How to delete your King account

About deleting your King account

King is a leading interactive entertainment company known for developing massive mobile gaming franchises, most notably Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, and Bubble Witch Saga. By creating an account, users sync their gameplay progress, social connections, and in-app purchase history across various devices. Because these games rely heavily on social features and cross-platform synchronization, King maintains a complex infrastructure to manage player profiles.

Players often choose to delete their King accounts for several reasons specific to the company's ecosystem. Many users want to disconnect their gaming profiles from their Facebook accounts to stop data sharing, while others simply wish to clear their history after losing interest in specific titles or to minimize their digital footprint. Deleting your account is the only way to ensure that your specific progress, social scores, and linked identity are scrubbed from their active databases.

• Syncing and cross-platform progress storage
• Social leaderboards and friend lists
• Transaction history for in-game currency
• Targeted advertising identifiers used for game promotions

What happens to your data

When you request account deletion from King, the company initiates a process to remove your personal profile data from their production systems. This includes your unique player ID, email address, and linked social media tokens. However, King may retain certain information for legal, accounting, or anti-fraud purposes as permitted by data protection regulations like GDPR or CCPA.

• Personally Identifiable Information (PII) like your email and profile name
• Gameplay metrics and social leaderboards
• Transaction logs related to in-game purchases
• Device identifiers and advertising IDs used for personalized content

Privacy considerations

King’s games are free-to-play, which means their business model is heavily subsidized by data-driven advertising and the collection of behavioral analytics. They track gameplay patterns, time spent in-app, and purchase behaviors to optimize player retention and ad relevance. If you are concerned about your digital footprint, it is important to be aware of how King integrates with third-party advertising partners.

• Limit ad tracking in your mobile device settings before launching any King app.
• Revoke King's access to your Facebook data through your social media privacy settings.
• Opt out of interest-based advertising directly via the privacy menu in the King game settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will deleting my King account remove my game progress?

Yes, deleting your account permanently wipes your game state, including levels completed, boosters collected, and gold bars associated with that account.

Does deleting my account also cancel my King in-game subscriptions?

While account deletion should prevent future billing, it is recommended that you cancel any active subscriptions through your Apple App Store or Google Play Store settings separately to ensure no recurring charges occur.

Can I recover my King account after deletion?

Once the deletion process is finalized by King, it is generally irreversible, and all associated data, including linked progress, cannot be restored.

Does King sell my data to third parties?

King shares data with third-party service providers and advertising partners to facilitate gameplay features and display personalized ads, but you can request to restrict this data sharing via their privacy tools.

How long does it take for King to delete my data?

After submitting a request, King typically processes deletion within 30 days, though this can vary depending on your region and the specific data deletion protocols applied.