Delete Account Functionality Requirements

Hello,

I'm trying to understand the requirements for offering account deletion within apps, specifically when users have created accounts outside of the app.

As of June 2022, "apps submitted to the App Store that support account creation must also let users initiate deletion of their account within the app" (source), but I'm not quite clear on what the parameters surrounding "supporting account creation" are.

I'm wondering if this applies in cases where users have not created an account in the app (or been led from the app to a website to create an account). Users of our app always start with the website, and use the app as a supplement, rather than the other way around (i.e., users must create an account via our website before using the app, and are unable to create an account via the app).

Given this, must our app provide "delete account" functionality?

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Delete Account Functionality Requirements
 
 
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