Privacy Policy
Timely doesn’t collect any information about you. It has no accounts of its own, no servers of its own, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking — in the apps and on the web.
Where your data is kept
Everything you put into Timely — tasks, lists, events, countdowns, focus sessions, attachments and settings — is stored on your device.
While iCloud Sync is on, the same data is also kept in the private iCloud database of the Apple Account signed in on your device, so your other devices receive it. That database belongs to your iCloud account: the developer of Timely can’t see or read it. It is held by Apple under Apple’s Privacy Policy. You can turn iCloud Sync off in Timely’s Settings.
What leaves your device, and when
- iCloud Sync sends your data to your own private iCloud database, as described above.
- Calendar subscriptions you add (for example a holiday calendar) are downloaded from the address you enter. That server receives an ordinary request for the calendar, as when a browser opens a page.
Nothing else is sent anywhere. Timely on the web is described in its own section below.
Timely on the web
www.thetimelyplanner.com is the same planner in a browser. It is a page served from static hosting (Netlify) with no server logic of Timely’s own: everything it does happens in your browser, and your data travels only between your browser and the cloud account you sign in with. Timely has no account of its own, no analytics and no advertising on the web either.
- Continue with Apple connects, through Apple’s CloudKit JS, to the same private iCloud database the apps use, so what you see on the web is what you see on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Apple handles the sign-in on its own page; the web app never sees your password. Your browser keeps a copy of your data (so the page is quick and works briefly offline) and the session Apple issues, so a reload keeps you signed in; Sign Out in Settings ends that session.
- Continue with Google is for people without an Apple account. Google handles the sign-in; the web app asks for permission to use its own hidden app-data folder in your Google Drive (the drive.appdata scope) and to know your name and email address, which it shows in the profile button and keeps only in your browser. Your Timely data is stored as files in that hidden folder of your own Drive — not visible among your Drive files, and readable by no other app or person. The sign-in token is held in memory only and ends when the tab closes or reloads (one press of Continue with Google resumes it); your browser also keeps a copy of your data while you are signed in, and a random device identifier so your changes merge correctly with your other browsers.
- Try Demo opens sample data in your browser alone. Nothing is signed in, sent or kept: the demo is wiped when it ends and starts the same every time.
The two clouds are separate spaces. Nothing moves between iCloud and Google Drive, and the developer of Timely can read neither. Apple’s and Google’s own services apply their own policies: Apple’s Privacy Policy and Google’s Privacy Policy. Like any web host, Netlify sees the ordinary request your browser makes for the page (such as your IP address) and handles it under Netlify’s Privacy Policy; Timely sets no cookies and runs no trackers.
To remove what Timely on the web keeps: Sign Out ends the session and removes this browser’s copy of your data (other Timely tabs in the browser close theirs too; a copy a stuck tab held on to is removed the next time Timely opens in that browser). Your iCloud data is removed as described under Deleting your data. Your Google Drive data is removed by disconnecting Timely under Google Drive › Settings › Manage apps (choose Delete hidden app data), or by removing Timely’s access at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
Permissions
- Calendars — only if you connect them. Timely shows your calendars’ events beside your tasks; changes you make are saved to that calendar’s own account (such as iCloud, Exchange or Google) by iOS. Timely never uploads your calendars anywhere else.
- Notifications — only if you set up reminders. Reminders are scheduled on your device.
- Photos and files — only the items you choose to attach to a task.
Timely asks for each permission only when you turn on the feature that needs it, and works without it.
Crash reports
If you choose to share analytics with app developers in your device’s settings, Apple may pass crash reports and usage statistics for Timely to the developer. Apple collects these, not Timely, and they don’t identify you. You can change this in Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements.
Deleting your data
Delete items in Timely, or delete the app to remove everything stored on the device. To remove what iCloud Sync stored, open Settings › [your name] › iCloud › Manage Account Storage › Timely › Delete Data from iCloud. For the web app’s copies and your Google Drive data, see Timely on the web above.
Children
Timely is suitable for all ages and collects no information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: beardedspotter@gmail.com