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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 18, 2025

1. Introduction

TaskZen.me ("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 TaskZen.me service.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using TaskZen.me, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when using TaskZen.me, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Account credentials
  • Profile information
  • Content you create, upload, or store on our service (tasks, notes, schedules, etc.)
  • Communication preferences
  • Payment information (if you subscribe to a paid plan)

2.2 Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate TaskZen.me, including:

  • Device and browser information
  • IP address
  • Usage patterns and interactions
  • Referring webpage and exit pages
  • Date and time of access
  • Feature usage statistics
  • Performance data
  • Error logs

2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

2.4 Data from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third parties, such as other users, partners, or social media platforms, if you choose to link your account with those services or import data from other services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve TaskZen.me
  • Process transactions and manage your account
  • Send administrative information and service updates
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
  • Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
  • Generate and provide productivity insights and recommendations
  • Facilitate collaboration and sharing features
  • Monitor usage patterns and analyze trends
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other illegal activity
  • Comply with our legal obligations
  • Enforce our Terms of Service and other policies

4. Data Storage and Security

We store your data on secure servers located in various regions around the world. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

These measures include, but are not limited to:

  • Encryption of data in transit and at rest
  • Regular security assessments and penetration testing
  • Access controls and authentication mechanisms
  • Regular backups and disaster recovery procedures
  • Employee training on data security and privacy

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

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except for information that:

  • We are required to retain for legal, accounting, or regulatory purposes
  • Is necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse
  • Is necessary to enforce our agreements
  • Is aggregated or anonymized data that does not identify you

6. Legal Basis for Processing (EU/EEA Users)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, we collect and process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: We process your data when you have given consent.
  • Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for the performance of our contract with you.
  • Legitimate Interests: We process your data when it is in our legitimate interests to do so and not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal Obligations: We may process your data to comply with a legal obligation.

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following situations:

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, and contractors who perform services for us, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
  • Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and that of our users or others.
  • With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.
  • Other Users: When you use collaboration or sharing features, your information may be visible to other users with whom you choose to share.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

For transfers from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland to countries not deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, to protect your personal information.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

9.1 GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Users)

  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to withdraw consent
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

9.2 CCPA Rights (California Residents)

  • Right to know about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising consumer rights

9.3 Other Jurisdictions

Users from other jurisdictions may have similar rights under applicable local laws. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

10. Children's Privacy

TaskZen.me is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Analytics and Advertising

We may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how users interact with our Service. These services collect information about your use of the Service and enable us to improve how the Service works.

We may also work with third-party advertising partners to show you ads that we think may interest you. These advertising partners may set and access their own cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies on our Service and they may otherwise collect or have access to information about you.

You can opt out of certain advertising features through your device settings, such as your device advertising settings or by following the instructions in our Cookie Policy.

12. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Due to the lack of a common interpretation of DNT signals across the industry, we currently do not respond to DNT signals on our Service.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

For material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice, such as through a prominent notice on our Service or by sending you an email notification.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@taskzen.me
Address: TaskZen Inc., 123 Productivity Lane, Suite 456, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA