Your Gmail account can feel like an extension of you, and there’s a good chance you’ve had the same one for as far back as you can remember. So deciding to delete your Gmail account is a potentially big commitment.

But sometimes the time is right to move on. In the case of Gmail, maybe you’re not a fan of Google’s privacy policy or have simply decided that it’s time to have a more adult email address than the one you had since the age of 12. (I’ll never forget you, spider_man69@gmail.com.) Here’s our guide on how to delete your Gmail account forever.