The Plugin API has hooks for that:
You can use register_deactivation_hook to run a function when the plugin is deactivated.
For uninstall, you have two options. Either register_uninstall_hook or add a file called uninstall.php in your plugin folder.
I would not recommend delete plugin options on plugin deactivation though, the user might not know that he is losing his saved data.
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