Delete data
Last updated: 5 October 2026
You always own your own data at Matiwala. This page explains how to have your account and personal data deleted, including the data we receive if you log in with Google or Facebook.
1. Deleting your account yourself
Go to your account settings (Dashboard > Settings) while logged in and choose 'Delete account'. You can do this at any time, without our team's involvement.
2. What happens when you delete your account
Your account data - name, email address, profile photo, introduction, location data and, for cleaners, any uploaded identity document - is immediately and irreversibly anonymized or deleted. Any cleaner profile is taken offline immediately. Messages, reviews and references continue to exist, because they also (partly) contain the other participant's data from the conversation, but are no longer linked to your name or account. See our privacy policy for the full explanation.
3. Logging in with Google or Facebook
If you log in with Google or Facebook, we only receive your name and email address from that provider to create your account - see our privacy policy. If you delete your Matiwala account as described above, we also delete this data.
Removing or disconnecting Matiwala in your own Facebook or Google settings only stops new data from being shared with us; it doesn't automatically delete what we've already stored. If you remove Matiwala via Facebook's 'Apps and Websites' settings, we automatically receive a notification and delete the corresponding data ourselves, even if you can no longer log in.
4. Can't log in, or have a different request?
If you can't log in yourself, or want to make a different request about your data (for example access or correction), email support@matiwala.com from your account's email address so we can identify you. We respond within four weeks.
5. Contact
Questions about this page or how Matiwala handles your data? Email support@matiwala.com, or read our privacy policy.