FreelancerBuddy respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your information. This Privacy Policy explains how FreelancerBuddy collects, uses, stores, and protects your information.
We may collect the following categories of information when you use the Service.
FreelancerBuddy allows users to optionally connect Google services to enhance platform functionality.
When you sign in using Google, we may access basic account information including your name, email address and profile picture for authentication and account management purposes.
If you choose to connect Gmail, FreelancerBuddy may request permission to create drafts and send emails from your Gmail account.
This functionality is used to send:
FreelancerBuddy accesses Gmail solely to send emails on your behalf as explicitly requested by you.
We do not:
The Gmail send permission is used exclusively to deliver invoices, contracts, proposals, and payment reminders from your own Gmail address to your clients.
If you choose to connect Google Calendar, FreelancerBuddy may request permission to create, update and synchronize:
between FreelancerBuddy and your Google Calendar account.
Connecting Google services is optional. You may disconnect Google integrations at any time through your FreelancerBuddy settings or through your Google Account permissions page.
To revoke FreelancerBuddy's access to your Google account at any time:
Alternatively, disconnect integrations from within FreelancerBuddy under Settings → Integrations.
Revoking access will immediately prevent FreelancerBuddy from accessing your Google services. Existing data within FreelancerBuddy will not be automatically deleted — contact us to request data deletion.
FreelancerBuddy'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.
Information obtained through Google Workspace APIs is not used to develop, improve, or train generalized artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
FreelancerBuddy's use of information received from Google APIs complies with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Specifically:
We use collected information to:
Data may be stored using third-party cloud providers and infrastructure services.
We implement industry-standard database configurations and access restrictions to ensure the protection of stored information.
Users are encouraged to maintain independent backups of their workspace data.
Account data is retained for as long as your FreelancerBuddy account remains active.
Upon account deletion, your data will be removed from our systems within 30 days.
Files uploaded by users may include:
Such files may be processed and stored through third-party cloud services.
FreelancerBuddy does not currently provide fully end-to-end encrypted storage.
Public or shareable links generated by the Service may be accessible by anyone possessing the link.
Users are responsible for:
FreelancerBuddy may use the following to improve functionality and performance:
This section does not apply to Google user data. Data obtained through Google APIs (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sign-In) is never used for analytics and is governed exclusively by the Google API Limited Use Policy described in Sections 2 and 3.
FreelancerBuddy may use third-party services including:
These services operate under their own privacy policies and data practices. Google user data obtained through Gmail, Google Calendar, or Google Sign-In is never shared with analytics or advertising providers, and is used only to provide the Google-integration features described in Section 2.
FreelancerBuddy does not sell, rent, or share personal information or Google user data with third parties except:
Google user data is only used to provide features explicitly requested by the user.
FreelancerBuddy is committed to protecting your data and implements administrative, technical, and physical security measures to safeguard your personal information. These security practices include:
We continuously review and enhance our security protocols to maintain protection for your information.
For privacy-related questions, reach us at: