 'Deactivate Account'.
Enter your password and click on 'Deactivate'.
Your account will be deactivated and you will have 30 days to reactivate it.
You can delete your Twitch 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 all account data; loss of access to subscriptions; loss of access to purchased games and items.
When you delete your Twitch account, all of your account data will be lost, including your account settings, subscriptions, and purchased games and items. You will also lose access to your Twitch channel and all of your followers.
You have 30 days to reactivate your Twitch account after you delete it. After 30 days, your account will be permanently deleted and you will not be able to recover it.
Twitch states a data retention period of Indefinite after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
Deleting your account means: Loss of all account data; Loss of access to subscriptions; Loss of access to purchased games and items. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Have the following ready: Twitch account login credentials. Having it to hand avoids getting part-way through the flow and having to start again.
Twitch 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 YouTube Gaming, DLive, Mixer. If you are switching because of how Twitch handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Twitch is headquartered in San Francisco, California, which is the jurisdiction whose data-protection rules govern your account.
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