Family Sharing

If your Account is currently set up as a Family Organizer, when you delete your Account, your Family will stop sharing Services such as Apple Music and iCloud Storage, and will stop sharing Content. Any DRM-protected music, movies, TV shows, books, or Apps you previously downloaded from other family members’ collections will no longer be usable, and other family members will no longer be able to use Content downloaded from your collection.

If there are child Accounts—as defined in applicable local law—in your Family, such Accounts will also be deleted. Alternatively, you can transfer a child’s Account to another eligible adult and stop Family Sharing. If you delete your child’s Account, they will no longer be able to use any of Apple’s Services that require an Apple Account.

Subscriptions

Any current subscriptions that you have to Services such as Apple Music or third-party services that you have subscribed to via Apple will stop renewing at the end of the current applicable billing cycle.

If you subscribed to Apple Music with your Account, you won’t be able to access the service after a short period. If you subscribed to Apple Music through a mobile network provider but linked your Apple Music account to your Account, you will lose access to most Apple Music features except streaming music.

If your device is covered by an AppleCare+ subscription, that subscription will be canceled at the end of the billing cycle when you delete your Account. You can get service for your device until the subscription is canceled.

iTunes Store Credit

If you have store credit, you will permanently lose access to the remaining amount when your Account is deleted. You can spend the credit before proceeding with deletion, or contact Apple Support as explained in the deletion flow on privacy.apple.com Opens in a new window. to request a refund.

Apple Cash

If you have an Apple Cash account associated with your Account, you will no longer be able to access this Service and your Apple Cash account will be permanently closed. You cannot delete your Account while you have a balance on your Apple Cash account. As explained in the deletion flow on privacy.apple.com Opens in a new window., you can choose to spend the balance before deleting, transfer the balance to your bank, or contact Apple Support to request a check for the remaining funds. If you haven’t already verified your identity with Green Dot Bank (the bank that issues the Apple Cash account), it will not have sufficient information to issue a statement after your Account is deleted, open a dispute on your behalf, or provide access to merchant credits received after the Account is deleted.

Activation Lock and iCloud

If you have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, or Mac, you should turn off Find My before proceeding. If you use your Account on multiple devices, you should first turn off Find My and then sign out of your Account on each device before initiating deletion. Otherwise, you may be required to wipe your devices in order to use them after your Account has been deleted. For more information, visit Activation Lock for iPhone and iPad Opens in a new window., About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch Opens in a new window., About Activation Lock on Apple Vision Pro Opens in a new window., or Activation Lock for Mac Opens in a new window..

Backups

If you haven’t yet backed up your iCloud data to alternate media, you may want to back up your data before deleting your Account. Consider keeping copies of any Apple–related data that you currently need or expect to need. Apple won’t have any means to provide such data to you once your Account has been deleted. For more information, visit Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud Opens in a new window..

Reports and Complaints

If you have reported alleged illegal content, Apple will retain information on your Account only as necessary to process your report and notify you of the decision taken in this respect.

Information related to your Account may also be retained only as necessary if you have received an illegal content notice investigation outcome.

This information will be retained for a period of at least six months following the outcome of any such reports, and only as long as necessary to allow for the submission or processing of any complaint in relation to this outcome.

After you delete your Account, you will no longer be able to sign in with the deleted Account to submit further reports.