What happens to a Twitch account when someone dies

“You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our express prior written approval. Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable against you and us and each of our respective successors and assigns.”¹

Twitch states that it does not have an account memorialization feature.²

A streamer may not assign the Monetized Streamer Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without Twitch's express prior written approval; subject to that, it binds each party's successors and assigns.¹

Twitch can help a family member or representative cancel and refund recurring charges on a deceased person's account, and may ask for more information if it cannot locate the account.²

Deleting an account cancels its subscriptions.³

Twitch takes requests from family members or representatives to access the deceased person's past broadcasts, clips, highlights or archives through the Deceased User contact category.²

A request to close and delete a deceased person's account goes through Contact Us under Privacy and Deceased User.²

A Partner or Affiliate account must first be offboarded, through customer support, before it can be deleted or disabled.³

Deletion cannot be reversed: within 90 days of the request Twitch erases the content, including clips and highlights, and closes the account. Disabling an account is temporary, though disabled accounts may be purged after a period of time.³

Under the Monetized Streamer Agreement, no termination relieves either party of liability accruing under the agreement before termination.¹

Affiliates and Partners are paid on or around the 15th of each month when the balance is over $50, or $100 by wire transfer; a smaller balance rolls over to the next month.⁴

Bits and other Digital Content have no monetary value, cannot be transferred or exchanged for cash, and are forfeited without compensation when an account is terminated.⁵

Channel Points have no monetary value, are not property, and expire if not used by a date Twitch sets.⁶

If an account has no logged-in activity for two years, unpaid accrued Program Fees above the Payment Threshold may be subject to escheatment under abandoned property law or become extinct by statute of limitation.¹

Twitch verifies key details to confirm a deceased-account request is valid.²

Twitch discusses account-specific information only when a case is raised by the correct account.⁷

Twitch Support takes email tickets around the clock through the Contact Us form and usually gives a first response within 12 hours.⁷