Account Management
Delete Your StartupsIndia Account
We're sorry to see you go. Deleting your account is permanent — all your data will be removed within 30 days and cannot be recovered.
Option 1
Delete In-App
The fastest way — delete your account directly from the app without waiting for processing.
- Open the StartupsIndia app
- Go to your Profile tab
- Tap Settings (gear icon)
- Scroll to Delete Account
- Confirm — deletion begins immediately
Recommended — instant processing
or use the web form
What gets permanently deleted
- Firebase Authentication credentials (your login)
- Profile: name, email, photo, bio, role, interests
- All comments, posts, and community activity
- Your likes and bookmarks
- Push notification token (FCM)
- Topic preferences and personalisation data
- Profile photo stored on Cloudinary
Data retained for a limited time
- Legal & tax records — up to 7 years (Indian law)
- Fraud/abuse logs — up to 90 days to prevent re-registration abuse
- Unresolved disputes — until the matter is closed
- Crash analytics — anonymised, not linked to your identity
