3. After you delete your apps, ask the app provider to delete your data. Just because you deleted the app from your phone doesn’t mean the company has deleted your profile. In fact, California is the only state where they are legally required to delete your data. However, many companies are willing to remove it upon request. Here’s a helpful guide from the Washington Post guide you how you can do this.
Here’s how to safely track your menstrual cycle without an app.
first. Use spreadsheets. It’s relatively easy to recreate the cycle tracker functionality in a spreadsheet by listing the dates of your past periods and figuring out the average period from day one to day one. of the next day. You can switch to one of the many templates already available online, like time tracker created by Aufrichtig and Menstrual cycle calendar and menstrual cycle tracker created by Laura Cutler. If you like the science side of period apps, templates offer the ability to send you reminders about upcoming periods, log symptoms, and monitor blood flow.
2. Use a digital calendar. If spreadsheets make you dizzy and your entire life is already on a digital calendar, try turning your period into a recurring event, suggested Emory University student Alexa Mohsenzadeh. TikTok video demonstrating the process.
Mohsenzadeh says she does not miss the application. “I can tailor it to my needs and add notes on how I feel and see if it has anything to do with my period,” she says. “You only need to enter it once.”
3. Go analog and use a paper notebook or planner. We are a technology publication, but the reality is that the safest way to keep your menstrual data from being accessed by others is to use it offline. You can invest in a paper planner or just use one to track your menstrual cycle and how you feel.
If that sounds like too much work and you’re looking for a simple, no-nonsense template, try the free, printable template. Menstrual cycle diary available from the University of British Columbia’s Center for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research.
4. If your state doesn’t ban abortions, you can still safely use a cycle tracking app. It will be important to choose a site that has clear privacy settings and has publicly promised not to share user data with the authorities. Quintin said Clue was a good choice because it was subject to EU privacy laws and had filed a promise not to share information with authorities.
