How to delete your Hover account

About deleting your Hover account

Hover is a domain registrar and email hosting service primarily known for its simplified approach to domain management. Unlike registrars that bundle intrusive web hosting or site-building software, Hover focuses on the core utility of domain registration and professional email services. Users often choose Hover for its clean interface and lack of aggressive upselling, but maintaining a profile there still centralizes sensitive information including domain WHOIS details and billing history.

Deleting your Hover account is a necessary step if you are migrating your domain portfolio to another registrar or consolidating your digital footprint. Because Hover acts as a custodian for your web identity, leaving an unused account active leaves a target for potential account takeover, especially if you have sensitive domains attached. Common reasons for account deletion include:

• Migrating domains to a competitor due to pricing changes or service needs.
• Closing inactive businesses that no longer require domain management.
• Minimizing the number of platforms holding your credit card information and personal contact details.
• Consolidating account security to a single provider.

What happens to your data

When you request the deletion of your Hover account, the company is legally and operationally required to cease processing your personal data for marketing and service provision. However, Hover is subject to ICANN regulations, which often require them to retain certain transaction records related to domain registrations for financial and regulatory auditing. Types of data Hover collects include:

• Registered domain names and associated WHOIS contact information.
• Payment methods and billing transaction history.
• IP address logs during login events.
• Communication history with Hover support staff.
• Email content if you were subscribed to their professional email services.

Upon deletion, Hover generally purges your personal profile data, but they may maintain internal logs of previous domain transfers and financial receipts to satisfy tax and legal obligations. Ensure you have offloaded all your domains to a new provider before initiating the account closure, as account deletion will terminate your access to the Hover control panel.

Privacy considerations

Privacy at Hover is largely dependent on your domain settings. While Hover offers free WHOIS privacy, enabling this is a manual process that masks your physical address and phone number from public registries. Failing to secure these details before deleting your account can leave traces of your identity in global databases that are not immediately wiped by Hover's internal deletion process.

• Ensure all domains are transferred or pointed to new nameservers before closing your Hover account.
• Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on your Hover account before requesting deletion to prevent unauthorized access during the transition.
• Review your WHOIS privacy settings to ensure your data is masked before the account is finalized.
• Delete any saved credit card information from the 'Billing' section of your account profile manually before contacting support.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will deleting my Hover account automatically cancel my domains?

No, deleting your account without transferring your domains will leave them in a limbo state, and they may expire or become inaccessible. You must transfer your domains to another registrar before account closure.

How long does the Hover account deletion process take?

Hover typically handles manual deletion requests via their support team, which usually takes between 24 to 72 hours for processing.

Can I recover my Hover account after I delete it?

Generally, account deletion is permanent. Once the account is removed from Hover’s databases, all previous account history and configurations are unrecoverable.

Does Hover keep my domain registration history after I leave?

Yes, as a domain registrar, Hover must keep records of transactions and ownership changes to comply with ICANN’s regulatory standards.

Is it free to delete my Hover account?

Yes, there is no fee associated with the deletion of your account. However, you will lose access to any pre-paid services associated with that profile.

Do I need to remove my credit card before emailing support?

It is highly recommended to remove all payment methods from your account profile manually to ensure no billing data remains linked to your email address during the transition.