How to Request Your Data from Niantic

To participate in this study, you will need to submit a data request from Niantic, the company that operates Pokemon Go.

Niantic's privacy policy gives all users the right to request their data. However, only players resident in the EU, UK, and California are governed by additional legislation that guarantees them the right to receive a copy of their data. We therefore encourage all players to try, but cannot guarantee that residents of other jusridisctions will receive their data from Niantic.

To request your data, you need to send an email privacy@nianticlabs.com from the email address associated with your Pokemon Go account with the following text or similar:

Dear Niantic privacy team,

I am writing to exercise my right under your privacy policy to receive a copy of the data you hold over me. I would like a copy of all data you hold, including but not limited to data on playtime, location, purchase history, and so on.

I hereby confirm my confirm my account details: my Pokemon Go username is [username], my Niantic ID is [Niantic ID, if applicable], and I am writing to you from the email associated with my account.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards, [name]

Niantic may contact you to request further details verifying the ownership of your account.

Typically, you will receive a copy of your data within 3-4 weeks of making the request.

Once you've made the request, we invite you to return to the Donation Page to share a de-identified copy of this data for academic research purposes.