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Published by iNaturalist, LLC on 2024-05-16We have made it super easy to delete iNaturalist account and/or app.
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Guide to Delete iNaturalist 👇
Things to note before removing iNaturalist:
- The developer of iNaturalist is iNaturalist, LLC and all inquiries must go to them.
- Check the Terms of Services and/or Privacy policy of iNaturalist, LLC to know if they support self-serve subscription cancellation:
- The GDPR gives EU and UK residents a "right to erasure" meaning that you can request app developers like iNaturalist, LLC to delete all your data it holds. iNaturalist, LLC must comply within 1 month.
- The CCPA lets American residents request that iNaturalist, LLC deletes your data or risk incurring a fine (upto $7,500 dollars).
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Data Linked to You: The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
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Data Not Linked to You: The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
↪️ Steps to delete iNaturalist account:
1: Visit the iNaturalist website directly Here →
2: Contact iNaturalist Support/ Customer Service:
- 100% Contact Match
- Developer: iNaturalist
- E-Mail: help@inaturalist.org
- Website: Visit iNaturalist Website
- Support channel
- Vist Terms/Privacy
Deleting from Smartphone 📱
Delete on iPhone:
- On your homescreen, Tap and hold iNaturalist until it starts shaking.
- Once it starts to shake, you'll see an X Mark at the top of the app icon.
- Click on that X to delete the iNaturalist app.
Delete on Android:
- Open your GooglePlay app and goto the menu.
- Click "My Apps and Games" » then "Installed".
- Choose iNaturalist, » then click "Uninstall".
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🎌 About iNaturalist
1. • Advancing science & conservation: Millions of observations created and identified by the iNaturalist community are shared with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility where they are used to advance scientific understanding of biodiversity through open data and open science.
2. • Enabling citizen science and community science: Join any of the tens of thousands of projects around the world on iNaturalist to draw attention to and collect data about particular species or places.
3. Use this app for contributing to all iNaturalist Network sites, including Naturalista (Mexico and Colombia), iNaturalist.NZ (New Zealand), iNaturalist.ca (Canada), Biodiversity4All (Portugal), iNaturalistAU (Australia), iNaturalistPa (Panama), iNaturalistEc (Ecuador), ArgentiNat (Argentina), iNaturalistil (Israel), and iNaturalistFi (Suomi/Finland).
4. Get connected with a community of over a million scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! By recording and sharing your observations, you'll create research-quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature.
5. iNaturalist is a social network for sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature.
6. iNaturalist helps you identify plants and animals with visually similar suggestions and verification by dedicated contributors.
7. • 35+ languages: iNaturalist has been translated into dozens of languages thanks to multilingual enthusiasts who want to see the community grow.
8. • Best for wild plants and animals: The iNaturalist community is better at identifying wild plants and animals than those in gardens or horticulture.
9. • Not-for-profit: iNaturalist is a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, both 501(c)3 nonprofits in the United States.
10. • A global network: iNaturalist is used in every country on earth! In many countries, we have formal agreements with local organizations to promote iNaturalist.
11. • Grounded in science: Every identification is connected to the tree of life, which means you can search for broad classifications like “Ferns” or “Fungi” as well as species-level identifications like “Humpback Whale” (and everything in between).
12. iNaturalist is free for anyone to use thanks to the generous support of many organizations and individuals.
13. • Keep a record of all living things: Build your life list by posting to iNaturalist.
14. The primary goal is to connect people to nature, and the secondary goal is to generate scientifically valuable biodiversity data from these personal encounters.
