# How to block a partner

You can temporarily block a partner. Blocked partners don't receive rewards, their referral links can't be used.

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Go to **Introducing brokers** > **Program** > **Introducing brokers**.
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Select a partner that you want to block and click the name or <img src="https://3431860372-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2o6tDsJ82cLc1hdToY5S%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-96347087486d67d3f2197d258c66344587aa5f53%2Fedit.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line">. For a quick search, you can filter partners by a name, email, and other criteria.
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On the **Personal data** tab, set **Enabled** to **No**.
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Click **Save** to block the partner.
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You can **unblock** the partner any time: set **Enabled** back to **Yes**.

You can also permanently delete a partner by clicking <img src="https://3431860372-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2o6tDsJ82cLc1hdToY5S%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f24dcfe73848180ccb69042b53469c1ef1480024%2Fdelete.png?alt=media" alt="" data-size="line"> in the list. Note that this action **can't be undone**.