At Oura, protecting your personal data is a task we take seriously. Our products are designed to help you to track important aspects of your health like your daily habits, reproductive health, and the quality of your sleep – we understand that data does not get much more personal than this. We may process personal data regarding your use of our products to protect your privacy. This may involve the use of privacy-enhancing technologies and other privacy-protective techniques like aggregation, de-identification, or anonymization. When information is aggregated or anonymized, it is no longer considered personal data.
When we generate data stories about Oura Ring members, this personal data is aggregated or otherwise processed to protect user privacy. For example, we may process insights like average Sleep Score by group, where each group typically contains thousands of users or more. If a group is too small to preserve anonymity, we do not include the group as a statistic.
Read about our commitment to data privacy on The Pulse Blog.
App Lock
Data Subject Requests
Delete Health Data
Delete Account
Oura App and Ring Data
More Information
App Lock
App Lock adds an extra layer of privacy to your health data by requiring biometric authentication (such as Face ID or Touch ID) before you can access the Oura App after it’s been in the background. This feature is not turned on by default.
When enabled, you’ll need to authenticate using your device’s biometrics (or your PIN/passcode, if biometrics aren’t available) after the time interval you’ve set.
Your ring and app will continue to sync as usual in the background. App Lock only prevents someone else from viewing your data if they access your phone.
Note: App Lock will only appear if your device has biometric security enabled. Check your device’s security settings first.
All biometric authentication is handled by your device's operating system. Oura never receives or stores your biometric data.
To turn on App Lock:
- Tap the menu in the upper-left corner of the Oura App
- Tap Settings
- Under Security & Privacy, tap App Lock
- Toggle Enable App Lock on
- Under Authenticate to open, choose when you’d like authentication to be required:
- Immediately (as soon as you switch away from the app)
- After 10 second
- After 1 minute
- After 5 minutes
You can turn off App Lock anytime by returning to the Settings menu and toggling it off.
Data Subject Requests
You can find more information about your data subject rights in our Privacy Policy. Data subject requests may address access, deletion, and rectification of your personal information.
Please use this link to submit a data subject request.
Delete Health Data
This feature is rolling out starting June 2, 2026 and may not be available to all members yet.
You can delete your Oura health data over a specific time range in the Oura App:
- Tap the menu
in the upper-left corner of the Oura App home screen
- Tap Settings
- Under Security & Privacy, tap Manage data
- Tap Delete data
- Select a date range, then tap Continue. Currently, the end date must be set to today
- On the "Final check" screen, toggle the slider, then tap the red Permanently delete my data button Once you tap Permanently delete my data, the data you’ve selected from chosen date range cannot be retrieved
You’ll receive email confirmation that deletion has begun. While deletion is in progress, you won’t be able to log in to the Oura App. Your Oura Ring will be temporarily disconnected and factory reset while deletion is taking place.
You’ll receive another email once deletion is complete. Follow the instructions in the Oura App to reconnect your ring to your mobile device.
What health data will be deleted?
When you use this feature, all of your health data from your selected date range will be deleted, including insights related to:
- Readiness
- Sleep
- Activity
- Cycle Insights
- Stress
- Heart Health
- Metabolic
The Oura App currently doesn’t allow data deletion from a single metric (example: Readiness) or feature (example: Cycle Insights).
Deleting health data for any time range will also remove your entire Oura Advisor chat history, including all memories. This is because Oura Advisor memories aren’t tied to specific dates.
If you logged a birth control start state that precede your time range for deletion, your birth control settings will be preserved.
Other aspects of your Oura Account will not be affected by manual data deletion, including:
- Account information
- Oura Membership subscription details
- Billing and payment methods
- Connected devices
- App permissions
- Your profile and goals
- Your opt-ins for Oura Labs, research studies, or partner programs
Note: If your Oura data has already been shared with third-parties (examples: Apple Health, Google Fit, Strava, Essence Healthcare), it can not be deleted by Oura. You need to deleted that data separately.
You can manage or revoke access in App Integrations or with the third parties where you’ve shared your data.
How will partially deleting my health data affect my scores/metrics?
When you use this feature, some of your scores or insights may change if they rely on your historical data. You’ll see gaps in your history for the deleted period. Some baselines, trends, and long-term averages may recalculate based on the data that remains.
Delete Account
You can delete your Oura account from within the app:
- Tap the menu
in the upper-left corner of the Oura App
- Select Settings
- Scroll down to and select Delete account and all data
- Select Delete in the confirmation box
- Select Yes, delete my Oura account in the second confirmation box
You can also delete your account through Oura on the Web:
- Log in to Oura on the Web with your account email
- Select the profile
icon in the upper-right corner
- Select My Account from the dropdown menu
- Scroll to the bottom and select Delete account
- Enter your email address in the confirmation dialogue box
- Click Delete
- Log out of Oura on the Web and the Oura App
- Remove the Oura App from your phone
This will permanently delete your Oura account and all account data. Any access you have to Oura on the Web, Oura Teams, Health Risk Management, or the Oura API will also be removed. When an Oura account is permanently deleted, a reminder message will be sent to the email address of the deleted account.
Note:
- If you choose to cancel your Oura Membership, your data will not automatically be deleted. You can renew your Oura Membership at any time in your membership settings.
- If you choose to delete your Oura account, both your account and data will be permanently deleted, and your Oura Membership will be automatically canceled.
Oura App and Ring Data
Your Oura Ring detects certain physiological metrics, such as heart rate, average body temperature, and movement. Your ring then syncs this data with your Oura App via Bluetooth. All your Oura App data is connected to your Oura account, which you created when first setting up your ring. The Oura App periodically syncs your data with Oura on the Web to ensure your app insights are preserved in case your ring is lost, stolen, or you decide to upgrade. We recommend saving your data under a single Oura account so you can switch rings and devices without ever losing your data.
More Information
You can find more information about how Oura protects your personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Please contact dataprotection@ouraring.com with any questions or feedback about our privacy practices.
