Delete your account & data
App: Businessly (com.zak.businessly) on Android and Windows · Updated 6 August 2026
There are two very different things you might want, and the app asks which one you mean before it does anything.
1. Delete everything, everywhere
Permanently erases everything tied to your account — on this device, on our server, and in your Google Drive backup — and signs you out. This cannot be undone.
In the app (immediate)
- Open Businessly and sign in, if you are not already.
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Delete all my data.
- Choose Delete everything, everywhere and confirm.
By email (if you have uninstalled the app)
Email appzubair@gmail.com from the address you signed in with, subject "Delete my Businessly data". We verify the request, delete your data within 30 days, and confirm by email.
What gets deleted
| Data | Deleted? |
|---|---|
| Local data on your device — encrypted ledger, settings, session | Yes |
| Your synced ledger on our server, every record tied to your account | Yes |
| Your device registry entries on our server | Yes |
| Your backups in your Google Drive (the app's private folder) | Yes |
| The app's access to your Google account (sign-in revoked) | Yes |
2. Remove from this device only
For selling, replacing or handing on a device while keeping your account so you can restore your ledger elsewhere. It clears Businessly from this device only.
- Open Businessly and go to Settings.
- Tap Delete all my data.
- Choose Remove from this phone only and confirm.
The app takes a fresh backup first, so nothing is lost. Sign in again on any device to restore your ledger.
What this removes — and what it keeps
| Data | On this option |
|---|---|
| Local data on this device | Removed |
| Your synced ledger on our server | Kept |
| Your Google Drive backups | Kept — a fresh one is taken first |
| Your account and Google access | Kept |
This is data management, not account deletion. To remove everything, use option 1.
On option 2, if the app cannot take that backup first it tells you "Couldn't back up" and offers Wipe anyway. Only accept that if you are willing to lose whatever has not yet synced.
A note about local-only businesses
A business marked Keep on this device only never reaches the cloud. Removing data from the device therefore removes it for good — there is no server copy to restore from. Export a backup file first if you want to keep it. See Multiple businesses.
What we retain after a full deletion
After option 1 we retain no copies of your ledger or account data, and keep no backups of it. The only thing that may remain is the anonymous device count — a one-way hash with platform and app version, never linked to your account and unable to identify you.
If any minimal record were ever required by law it would be limited to what the law requires and described here. Today, none applies.
Questions? appzubair@gmail.com. See also the Privacy Policy and Backup & restore.