How to deactivate your profile for a certain period of time:
Go to Settings > Member account > Deactivate profile or just click here. In the XING app, tap on your profile image > Settings > XING Settings > Member account > Deactivate profile.
Next you can select how long you’d like to deactivate your profile for and click on continue. Please read the information that follows and confirm that you’ve read it.
Finally, you’ll need to enter your password to confirm your profile deactivation.
If you’d like to reactivate your profile sooner, just log-in as usual in your account.
Please confirm the reactivation with your password.
General informations:
Your contacts won’t be informed of this change, and you won’t receive any messages while your profile is deactivated. You should also be aware that other members won’t be able to find your profile until you reactivate it.
What happens to my premium membership during the suspension?
- Premium memberships are paused for the period of deactivation. (Please note: This does not apply to transactions via mobile app stores such as the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.)
- The period of deactivation will be credited to your profile after reactivation. (Please note: This does not apply to transactions via mobile app stores such as the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.)
- Open claims will remain open.
Have you made your profile visible to search engines? If so, it will take a little while for the respective search engine operator to remove your entry there.
To view your privacy settings on XING, visit https://www.xing.com/settings/privacy/profile/findability