Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy describes how Forward ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects your personal information when you use our AI-powered missed call management, call forwarding, and calendar integration services (collectively, the "Services").

By using our Services, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

2.1. Information You Provide

We collect only the information you explicitly provide to us:

• Account Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and user ID
• Forward Configuration Data: First name, email, language preferences, voice preferences, tone settings, and purpose information that you configure for your forwards
• Call Data: Information related to call forwarding, including caller phone numbers, call durations, and call summaries
• Calendar Information: When you explicitly enable the calendar integration feature, we access your Google Calendar data to check availability and manage appointments
• Payment Information: If applicable, billing information required to process payments for our services

We do not automatically collect usage data, tracking information, or use cookies for tracking purposes.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information solely for the following specific purposes:

• Setting up and managing your Forward account
• Providing AI call forwarding and missed call handling services
• Processing calendar availability when calendar integration is enabled
• Facilitating communication between you and your callers
• Processing payments and maintaining your subscription
• Communicating essential service updates

4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We process your personal information based on:

• Performance of our service contract with you
• Your explicit consent, particularly for calendar integration
• Our legitimate interest in providing and improving our service
• Compliance with applicable legal obligations

5. DATA RETENTION AND SECURITY

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to provide our Services or as required by law. We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information stored within our database.

6. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We limit sharing of your information to:

• Service Providers: Third-party services essential for providing our Services (such as voice processing and telephony services)
• Google Calendar: Only when you explicitly enable calendar integration
• Legal Requirements: When required by applicable law, regulation, or legal process

We never sell your personal information to third parties.

6.1. Google User Data

With respect to Google user data obtained through Google Calendar APIs:

• We do not share, transfer, or disclose Google user data to any third parties except for the following limited purposes:
  • To third-party service providers who need access to perform services on our behalf (such as cloud hosting providers)
  • When required by law or valid legal process
  • To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property
• Any third-party service providers we use to process Google user data are subject to data confidentiality and security obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.
• We maintain a current list of third-party sub-processors used to process Google user data and will provide this list upon request.

7. USE OF DATA FOR AI/ML DEVELOPMENT

Forward is committed to transparency regarding how we use your data:

• Google User Data: We do not retain Google user data obtained through Workspace APIs for the purpose of developing, improving, or training our generalized AI or machine learning models.
• Service Improvements: We may use aggregated, de-identified data to improve our Services, but this never includes personally identifiable information or Google user data.
• Specific Consent: If we ever change this policy, we will obtain your explicit consent before using any of your data for AI/ML model development purposes.

8. CALENDAR INTEGRATION

When you enable Google Calendar integration through our Services:

• We access your calendar information solely to check availability and manage appointments
• Calendar integration can be disabled at any time through the application settings
• Disabling integration will immediately stop all calendar-related data processing

9. YOUR RIGHTS

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access and receive a copy of your personal information
• Correct inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Restrict or object to the processing of your personal information
• Withdraw consent for calendar integration at any time
• Receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used format
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 12.

10. VOICE PROCESSING

Our Services include AI voice processing technology:

• Voice processing is used solely to provide the Services you request
• Voice data is processed securely and in accordance with industry standards
• Voice data is not used for any purpose other than providing our Services

11. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes via email or through the Services.

12. CONTACT US

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Forward
Email: business@automaticall.io