Sift

Delete Your Account

You can permanently delete your Sift account and its data at any time, either in the Sift app or here on the web. You don’t need the app installed to do it.

How to delete your account

  1. Sign in to Sift — in the app, or on the web at sift.totale.me.
  2. Open Account.
  3. Choose Delete Account and confirm.

Deletion takes effect immediately and can’t be undone. If you can’t sign in, email support@totale.me from the address on your account and I’ll delete it for you. If you used Sift without signing in with Google or Apple, your account has no email and can only be deleted from a signed-in app or browser; if you’ve lost that session I can’t reliably locate the account, but it also contains no email, name, or other identifying information.

What is deleted

Deleting your account permanently removes:

  • your account information — email address, name, and sign-in identifier;
  • your preferences — your sections and the YouTube channels and podcasts you follow;
  • anything you saved for later;
  • your notification push tokens (mobile app); and
  • any editions you’ve shared.

If you signed in with Apple and delete your account in the iOS app, Sift’s access to your Apple ID is also revoked. You can revoke it yourself anytime in your Apple ID settings.

What is kept

Diagnostic data (crash reports and error logs) and any feedback or support messages you’ve sent are held by the services Sift uses and retained for their standard periods before being deleted. See the Privacy Policy for details.