What GoPuncher tracks, and what it never will.

Every setting below is your company's decision, and the people it applies to are told about it.

Our three rules

Nothing hidden

There is no hidden mode, and tracking never starts without a notice first.
Counts, not content

We count keystrokes and mouse actions by the minute. What gets typed is never recorded.
The employee sees their own data

Employees see exactly what their managers see about them.

What can be collected

All of it only while the employee's timer is running.

Category	What it is	Who turns it on	Who can see it
Work time	When the timer starts and stops, and the project selected.	The employee, by starting their timer.	The employee, the managers of their team, company admins and account owners.
Activity level	The number of keystrokes and mouse actions per minute.	Recorded whenever the timer runs.	The employee, the managers of their team, company admins and account owners.
Apps and websites	The name of the active app and its window title; for websites, the site name only, such as example.com.	The company, with a setting for the whole company, a team or one person.	The employee, the managers of their team, company admins and account owners.
Screenshots	An image of the employee's screens at a random moment within each interval the company sets. They can be blurred on the employee's computer before upload.	The company, with a setting for the whole company, a team or one person.	The employee, company admins and account owners, and the managers of their team when the company allows it.
Camera photos	A webcam photo on its own schedule.	Off unless the company turns it on. The employee is told before it starts, and no photo is taken until they agree.	The employee, company admins and account owners, and the managers of their team when the company allows it.
Inactivity and time away	Periods without keyboard or mouse activity, so that they are not counted as work time.	The company, with the idle timeout setting.	The employee, the managers of their team, company admins and account owners.
Device details	The app version, the operating system, and when the computer last connected.	Recorded when the app connects.	The employee, the managers of their team, company admins and account owners.
Account information	Name, work email address, company, team and role.	Created when the company invites the employee.	The employee, the managers of their team, company admins and account owners.

What is never collected

what you type. We count keystrokes, never the characters
the clipboard, documents, or the text of email and chat messages
audio of any kind. The microphone is never opened
full web addresses or what is on the page. Only the site name
facial recognition or any other biometric identifier
anything at all while the timer is stopped or paused

The controls your policy can set

Every change is recorded in the settings log.

Setting	Set at
Screenshots, and whether they are blurred	Company, team, person
Apps and websites	Company, team, person
Idle timeout	Company, team, person
Camera	Company, then person
Manual time requests	Company, team, person

How long we keep it

Screenshots: Kept for the period set for your company, then deleted automatically.
Webcam photos: Kept for the period set for your company, then deleted automatically.
Time and activity records: For as long as your account is active.

For the people tracked

For employees: what your employer can see

Questions

Does GoPuncher record what my employees type?

No. It counts keystrokes and mouse actions per minute and nothing else. The content of typing, the clipboard, and the text of messages are never recorded.

Can it run without the employee knowing?

No. There is no hidden mode. The employee reads a notice before tracking starts, the app shows its state in the tray and in a visible bar while the timer runs, and the employee can see their own records.

Do you take webcam photos?

Only if you turn that on. It is off by default, the employee is told before it starts, and photos are deleted automatically when their retention period runs out. We do not do facial recognition.

Which platforms do you support?

Windows today. A macOS client is in active development; ask us about timing.

This page describes what the software does. It is not legal advice, and it doesn't replace the notice your company owes its employees.

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