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Through the app, users can delete their account by pressing the "close account" button, which will warn that Wemos cannot be controlled through the app once account data is deleted. The devices can also work by only using the Apple Home app, which does not require a Wemo account to set up. | Through the app, users can delete their account by pressing the "close account" button, which will warn that Wemos cannot be controlled through the app once account data is deleted. The devices can also work by only using the Apple Home app, which does not require a Wemo account to set up. | ||
Since | Since late 2023, the [https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/ privacy policy] of Belkin and Wemo have merged, sharing the same terms with each other. The data collected on users includes account information such as email and password, device information, first and third-party cookies, age, location, and IP address.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230107062703/https://www.wemo.com/privacy-policy/#typesofinformation</ref> Belkin shares this info with marketing partners unless the user opts-out.<ref>https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#marketing-anchor</ref> Users are allowed to make requests to access, withdraw consent, object, and delete most of the information Belkin has collected on them.<ref>https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#your-rights-in-relation</ref> Belkin states they may need to hold onto information to "Defending Belkin against legal claims" or "Needing to respond to customer complaints and queries".<ref>https://www.belkin.com/legal/privacy-policy/#retention-of</ref> | ||
The business model of Wemo is to sell smart home devices without the user paying for a subscription service. Although this may seem like a pro-consumer move, the Wemo experience has been diminished due to the lack of income streams. According to the App Store, the app once had a 3-year window without updates, which lasted between February 23, 2021 and May 28, 2024 (the current version as of February 24, 2025).<ref name="AAS">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wemo/id511376996</ref> | The business model of Wemo is to sell smart home devices without the user paying for a subscription service. Although this may seem like a pro-consumer move, the Wemo experience has been diminished due to the lack of income streams. According to the App Store, the app once had a 3-year window without updates, which lasted between February 23, 2021 and May 28, 2024 (the current version as of February 24, 2025).<ref name="AAS">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wemo/id511376996</ref> | ||