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[Your Communities & Notifications](https://help.ideascale.com/personal-settings?hsLang=en#your-communities-notifications) # Leave a Community ## Steps to leave a Community ***Path: Profile Page \>\> Your Communities \>\> Leave Community*** | What is Leaving a Community? | | --- | | Leaving a Community is the action a member takes to voluntarily end their membership in a specific community while remaining part of the Workspace. | A member can leave a community they belong to at any time, from either the Profile page or the Workspace Homepage. Leaving a community ends the member's association with that specific community without affecting their overall Workspace membership. --- ### Role Permissions 1. **All Roles (Administrators, Moderators & Members):** Can leave the community at any time from the Profile page or the Workspace Homepage. 2. **Workspace Owner:** Do not get the option to leave the community. --- **TABLE OF CONTENTS** [Steps to Leave a Community](https://help.ideascale.com/how-to-leave-community#leave-community) [Rejoining a Community](https://help.ideascale.com/how-to-leave-community#rejoin) [Exceptions](https://help.ideascale.com/how-to-leave-community#exceptions) [Frequently Asked Questions](https://help.ideascale.com/how-to-leave-community#faq) --- ### Steps to Leave a Community 1. Navigate to the Profile page or the Workspace Homepage and locate the Your Communities section listing communities the member belongs to.  ![Screenshot 2024-09-05 at 9 (1)](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-09-05%20at%209%20(1).png?width=670&height=170&name=Screenshot%202024-09-05%20at%209%20(1).png) 2. Select the Leave link beside the community to be left. A dialog box opens to confirm the action. ![Screenshot 2026-07-29 at 3.04.57 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-07-29%20at%203.04.57%20PM.png?width=650&height=322&name=Screenshot%202026-07-29%20at%203.04.57%20PM.png) 3. Type **Remove** in the confirmation field to verify the membership removal. 4. If a copy of the community data is needed, select the **Export Profile Data** checkbox before confirming the leaving. Once the removal is confirmed, the member is no longer part of that specific community. **Note:** Leaving a community only removes the member's community membership. The member remains part of the Workspace. If the Export Profile Data checkbox was selected, the member receives an email containing the exported data. --- ### Rejoining a Community A member who has left a community may choose to rejoin it at a later time. They can find the communities they have left under **Profile \>\> Settings \>\> Your Communities \>\> Communities You've Left** ![Screenshot 2026-07-29 at 3.09.28 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-07-29%20at%203.09.28%20PM.png?width=670&height=441&name=Screenshot%202026-07-29%20at%203.09.28%20PM.png) Click on the **Join Community** button to rejoin. See Exceptions below for details on which submissions, activity, and rights are retained upon rejoining. --- ### Exceptions 1. Rejoining After Leaving: Submissions and activity completed prior to leaving are retained if the member rejoins the community. Any Community Administrator or Moderator rights previously held are not retained and must be reassigned again after rejoining. --- ### Frequently Asked Questions #### Does leaving a community remove the member from the Workspace? No. Leaving a community only removes the member's membership in that specific community. The member remains part of the Workspace. #### Can a member rejoin a community after leaving it? Yes. A member can choose to rejoin a community after leaving it. Submissions and activity from before are retained, though any Community Administrator or Moderator rights previously held are not, and must be reassigned again. #### What happens if Export Profile Data is selected before leaving? If the Export Profile Data checkbox is selected during the leave process, the member receives an email containing the exported community data. #### Is confirmation required to leave a community? Yes. 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