🔒 Continuum Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Scope

Welcome to Continuum (accessible via continuum.forgeboro.com and associated domains), developed and operated by ForgeBoro ("we", "us", or "our"). Continuum is an agile momentum and productivity operating system integrating effort-weighted Kanban task boards, continuous time telemetry stopwatches, and deterministic habit streak tracking.

We are committed to maintaining transparent, ethical, and privacy-first data handling standards in accordance with the Google AdSense Terms of Use, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).

This Privacy Policy explains what information is stored on, accessed on, or collected from your device, how third-party advertising partners (including Google AdSense) utilize cookies and device-specific information, and what options and controls you have regarding cookie consent and personalized advertising.

2. Local Device Storage & Data Autonomy

Continuum operates on an offline-first architecture. The application utilizes the browser's localStorage API for essential functionality:

• continuum_workspace_v1: Stores your project groups, projects, tasks, time tracking sessions, and custom scale configurations.
• continuum_goals_v1 & continuum_goal_logs_v1: Stores your habit goals, daily completions, and streak counters.
• continuum_theme_v1: Stores your visual theme preference (Light, Dark, or System Auto).
• continuum_cookie_consent_v1: Records your cookie consent choices, timestamps, and category preferences.
• continuum_timer_settings_v1: Stores your automated overnight pause settings and session capping rules.

You have complete ownership over this data. You can export a comprehensive JSON snapshot or RFC 4180 CSV export at any time via the Workspace Settings or Goals Calendar.

3. Cookies, Web Beacons & Third-Party Technologies

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a web server. Web beacons (also known as clear GIFs or pixel tags) are small graphic images used in conjunction with cookies to monitor user activity.

We classify tracking technologies into two categories:

A. Strictly Necessary & Functional Local Storage

These technologies are required for the application to function properly (e.g., maintaining your active stopwatch timer, keeping your kanban board responsive, remembering your theme). Because these are strictly necessary to deliver the service you explicitly requested, they do not require prior consent under applicable laws, though we disclose them transparently above.

B. Third-Party Advertising & Analytical Cookies

When you visit Continuum, third-party service providers (principally Google AdSense) may set and access cookies, web beacons, and related identifiers on your browser to measure ad performance and display advertisements relevant to you.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

To support ongoing development and maintenance, Continuum displays advertisements provided by Google AdSense. Under Google AdSense policies and contractual terms, we provide the following required disclosures:

• Third-Party Vendor Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites across the Internet.
• Advertising Cookies (DoubleClick / DART): Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to Continuum and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Advertising: Users located in regions requiring consent (such as the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland) are presented with a consent banner. Where consent for advertising cookies is granted, personalized ads matching user interests may be served. Where consent is declined or withheld, Google AdSense serves non-personalized ads that do not use cookies for ad personalization, though cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting, and combating fraud and abuse.
• Third-Party Ad Networks: Other third-party ad networks or ad servers may also use cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and personalize the advertising content. ForgeBoro does not have direct access to or control over these cookies once deployed by third-party advertisers.

5. Device-Specific & Location Information

In connection with the delivery of web pages and advertising through Google AdSense and underlying content delivery networks (Firebase Hosting):

• Device-Specific Information: When you access Continuum, technical information about your device may be automatically processed by the server and advertising networks. This includes your browser type and version, operating system, device screen resolution, preferred language, and referring URLs.
• Location Information: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is transmitted during standard HTTP/HTTPS network requests. Google AdSense and hosting infrastructure derive coarse, country- or city-level geographic information from your IP address to deliver contextually appropriate ads, comply with regional advertising regulations, and ensure service delivery. Continuum does not request or access fine-grained GPS location data.

6. Your Options for Cookie Management & Opting Out

You have several mechanisms to control, manage, or opt out of the collection and use of information for advertising:

1. Continuum In-App Cookie Consent Manager

You can review, modify, or withdraw your cookie consent at any time directly within Continuum:

• Open Settings (gear icon in the top header or sidebar).
• Navigate to the Privacy & Cookie Management section.
• Click Manage Cookie Consent to toggle advertising or analytics permissions, or click Reset Consent to re-trigger the initial consent prompt.

2. Google Ads Settings (Opt Out of Personalized Ads)

You may opt out of personalized advertising from Google across all websites by visiting the Google Ads Settings page:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads

3. Industry Opt-Out Portals

You may opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising through consumer choice mechanisms established by digital advertising industry coalitions:

4. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to modify your settings to block third-party cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. Consult your browser's documentation for instructions:

• Google Chrome Cookie Settings
• Mozilla Firefox Privacy Settings
• Apple Safari Cookie Management
• Microsoft Edge Cookie Controls

Please note: Blocking all cookies at the browser level may prevent certain web applications from operating, though Continuum's core Kanban and stopwatch functions will continue to function via localStorage.

7. Legal Frameworks & User Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Depending on your geographic location, you may have specific statutory rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access & Portability: You can export all data stored within Continuum at any time in machine-readable JSON or CSV format.
• Right to Rectification & Deletion: You have the absolute right to edit or delete any task, session, goal, or log directly in the application or wipe all local data via the Reset button in Settings.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where data processing or cookie usage is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time via the Cookie Consent Manager.
• Non-Discrimination: We do not discriminate against users who exercise their privacy rights or decline non-essential cookies.

8. Policy Updates & Contact Information

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, operational practices, or Google AdSense policies. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your privacy while using Continuum, please contact the ForgeBoro Privacy and Engineering team:

• Developer: ForgeBoro Engineering
• Email: privacy@forgeboro.com • support@forgeboro.com
• Website: https://forgeboro.com
• Hosting Domain: continuum.forgeboro.com