You can delete your AnimalFinder account directly in the app:
Open AnimalFinder.
Go to Profile or Settings.
Select Delete account and confirm.
If you no longer have access to the app, email
Account deletion request
After we verify your request, we will delete your account and associated data, including your profile, observations, private images and any public map shares. Limited information may be retained only where required by law or for security and abuse-prevention purposes.
AnimalFinder is operated by Sigmentum AB.
Last updated: 24 September 2026
AnimalFinder is operated by Sigmentum AB, company registration number 559074-1293. Sigmentum AB is the data controller for personal data processed through the AnimalFinder app and the website animalfinder.app.
For questions about privacy or personal data, contact us at support@animalfinder.app.
When you use AnimalFinder, we may process:
your email address and account ID when you create or use an account
your profile name and profile picture, if you choose to add them
photos of observations, species information, time and notes that you save
location data, if you allow location access in the app
your email address if you join the waitlist on our website.
You can use AnimalFinder as a guest without providing an email address. Guest use creates a technical account ID, and saved observations are stored in your private collection on our servers. Guests can choose to share observations on the map and participate in the leaderboard. When you create an account from your guest profile, your collection remains associated with that account. When you sign in to an existing account from a guest profile, the guest collection is transferred to that account.
We use this information to:
create and protect your account
save and display your observations and collection
provide species identification suggestions when you use photo identification
show species information and nearby observations
manage your settings, such as map sharing and leaderboard participation
send launch information to people who joined the waitlist
prevent misuse and moderate content when necessary.
AnimalFinder uses the camera only when you choose to take a photo of an observation.
Location access is optional. If you allow it, your location may be saved with your observation. You can use the app without sharing your location publicly.
Nearby observation notifications are optional. If you enable this feature and grant the required permission, the app may use your location in the background to notify you about nearby public observations. Your ongoing location is not displayed to other users.
An observation is shown on the public map only if you actively choose to share it.
When sharing on the map, an approximate location and a separate image may be displayed. Your identity and exact location are not shown publicly. You can turn off map sharing or delete an observation at any time.
We use trusted service providers to operate AnimalFinder:
Supabase for authentication, database services and image storage
OpenAI for image-based species identification when you use that feature
iNaturalist for species information and nearby observations.
We also use Expo for app usage measurement and technical diagnostics, as described below.
When photo identification is used, the photo is sent to our identification service to provide a species suggestion. These suggestions are automated and do not make decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
We do not sell personal data or use personal data for targeted advertising.
We use Expo to measure which screens and features are used, app launches and return visits, response times, and technical errors. This processing uses an app installation identifier and technical information such as the app version, device model and operating system. Our custom usage events do not include your account ID, name, email address, photos or coordinates. Crash reports may contain error messages and technical stack traces. The installation identifier allows events from the same installation to be associated over time; it is separate from your AnimalFinder account.
We use this information to understand how the app is used and to improve its reliability and performance. We do not use it for targeted advertising or share it with data brokers.
We process information when necessary to provide the app and your account. Optional features, such as location access and public map sharing, are based on your choice and consent.
We may also process information when necessary to protect the service, prevent misuse and comply with applicable law.
We keep account information and observations while your account is active. You can delete individual observations in the app.
You can also delete your account in the app settings. When your account is deleted, your profile, observations, private images and any public map shares are permanently removed, unless information must be retained by law or to handle an ongoing misuse case.
Waitlist email addresses are kept until they are no longer needed for launch communication or until you ask us to delete them.
App usage and diagnostic records are associated with the app installation separately from your account. Deleting your AnimalFinder account does not automatically delete these separate Expo records. Contact support@animalfinder.app with questions about this processing or to request assistance with your privacy rights.
You may contact us to request access to, correction, deletion or restriction of your personal data. You may also object to processing, request data portability and withdraw consent that you have previously given.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY).
We may update this Privacy Policy when AnimalFinder or our services change. The latest version will always be available on this page.