Circle provides users with a way to request deletion of their account and associated personal data.
This page explains how to delete your account, what generally happens to your information after deletion, and how to contact us if you cannot access your Circle account.
Account deletion may be permanent and may not be reversible. Please make sure you want to delete your Circle account before confirming the deletion request.
1. Delete Your Account from Circle
If you can access your Circle account, you can request deletion directly from within the application.
Go to:
Circle will ask you to confirm the deletion before the request is processed.
Once confirmed, the account deletion process will begin.
2. If You Cannot Access Your Account
If you cannot sign in to Circle or cannot access the account deletion feature, you can request deletion by contacting us at:
Email Account Deletion RequestEmail: info@penhorizon.com
Where possible, send the request from the email address associated with your Circle account.
We may ask for reasonable information to verify that you are authorized to request deletion of the account before processing the request.
3. What Happens When Your Account Is Deleted?
When your account deletion request is processed, information associated with your Circle account may be deleted or otherwise handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, applicable law, and the technical operation of the service.
This may include:
- Your Circle profile.
- Your circle memberships.
- Your activity participation records.
- Your selected interests.
- Your join requests.
- Your invitations.
- Your notifications.
- Content associated with your account where applicable.
Activities or circles that you created may also be deleted as part of the account deletion process, depending on the current operation of the Circle service.
Some related records may also disappear where they depend on deleted activities, circles, or account information.
4. Information We May Need to Retain
Account deletion does not necessarily mean that every piece of information is removed immediately in every circumstance.
We may retain limited information where reasonably necessary or permitted by applicable law, including for:
- Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations.
- Security and fraud prevention.
- Investigating misuse or protecting the platform.
- Handling reports, complaints, or disputes.
- Establishing, exercising, or defending legal rights.
- Protecting the rights of the company or other users.
- Technical backup and recovery processes.
Information retained for these purposes will be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose and handled in accordance with applicable requirements.
5. How Long Does Account Deletion Take?
We aim to process account deletion requests within 30 days, subject to identity verification, technical requirements, and any applicable legal obligations.
Certain information may remain temporarily in technical backup systems after the primary account deletion process has been completed.
Such backup information may remain until it is removed through the applicable technical backup or retention cycle, unless longer retention is required or permitted by law.
6. Account Deletion May Be Permanent
Once your account has been deleted, you may lose access to your profile, memberships, activities, circles, discussions, experiences, and other information associated with your account.
Deleted information may not be recoverable.
If you decide to use Circle again after your account has been deleted, you may need to create a new account.
7. Privacy and Personal Data Rights
Account deletion is one way in which you may exercise rights relating to your personal data.
Additional information about how Circle collects, uses, stores, shares, protects, and deletes personal data, as well as the rights available to users, is provided in our Privacy Policy .
Personal data is handled in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including applicable personal data protection requirements.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about account deletion or need help submitting a deletion request, contact us using the information below.
Account Deletion Support
Ufuq Alqalam for Information Technology Company
7th Floor, Al Murjana Tower
Intersection of Prince Sultan Street and Al Kayyal Street
Jeddah 21433, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email: info@penhorizon.com