Deleting account

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  lalasad · Member · Jul 25, 2016 at 8:48 pm

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  Hello!

  I would like you to erase wordpress account including all apps connected with it (gravatar etc… all belonging to Automattic).

  Thank you for help.

  Best regards.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Jul 25, 2016 at 11:54 pm

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  Hi there,

  If you are sure you no longer want to use your Gravatar, you can:

  * Log in to your account at Gravatar.com.
  * Go to the Gravatar image in the upper right, click Edit My Profile, and remove all data and photos except the account name and an email address.
  * Then click “View Profile” and click the link that says “Hide My Profile.” This will make your account appear as though it has been deleted, but you will still have access.

  If you want to go a step further, you can create a throwaway email address and add it to the account, change the primary email to that throwaway address, then remove your real email address. This leaves only the username behind, and we only keep that name so no one can reuse it.

  Please note that while your information will no longer be associated with an active WordPress.com or Gravatar account, a record of your information still exists on our servers from the date you originally signed up. We’ll also maintain a record of your username in order to ensure that another user doesn’t register it in the future (which would cause confusion for everyone).

  Any comment subscriptions you might have are managed at WordPress.com, and you can access that here:
  https://wordpress.com/me/notifications

  If you need further help, just let us know.

  Thanks,