Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 25, 2026
Last Updated: August 25, 2026
Our Family Calendar ("Our Family Calendar," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use our website, applications, and related services (collectively, the "Service").
By using the Service, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Account Information
When you create or use an account, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Account and household membership information
- Account role or permissions
- Authentication and login information
- Preferences and settings
Passwords are handled through our authentication systems and are not intended to be stored by us in readable form.
Family and Household Information
The Service allows users to organize information about their household. Depending on how you use the Service, this may include:
- Family member names, nicknames, or initials
- Family member colors or identifiers
- Activities and schedules
- Calendar events
- School, childcare, work, appointment, travel, and activity information
- Babysitter or caregiver schedules
- Notes and other information entered by users
Users control the information they choose to enter into the Service.
Calendar Information
If you choose to connect a third-party calendar service, such as Google Calendar, we may access calendar information necessary to provide the features you authorize.
This may include calendar names, event titles, dates, times, recurrence information, descriptions, and other calendar metadata.
We use this information to provide calendar synchronization and related features. We do not access a third-party calendar unless you choose to connect it and authorize the requested permissions.
You may disconnect a connected calendar according to the options provided by the Service or the third-party provider.
Communications
If you use invitation, notification, reminder, or scheduling features, we may process names, email addresses, event information, and other information necessary to deliver those communications.
Technical Information
When you use the Service, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Operating system
- Dates and times of access
- Application activity
- Error and diagnostic information
- Security and authentication events
We may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies necessary to operate, secure, and improve the Service.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information to:
- Create and maintain user accounts
- Provide household and family-calendar functionality
- Display and synchronize calendar events
- Manage household members, invitations, and permissions
- Send invitations, reminders, notifications, and other requested communications
- Maintain and improve the Service
- Diagnose technical problems
- Protect against fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
- Provide customer support
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Google User Data
If you connect your Google account, our use of information received from Google APIs will comply with applicable Google API Services User Data policies.
Google Calendar information is accessed only as necessary to provide the calendar features you authorize.
We do not sell Google user data or use Google Calendar data for advertising.
You can revoke the Service's access to your Google account through your Google account permissions or through available connection controls within the Service.
4. Household Sharing
Our Family Calendar is designed to allow information to be shared among members of a household.
Depending on their permissions, household members may be able to view information such as:
- Calendar events
- Family member assignments
- Activities
- Schedules
- Event details
- Household information
You should only invite people you trust to your household.
Household owners and administrators are responsible for deciding who receives access and what information is entered into the Service.
5. Information About Children
Our Family Calendar may be used by parents or guardians to organize schedules and activities involving children.
The Service is intended to be managed by adults and is not intended for children to independently create accounts or provide personal information without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.
Parents and guardians should avoid entering unnecessary sensitive information about children.
If you believe personal information about a child has been collected improperly, please contact us so that we can investigate and, when appropriate, remove it.
6. Service Providers
We may use third-party service providers to operate portions of the Service, including providers of:
- Hosting and cloud infrastructure
- Authentication
- Database services
- Email delivery
- Calendar integrations
- Error monitoring and security
- Analytics
These providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to provide their services.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users, the Service, or others.
7. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Service, maintain legitimate business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the security of the Service.
When an account or household is deleted, associated information may be deleted or anonymized subject to technical, legal, security, and backup-retention requirements.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no internet-based service or method of electronic storage can guarantee absolute security.
Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials and should notify us if they believe their account has been compromised.
9. Your Choices
Depending on the Service's available features, you may be able to:
- Review or update account information
- Change household permissions
- Remove household members
- Disconnect third-party calendar integrations
- Delete calendar information
- Delete your account
- Request deletion or correction of certain personal information
You may also revoke permissions granted to third-party services directly through those providers.
10. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies that are necessary for authentication, security, preferences, and operation of the Service.
If we introduce advertising, nonessential tracking, or additional analytics technologies in the future, this Privacy Policy may be updated accordingly.
11. Business Transfers
If the Service or its assets are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we make material changes, we may provide notice through the Service, by email, or by updating the effective date shown above.
Continued use of the Service after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.
13. Contact Us
Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information may be submitted through the contact information provided on the Our Family Calendar website.
Our Family Calendar
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