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# Deleting your account (company founder/team member)

### What is an "account"?

(User) account is associated with an email address and is not dependent on the number of companies or deal rooms it is part of. Deleting a company or deal room, or removing an account from a company or deal room, will not delete the account.

||| (User) account can only be deleted when it is no longer associated with any deal rooms or companies.

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### How do I delete my account? 

If your account is no longer part of any company, follow these steps:

* Click your profile icon/picture in the top right corner
* Select "Personal settings"
* Go to the tab Other
* Under "Manage account", click "Delete account"
*  Wait for the 5-second countdown to finish
* Click "Delete"
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/803d61f504a71800/image_19te0bf.png)

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### Why can't I delete my account? 

Company-related reasons why Dealum won't allow your user account to be deleted:
* You are the Primary contact for that company
* You are the only member left in the company
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/803d61f504a71800/image_10rwj25.png)

If you are the Primary contact, [the contact person needs to be changed](https://help.dealum.com/en/article/contact-person-of-your-company-and-how-to-change-it-90wi8e/#3-how-can-i-change-the-contact-person-of-my-company) first. 

If you are the only member of the company, first you will need to [delete the company profile](https://help.dealum.com/en/article/deleting-a-company-profile-16lxt9f/), before you can delete your user account. Once you've deleted the company profile, you can come back to [How do I delete my user account?](https://help.dealum.com/en/article/deleting-your-account-company-founderteam-member-a9bxtk/#3-how-do-i-delete-my-user-account)

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###### How can I remove myself from a company profile?

If you are not the primary contact of the company, you can just remove yourself from the company and then delete your account. To remove yourself from a company, follow these steps:
* Go to [https://app.dealum.com/#/home](https://app.dealum.com/#/home)
* Find the company you wish to leave
* Click on the additional action menu (downward triangle)
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/803d61f504a71800/image_hgrohz.png)
* Click "Leave the company"
* Wait for the 5-second countdown
* Click "Leave"
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/803d61f504a71800/image_6vyqor.png)