Protecting Your Data During Data Privacy Week: Your Period, Your Privacy
At Embody, privacy isn’t just a feature—it’s the foundation of everything we do. Data Privacy Week is the perfect time to reflect on how we protect our most personal information, especially when it comes to menstrual health tracking. Many period tracking apps collect and share user data, making your cycle, moods, and symptoms vulnerable to being accessed, sold, or even subpoenaed.
Your menstrual data is personal, political, and powerful—and keeping it private is an essential part of protecting your rights.
How Safe Is Your Period Tracker? A staggering 80% of period tracking apps share user data with third parties. In states with abortion restrictions, menstrual data has already been used in legal cases, turning private health information into evidence.
Does your period tracker protect your privacy?
Here’s a simplified audit you can do right now, or get the FREE mini guide and complete the full privacy audit here.
• Where is your data stored?
⬜ Locally on your device
⬜ Stored in the cloud (vulnerable to access)
⬜ Unsure
• Does the app encrypt your data?
⬜ Yes
⬜ No
⬜ Not sure
• Can you opt out of data sharing?
⬜ Yes
⬜ No option
If your current tracker isn’t clear about its data privacy policies, it may be time to switch.
3 Steps to Take Control of Your Privacy
1. Audit Your Apps
Review your period tracking and health apps to understand where your data goes. If an app lacks transparency, consider deleting it.
2. Lock Down Your Phone
• Use a PIN instead of FaceID or fingerprints for better security
• Review app permissions and remove access to unnecessary data.
• Delete old accounts and ensure data is fully removed.
3. Choose a Privacy-First Period Tracker
Most period trackers store data in the cloud, leaving it exposed. Embody is different:
Embody is subpoena-proof—because your data never leaves your device, it cannot be accessed, even under legal pressure.
Your Privacy, Your Power
Protecting your menstrual health data isn’t just about security—it’s about taking control of your rights. This Data Privacy Week, take control of your personal information.
🔒 Download Embody today and keep your health data where it belongs—with you.