What will happen to my Facebook account if I pass away?

 

You can choose to either appoint a legacy contact to look after your memorialized account or have your account permanently deleted from Facebook.

If you don't choose to have your account permanently deleted, it will be memorialized if we become aware of your passing.

We strongly suggest setting a legacy contact so your account can be managed once it's memorialized. Learn more about legacy contacts and what they can do.

Memorialized Accounts

Memorialized accounts are a place for friends and family to gather and share memories after a person has passed away. Memorialized accounts have the following key features:

• The word Remembering will be shown next to the person's name on their profile
• Depending on the privacy settings of the account, friends can share memories on the memorialized timeline
• Content the person shared (example: photos, posts) stays on Facebook and is visible to the audience it was shared with
• Memorialized profiles don't appear in public spaces such as in suggestions for People You May Know, ads or birthday reminders
• No one can log into a memorialized account
• Memorialized accounts that don't have a legacy contact can't be changed
• Pages with a sole admin whose account was memorialized will be removed from Facebook if we receive a valid request

Deleting Your Account

You can choose to have your account permanently deleted should you pass away. To do this:

1. From the top right of Facebook, click the downward pointing and select Settings
2. From the left menu, click General
3. Click Manage Account
4. Click Request account deletion and follow the on-screen instructions

For Friends and Family

If you'd like to create an additional place for people on Facebook to share memories of your loved one, we suggest creating a group.