CriticatDelete your Criticat account
You can delete your account yourself, inside the app, in under a minute. This page explains how, and exactly what happens to your data.
Delete from the app (recommended)
- Open Criticat and go to your Profile.
- Tap the Settings (gear) icon.
- In the Profile section, tap Delete account.
- Read the confirmation and tap Delete. For security you may be asked to sign in again with Google or Apple.
Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone. You'll be signed out when it completes.
Can't access the app?
Email criticat.app@gmail.com from the Google or Apple email address you signed up with, with the subject "Account deletion request". We'll verify it's you and complete the deletion within 30 days, and confirm by email.
What is deleted
| Data | What happens |
|---|---|
| Your account (Google / Apple sign-in link) | Deleted |
| Your profile: name, username, photo, city, favourite styles, settings | Deleted |
| Your profile photo file | Deleted from storage |
| Your blocked-users list and blocks placed on you | Deleted |
| Your featured stories and badge / level statistics | Deleted |
| Push-notification registration | Deleted |
| Data cached on your phone | Erased from the device on deletion |
What is kept, and why
Your reviews and comments stay — anonymised. Criticat is a shared record of how places are seen, and removing reviews would leave holes in that record for everyone else. After deletion, your reviews and comments no longer carry your name, username, or photo; they are shown as written by an anonymous "Stray Cat". Nothing in them can be traced back to you.
If you want specific reviews or comments removed entirely rather than anonymised, ask us at criticat.app@gmail.com under your privacy rights (see the Privacy Policy, section 10).
Other retained data, kept only for as long as necessary:
- Your username stays reserved so nobody can impersonate your former account by claiming it.
- Abuse reports you filed or that were filed about your content are kept for moderation and safety records.
- Crash reports and aggregate analytics are not linked to your account and expire on Google's standard schedules (see the Privacy Policy).
Questions
See the Privacy Policy for the full picture of what we collect, or write to criticat.app@gmail.com.