Privacy Policy

Effective date: February 22, 2026

I Should Be Writing ("ISBW", "we", "our") is a writing tool that supports focused writing sessions, groups, and live rooms. This policy describes what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information We Collect

• Account information: email address, password hash, and profile/display name.
• Writing session data: word counts, timing data, goals, and optional saved writing text when you choose to save it.
• Group and live room activity: group memberships, messages, live room participation, display names, and writing progress stats shown to room participants.
• Technical/session data: session cookies and basic logs needed to operate and secure the service.

How We Use Information

• Provide writing tools, groups, live rooms, and add-ins.
• Save writing history and goals when you are logged in and choose to save.
• Display group and live room progress to other participants so collaborative writing features work.
• Maintain account security, prevent abuse, and troubleshoot bugs.
• Improve product features and reliability.

Add-ins (Google Docs and Word)

The add-ins communicate with ISBW over HTTPS to authenticate your account (if you choose to log in), sync session counters/goals, and support groups/live rooms. Guest mode is available for writing without account storage.

ISBW does not need to store your full document text from Google Docs or Word unless you explicitly use a save feature that sends text to ISBW.

Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. Information may be shared with service providers that help operate the app (for example hosting or database services) only as needed to run the service.

Your Choices

• You can write in guest mode without creating an account (sessions are not saved).
• You can manage group participation and profile display name in the app.
• You can request account deletion from your account settings. A recovery window may apply before permanent purge.

Data Security and Retention

We use reasonable safeguards for stored account and writing data. No internet service is perfectly secure, so please avoid storing highly sensitive information in writing drafts.

We retain data as needed to provide the service, comply with legal obligations, and support account recovery or deletion workflows.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy as the product changes. Material updates will be reflected by updating the effective date on this page.