# I am wondering how reddit stores the registration IP address of deleted accounts? 

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/i-am-wondering-how-reddit-stores-the-registration-ip-address-of-deleted-accounts/13020
**Category:** General
**Tags:** website
**Created:** 2023-06-28T14:56:28Z
**Posts:** 8

## Post 1 by @privacyconcerned — 2023-06-28T14:56:28Z

Is the IP directly linked to the deleted account? In such a way that if someone were to get it, they would know identity of a reddit user? Or is it anonymized in such a way that it cannot be linked to any specific account?

I am also wondering if the username gets anonymized in the database aswell or only on the reddit website

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## Post 2 by @anon63378630 — 2023-06-28T15:38:23Z

lol no, everything is kept and just a `deleted` column in the database set true

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## Post 3 by @privacyconcerned — 2023-06-28T15:41:53Z

According to reddit the only personal identifier they keep is the registration IP. And they keep this “indefinetly”. But it doesnt say how it is stored.

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## Post 4 by @dngray — 2023-06-28T15:54:43Z

In a database, forever. There is no privacy on reddit, never was.

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## Post 5 by @privacyconcerned — 2023-06-28T16:06:20Z

Im aware its stored on a database. But is the information stored in connection with a deleted reddit acocunt? They say they store registration IP, but does it say what account this registration IP belongs to if it has been deleted?

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## Post 6 by @anon30510143 — 2023-06-28T16:57:23Z

I’m not sure if there’s any way for us to verify this, you should basically just assume everything you do on any website is recorded and kept forever.

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## Post 7 by @privacyconcerned — 2023-06-28T17:00:16Z

You are probably right. Why is it that all these tech companies are so vague with respect to how they handle data?

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## Post 8 by @Laitinlok — 2023-06-29T10:03:14Z

Keep it vague to reduce legal issues