There are several reasons you may need to permanently delete a season in Award Force:
- A season was created by mistake or used as a practice example
- Your organisation does not retain historic or archived data online
- To avoid unnecessary retention of personal data—for example under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
You should obtain your own legal advice when making decisions related to data retention.
What is deleted with a season
Everything directly associated with the season is permanently deleted, including:
- Categories and category sponsors
- Chapters and chapter sponsors
- Entry configuration including tabs and fields
- All entries including uploads and attachments
- All judging data including score sets, scoring criteria, panels, assignments, scores, and results
- User fields created for the season
- Galleries
- Broadcasts and notifications
- Prices, discount codes, and pricing tiers
- Review stages and review tasks
- Awards
- Integrations
- Rounds
- Tags
What is not deleted with a season
Some items are not seasonal or are intentionally retained:
- Users
- Content including About pages, content blocks, and terms
- General settings
- Theme
- Orders
Permanently delete a season
- In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > General > Seasons
- Open the season you want to delete
- Select Delete this season permanently at the top of the page
- On the confirmation screen, manually enter the full name of the season
- Select Delete to finalise
Good to know
- Only the account owner can permanently delete a season.
- Deletion is immediate and cannot be reversed.
- All seasonal user field data is deleted, but users remain in the account.
- Orders are retained even though they relate to a season, as financial records may be legally required.
- Permanent deletion removes all judging, review, and entry data associated with the season.
For more information about removing personal data, see Deleting your program's personally identifiable information (PII).