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How to Delete Your Costco Account

How to Delete Your Costco Account

Laura Martisiute

July 19, 2024

Reading time: 4 minutes

To delete your Costco account, you need to complete a request process. After that, your Costco account will be deleted after a waiting period. 

Speed: 3 Difficulty: 4

Walkthrough to Delete Your Costco Account

Delete your Costco account in 11 steps.

1. Access the Costco website

Go to the Costco website by clicking the following link: https://www.costco.com/.

Costco homepage

2. Click “Your Privacy Rights”

Scroll to the bottom of the Costco homepage and click the “Your Privacy Rights” link in the footer.

Costco "Your Privacy Rights" link in footer

3. Click “Data Rights Request”

Scroll to the ‘State-Specific Privacy Rights’ section.

Click the “Data Rights Request” link to access the request form. 

Costco privacy policy

You can also access the request form by clicking the following link: https://www.costco.com/RightsRequest

3. Fill out the (short) form

Select your state from the dropdown menu.

Note: The form request process does not apply to all 50 states. If after you select your state, a notification appears stating the form cannot be used, submit a detailed data deletion request in writing to the following email address: US_Privacy@costco.com or to the following address: PO Box 35128, Seattle, WA, 98124.

Select the appropriate answer for ‘Are you submitting this request on behalf of someone else?”

Select the appropriate answer for “Do you have a Costco.com account?”

Click the “Continue” button.

Costco select your state

4.  Sign in to your Costco account

Enter your costco.com login details and click the “Sign In” button.

Costco sign in page

5. Fill out the (longer) form

You will be redirected to an online form. Fill it out.

Click the “Continue” button.

Costco request form

6. Enter the email verification code

Costco will send you a verification code to your email.

In a new tab, go to your email inbox.

Find the email from Costco and copy the code.

Go back to the previous tab and enter the code.

Click the “Verify Code” button.

Costco verification code

7. Click “Continue”

Confirm that the information you submitted is correct.

Click the “Continue” button.

Costco data rights request

8. Complete the Privacy Rights Selection form

You will be redirected to another form. Fill it out.

Select your relationship with Costco.

Select the right you want to exercise.

Enter your first name, last name, email address, street address, city, state of residence, and zip code.

Click the “Submit” button.

Costco privacy rights selection

9. Click “Yes, delete my information”

Read the disclaimer.

Click the “Yes, delete my information” button.

Costco disclaimer about data deletion

10. Go to your email and fill out the Proof of Identity form

A notification will appear with your case number.

Costco will send further instructions to your email to confirm your identity.

Costco message to go to your email and case number

Go to your email inbox.

Find the email from Costco and click the “Proof of Identity” link. Fill out the form.

Costco proof of identity email

11. Upload requested documents

Go back to your email inbox.

Click the “Upload requested documents” link in the Costco email.

Click the “Choose File” link.

Upload the requested document forms needed to verify your identity.

Select the “Submit” button. 

Costco upload proof of identity documents

A notification will appear that your document has been submitted. Your Costco removal request should be completed after a waiting period. 

Costco "Your document has been submitted successfully"

You have completed Costco account deletion request.

Manage Additional Privacy Choices

Even though you have submitted a deletion request to costco.com, some of your personal information may still be retained by costco.com. 

To exercise additional privacy measures, follow the steps below.

Opt out of targeted marketing

To manage your targeted advertising preferences, visit the following link: https://www.costco.com/privacy-policy.html

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Laura Martisiute is DeleteMe’s content marketing specialist. Her job is to help DeleteMe communicate vital privacy information to the people that need it. Since joining DeleteMe in 2020, Laura h…
Laura Martisiute is DeleteMe’s content marketing specialist. Her job is to help DeleteMe communicate vital privacy information to the people that need it. Since joining DeleteMe in 2020, Laura h…
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