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Score58.0
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Policy typePrivacy policy
Concern findings9
Protections3
Source supportStrong

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The company cannot guarantee the security or privacy of your Personal Information (risk_flags-1). Your Personal Information may be disclosed if you post objectionable content (risk_flags-2). Data may be collected from connected third-party services (data_use-1) and shared with affiliates (data_use-2). Your Personal Information may be retained even after deletion requests (gotchas-1).

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Risk Flags

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No Guarantees on Security

The company states that it cannot guarantee the security or privacy of your Personal Information because no electronic transmission or storage can be entirely secure.

Why it matters: Your Personal Information may be at risk as the company does not guarantee its security or privacy.

We make reasonable efforts to protect your Personal Information by using physical and electronic safeguards designed to improve the security of the Personal Information we maintain. However, because no electronic transmission or storage of Personal Information can be entirely secure, we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your Personal Information.

**Security**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

medium90% confidence

Personal information may be disclosed if you post objectionable content

The disclosure of your Personal Information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through the Services.

Why it matters: If you post any objectionable content on or through the Services, your Personal Information may be disclosed.

For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of your Personal Information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through the Services.

**How We Disclose the Personal Information We Collect**, paragraph 10 · Citation strength: strong

Data Use

This section outlines how the company collects, uses, and shares your personal information.

medium90% confidence

Data collection from connected third-party services

When you use the Google Calendar integration feature, the company may view your calendars and events. If you connect your bank account using Plaid, the company may receive information about your account transactions.

Why it matters: Using integrated third-party services (like Google Calendar or Plaid) may allow the company to access your calendar events or bank account transactions.

If you use the Google Calendar integration feature on our website, we may be able to view your calendars and events. If you connect your bank account to our Services using Plaid, we may receive information about your account transactions for use in our bookkeeping and related features.

**B. Personal Information We Collect When You Use Our Website.**, paragraph 11 · Citation strength: strong

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Data Sharing with Affiliates

The company may disclose any Personal Information it receives to its current or future affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Why it matters: Your Personal Information may be shared with current or future affiliates of the company.

We may disclose any Personal Information we receive to our current or future affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

**How We Disclose the Personal Information We Collect**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Third-Party Vendor Access to Personal Information

The company works with third-party service providers, and these third parties may have access to or process your Personal Information as part of providing their services to the company.

Why it matters: Third-party vendors and service providers may have access to your Personal Information to operate the Services.

We work with third party service providers to operate our Services. For example, this includes services like SendGrid and Customer.io for sending emails to users, Intercom for providing live chat support, Stripe and Chartmogul for managing subscription payments and Stripe for identity document verification. These third parties may have access to or process your Personal Information as part of providing those services to us.

**How We Disclose the Personal Information We Collect**, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong

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Information Collection for Marketing and Advertising

The company uses collected Personal Information for marketing and advertising purposes, such as developing and providing promotional and advertising materials.

Why it matters: Your Personal Information may be used to provide you with marketing and advertising materials.

For marketing and advertising purposes, such as developing and providing promotional and advertising materials that may be relevant, valuable or otherwise of interest to you;

We use the Personal Information we collect:, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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Use of Analytics Partners

The company uses analytics services such as Google Analytics and Mixpanel to collect and process certain analytics data.

Why it matters: Your data is collected and processed by analytics services like Google Analytics and Mixpanel.

We use analytics services such as Google Analytics and Mixpanel to collect and process certain analytics data.

**How We Disclose the Personal Information We Collect**, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong

low90% confidence

Use of Advertising Partners

The company works with third-party advertising partners to collect and process your information in order to show you ads that they think may interest you.

Why it matters: Third-party advertising partners collect and process your information to show you personalized ads.

We work with third-party advertising partners to collect and process your information in order to show you ads that we think may interest you.

**How We Disclose the Personal Information We Collect**, paragraph 8 · Citation strength: strong

Cancellation & Renewal

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Gotchas

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medium90% confidence

Retention of Personal Information after deletion requests

While changes will be reflected in active user databases, the company may retain Personal Information for backups, archiving, fraud prevention, analytics, legal obligations, or other legitimate reasons, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Why it matters: Even if you request deletion of your Personal Information, the company may retain it for various reasons, including backups, archiving, and legal compliance.

Please note that there are exceptions and limitations to each of these rights, and that while any changes you make will be reflected in active user databases instantly or within a reasonable period of time, we may retain Personal Information for backups, archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, analytics, satisfaction of legal obligations, or where we otherwise reasonably believe that we have a legitimate reason to do so, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

**Your Rights and Choices**, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong

Protections

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Protection95% confidence

No Personal Information from Children Under 18 Intentionally Collected

The company does not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 18 years of age, and no part of its Services is directed to children.

Why it helps: This commitment helps protect the privacy of minors by ensuring their personal data is not intentionally collected by the service.

We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 18 years of age, and no part of our Service(s) is directed to children.

**Children’s Privacy**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Protection90% confidence

Opt-out for Promotional Emails

You can unsubscribe from the company's promotional emails via the link provided in the emails.

Why it helps: Users have a clear mechanism to stop receiving promotional emails, allowing them to control marketing communications.

You can unsubscribe from our promotional emails via the link provided in the emails.

**Your Rights and Choices**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Protection95% confidence

Notification of Material Policy Changes

If the company materially changes how it uses or discloses Personal Information previously collected, it will notify you through the Services, by email, or other communication.

Why it helps: Users will be informed of significant changes to how their previously collected Personal Information is used or disclosed, giving them an opportunity to review and react to the changes.

If we materially change the ways in which we use or disclose Personal Information previously collected from you through the Services, we will notify you through the Services, by email, or other communication.

**Changes to this Privacy Policy**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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