Supervised driving log

Keeping your log safe

This log is private by design: it isn't sent to us or anyone else. That also means only you can keep it safe. What can erase it, and how to protect it:

• Clearing "cookies and site data" deletes the log. Clearing only your browser's cache ("cached images and files") does not. If you ever clear browsing data, back up first.
• iPhone and iPad (Safari) erase a website's saved data after 7 days without a visit. Add the log to your Home Screen (Share → Add to Home Screen) and open it from that icon; home-screen apps aren't affected.
• Private or incognito windows lose everything when closed. Use a normal browser window.
• Each device and browser has its own copy. A log started on a phone won't appear on a laptop or in a different browser. Pick one device, or move the log with a backup file.
• Back up regularly. Tap Back up my log after a few drives, or at least once a week; the page reminds you. On a phone you can send the file to yourself by email or text, or save it to iCloud or Google Drive.
• Keep the backup somewhere you won't lose it, like your email or a cloud drive, not just your downloads folder.
• Before getting a new phone, back up on the old one and restore on the new one.
• Print a copy near the end. Many states want a signed log or form; the printout is ready for a parent's signature.

This log helps you keep track; it isn't an official state form. Use your state's own form where one is required (for example Ohio's notarized Fifty-Hour Affidavit or Colorado's Drive Time Log Sheet), and check your state's rules for what counts as night driving.