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The more observations you make, the more badges you’ll earn!\n\nThis is a great app for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together, and for anyone who wants to learn more about the life all around them.\n\nKID-SAFE\n\nSeek does not require registration and does not collect any user data by default. Some user data will be collected if you choose to sign in with an iNaturalist account, but you must be over 13 or have your parents permission to do so.\n\nSeek will ask permission to turn on location services, but your location is obscured to respect your privacy while still allowing species suggestions from your general area. Your precise location is never stored in the app or sent to iNaturalist unless you sign in to your iNaturalist account and submit your observations.\n\nOur image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community.\n\nSeek is part of iNaturalist, a not-for-profit organization. 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