# What happens when you deactivate your profile?

When you deactivate your account, your data is hidden immediately but not
permanently deleted for 30 days. During this period, you can reactivate your
account and restore your data.



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What changes when you deactivate?

 * Profile Visibility: Your profile page is completely hidden from other users
   across the application.

 * Content and Activity: Your posts, comments, and interactions are immediately
   filtered out from search results and feeds.

 * Data Retention: Your data remains securely stored on our servers during the
   temporary 30-day window.

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How do you reactivate your account?

 * Logging In: Simply log back into Muze with your existing account credentials
   within 30 days.

 * Instant Recovery: The authentication pipeline will automatically clear the
   deactivation timestamp and fully restore your visibility.

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What happens after 30 days?

 * Permanent Deletion: If 30 days pass without a login, a scheduled cleanup job
   permanently purges your account.

 * Cascading Cleanup: All associated posts, comments, and media are completely
   and irrecoverably removed from the database.

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Why does Muze use a grace period?

To give you total control over your data while protecting your content from
permanent, accidental deletion.