Amazon: How to delete your account
Amazon has become synonymous with online shopping due to the convenience of ordering almost everything from the comfort of your home. You can buy everything from desk mats to thebest Chromebooksfrom the Amazon website or app. Despite the advantages of shopping online, there may be many reasons why you might want to delete your Amazon account. You will not find a “Delete My Account” option in the account settings, making it difficult to leave the service. You need to visit a specific page on the Amazon website to cut ties with the e-commerce giant. This guide shows you how to access it and bid goodbye to your Amazon account.
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Why delete your Amazon Account?
Unless you’ve drastically limited your digital content and news consumption, you know that Amazon has had more than its fair share of controversies. Maybe account deletion is an ethical issue for you, and you no longer want to support their business practices. Stories of worker mistreatment, union-busting, questionable HR policies, and exploitative business practices have become common.
Maybe you want to support local businesses more, and account closure makes it simpler for you. You may want to delete your old account and start a new account instead. Perhaps you’re concerned about data privacy and want to erase your purchase history.
Regardless of the reason, here’s how you delete your Amazon account permanently.
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What you need to know
Deleting your account doesn’t just get rid of your Amazon Prime membership. Your Amazon account gives you access to all of Amazon’s digital properties, including Audible, Amazon Music, and Kindle ebooks. If you want to escape your monthly subscription fee,cancel your Amazon Prime accountwithout closing your entire account.
If you still want to close your account, you must know what you’ll lose access to. You also might have a lot of work ahead of you if you haveswitched to Alexainstead of using Google Assistant for your smart home devices. Permanently closing your account means you won’t have access to the products and services associated with your closed account or any data that’s associated with them, including:
How to permanently delete your Amazon account
Once you’ve deleted your Amazon account, you cannot get it back. If you have covered everything above and are ready to cut ties, it’s worth noting that the process differs from most websites.
What to do if you don’t receive the confirmation notification
Although Amazon is notorious for making it difficult to contact a customer service representative, there are ways toreach an actual person. If you cannot confirm your account closure, contact customer service through phone, email, or live chat. Ask the customer service representative to close your account and tell them theClose Your Amazon Accountpage didn’t work.
If you are closing your account due to privacy concerns, it’s important to note that Amazon is legally required to keep some of your data, such as your order history. Closing your account means that no one can access that data by logging in with your phone number or email, so your data won’t be accessible to just anyone.
You cannot restore your Amazon account once you’ve permanently closed it. You’ll need to create a new account if you want to order from Amazon again or use a service or features that require an account.
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Although Amazon makes it hard to delete your account, this guide should help you break up with the service for good. If you don’t want to delete your account but wish to take control of your finances, you cantrack your Amazon spending. You can also organize your finances with thebest budgeting apps.
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