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Account & data

How accounts work

Your Ember account is your email address — sign-in is a one-time code sent to it, no password. The same email signs you into iPhone and web, and both see the same data. (Having trouble? See Sign-in problems.)

On iPhone you can use Ember before creating an account: the app runs on a private device profile. Signing in with a fresh email carries everything over; signing in to an existing account switches you to it — details in Sign-in problems.

Changing your email

Not currently supported — your account's email is fixed at sign-up. If this is blocking you, tell support; knowing people need it is how it gets prioritized.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account yourself, on either platform:

  • iPhone: Settings → Account → Delete Account
  • Web: Settings → Delete Account

Here's exactly what happens:

  1. You're signed out immediately everywhere.
  2. Your account enters a 72-hour grace window. Changed your mind? Just sign back in with the same email within 72 hours and everything is restored.
  3. After 72 hours, your account and all of its data — conversations, food logs, photos, workouts, memories, profile — are permanently deleted. There is no recovery after that.

:::warning Cancel your subscription separately Deleting your Ember account does not cancel an Ember Pro subscription — Apple doesn't let apps do that on your behalf. Cancel in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Ember, or you'll keep being charged. See Ember Pro. :::

Exporting your data

There's no self-serve data export today. If you need your data, contact support and we'll figure it out — and again, asking is what moves it up the roadmap.

Privacy

The short version lives in Privacy & support; the long version is the privacy policy.