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How to delete your Brainly account

Log in on Brainly.com (not the app), click your avatar > Edit Profile > Preferences, tick "I want to delete my account" and confirm your password. Cancel any subscription first. Deleted accounts can't be restored.

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brainly.com
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Delete an account
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Reviewed by Anthon Wansland

Head of Product & Co-Founder

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Step by step

  1. 1

    Cancel any subscription first

    Brainly says deleting an account does not cancel subscription payments, so cancel the subscription before you request deletion.

  2. 2

    Log in on Brainly.com

    Use the website, not the app. Brainly says the request must be submitted from Brainly Web.

  3. 3

    Open Edit Profile

    Click your avatar in the top right corner and select Edit Profile.

  4. 4

    Go to Preferences

    Open the Preferences tab.

  5. 5

    Tick the delete box

    Click the box labeled "I want to delete my account".

  6. 6

    Confirm your password

    Enter your password. The request is then sent for the account to be deleted.

Watch out for

  • You can't submit the request from the app. Use Brainly.com in a browser.
  • Deleting your account does not cancel a paid subscription. Cancel it first.
  • Brainly says that due to GDPR regulations it can't restore a deleted account. To rejoin, you create a new one.

Sources checked: faq-us.brainly.com, brainly.com

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What stays out there

Deleting your Brainly account stops new data at Brainly. Your name or username can still appear in people-search results, cached pages and data broker files.

Deleting an account stops new data at that one company. It doesn't touch copies that data brokers and people-search sites already hold, or old search results. Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them. See how Serus protects you.

Frequently asked

Can I delete my Brainly account from the app?

No. Brainly says the deletion request must be submitted while logged in on Brainly Web (Brainly.com), not the app.

Does deleting my Brainly account cancel my subscription?

No. Cancel the subscription first, then request deletion.

Can I get a deleted Brainly account back?

No. Brainly says it is unable to restore a previously deleted account, and you would need to create a new one.

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