Introduction
At Muse, we prioritize your privacy while providing a seamless productivity experience. Muse is a task management and productivity app that allows users to create and manage tasks, schedule calendar events, and sync Gmail accounts for email management within their organizations. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information, including your email data, to deliver these services.
By using Muse, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. We are committed to ensuring that your data remains secure, private, and accessible only to you. For more information on how we use Gmail data, see our homepage.
Information We Collect
To provide Muse’s task management, Gmail synchronization, and calendar event features, we collect the following types of information:
- Account Information: When you sign up for Muse, we collect your email address to create and authenticate your account. This also enables Gmail synchronization if you choose to connect your Gmail account.
- Task and Event Data: We store the tasks and calendar events you create, including task titles, descriptions, due dates, priorities, and event details like start and end times, to help you stay organized.
- Email and Contact Data: With your explicit consent, Muse accesses your Gmail account to sync emails, display your inbox, send emails on your behalf, and manage your contacts. This data is encrypted and accessible only to you.
- Usage Data: We collect anonymized usage data, such as how you interact with Muse (e.g., task creation frequency, email sync patterns), to improve app performance and user experience.
- Organization Data: If you join or create an organization in Muse, we store your organization’s name and your role (e.g., Admin or User) to manage access and permissions.
How We Use Your Information
Muse uses your data to deliver a seamless productivity experience while ensuring your privacy:
- Task Management: To enable the creation, editing, archiving, and deletion of tasks within your organization, helping you stay on top of your responsibilities.
- Calendar Events: To manage and display your scheduled events, ensuring you never miss an important meeting or deadline.
- Gmail Synchronization: To sync your Gmail account, allowing you to view, send, and organize emails directly within Muse. We also access your contacts to simplify email composition and referrals.
- Organization Management: To manage user roles (Admin or User) and permissions within your organization, ensuring secure access to shared data like tasks and events.
- Improvement and Analytics: To analyze usage patterns and improve Muse’s functionality, ensuring a better user experience without compromising your privacy.
Gmail Data Privacy and Security
Muse takes your email privacy seriously. When you connect your Gmail account, we request specific permissions (scopes) with your consent to provide email management features. Here’s how we handle your Gmail data:
- Access Control: Your emails and contacts are accessible only to you when logged into your Muse account. Other users, even within the same organization, cannot view your email data.
- Encryption: We use industry-standard encryption protocols (e.g., TLS for transmission, AES-256 for storage) to protect your email data at rest and in transit.
- Scope Usage: We access your Gmail data to display emails, send emails on your behalf, manage contacts, and apply labels or filters. These actions are performed only with your explicit consent.
- Data Retention: Email data is stored only as long as necessary to provide Muse’s features. You can disconnect your Gmail account at any time, and we will delete associated email data.
Data Sharing and Third Parties
Muse does not share your personal information, including emails, tasks, events, or organization data, with third parties, except in the following circumstances:
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required by law or to comply with legal processes, such as a court order.
- Safety and Security: We may share data to protect the safety and security of Muse users, such as in cases of fraud or abuse.
- Service Providers: We may use trusted third-party service providers (e.g., cloud storage providers) to process data on our behalf. These providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and comply with data protection laws.
Your Rights and Choices
Muse empowers you to control your data. You have the following rights:
- Access and Update: You can access and update your account information, tasks, and events at any time through the Muse app.
- Delete Data: You can delete your tasks, events, or account entirely. Upon account deletion, we will remove all associated data, including synced email data.
- Revoke Gmail Access: You can disconnect your Gmail account from Muse at any time by revoking access in your Google account settings. This will stop email synchronization and delete stored email data.
- Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data (e.g., tasks, events) in a machine-readable format by contacting us.
Data Security Measures
We implement robust security measures to protect your data, including: - Encryption of sensitive data (e.g., Gmail access tokens, email content) using AES-256. - Secure transmission of data using TLS protocols. - Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments. - Role-based access controls to ensure that only authorized users (e.g., Admins) can manage organization settings.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or how Muse uses Gmail scopes, please contact us at support@museapp.com or write to us at: Muse Team, 123 Productivity Lane, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94105.