# How can I delete all of my PII user data?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-all-of-my-pii-user-data/391550>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** privacy\
**Created:** [December 17, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-all-of-my-pii-user-data/391550 "2025-12-17T12:06:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-all-of-my-pii-user-data/391550/3 "2025-12-17T13:01:04Z")

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> [@arandomstranger](#):
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> Does this mean the database is fully controlled by Discourse, and the forum admins have no access to it? Is this a safe assumption?

No, that is not a safe assumption. The forum admins could:

- use the [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin to query the database
- create and download a backup and extract it somewhere else

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