# Privacy Policy

**Introduction**

This Privacy Policy describes how we collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our appointment booking app. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.

**Information We Collect**

1. **Personal Information**
   * When you use our App, we may collect personal information such as your name and email to manage automated reminders.
2. **Booking Information**
   * We collect information related to your bookings, such as appointment dates, times, and services booked.
3. **Usage Data**
   * We collect non-personal information about your interaction with our app to improve its performance.
4. If you choose to connect your Google Calendar, we access spesific information as detailed below.

**How We Use Your Information**

1. **To Provide Services**
   * We use your personal and booking information to manage your appointments and provide customer support.
2. **To Improve Our App**
   * We use usage data to analyze how our App is used, identify trends, and improve its functionality and user experience.
3. **To Communicate with You**
   * We may use your contact information to send you updates, confirmations, reminders, and marketing communications, where permitted by law.

### Google Calendar Integration

Our application, RYG Appointment Booking, integrates with Google Calendar to enhance the booking experience for our users. This section explains how we use Google Calendar, the type of data we access, and how we handle that data.

**What Data We Access**

If you want to Google Calendar integration, we request the following permissions:

* **View and manage your calendars**: This allows us to create, update, and delete events in your Google Calendar.

**How We Use the Data**

The data we access from Google Calendar is used for the following purposes:

* **Syncing Bookings**: We create, update, and delete bookings in your Google Calendar to ensure that your appointments are always up-to-date. This helps to prevent double bookings and allows you to manage your schedule more efficiently.
* **Event Details**: We access event details such as event titles, start and end times, and attendee information to provide a seamless integration between our application and your Google Calendar.

**Data Storage and Security**

* **Data Storage**: We do not store your Google Calendar data on our servers. All data accessed from Google Calendar is used solely for the purpose of syncing appointments.
* **Data Security**: We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data. This includes encryption, secure API connections, and regular security audits.

**User Control and Data Privacy**

* **Authorization Revocation**: You can revoke our access to your Google Calendar at any time by managing your Google account permissions. Once access is revoked, our application will no longer be able to read or write events to your calendar.
* **Data Deletion**: If you choose to disconnect your Google Calendar from our application, any synced data will be removed from our system, and no further access will be made to your calendar.

**Compliance with Google API Services User Data Policy**

We comply with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We use the data accessed from Google Calendar only for the purpose of providing and improving our services. We do not share this data with third parties or use it for any other purposes.

**Contact Information**

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of Google Calendar or your data privacy, please contact us at <info@rygstudios.com>

**How We Share Your Information**

We do not share merchant data with any third party.

#### Check Google API Services User Data Policy

<https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy>

**Data Security**

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Your data is encrypted and protected both at rest and transmission.

**Your Rights**

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at <info@rygstudios.com>.

**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 our App. You are advised to review this Privacy


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