Account and Data Deletion
1. Overview
You can start an account deletion request in the app. If you can't access the app, send your request to the support email below. For large histories, data clean-up may continue in the background after the request is accepted.
2. Method 1: Delete directly in the app (recommended)
On a device with the app installed and your session open, account deletion completes in seconds:
Open the Home tab
Open the app and tap Home, the right-most tab in the bottom bar.
Open My account
Tap the My account row at the bottom of the page, then the red Delete my account button.
Confirm it's you
If you signed in with email and password, enter your current password. If Apple or Google is linked, sign in again with that provider to verify your identity.
Permanent deletion is completed
After re-verification and, if needed, revoking Apple's authorization, your request is accepted. Your home access is closed; data clean-up completes on the server. For large histories this may continue in the background.
• A member running an active shopping trip can't delete their account before finishing or canceling the trip (so the others' list isn't locked).
• The only owner of a home with several members can't delete their account before transferring ownership to another member.
3. Request from outside the app
If you can't access the app, email support@homelist.fatihaltuntas.dev from your registered address with the subject “Home List Account Deletion Request”. Never send a password, Apple/Google sign-in code or verification code. An email alone does not delete the account; secure identity verification and completion of the process are required.
4. Which data is deleted?
| Data | What happens | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication account | Permanently deleted | Your email, password hash and user UID in Firebase Authentication are removed completely. |
| User profile (profiles/{uid}) | Permanently deleted | Your name, email address and home link are removed from the database. |
| Device notification registrations | Permanently deleted | All Expo push tokens for your phone (_pushDevices and _pushTokens) are deleted. |
| Offline drafts | Permanently deleted | Sync or discard pending changes before deleting. Caches on other devices are not wiped remotely right away. |
| Single-member home | Permanently deleted | If nobody else is in the home, the home itself, all items and past shopping records are deleted completely. |
| Past items on a shared list | Anonymised | Your name and UID link are removed. Item texts and notes you wrote are cleared, including history copies; old notes with an unknown author are removed too. Other members' known content is kept. |
After deletion, a record that blocks old sessions is kept for 24 hours and until the next maintenance run. General notification events follow a 7-day clean-up policy. Immediate removal of every copy or a backup destruction period is not guaranteed.
5. Contact and help
Support email for questions about account deletion: support@homelist.fatihaltuntas.dev.