In 2016, the European Commission approved and adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR is a significant data protection regulation in the European Union that replaced the prior legal framework, including the Data Protection Directive and related member state laws. GDPR has applied since May 25, 2018.
GDPR establishes requirements for how companies collect, process, store, and protect personal data. It also gives individuals certain rights with respect to their personal data and increases compliance obligations for organizations that process personal data from individuals in the European Union.
No. GDPR does not require all personal data to be stored in the EU. A company may transfer personal data outside of the EU if it uses an approved transfer mechanism designed to ensure that personal data remains adequately protected after transfer.
Higher Pixels, Inc., which owns and operates Tick, relies on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for applicable transfers of personal data from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland to the United States. More information is available in the Tick DPF Privacy Policy. We currently do not have plans to add servers in the EU.
The United Kingdom has its own data protection framework, including the UK GDPR. Higher Pixels addresses applicable UK personal data transfers through the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as described in the Tick DPF Privacy Policy.
Higher Pixels has reviewed its data processing activities and has implemented practices designed to protect personal data handled through Tick.
Tick is a time tracking software service designed to help teams run more profitable projects. Users of Tick can store information such as client names, project names, authorized account user information, and time entry data. The data placed into Tick belongs to the account owner and is used by the account owner and authorized users as they intend to use it.
Higher Pixels does not access or share account data except as needed to help with a problem, fix a software issue, provide the service, comply with legal obligations, or as otherwise described in the Tick Privacy Policy and Tick DPF Privacy Policy.
For international transfers of personal data, Higher Pixels complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Higher Pixels has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the applicable Data Privacy Framework Principles for covered personal data received from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
We work with our customers to answer questions and address concerns about how we protect personal data. If you have questions about GDPR, international data transfers, or how Tick handles personal data, please contact us at [email protected].