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# Removing Participant Data

Remove participant data for privacy compliance or data cleanup

Whether you are removing test data, cleaning up your reporting, or responding to a customer's privacy request, Zigpoll makes it simple to clear history and metadata from an individual.

#### How to Remove Participant Data

1. **Log into** your Zigpoll dashboard.
2. Click **Participants** in the sidebar. Search for the person if you need to.
3. Select the participant you want to remove.
4. Click **More Actions**, then click **Delete** under **Delete Participant**.
5. Type **permanently delete** and confirm.

This removes the participant, all of their responses and answers, and any email addresses they submitted. Your dashboard totals update to match.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Deleting a participant is permanent and can't be undone. It also doesn't lower the number of responses counted toward your monthly plan limit.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
This feature is useful for complying with privacy regulations like GDPR, where customers may request deletion of their personal data.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
To remove only some of a participant's responses and keep the rest, use **Delete Responses** on the same card. See [Deleting Survey Responses](/tutorials/deleting-responses.md).
{% endhint %}

#### Removing many participants

Participants are deleted one at a time. There is no bulk delete. See [Deleting many participants at once](/tutorials/deleting-responses.md#deleting-many-participants-at-once) for your options.


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