Privacy Policy

ParentCal ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our web application and services (collectively, the "Service").

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Service.

Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

When you register for and use ParentCal, we collect:

• Account Information: Your name and email address from your Google account
• Family Information: Names of your children and their schools that you voluntarily provide during onboarding
• Activity Preferences: Types of activities you want to track (sports, music, etc.)

Email Data

With your explicit consent through Google OAuth, we access your Gmail account in read-only mode to:

• Scan email messages to identify events related to your children's activities
• Extract event details such as dates, times, locations, and descriptions
• Identify email senders for sender management preferences

Important: We only read emails. We cannot send, delete, or modify your emails. Email content is never stored on our servers. You can revoke this access at any time through your Google Account settings.

Automatically Collected Information

• Device and browser information
• IP address and general location
• Usage data and interaction with our Service
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide the Service: Scan your emails, identify relevant events, and display them in your calendar
• AI Processing: Use artificial intelligence to analyze email content and extract event information
• Personalize Your Experience: Filter and categorize events based on your children and preferences
• Improve Our Service: Analyze usage patterns to enhance functionality
• Communicate: Send service-related notifications and updates
• Security: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security issues

AI Processing and Third-Party Services

ParentCal uses artificial intelligence to analyze your emails and extract event information. When processing your emails through these services:

• Email content is sent to AI providers for analysis
• We minimize data sent by only transmitting email excerpts relevant to event detection
• AI providers process data according to their respective privacy policies
• We do not use your data to train AI models

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information, including:

• Bank-level encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
• Encryption of data at rest
• Secure authentication through Google OAuth 2.0
• Data lives locally on your device
• Emails and messages are never stored on our servers
• Regular security assessments

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We share your information only in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

• Google: Authentication and Gmail API access
• AI Providers: AI processing services for event extraction
• Vercel: Application hosting

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or government regulation, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Data Retention

We retain your information as follows:

• Account Data: Retained while your account is active
• Event Data: Retained for up to 12 months or until you delete it
• Email Content: Not permanently stored; processed in real-time and discarded

When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

Children's Privacy

ParentCal is designed for parents and guardians to manage their children's activities. The Service is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age.

While we collect names of children as provided by parents for the purpose of organizing family events, we:

• Do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children
• Use children's names only to filter and display relevant events to their parents
• Do not share children's information with third parties for marketing
• Allow parents to delete their children's information at any time

Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Revoke Access: Disconnect Gmail access at any time through your Google Account settings
• Export: Request a portable copy of your data
• Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@getparentcal.com

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• Right to delete personal information held by businesses
• Right to opt-out of sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Maintain your session and authentication state
• Remember your preferences
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our Service

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Service.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: