family members and friends are wondering whether they should take down the social media loved or leave it as a memorial for people to leave comments and reflect. Technically, there is no right decision in this difficult situation, but the family members and friends must consider that if they leave the online profile, when they could be putting their identity loved at risk. This is mainly due to constantly changing rules of confidentiality for all major social media sites.
If members or family friends decide to remove the digital identity of their relatives, so here are some tips on how to request the removal of the account of the deceased.
Facebook: The policy of this social network is to commemorate the account of a deceased person, but he understands that some people want to remove the account of the deceased. To commemorate an account, simply contact Facebook, provide proof of death and the request for the account to be immortalized. To delete a Facebook account, you must complete this online form and provide proof that you are bound to the deceased. Facebook considers appropriate evidence for a death certificate, certificate or evidence of the authority of birth of the deceased.
Twitter: Unlike Facebook, Twitter's policy is to disable the account of the deceased. To complete this, you need to send Twitter a packet of information, including the user name of the Twitter user deceased, a copy of the death certificate of the deceased user and a copy of your ID issued by the government.
In addition to copies of official documents, Twitter also requires you to mail or fax the company a signed statement that includes your name, your email address, your address, your relationship with the person deceased account deactivation written request and a description of the details that show the account belongs to the deceased - if the account has a name other than the death certificate. You can also include a link to the obituary online, however the addition of this is not necessary. Once you have gathered all the information, mail or fax to:
Twitter, Inc.
c / o: Trust & Safety
1355 Market St., Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94103
Fax: 1-415-865-5405
After sending by mail or fax all required documents, a representative of Twitter will contact you to complete the deactivation process .
Instagram: This social networking site requires you to send an email to support@instagram.com with the account details of the person. A representative of the company, then return by email and include the steps and documentation that you need to delete the account.
LinkedIn: Similar to Facebook, LinkedIn rather have you fill out an online form, which asks for information such as the name of the deceased, the deceased member's email address, the name of the company, they recently worked for, your relationship with the deceased and a link to the email address of the deceased. Once you complete the form, you need to be contacted by a representative LinkedIn.
Pinterest: This site requires you to fill out an online contact form and explain that you want to turn the page of a deceased person. In the "body" of the Contact form, you must include a link to the Pinterest page of the deceased or their username Pinterest. It is also important to note that once you are contacted by a representative Pinterest, you will need to provide some kind of supporting documentation, such as a death or a copy of the death certificate.
Tumblr: similar to Instagram, Tumblr requires you to send an email to support@tumblr.com asking to delete the account of the deceased. Be sure to include a link to Tumblr of the deceased or their username Tumblr. You can then work with Tumblr representative to prove that the person died - with appropriate documentation -. And complete the process of deleting the account
Since all these companies have privacy policies that prohibit them from giving account information - such as user name and password - it is best if you as a living person, note the usernames and passwords for your social media accounts and keep in a safe place. This way, your family and friends will not have to go through the stress of contact each social networking sites to get your account deleted because they will instead be able to enter the account and disable or remove them -Same.