The New York Times nytimes.com How to delete your New York Times account
Cancel any active subscription and let its benefits end. Then, on nytimes.com, open your Account homepage, go to Privacy and select Delete your account. In the app, use Privacy Settings > Delete Account. You're logged out everywhere when it finishes.
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Step by step
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Cancel any active subscription first
The New York Times says you can't delete an account while a subscription is active. Cancel it and wait for the subscription's benefits to end before you go on.
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Sign in and open your Account homepage
Log in on nytimes.com in a web browser and open your Account homepage.
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Select Delete your account
In the Privacy section of the Account homepage, select Delete your account.
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Confirm the deletion
Select Delete Account to start the process. When it finishes, you're logged out on all devices and emails to that address stop.
Watch out for
- An active subscription blocks deletion. Cancel it and wait until its benefits end.
- Deletion is not a pause. To use all New York Times features again, you need a new account.
- Deleting the account also stops emails to that address.
- The privacy policy lets you ask to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, and to opt out of targeted ads, if you want more than the account removed.
Other ways to do it
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Delete it in the app
Open Privacy Settings and select Delete Account. Read the guidance, then confirm in the pop-up (Nevermind cancels). You're logged out once the deletion is processed.
What stays out there
Deleting your New York Times account stops New York Times from holding a live profile for you. It doesn't reach the copies other companies already have. Ad-tech records held by third parties aren't part of your account.
People-search sites and data brokers (companies that collect and sell personal info) build their own profiles from public records and scraped pages, and they keep them whether or not you close an account here. Search engines can also keep showing cached results for a while.
Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them. You can run a free scan to see what's out there.
Frequently asked
Can I delete my New York Times account on my phone?
Yes. In the app, open Privacy Settings and select Delete Account, then confirm.
Why can't I delete my New York Times account?
The most common reason is an active subscription. Cancel it and wait for its benefits to end, then try again.
Will I be logged out after deleting my New York Times account?
Yes. You're logged out on all devices when the deletion finishes.
Can I get a deleted New York Times account back?
The help center says you'd need a new account to use all features again, so treat deletion as final.
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