Delete your Gists account

Last updated 29 October 2026

You can delete your Gists account, run by Goadvert iAdvertise (Private) Limited, at any time, yourself, in the app or on the website. It can't be undone.

In the Gists app

  • Open your Profile tab and tap Settings.
  • Scroll to the bottom and tap Delete account, then confirm twice.

On the website

Can't sign in?

Email [email protected] from the address on your account with the subject "Delete my account" and your username. We check it's you and delete the account within 30 days.

What is deleted

  • Straight away: your profile, Gists and their photos and voice notes, Stories and highlights, comments, reactions, saves and collections, follows, close friends list, notes and settings.
  • Messages you sent in chats stay in the other people's chats, shown as from a deleted account, because they are part of their conversations too.
  • Copies in our backups are cleared out on their normal schedule, within about 30 days.
  • We may keep a record longer only when the law requires it or to deal with a serious report.

Want to delete only some things? You can delete any Gist, Story, comment or message yourself, or ask us by email. See the Privacy Policy for more.

Gists is run by Goadvert iAdvertise (Private) Limited, 21 Glenara Avenue South, Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe. Questions: [email protected]