Option to remove button to delete my record on portal

We don't want portal users to have option to remove their record

  • Elaine Strommen
  • Feb 11 2025
  • Will not implement
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  • Amy Daultrey commented
    11 Aug 16:05

    @Lacey: can we edit the message or make it more obvious/direct? ie. "This will not delete your constituent record with X. If you would like to remove all information we hold about you please contact etc". And make that all bold.

    IMO ideally these deletions should sit in a pending state somewhere in web view admin where a DBM can go through and contact the user directly to clarify what they wanted removed. The onus should be on the org to follow through, not the user to have to do it. This extra step for users might be seen as a burden by US privacy law.

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    Lacey Kruger commented
    01 Jun 16:08

    If a user unlinks their account by clicking the red Delete button, it will be logged in the User Account Activity log. There is no admin notification currently. The contact info shown in the modal that I screenshotted will show your org's Portal contact. The idea is that the user would then reach out to you to determine how to update their record if they want to be fully removed. Hope this is helpful JoAnn. Please reach out with additional questions.

  • JoAnn Strommen commented
    29 May 21:40
    1. If clicking only deletes link does that meet US privacy law requirements?

    I agree, as a university, we do not want to delete a record. Chances are it will get added back in at some point thinking it was missed.

    1. If 'delete' is clicked is there some type of notification to dba this has occurred?

    This would allow for privacy coding/consent/exclusion coding to be added to the record.

  • Admin
    Lacey Kruger commented
    29 May 21:16

    We added the "Delete account" button as part of compliance with US privacy laws. Clicking the button shows a confirmation modal that explains what happens if you proceed with the delete. If you have feedback on the language used on the button or the modal, feel free to reach out to me at lacey.kruger@blackbaud.com. thank you!

  • Laura Furtado commented
    August 20, 2025 17:13

    This is very confusing. From a user standpoint I would think this would delete my record in the system. It should state something like delete portal account or something so the user knows it's just the account and not their entire record.

  • Eric Baerg commented
    April 17, 2025 18:24

    It does need better explanation. We tested it and it doesn't delete a record from your database, or mark it inactive, etc. It deletes their Blackbaud ID account's link to your organization. I don't recall exactly because we tested a few months ago, but it may even have deleted their Blackbaud ID account. But, it has no bearing on the records in your database and makes no changes there. If anything, it's misleading to the user, because it makes it sound like they have control of deleting the information we store on them, when that is not what it does.

  • Crystal Morgan commented
    April 16, 2025 17:13

    I'm curious what it does. Does it automatically delete them and purge their info, does it just mark them inactive, does it put them in a list we can process how we see fit? That is a very concerning button to have there, no ability to hide, and no clear explanation of what it does.

  • Sunshine Reinken Watson ⭐Community All-Star commented
    February 11, 2025 17:06

    This would be helpful. There should at least be more explanation of what this button does.