Necessity · Account deletion
Account and data deletion
You can delete your Necessity account and the data linked to it at any time. Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.
Delete in the app
- Open the Necessity app and sign in.
- On the home screen, tap the profile icon at the top right (Settings opens).
- Open Data & backup.
- Tap Delete account and confirm.
Your account and the data below are removed from the server immediately.
If you can't access the app
Email us from the address your account uses. We verify your identity with that address and complete the request within 30 days.
Send a deletion request by email
Address: officilnecessity0@gmail.com
Data that is deleted
- Account record: name, username, email address, sessions
- Profile and physical data: sex, age, height, weight, activity, goals
- Meal, calorie and water logs
- Pantry, shopping lists and pantry shares
- Your own recipes
- Profile, recipe and pantry photos you uploaded
- Settings and consent history
Data that is kept
- Contributions to the shared product catalogue (product name, nutrition values, packaging photo) stay in the catalogue because other users rely on them; their link to you is removed and they cannot be associated with your identity.
- Purchase records are kept by Google Play under Google's own retention rules.
- Copies in system backups are deleted automatically within 30 days.
If you have a subscription: deleting your account does not cancel your Google Play subscription. Cancel it first in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.
See the Privacy Policy for details.