Your data
Delete your account
Deleting removes your account, your progress, your saved words and your posts. It is immediate and it cannot be undone.
In the app
Settings → Your data → Delete my account, then confirm.
If you signed in with Apple, confirm with Apple once more when asked. That also removes douce from your Apple ID. If douce is still listed under Settings → your name → Sign in with Apple, remove it there.
Next to it is Download my data, which sends you everything in a machine-readable file. If you want a copy, take it first — after deletion there is nothing left to export.
By email
If you cannot reach the app — you have lost the device, or cannot sign in — email privacy@douce.live from the address on the account and ask us to delete it. We answer within one month, as Art. 12(3) GDPR requires, and usually much sooner.
What goes, and when
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Account, learning progress, saved words, posts and comments | Erased immediately |
| Copies held in backups | Roll off within 30 days |
| Records German commercial or tax law requires us to keep | Kept for the statutory period, restricted from all other use |
Answers you wrote for other learners stay, without your name on them. Someone asked a question, a stranger helped, and taking that back would leave them with a question and no answer.
The privacy policy sets out the rest of your rights under the GDPR, including access, correction and portability.