“If your app supports account creation, you must also offer account deletion within the app.”
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This requirement ensures that any app enabling account creation cannot omit a corresponding deletion mechanism, giving users an in-app path to remove their account entirely.
If you create an account within an app, that app is required to provide you with a way to delete your account from within the app itself.
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This requirement ensures that any app enabling account creation cannot omit a corresponding deletion mechanism, giving users an in-app path to remove their account entirely.
If you create an account within an app, that app is required to provide you with a way to delete your account from within the app itself.
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