Believe me, you aren't missing anything. Just a website that tries to capitalize on everything you upload or post on their site. I deleted my profile years ago and wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole.
you know its not deleted, just not visible?
Yep.. and they do the same with pictures. I tried myself, uploaded a picture, got the direct link to the picture, deleted it and it was still accessible through direct link. So the picture is still on their server.