How To Delete Chegg Account?

Are you done with your college and no longer need Chegg? Then you must be wondering how to delete a Chegg account. If that’s you then you are at the right place as in this blog we will guide you through the complete process of deleting your account.

Chegg is a comprehensive platform for college students. From renting textbooks to getting tutored online, you can rely on Chegg. However, as people graduate from college, they move to the corporate world and may discontinue their subscriptions. So, they may plan to delete their Chegg accounts.

Further, with free AI tools like Google Gemini or ChatGPT, students can use them for educational purposes. They don’t charge much fee for their premium subscriptions. This makes Chegg obsolete thus it’s obvious to delete your account.

So without any further delay let’s dive deep and discuss how you can cancel your Chegg Study subscription and delete it afterwards.

Reasons Why People Consider Deleting Chegg Account

Although Chegg’s educational services are some of the best in the online market, there are still a few reasons people may want to delete their Chegg account. Here are a few of them:

• They tried the Chegg free trial account without a credit card and have multiple accounts.
• Dissatisfaction with its services like poor answers, tutoring, customer service, etc.
• You’re looking for fresh material but getting old, and don’t want to put yourself at risk because your professor can caught you. Because a violation of college submission guidelines will cost you more.
• Education institutions subscribe to plans to catch cheaters.
• Data privacy concerns, as there were incidents when the data of many Chegg users was leaked and shared online.
• Students who graduate from college or move to a different domain no longer require it.
• Few students can no longer afford Chegg and want to subscribe to cheaper alternatives.
• Few people have started using AI study tools to get free Chegg answers.

Different people may have various personal reasons to stop using services offered, cancel Chegg, or permanently delete their accounts that might not be on our list. So, don’t forget to update us on your reason.

Know Before You Get Started

You get multiple options to delete a Chegg account. But before you proceed further, you have to cancel your Chegg subscription. We have already explained the procedure in a separate blog.

• You must cancel your subscription through the website or app.
• Check and close any open transactions like textbook rentals. You are required to complete the transactions before closing your account.
• Return all the books you rented from Chegg. If you have a textbook subscription, you must wait until the rental period ends. Then, you can attempt to close your account.

Once you have done this, you can follow these instructions to delete your Chegg account, which remains intact after canceling the subscription.

How Do I Cancel My Chegg Subscription?

Once you ensure the above three things, you must follow the steps given below:

• Open a web browser and visit the page: https://www.chegg.com/my/account
• You’ll be forwarded to the login page if you haven’t logged in. There, log in now.
• Once you’re in, you can view the Orders tab on your dashboard.
• Next, click the Cancel Subscription to cancel the active Chegg Study Pack. They won’t refund the payment but give service till the next billing date.
• Android and iPhone users have different steps for the same process. Learn them here.

How To Delete Chegg Account?

Once you have no active subscriptions, you can manually delete your Chegg account.

• Go to https://privacyportal-cdn.onetrust.com 
• Fill your First name, last name, email ID, country, and select the request type “Delete My Data.”
• Click the Yes button to delete the Mathway account, too.
• Solve the CAPTCHA and click on the Submit button.
• Next, you’ll be asked to confirm your identity.
• Go to your inbox, open the latest email from Chegg, and click on the Confirm Email button.
•  You will get the request confirmation message, your request to delete the account would be processed shortly after review.

Delete Chegg Through Email

You can also delete your Chegg account this way. You can follow these steps to do so.

• Now, sign into the email account associated with your Chegg account.
• Next, compose a new email to closemyaccount@chegg.com
• Mention your registered email id, profile name, and cite a valid reason.

We are giving you a free template:

Subject: Delete My Chegg Account

Body:

You can also add or mention any other detail or query to this template if you like.

• Once you have done it, send it.

The Chegg’s representatives will usually reply to you within 48 hours. If you have any pending open subscriptions or anything else, you may be asked to close it first.

Disclaimer: Keep in mind that once they accept your data deletion request, your account won’t be restored later. So be careful during the process.

Conclusion

Chegg is an authority e-learning platform. It’s pretty popular among college students. it provides services like online tutoring, academic and homework help, etc. However, a few dissatisfied users may choose to delete their existing accounts. Thus, in this blog, we have discussed the two methods to delete a Chegg account. If you get stuck somewhere during the process, contact Chegg customer service and chat support for more help.

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