How to Delete COVID Control

Things to note before removing COVID Control:

1. The developer of COVID Control is Johns Hopkins Mobile medicine and all inquiries must go to them.
2. Check the Terms of Services and/or Privacy policy of Johns Hopkins Mobile medicine to know if they support self-serve account deletion:
   • https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
     
   • https://covidcontrol.jhu.edu/
     
3. Under the GDPR, Residents of the European Union and United Kingdom have a "right to erasure" and can request any developer like Johns Hopkins Mobile medicine holding their data to delete it. The law mandates that Johns Hopkins Mobile medicine must comply within a month.
4. American residents (California only - you can claim to reside here) are empowered by the CCPA to request that Johns Hopkins Mobile medicine delete any data it has on you or risk incurring a fine (upto 7.5k usd).
5. If you have an active subscription, it is recommended you unsubscribe before deleting your account or the app.

Generally, here are your options if you need your account deleted:

Option 1: Reach out to COVID Control via Justuseapp. Get all Contact details →

Option 2: Visit the COVID Control website directly Here →

Option 3:   Contact COVID Control Support/ Customer Service:

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   • Developer: Maryland Department of Health
   • E-Mail: [email protected]
   • Website: Visit COVID Control Website

Option 4: Check COVID Control's Privacy/TOS/Support channels below for their Data-deletion/request policy then contact them:

• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
  
• https://covidcontrol.jhu.edu/
  

*Pro-tip: Once you visit any of the links above, Use your browser "Find on page" to find "@". It immediately shows the neccessary emails.

How to Delete COVID Control from your iPhone or Android.

Delete COVID Control from iPhone.

To delete COVID Control from your iPhone, Follow these steps:

1. On your homescreen, Tap and hold COVID Control until it starts shaking.
2. Once it starts to shake, you'll see an X Mark at the top of the app icon.
3. Click on that X to delete the COVID Control app from your phone.

Method 2:

Go to Settings and click on General then click on "iPhone Storage". You will then scroll down to see the list of all the apps installed on your iPhone. Tap on the app you want to uninstall and delete the app.

For iOS 11 and above:

Go into your Settings and click on "General" and then click on iPhone Storage. You will see the option "Offload Unused Apps". Right next to it is the "Enable" option. Click on the "Enable" option and this will offload the apps that you don't use.

Delete COVID Control from Android

1. First open the Google Play app, then press the hamburger menu icon on the top left corner.
2. After doing these, go to "My Apps and Games" option, then go to the "Installed" option.
3. You'll see a list of all your installed apps on your phone.
4. Now choose COVID Control, then click on "uninstall".
5. Also you can specifically search for the app you want to uninstall by searching for that app in the search bar then select and uninstall.