How to delete your Datree account

About deleting your Datree account

Datree is a developer-focused tool designed to enforce policies and prevent misconfigurations in Kubernetes environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) files. By integrating into CI/CD pipelines, it ensures that your cluster configurations adhere to organizational best practices before deployment. Whether you are moving away from Kubernetes policy management or cleaning up old development environments, you may choose to remove your account to minimize your digital footprint.

Users often seek to delete their Datree profiles for several technical or organizational reasons:

• Transitioning away from Datree's specific Kubernetes policy engine to an alternative tool or native cloud provider security services.
• Reducing the number of external integrations connected to your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repositories.
• Consolidating professional identity management as projects wrap up or CI/CD pipelines are decommissioned.
• Concerns regarding the retention of historical policy-as-code logs that Datree scans and stores.

What happens to your data

When you initiate the deletion of your Datree account, the primary goal is the removal of your user identity and any associated organization configurations stored on their servers. Datree typically handles data related to your repository links, configuration scans, and policy violation logs. Upon successful deletion, Datree should remove the connection between your Git provider and their engine.

Specific data types processed by Datree include:

• Identity metadata (email, username, and authentication tokens from Git providers).
• Configuration files (YAML/JSON) that were scanned for policy compliance.
• Historical logs of policy violations and developer-submitted fixes.
• Organizational metadata, including team roles and permissions configured within the Datree dashboard.

It is important to note that while your active account data is removed, some metadata may persist in anonymized backup logs or for standard security audit purposes. Always revoke OAuth permissions within your GitHub or GitLab application settings after account closure to ensure Datree no longer has access to your repositories.

Privacy considerations

Using a tool like Datree involves granting a third-party service read-access to your infrastructure code. While Datree is designed to inspect these files to identify security risks and misconfigurations, the process creates a centralized store of your configuration health. Privacy-conscious developers should remain aware of what data is being parsed during the scanning phase.

Key privacy tips when using Datree:

• Limit the scope of OAuth permissions granted to Datree to only the necessary repositories.
• Periodically review active integrations in your Git provider settings to remove stale connections.
• Ensure that no sensitive secrets, passwords, or private keys are accidentally included in your IaC files that Datree is scheduled to scan.
• Verify the privacy policy in your Datree settings to see if they utilize your aggregated scan data for product optimization or benchmarking.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will deleting my Datree account remove my repositories?

No, deleting your Datree account only removes the integration and your profile data; it does not delete or modify any code files or repositories in your Git providers.

Can I recover my Datree account after deletion?

Account deletion is typically permanent. If you delete your account, you will need to re-configure all your CI/CD pipeline integrations and custom policy rules if you choose to return.

Does Datree retain my policy violation history after I delete my account?

Datree's policies generally mandate that personal account data be purged, but historical, anonymized metrics from scans might be kept in aggregated forms unless requested otherwise.

How do I ensure Datree is completely disconnected from my GitHub?

After deleting your account on the Datree dashboard, navigate to your GitHub 'Applications' or 'Authorized OAuth Apps' settings and revoke access for the Datree application.

Why can't I find the delete button in my Datree dashboard?

Datree updates its interface frequently. If the button is missing, their support team acts as the primary contact to process your data deletion request manually.

Does deleting my account stop Datree scans in my CI/CD pipeline?

Deleting your account removes the integration; however, if you have hard-coded tokens or local CLI references in your CI/CD configuration files, you must manually remove the Datree CLI commands from your pipeline scripts to stop the scanning process.