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Last updated: December 13, 2024
Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Privacy
Folioscope is built on the principle that your personal archive should remain personal. We are committed to protecting your privacy and giving you complete control over your data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Archive entries, experiences, and personal reflections you document
- Creative projects, work samples, and files you upload to your archive
- Personal motivations, values, and decision-making processes you record
- Account information including your name, email address, and profile details
- Settings, preferences, and customization choices you configure
- Tags, categories, and organizational structures you create
- Comments, notes, and annotations you add to your entries
- Integration data from connected third-party services (with your permission)
Automatically Collected Information
- Usage patterns and interaction data to help identify your work and productivity cycles
- Technical information including browser type, device information, and operating system
- Log data including access times, pages visited, and feature usage statistics
- IP addresses and general location information (country/region level only)
- Performance metrics and error reports to improve service reliability
- Session duration and frequency of use to understand engagement patterns
- Search queries and navigation patterns within your personal archive
Information from Third Parties
- Data from integrated services like GitHub, calendar applications, or note-taking apps (only with your explicit consent)
- Authentication information from social login providers (Google, GitHub) if you choose to use them
- Public profile information from connected professional networks (LinkedIn, Twitter) when you authorize the connection
- Backup and sync data from cloud storage services you connect to Folioscope
How We Use Your Information
Core Service Provision
- Store and organize your personal archive entries securely
- Provide pattern recognition and insight generation
- Enable search and discovery within your archive
- Facilitate data export and backup functionality
- Maintain account security and authentication
Service Improvement
- Analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
- Develop new features based on user behavior insights
- Optimize performance and fix technical issues
- Conduct research to enhance pattern recognition algorithms
- Provide personalized recommendations and insights
Communication
- Send important account and security notifications
- Respond to your support requests and inquiries
- Notify you about service updates and new features
- Send optional newsletters and product announcements
- Provide onboarding guidance and tips
Legal and Security
- Comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats
- Enforce our Terms of Service and community guidelines
- Protect the rights and safety of our users and the public
- Respond to legal requests and court orders when required
Data Retention and Deletion
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:
- Account Data: Retained while your account is active and for 30 days after deletion to allow for account recovery
- Archive Content: Permanently deleted within 7 days of account deletion, unless you request immediate deletion
- Usage Analytics: Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained for up to 2 years for service improvement
- Legal Requirements: Some data may be retained longer if required by law or for legitimate business purposes
- Backup Systems: Data in backup systems is automatically purged within 90 days of deletion from primary systems
International Data Transfers
Folioscope operates globally, and your data may be processed in countries other than your own. We ensure that any international transfers comply with applicable data protection laws:
- We use Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission for transfers outside the EEA
- All data centers and cloud providers meet strict security and privacy standards
- We conduct regular audits of our international data processing partners
- You can request information about where your data is processed at any time
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal archive data with third parties.
Your experiences, motivations, and creative work remain private to you. We may share information only in these limited circumstances:
- With your explicit consent
- To comply with legal obligations or court orders
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of Folioscope, our users, or others
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (with advance notice)