How to Delete Wikimedia Commons Completely

Table of Contents:

1. Delete via Email
2. Delete on iphone
3. Delete on android

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Data Wikimedia Commons collects from your device

1. find accounts on the device
2. add or remove accounts
3. find accounts on the device
4. approximate location (network-based)
5. precise location (GPS and network-based)
6. read the contents of your USB storage
7. modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
8. read the contents of your USB storage
9. modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
10. view Wi-Fi connections
11. view network connections
12. create accounts and set passwords
13. full network access
14. read sync settings
15. run at startup
16. reorder running apps
17. set wallpaper
18. use accounts on the device
19. prevent device from sleeping
20. toggle sync on and off
21. read sync statistics

1. Delete Wikimedia Commons Account through Email

There are 2 methods to get your data (and account) deleted by Wikimedia Commons:

1. Under GDPR: EU/UK Residents have the right to ask (via email), an organization that holds data about them to delete it. This is known as the ‘right to erasure’. Organizations have one month to respond to the request.


2. Under CCPA: California residents have the right to request that a company delete the data/personal information it has on them. A failure to comply with this will result in a fine of upto $7,500.

Now you understand what the Law says, Send your Request directly to Wikimedia Commons using the form below:

Alternatively, you can follow these steps below to get Wikimedia Commons to delete your account/data:

1. To delete your Wikimedia Commons account, contact Wikimedia Commons via email and provide the reasons for your request.
2. Mention the law under which you make your request (GDPR or CCPA).
3. Notify Wikimedia Commons of the penalty for non-compliance - A $7,500 fine under CCPA and 4% of annual turnover under GDPR.
4. Send the email to commons-app-android@redacted... Login to see email.

2. How to Delete Wikimedia Commons on Iphone

1. On iphone, Goto "Settings "
2. Click on "General" » "Iphone Storage".
3. Select the app, and click "Delete Wikimedia Commons".

3. Delete Wikimedia Commons on Android phone

1. Go to your Android phone Settings.
2. Click on "Apps & Games".
3. Select "Wikimedia Commons" and Click "Uninstall".

1. Join one of the largest photo and multimedia communities in the world! Commons is not only the image repository for Wikipedia, but an independent project that seeks to document the world with photos, videos and recordings.

2. The Wikimedia Commons app is an open-source app created and maintained by grantees and volunteers of the Wikimedia community to allow the Wikimedia community to contribute content to Wikimedia Commons.

3. The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to support community developers by offering the app here, but the Foundation did not create and does not maintain this app.

4. Wikimedia Commons, along with the other Wikimedia projects, is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

5. For more information about the app, including its privacy policy, see the information at the bottom of this page.

6. ✖ Photos of poor quality.

7. ✖ Photos of you or your friends.

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