In this article, we’ll show you how to permanently delete contacts from Mailchimp for GDPR and CCPA compliance reasons.

Things worth knowing about deleting Mailchimp contacts:

• Anything deleted from your Mailchimp account is permanently removed and can't be recovered.
• When you delete a contact, their personal information is deleted, and their data is anonymized in your reports. 
• You will not be able to re-add a contact that was deleted unless they decided to join again through a Mailchimp signup form.

Here are the technical steps for deleting contacts:

• Go to your Mailchimp Profile page.
• Click the Audience icon.
• Click "All contacts".
• Click the contact that you want to delete.
• Click the "Actions menu" and choose "Remove contacts".

• Choose "Permanently delete" on the pop-up.
• Type PERMANENTLY DELETE (all in caps) and click Confirm.

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