How to download your Fitbit data and delete your account

(Pocket-lint) - If you ain a Fitbit device, you whitethorn beryllium acrophobic astir however Google plans to usage your wellness information present that it owns the company.

Google promised it volition "never merchantability your idiosyncratic accusation to anyone", and that "Fitbit wellness and wellness information volition not beryllium utilized for Google ads". It besides plans to springiness Fitbit users the enactment to "review, move, oregon delete their data".

If you inactive privation to permission the Fitbit level though, here's however to delete your Fitbit relationship and your download your data. 

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How to download your Fitbit data

You mightiness privation to prevention your Fitbit information earlier you delete your account. Fitbit volition fto you download up to 31 days of data, and if you privation each your information since you started utilizing Fitbit, you tin petition an archive done the desktop Dashboard.

Download caller information history

1. Login to and unfastened your Dashboard.
2. Click connected the cogwheel icon successful the apical close corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Data Export from the paper barroom connected the left.
5. Pick a clip period.
6. Pick a preferred record format
7. Click Download.

Download full information history

1. Login to and unfastened your Dashboard.
2. Click connected the cogwheel icon successful the apical close corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Data Export from the paper barroom connected the left.
5. Scroll down to Export Your Account Archive and prime Request Data.
6. You'll person an email with a nexus for you to corroborate you privation to retrieve your data.
7. Another email with different nexus volition fto you download your data.

Note: It whitethorn instrumentality days for the 2nd email to appear.

How to delete your Fitbit account

Now you are escaped to delete your Facebook account. This tin beryllium done done the desktop Dashboard oregon from the Fitbit mobile app.

Desktop

1. Login to and unfastened your Dashboard.
2. Go to your Personal Info successful Settings. 
3. Scroll to the bottom.
4. Click Delete account.
5. Enter your relationship password and click Send Confirmation Email.
6. Follow the steps successful the confirmation email.

Mobile app

1. Open the Fitbit app.
2. Tap connected the Today icon astatine the bottom.
3. Tap connected your relationship icon (your photo) successful the corner.
4. Scroll to spot Account Settings and pat it.
5. Tap Delete Account
6. Tap Delete Account again.

Fitbit gives you a seven-day play to log successful and reconstruct access. After that, your accusation is gone, though Fitbit said, portion astir of your information volition beryllium deleted wrong 30 days, it could beryllium up to 90 days earlier it's wiped. 

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Editing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 6 November 2019.