Delete Your Account
Last updated: 14 August 2026
You can delete your DiveBuddy account and its data at any time, directly in the app. You do not need to contact us first, and you do not need to give a reason.
Deletion is immediate and permanent. There is no grace period and no recovery — once it is done, we cannot restore your account or anything in it, even if you ask us the same day.
Delete it in the app
- Open DiveBuddy and sign in
- Go to Profile → Settings
- Open the Account section
- Tap Delete Account and confirm
Your account is removed straight away and you are signed out.
If you cannot access the app
If you have lost access to your account or can no longer install the app, email info@dbuddy.app from the address your account is registered to, asking us to delete it. We will confirm once it is done.
We can only act on requests from the registered email address — that is how we verify the account is yours. Requests from any other address will be refused, for your protection.
What is deleted
Everything tied to your account is permanently removed:
- Your profile — name, email, photo, bio, city and country, certifications and specialties
- Your dive logs and all their details
- Trips you created, and your participation in other divers' trips
- Your buddy connections and connection requests
- Your chat conversations and messages
- Your notification tokens, so no further notifications can reach your devices
- Your login credentials
What stays
- Dive sites you added or improved remain in the public catalogue. They are community reference information that other divers rely on, and they are not personal data — your name is not attached to them.
- Records we are legally required to keep, if any apply. We hold no payment records, as DiveBuddy takes no payments.
How long it takes
Deletion happens immediately. We keep no backup copy of your account for later restoration, and no retention period applies.
Deleting without deleting your account
If you only want to step away for a while, you do not have to delete anything — Settings → Account also lets you suspend your account, which hides your profile from other divers and keeps your data. Signing back in reactivates it.
Questions
If anything here is unclear, or you want to know what data we hold before deciding, contact us and we will help: