# Approve/Deny/Delete an affiliate
When an affiliate signs up for your affiliate program, their status by default will be inactive and need to be reviewed (approved or denied) manually unless you enable the [Auto-active affiliate](https://docs.uppromote.com/set-up/settings/auto-active-affiliate) feature. You will receive an email every time someone signs up.
1. **Approve affiliate:** To approve an affiliate to join your program, go to **Affiliates** > click the green tick button on the **Actions** column:
2. **Deny affiliate:** To deny an affiliate from joining your affiliate program, go to **Affiliates** > click the red cross button on the **Actions** column:
3. **Delete affiliate:** To delete an affiliate from your program, go to **Affiliates >** click the trash icon on the **Actions** column. Please note that **all related information** (referrals, clicks, coupons, etc.) **will be deleted and cannot be recovered**.
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If you delete an affiliate, all related information/data (**referrals, clicks, coupons**, etc.) will be removed as well.
**Please note that the affiliate accounts can not be recovered once deleted.**
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4. **Deactivate affiliate:** If an affiliate is approved, you can temporarily suspend them by going to Affiliates > switch off the toggle on the **Actions** column. All sales will no longer be tracked for the affiliates. If you want to activate the affiliate again, switch on the toggle.
