Privacy & responsible reporting

Sighting reports

Information submitted through the flamingo sighting form is stored in the Florida Flamingo Working Group’s dedicated sightings system for research and conservation purposes. Contact information is not displayed publicly. Exact sighting locations are not publicly disclosed without permission.

Submitted photographs are stored in private file storage linked to the sighting record. The form separately asks whether the submitted information and photographs may also be used for education and outreach.

Website services

The website uses trusted third-party hosting and cloud service providers, which may process standard request information needed to deliver, maintain, and secure the site. Sighting records and submitted photographs are stored using secure cloud-based database and storage services. We do not use advertising trackers on this website.

External services

Links to PayPal, research publishers, agencies, and other external websites take you to independently operated services with their own privacy practices.

Questions, corrections, and removal requests

Contact the working group if you have a privacy question, need to correct a sighting report, or want to request removal of information you submitted.