Privacy policy

Last updated on June 21, 2025

Introduction

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By using meelio.io ("Our Website"), you accept and consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, sensitive information includes what is defined as your 'personal data.'

Who We Are

More formally, we are ZA BYTES LLC, a company registered at 312 W 2ND ST UNIT # A1512, CASPER WY 82601, WYOMING, USA

If you have concerns or questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at [email protected]

What We Do with Your Information

We will use your information to:

  1. Provide our services to you.
  2. Allow you access to our website/app and help you to use our services to access or provide content through Meelio's platform
  3. Improve our service continually, along with our App and user experience

Your information will not be shared with third parties for promotional purposes without your consent.

Information We Collect from You

We collect and process information that you give us through our website and other means of communication. This includes, as a minimum, your name and email address.

We also collect technical information when you visit our site, such as your IP address, browser type, time zone setting, and information about your visits (such as pages visited and interaction information).

Google User Data - Access, Use, and Disclosure

When you sign in with Google, we access the following data:

  1. Profile Information: Your name, email address, and profile picture from your Google account. This information is stored in our database to create and maintain your Meelio account.
  2. Calendar Data (Optional): If you choose to enable the calendar feature, we request read-only access to your Google Calendar events. This data is processed locally in your browser and is NEVER stored on our servers. Only authentication tokens are securely stored to maintain your calendar connection.

Important: We DO NOT share, sell, transfer, or disclose your Google user data to any third parties. Your Google data is used solely to provide you with our services.

OAuth Scopes We Request

We request the following permissions from Google:

  1. Required for Authentication:
    • profile - To access your basic profile information
    • email - To access your email address
    • openid - For secure authentication
  2. Optional Features:
    • calendar.readonly - To display your calendar events (only if you enable this feature)

You can revoke these permissions at any time through your Google Account settings at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions

Limited Use Disclosure

Meelio's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Chrome Extension Data Collection

Our Chrome extension enhances your new tab experience. It:

  1. Stores all data locally in your browser
  2. Syncs settings with your Meelio account (if logged in)
  3. Does not track or monitor your browsing activity
  4. Does not inject scripts into other websites
  5. Only accesses calendar data when you explicitly enable it

Where We Hold and What We Do with Your Information

Your personal data is stored securely and in accordance with applicable laws. We use the following third-party service providers:

  1. Infrastructure: Cloud hosting providers for data storage and processing
  2. Authentication: Google OAuth for secure sign-in
  3. Analytics: Anonymous usage analytics to improve our service

All third-party providers are carefully selected and required to maintain appropriate security measures. We remain responsible for the security of your information.

Security of Your Personal Information

We prioritize the security of your personal data. We have implemented best practices and continually review our policies and practices to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as you maintain an active account with us. Specifically:

  1. Account Data: Retained until you delete your account
  2. Calendar Data: Never stored; only processed in real-time
  3. Authentication Tokens: Refreshed periodically and deleted when you log out of your account
  4. Analytics Data: Anonymized and retained for up to 24 months

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area, we process your personal data based on:

  1. Consent: For Google account data and optional features
  2. Contract: To provide our services to you
  3. Legitimate Interests: To improve our services and ensure security

Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Information

You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information. You can exercise these rights by contacting us at [email protected].

You can also opt-out of receiving marketing emails by following the instructions in our emails.

For Google user data specifically, you can:

  1. Revoke access to your Google data at any time through your Google Account settings
  2. Request deletion of your stored profile information by contacting us
  3. Disable calendar integration at any time through the app settings

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you when you next visit Our Website.

Our Cookie Policy

Our Website uses cookies to improve your experience. By continuing to use Our Website, you agree to our use of cookies.

We use various types of cookies, including:

  1. Strictly necessary cookies
  2. Analytical/performance cookies
  3. Functionality cookies
  4. Targeting cookies

The Website uses cookies to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical purposes to operate our Website. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

In addition to using cookies and related technologies as described above, we also may permit certain third-party companies to help us tailor advertising that we think may be of interest to users and to collect and use other data about user activities on the Website. These companies may deliver ads that might also place cookies and otherwise track user behavior.

Consent

Your continued use of our platform constitutes consent for us to use cookies and capture data about your interaction with our services.

More Information About Cookies

For more information about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org

Acceptance of this policy

You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By using the Website you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to use or access the Website.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us by email at [email protected].