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<\/a>The profile tab in the Vivino app for iOS (left) and Android (right)<\/p><\/div>\n
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- Scroll down to Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Tap My activity is visible to<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- You\u2019ll see that by default, the option Anyone<\/strong> is selected. Instead select No one<\/strong> or Authorized<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you select \u201cNo one,\u201d you\u2019ll completely hide your information and no one will be able to see it but you. If you select \u201cAuthorized,\u201d you\u2019ll continue to share your preferences with whoever has already followed you and people whose requests you accept later on.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Vivino settings, Privacy section<\/p><\/div>\n
How do you get rid of shady \u201cfriends\u201d? Unfortunately, there\u2019s no way to edit the list of followers in the app. The only way to remove followers is to contact support<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Step 2. Use an alias<\/h2>\n
When you sign up for Vivino, you\u2019ll be asked to enter a first and last name. Unless you\u2019re a famous sommelier with a big fan base, your own blog and invitations to go on TV, there\u2019s nothing that says you need to enter the name that\u2019s on your passport. A made-up name will do the trick. Also, the app lets you add an alias \u2014 if you fill in this field in the settings, that\u2019s what will be visible instead of your full name. If you\u2019ve already created an account with your real information, it\u2019s never too late to make a change:<\/p>\n
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- In the Vivino app on an Android device, open the My profile<\/strong> tab, tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen and then select Settings<\/strong>. On an iOS device, open the Profile<\/strong> tab and tap the gearwheel in the upper left corner of the screen.<\/li>\n
- In the First name<\/strong> and Last name<\/strong> fields enter your made-up information or tap Alias<\/strong> and enter a nickname.<\/li>\n
- At the same time, you can delete other information from your profile that might reveal your identity, such as information from the Bio<\/strong> field, links to social networks or other data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Step 3. Disconnect social media accounts and disable auto-follow<\/h2>\n
You can connect your Vivino profile to your Facebook and Twitter pages. Maybe you already did this or perhaps you still intend to. You most certainly don\u2019t want to share your wine achievements with all your connections, and as we\u2019ve already mentioned, it\u2019s really hard to unfriend someone on Vivino.<\/p>\n
So the first thing you\u2019ll want to do is disable the auto-follow function in Vivino for all your friends from social media:<\/p>\n
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- In the Vivino app on an Android device, open the My profile<\/strong> tab, tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen and then select Settings<\/strong>. On an iOS device, open the Profile<\/strong> tab and tap the gearwheel in the upper left corner of the screen.<\/li>\n
- Scroll down to the Social networks<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n
- Disable the Auto-follow friends<\/strong> function \u2014 the option button should turn gray.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>Vivino settings, Social networks section<\/p><\/div>\n
Then consider whether you need to connect your wine escapades and social media accounts at all. Keep in mind that if you do connect them, Vivino will get access to quite a bit of your data on social media. If you previously connected a social network to Vivino but now you want to disconnect it, follow these instructions:<\/p>\n
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- In the Vivino app on an Android device, open the My profile<\/strong> tab, tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen and then select Settings<\/strong>. On an iOS device, open the Profile<\/strong> tab and tap the gearwheel in the upper left corner of the screen.<\/li>\n
- Scroll down to the Social networks<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n
- Tap the account you want to disconnect from and confirm your selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Step 4. Check your permissions<\/h2>\n
The app\u2019s extra permissions are a potential security gap. We\u2019ve elaborated on permissions and their implications in iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>. In the case of Vivino, some permissions might be necessary \u2014 for example, access to your camera so you can take photos and identify wine labels. But you should think twice about the permission to use your location. The app will use it to suggest adding the closest bars and stores to reviews, but you can easily live without this.<\/p>\n
To deny extra permissions on an Android device:<\/p>\n
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- Go into your smartphone\u2019s Settings<\/strong> and select Apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Locate Vivino on the list, tap it and select Permissions<\/strong>. Tap Location<\/strong> and select Don\u2019t allow<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>Vivino\u2019s permissions settings in iOS (left) and Android (right)<\/p><\/div>\n
To get rid of extra permissions on an iOS device:<\/p>\n
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- Go into your smartphone\u2019s Settings<\/strong>, and scroll down to the list of apps and select Vivino.<\/li>\n
- Tap Location<\/strong> and select Never<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- At the same time you can also limit the list of photos Vivino can access. To do that, in Photos<\/strong> specify Selected photos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Step 5. Create a separate account for Vivino<\/h2>\n
When you create an account, you can choose to sign up through Facebook, Apple ID or Google. On the one hand, this is convenient because you won\u2019t need to remember yet another username and password. On the other hand, this approach isn\u2019t secure: if attackers hack the \u201cparent\u201d account, they\u2019ll gain access to all the resources connected to it. That\u2019s why we recommend that you create a separate account for Vivino with a unique strong password<\/a>.<\/p>\n
A word of warning: to register a new profile instead of the one you already have, you need to like privacy a little more than wine \u2014 you can only export your collection of wines from a previous account manually (even the option described here<\/a>, where you would export the collection to a file, no longer works).<\/p>\n
First you need to delete the old account because abandoning it is almost as harmful<\/a> as using an unprotected one:<\/p>\n
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- In the Vivino app on an Android device, open the My profile<\/strong> tab, tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen and then select Settings<\/strong>. On an iOS device, open the Profile<\/strong> tab and tap the gearwheel in the upper left corner of the screen.<\/li>\n
- Scroll down to the bottom and tap Delete account<\/strong>. After you confirm your selection, you will be taken to the sign-up screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>Deleting a Vivino account and creating a new one<\/p><\/div>\n
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- Tap Need a new account?<\/strong> and enter an e-mail address and strong password.<\/li>\n
- Since you\u2019ll rarely need to enter this password (most likely only when you get a new phone), to make sure you don\u2019t forget it, keep it in a safe place, such as a password manager<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Data protection<\/h2>\n
- Since you\u2019ll rarely need to enter this password (most likely only when you get a new phone), to make sure you don\u2019t forget it, keep it in a safe place, such as a password manager<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Scroll down to the bottom and tap Delete account<\/strong>. After you confirm your selection, you will be taken to the sign-up screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Tap Location<\/strong> and select Never<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Locate Vivino on the list, tap it and select Permissions<\/strong>. Tap Location<\/strong> and select Don\u2019t allow<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Scroll down to the Social networks<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n
- Scroll down to the Social networks<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n
- In the First name<\/strong> and Last name<\/strong> fields enter your made-up information or tap Alias<\/strong> and enter a nickname.<\/li>\n
- Tap My activity is visible to<\/strong>.<\/li>\n