Published by NSW Department of Industry on Jan 8, 2025

Table of Contents:

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


Reading time: 47 seconds



Data SharkSmart collects from your device

  1. find accounts on the device
  2. find accounts on the device
  3. approximate location (network-based)
  4. precise location (GPS and network-based)
  5. read phone status and identity
  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. read phone status and identity
  11. view network connections
  12. full network access
  13. control vibration
  14. prevent device from sleeping
  15. read Google service configuration
  16. receive data from Internet


1. Delete SharkSmart Account through Email

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

  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.

delete SharkSmart account remove SharkSmart account


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




Email Support directly



Chat with our AppContacter AI Support


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


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



2. How to Delete SharkSmart on Iphone

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


3. Delete SharkSmart on Android phone

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



12 details about SharkSmart app

how to delete SharkSmart delete SharkSmart guide

1. The Maps feature shows where the user is in relation to the general location of beaches with shark mitigation gear, alerts about shark-related incidents and news and real-time information from NSW’s VR4G tagged shark listening stations.

2. It provides a range of interactive features and resources including a fundamental risk assessment profile that allocates a user into a ‘risky’ or ‘safer’ behaviour rating using factors understood to affect shark bite risk.

3. The SharkSmart app provides information and resources such as Alerts to help you reduce the chance of a close encounter with a shark at NSW beaches and estuaries.

4. If you have a smart watch running Wear OS by Google, the SharkSmart App also comes with a companion smart watch app to receive SharkSmart alerts.

5. Beachgoers can download the app and set it to receive tagged shark alerts at certain times and locations.

6. A better awareness and understanding of sharks and their behaviour can help everyone enjoy the beach and reduce the chances of a shark encounter.

7. These alerts can be viewed by your location with the “around me” feature or set up to receive alerts for a region, by time or favourite beaches.

8. Check the latest sightings by Surf Life Saving drones and tagged shark detections before you hit the water in NSW.

9. This feature presents images of dangerous and non-dangerous sharks and other marine animals that sting and bite for information and education purposes.

10. The app has links to official NSW Department of Primary Industries social media channels including Facebook, NSW SharkSmart Twitter and YouTube.

11. There’s also a link to the Department’s SharkSmart webpage so users can be up to date with the latest information provided by the department.

Liked SharkSmart? you may also like other Education apps like Duolingo: Language Lessons; Edmodo; NCERT NEET IIT JEE CBSE 8-12 Free LIVE Classes App; Toca Kitchen; Toppr - Learning App for Class;

Reported Deleting Issues

No Issues reported yet. Be the first to report one!