1. A printing apparatus comprising: a binding unit configured to perform a binding process for binding, without using a staple, a sheet on which an image is printed based on image data; a specifying unit configured to specify an area where the binding process is to be performed by the binding unit, the area being included in the image data; a deleting unit configured to delete image data of the area specified by the specifying unit; and a printing unit configured to print the image on the sheet based on the image data on which deleting by the deleting unit is performed.