Last Updated: 5/13/2025
1. Introduction
Hourely ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website Hourely.com and use our time tracking application (collectively, the "Service"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use the service.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Service includes:
- Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, language preference, hourly rate, tax type, and tax value, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Service or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Service.
- Usage Data: Information automatically collected when you access the Service, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Service. This may also include information about your work logs (dates, hours, associated workplace).
- Firebase Authentication Data: When you sign up or log in using Firebase Authentication (including Google Sign-In), Firebase provides us with certain information like your Firebase User ID and email address. Google Sign-In may also provide your display name if available.
3. Use of Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:
- Create and manage your account.
- Provide the core time tracking and earnings calculation features.
- Generate reports as requested by you.
- Personalize your experience (e.g., setting your preferred language).
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service.
- Ensure the security of our Service.
- Respond to your requests and inquiries.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not share your personal information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy or with your consent.
- With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf, such as Firebase (for authentication and database hosting). These service providers are obligated to protect your data.
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
5. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. We rely on Firebase's security features for authentication and database security. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as needed to provide the Services to you. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. You can typically manage your profile information directly within the Service. For other requests, please contact us.
8. Policy for Children
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13 (or other age as required by local law). If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the relevant age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this 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.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the details provided on our Contact Us page.