# Options for storing User Data in Savvy

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When users go through a Flow, their data (both their answer + any Computed Fields) are stored in Savvy. Sometimes there are good reasons not to store certain data in Savvy.
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### When to avoid storing Keys in Database?

* When we collect a huge amount of Data, and we don't need it
* When we use Computed Fields to display text or information
* When we handle personal or health information, according to the HIPPA compliance.

### How to avoid storing Keys in Database?&#x20;

* Each component of the flow (including Computed Fields) has storage options.

![Storage options](https://1421794749-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MaGcfSakhqdHaWyb0T_%2F-ManMuWDqockyB5wXnig%2F-ManVDLqI338SK3h1WjM%2Fstoring%20data.png?alt=media\&token=4637f943-66da-4ff8-ae69-6b504c4baa62)

1. Save to Local Storage + Firebase&#x20;
2. Save to Local Storage
3. Don´t save

### When saving to Local Storage + Firebase?

* When we have data that we need to save in order to ....&#x20;

### When saving to Local Storage?&#x20;

* When we have data that we will probably need again in the future, in order to avoid refetching.
