1. The Scope of This Policy
This policy applies to all TimeForemost users and to all TimeForemost platforms and services, including our apps, websites, features, and other services (collectively, the “TimeForemost Platform”). Please remember that your use of the TimeForemost Platform is also subject to our Terms of Service. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using any part of the TimeForemost Platform, you acknowledge that you have been informed of and consent to our practices regarding your personal information and data.
2. The Information We Collect
When you use the TimeForemost Platform, we collect the information you provide, usage information, and information about your device. We also collect information about you from other sources, like third-party services and optional programs in which you participate, which we may combine with other information we have about you. Here are the types of information we collect about you:
A. Information You Provide to Us
Account Registration: When you create an account with TimeForemost, we collect the information you provide us, such as your name, email address, photo, physical address, and payment information. You may choose to share additional information with us during account registration.
Communications: When you contact us or we contact you, we collect any information that you provide, including the contents of the messages or attachments you send us.
B. Information We Collect When You Use the Platform
Website Visitor Information: Like most website operators, TimeForemost collects basic non-personally identifying information from website visitors, such as browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. We collect this information to better understand how visitors use the website, to improve our website and experience for visitors, and to monitor the security of the website.
Device Information: We collect information about the devices you use to access the TimeForemost Platform, including device model, IP address, version of the operating system, identity of carrier and manufacturer, radio type (such as 4G), preferences and settings (such as preferred language), application installations, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, and push notification tokens.
Usage Information: We collect information about your use of the TimeForemost Platform, including the time you started work, the time you finished work, tasks or projects worked on, names of applications used on your computer, websites visited, and screenshots of your desktop screen. We also collect information about your interactions with the TimeForemost Platform, including the pages and content you view and the dates and times of your use.
The TimeForemost desktop app records the number of keystrokes and mouse movements you make. It does NOT record where you click on the screen, and it does NOT record what you type. It is not a keystroke-logging application.
Cookies, Analytics, and Third-Party Technologies: We collect information through the use of “cookies,” tracking pixels, data analytics tools like Google Analytics, SDKs, and other third-party technologies to understand how you navigate through the TimeForemost Platform and interact with TimeForemost advertisements. We use this information to learn what content is popular, to improve your site experience, and to save your preferences.
Cookies are small text files that web servers place on your device; they are designed to store basic information and help websites and apps recognize your browser. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be accessed every time you use the TimeForemost Platform.
TimeForemost visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers may set their browsers to refuse cookies before using the website. Disabling browser cookies may cause certain features of the website to not function properly. For more information on what cookies are used, visit our Cookie Notice.
C. Information We Collect from Third Parties
Third-Party Services: Third-party services provide us with information needed for core aspects of the TimeForemost Platform. These third-party services include financial service providers, marketing providers, and other businesses. We obtain the following information about you from these third-party services:
- Financial information, such as payment, transaction, and fraud detection information;
- Information about you provided by marketing services, such as demographic and market segment information.
Third-Party API Integrations: TimeForemost integrates with various third-party applications to enhance our services. We ensure that any information received from these third-party applications is handled in compliance with their respective privacy policies.
Google API Services Compliance: TimeForemost’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Enterprise Programs: If you use TimeForemost through your employer or another organization, we will collect information about you from those parties, such as your name and contact information.
3. How We Use Your Information
Providing the TimeForemost Platform: We use your personal information to provide an intuitive, useful, efficient, and worthwhile experience on our platform. To do this, we use your personal information to:
- Verify your identity and maintain your account, settings, and preferences;
- Process payments;
- Communicate with you about your experience;
- Collect feedback regarding your experience;
- Facilitate additional services and programs with third parties; and
- Operate our Platform and provide information on your work activity.
Maintaining the Security and Safety of the TimeForemost Platform and its Users: Providing you with a secure and safe experience is the cornerstone of our Platform. To do this, we use your personal information to:
- Authenticate users;
- Find and prevent fraud; and
- Block and remove unsafe or fraudulent users from the Platform.
Providing Customer Support: We work hard to provide the best experience possible, including supporting you when you need it. To do this, we use your personal information to:
- Investigate and assist you in resolving questions or issues you have regarding the Platform; and
- Provide you support or respond to you.
Improving the TimeForemost Platform: We are always working to improve your experience and provide you with new and helpful features. To do this, we use your personal information to:
- Perform research, testing, and analysis;
- Develop new products, features, partnerships, and services;
- Prevent, find, and resolve software or hardware bugs and issues; and
- Monitor and improve our operations and processes, including security practices, algorithms, and other modeling.
Responding to Legal Proceedings and Requirements: Sometimes the law, government entities, or other regulatory bodies impose demands and obligations on us with respect to the services we seek to provide. In such circumstances, we may use your personal information to respond to those demands or obligations.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. To make the TimeForemost Platform work, we may need to share your personal information with other users, third parties, and service providers. This section explains when and why we share your information.
A. Sharing Between TimeForemost Users
Your Company and Managers: The website and app usage information that we collect is shared with your company admin, your manager(s) as designated by your company admin, and yourself. Website and application monitoring is active for all users of the system when they are actively tracking time. Screenshot monitoring can be individually activated or deactivated by your company admin for all or some members of your team.
B. Sharing With Third-Party Service Providers for Business Purposes
Depending on if you are an admin or user, TimeForemost may share the following categories of your personal information for business purposes:
- Personal identifiers, such as your name, address, email address, and phone number;
- Financial information, such as bank routing numbers, tax information, and any other payment information you provide us;
- Commercial information, such as feedback and transaction history;
- Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as your IP address, type of browser, version of operating system, carrier and/or manufacturer, device identifiers, and mobile advertising identifiers.
We disclose those categories of personal information to service providers to fulfill the following business purposes:
- Maintaining and servicing your account;
- Processing or fulfilling orders;
- Providing customer service;
- Verifying the identity of users;
- Detecting and preventing fraud;
- Providing marketing and advertising services to TimeForemost;
- Providing financing;
- Providing analytics services to TimeForemost; and
- Undertaking internal research to develop the TimeForemost Platform.
C. For Legal Reasons and to Protect the TimeForemost Platform
We may share your personal information in response to a legal obligation or if we have determined that sharing your personal information is reasonably necessary or appropriate to:
- Comply with any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation, civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, or legal process, or enforceable governmental request;
- Respond to a legal process (such as a search warrant, subpoena, summons, or court order);
- Enforce our Terms of Service;
- Cooperate with law enforcement agencies concerning conduct or activity that we reasonably and in good faith believe may violate federal, state, or local law; or
- Exercise or defend legal claims, protect against harm to our rights, property, interests, or safety or the rights, property, interests, or safety of you, third parties, or the public as required or permitted by law.
D. In Connection with Sale or Merger
We may share your personal information while negotiating or in relation to a change of corporate control such as a restructuring, merger, or sale of our assets.
E. Upon Your Further Direction
With your permission or upon your direction, we may disclose your personal information to interact with a third party or for other purposes.
5. How We Store and Protect Your Information
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide you and
