Title: Only anonymizing data?
Last modified: May 28, 2018

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# Only anonymizing data?

 *  Resolved [PapGeo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/papgeo/)
 * (@papgeo)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-anonymizing-data/)
 * I opened a thread but I can’t find it. According to gdpr, we should have the 
   option to delete data. Why the plugin supports only anonymization and not deletion?
 * I don’t have registered users, so I can’t use the WordPress tool for data erase
   as it demands the user to have an account and login (via the email link). I only
   care for Woocommerce orders.
 * Please help.
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [PapGeo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/papgeo/).
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [PapGeo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/papgeo/).

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 *  [Donny Oexman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donnyoexman/)
 * (@donnyoexman)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-anonymizing-data/#post-10339645)
 * Yes, we only anonymise the data. Which is absolutely fine, as it can’t be linked
   to the user and their personal data anymore. We also do this to prevent any technical
   issues, such as certain integrations with a WooCommerce order (via a external
   plugin for example). So, the order stays intact, it just can’t be linked to the
   user anymore.
 * Let me know if you need any further assistance.

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