Permanent deletion of an entry

Alex Bon Ami

Updated May 29, 2024 19:13

There are several reasons you may need to permanently delete an entry:

The entry was created by mistake, or as a practice run / example
Your organisation has a policy of not retaining historic / archived data online
To avoid unnecessary retention of data that is no longer needed— this may be the case for example under EU General Data ProtectionRegulation (GDPR), if your entries / applications collect personal data. You should obtain your own legal advice in this case.

Note: only an account's owner can permanently delete an entry unless a user profile is being deleted with the entries along with them. To learn more about deleting data, check out our guide: Deleting your program's personally identifiable information (PII).

How to permanently delete an entry

In the Manage workspace, go to Entries
Click on the entry you'd like to delete
Click Delete this entry permanently
Choose whether you'd like to:
- Wipe entry, keep judging data
- Delete entry, delete judging data
Key in the name of the entry to confirm deletion
Click Delete

Important: after pressing the Delete button, the deletion is immediate and permanent. There is no way to recover any of the entry data.