Stardust: Period & Pregnancy 4+

I don’t believe in astrology, to put it plainly, and although this app sort of centers around that it is still INCREDIBLY helpful. I deleted my old period tracker after privacy issues following Roe v Wade being overturned but after seeing a privacy statement put out by stardust (about how stardust creators have our back) I just knew this was the app for me.

Aside from that, this app is very well made. The lay out is very cute and it covers everything from symptoms to cycle length. It also has information on hormones which I found pretty interesting!

I highly recommend this app :)

1: Privacy
I thought this was a really great app because of how it showed your cycle with the moon, and upon downloading the app and opening it it says they will never sell or show your data to anybody, but after actually reading the whole privacy statement it very clearly states they will give your data to any third party or government upon request. This did not bother me much as I live in Australia where abortion is still legal, but if you are effected by Roe v Wade’s overturn then this is very unsafe. You also cannot delete/erase your data anywhere or delete your account.

Even if you don’t care about that, it’s extremely dysfunctional and after I noticed that I recorded how long it took to open - 2 minutes and 29 seconds. If it doesn’t do that then it tells you to verify your email which takes forever because they don’t sent the email for a few minutes. You have to do this every time. In short I just wouldn’t recommend this app to anybody and would suggest downloading something that actually values your privacy and safety.

Their updated privacy policy has made it clear that they can and will give your data over to law enforcement at request!!! They also state that any data that is shared to a third party, is then left in the hands of the third party and that they have no control over the third parties privacy policy and what they do with the information.

It is also nearly impossible to delete your account if you wish to! There is no where in the app that gives you the option to delete your account. I only found that option because I emailed them asking to exercise my right to erasure. They sent an automated response where the option to delete my account was given. In order to delete your account, you need to provide the email linked to your account (obviously so they know what to delete) BUT there is no where on the website or app where you can access what email you’ve given them. With out that email you can’t delete your account… so you just have to trust your memory… but even then they give you no confirmation that the account has been deleted or that the email was correct.

I tried to delete my account, I think it was successful but I have no idea.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD.

I know that in recent events of Roe V Wade being overturned we are scared of big corporations being able to access such personal information about us. Stardust uses this fear as a marketing scheme and to target vulnerable people who think they’re putting themselves in safe hands.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD.