# Remove purpose from vendor {% hint style="success" %} **Access Type**: Data Manager - Editor {% endhint %} A [purpose](/data-manager/purposes.md) describes the reason your organization or its vendors is collecting the end-user's data and how your organization processes that data. In this article, we will cover the following: * [Purpose removal overview](#purpose-removal-overview) * [Remove purpose from vendor](#remove-purpose-from-vendor) *** ### Purpose removal overview The ability to remove purposes from a vendor depends on factors such as the vendor type and purpose type being removed. Refer to the matrix below for more information
Vendor typeIAB purposesGlobal purposesCustom purposes
IAB vendorIAB purposes are predefined and managed by the IAB TCF framework and cannot be removed. If your organization has added any additional IAB purposes other than what was predefined for the vendor then these can be removed.

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Google ATP vendorIAB purposes are predefined and managed by the IAB TCF framework and cannot be removed. If your organization has added any additional IAB purposes other than what was predefined for the vendor then these can be removed.

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Global vendor✅✅✅
Custom vendor✅✅✅
### Remove purpose from vendor Click **Data Manager** in the left-hand panel and select the **Vendors** tab on the subsequent page.
Navigate to a vendor on the subsequent list and click **Edit** inline with the vendor name.
Use the respective **opt-in purposes** or **opt-out purposes** drop-down menu and deselect the purpose that should be removed from a vendor. {% hint style="info" %} Purposes that cannot be removed from the vendor will have the purpose name muted to grey. {% endhint %}
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