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content/About Arduino/My Arduino Account/Create-an-Arduino-account-for-juniors.md

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Minors under the age of 14 need parental consent to sign up for an Arduino account. This is called a **junior account**.
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* Adults can [create junior accounts from their profile page](#adult-create).
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* Juniors can also [request permission from their parents](#junior-request).
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In this article:
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* [Create a junior account for your child](#adult-create)
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* [Request an account from your parent](#junior-request)
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<h2 id="adult-create">Sign up your junior from an adult account</h2>
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## Create a junior account for your child {#adult-create}
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1. Go to the [Profile page](https://id.arduino.cc/). Sign in if prompted or, if you haven't done so, [create an Arduino account](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360016724040).
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1. Sign into [id.arduino.cc/minors](https://id.arduino.cc/minors).
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2. Under _Junior Accounts_, click on **Set Up Junior Account**.
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2. Find the _Your Junior Accounts_ section.
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![The Junior Accounts section on the profile page.](img/profile-page-without-junior-account.png)
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3. Select **Add Account**.
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3. Enter the following profile info:
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4. Configure the new junior account:
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* Optional: Change the avatar.
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* Optional: Regenerate the randomly assigned username.
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* **Required:** Enter the junior's date of birth.
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* Select an avatar (optional)
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* Regenerate the randomly assigned username (optional)
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* Enter a password.
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* Enter the junior's date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY).
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![Creating a new junior account.](img/create-junior-account-as-parent.png)
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4. Agree to the terms of parental consent and click Create Account.
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> If you are unable to proceed, ensure that the password meets the requirements.
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The junior account will be created and added to the Junior Accounts section.
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5. Agree to the terms of parental consent and click Create Account.
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![The Junior Accounts section on the profile page with one associated junior account.](img/profile-page-with-junior-account.png)
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The junior account will be created and added to the list of your junior accounts.
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<h2 id="junior-request">Request permission as a junior</h2>
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1. Go to [arduino.cc](https://www.arduino.cc/) and click Sign In in the top-right to open the [sign-in page](https://login.arduino.cc/login).
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## Request an account from your parent {#junior-request}
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![The sign in button on arduino.cc](img/arduino-cc-sign-in-button.png)
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1. Go to [junior.arduino.cc](https://junior.arduino.cc/).
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> If another account is signed in, click the ![Profile icon](img/symbol_profile.png) profile button and select 'Sign Out' first.
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> [!NOTE]
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> If another account is signed in, click the profile button and select Sign Out first.
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2. Below the **Sign In** button, find the text "Don't have an account yet?", and click on **Create one** to proceed.
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2. Below the Sign In button, and click on **Create your account** to proceed.
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![The arduino.cc sign in page. An arrow highlights the link for signing up with email,.](img/arduino-account-sign-in-create-button.png)
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3. Enter your date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) and click **Next**.
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3. Enter your date of birth, then click on Next.
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![Entering date of birth.](img/arduino-account-sign-up-dob.png)
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* Select an avatar (optional)
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* Regenerate the randomly assigned username (optional)
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![Signing up to Arduino.](img/create-junior-account-as-junior.png)
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![Entering parent email address.](img/create-junior-account-parent-email.png)
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content/About Arduino/My Arduino Account/Disable-2-Step-Verification-for-your-Arduino-account.md

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1. Sign into [id.arduino.cc/security](https://id.arduino.cc/security).
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![Security section highlighted in the profile page](img/2factorAuth1.png)
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!["Disable Arduino 2-step verification" email containing deactivation link](img/2factorAuth2.png)
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!["The Two Factor authentication has been successfully disabled" written in profile page](img/2factorAuth3.png)
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content/About Arduino/My Arduino Account/Enable-2-Step-Verification-for-your-Arduino-account.md

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## Enable 2-Step Verification
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content/About Arduino/My Arduino Account/How-to-delete-your-Arduino-account.md

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- [About account deletion](#about-account-deletion)
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- [Before you delete your account](#before-you-delete-your-account)
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- In the Arduino Forum and Arduino Project Hub, your account activity will be _anonymized_. When an account is anonymized, the associated username and user profile are deleted from the system. However, forum posts and project descriptions can still include mentions of your username or other personally identifiable information.
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* Review your [shared dashboards in Arduino Cloud](https://docs.arduino.cc/arduino-cloud/features/sharing-dashboards). Dashboards that you've shared with other users will still be available after you delete your account, but any widgets connected to your Things will no longer work.
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- Review your [shared dashboards in Arduino Cloud](https://docs.arduino.cc/arduino-cloud/features/sharing-dashboards). Dashboards that you've shared with other users will still be available after you delete your account, but any widgets connected to your Things will no longer work.
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* [Review any active subscriptions](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4401881299090-Review-change-or-cancel-an-Arduino-Cloud-plan). When you delete your Arduino account, subscriptions are canceled at the end of their billing cycles.
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- [Review any active subscriptions](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4401881299090-Review-change-or-cancel-an-Arduino-Cloud-plan). When you delete your Arduino account, subscriptions are canceled at the end of their billing cycles.
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- Review your post history in the [Arduino Forum](https://forum.arduino.cc/). When your account is deleted, your username will no longer be displayed, but the posts themselves can still contain personally identifiable information. Remove information that you don't want to appear after your account has been deleted.
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* Review your projects on [Arduino Project Hub](https://projecthub.arduino.cc/). Remove any personally identifiable information from the project description, code, or downloadable files, or delete the associated project entirely. When your account is deleted, your user profile will be removed. Projects that you keep will stay public, but will be credited to "Anonymous User" instead.
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- Review your projects on [Arduino Project Hub](https://projecthub.arduino.cc/). Remove any personally identifiable information from the project description, code, or downloadable files, or delete the associated project entirely. When your account is deleted, your user profile will be removed. Projects that you keep will stay public, but will be credited to "Anonymous User" instead.
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