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== Account removal process<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=How do I cancel or close my Namecheap account? |url=https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/303/44/how-do-i-cancel-or-close-my-namecheap-account/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Namecheap}}</ref> == | == Account removal process<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=How do I cancel or close my Namecheap account? |url=https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/303/44/how-do-i-cancel-or-close-my-namecheap-account/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Namecheap |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260104112803/https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/303/44/how-do-i-cancel-or-close-my-namecheap-account/ |archive-date=4 Jan 2026}}</ref> == | ||
Account removal can only be done through an email:<blockquote>How do I cancel or close my Namecheap account? | Account removal can only be done through an email:<blockquote>How do I cancel or close my Namecheap account? | ||
Please send an email to [email protected] providing your Namecheap account username, Support PIN and the reason why you would like to have the account closed.</blockquote>No specific data retention period is defined:<blockquote>'''PLEASE NOTE''': When your Namecheap account is closed, all of your personally identifiable information is placed in the "deactivated" status which means that it isn’t deleted from our database entirely. You should know that we will retain your data for a certain period of time according to legal retention guidelines. For more information, please visit our Privacy Policy page.</blockquote> | Please send an email to [email protected] providing your Namecheap account username, Support PIN and the reason why you would like to have the account closed.</blockquote>No specific data retention period is defined:<blockquote>'''PLEASE NOTE''': When your Namecheap account is closed, all of your personally identifiable information is placed in the "deactivated" status which means that it isn’t deleted from our database entirely. You should know that we will retain your data for a certain period of time according to legal retention guidelines. For more information, please visit our Privacy Policy page.</blockquote> | ||
== Privacy policy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacy policy |url=https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Namecheap}}</ref> == | == Privacy policy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacy policy |url=https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Namecheap |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260216070450/https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/privacy-policy/ |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref> == | ||
=== Broad information disclosure authority === | === Broad information disclosure authority === | ||