I recently checked out Plaxo and it seems like it could be a useful service for some people. I don’t want it though so I tried to delete my account… unfortunately that isn’t easy to do without a little help.
If you want to delete your Plaxo account you must follow these two simple steps:
1. Sign into your online account http://www.plaxo.com/signin
2. Enter the URL https://www.plaxo.com/delete_account
Now just follow the instructions (pretty quick) and your account will be deleted. It would have been nice if this information could have been found on their site somewhere… but it isn’t. I had to contact customer service; which makes sense from a business standpoint in order to have a chance at retention and is becoming more common for advertising based services.
UPDATE: Comcast has aquired Plaxo and many Plaxo users are concerned about what will happen with the service.
March 17, 2008 at 4:58 am
thankx for info
May 14, 2008 at 7:40 pm
yep, thanks. in light of today’s latest with Comcast, I’m done w/ Plaxo.
May 15, 2008 at 8:04 pm
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May 17, 2008 at 8:50 am
Thanks for this info. I was listening to BOL and I immediately Googled how to delete my account as Plaxo does not tell you on the website how to delete your account. I don’t trust Comcast one bit.
September 25, 2008 at 3:52 am
To opt out go to http://www.plaxo.com/about/privacy_policy and you’ll see in the pragraph below : Opt-out users may change or delete their information by contacting Plaxo at un-opt-out@plaxo.com
Opt-out Users—“Permanent Opt-out Information”
Non-members may elect to permanently opt-out from receiving Plaxo Update Request e-mails sent by Members. When you register for permanent opt-out, you provide us with a validated e-mail address at which you no longer wish to receive Plaxo Update Requests. If necessary, we will send you an opt-out confirmation e-mail to the address you enter. You must respond to that e-mail to complete the opt-out process.
This information will only be used to honor your opt-out request and not be shared with any third-party.
Opt-out users may change or delete their information by contacting Plaxo at un-opt-out@plaxo.com
February 5, 2009 at 11:13 am
Worked great.
Many thanks.
February 16, 2009 at 9:26 pm
this is great, thanks! deleted with success!
March 11, 2009 at 2:52 am
Thank you. It was very useful. :D
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