Understanding the Differences between Basic and Enhanced Calendar Connections

Connecting your Google and Office 365 calendars to My Work is useful when you're trying to log time. You have two options when connecting your external calendar to Tempo: the Enhanced Calendar connection with Tempo Automation or the Basic Calendar connection to view your activities in My Work.

	Enhanced Calendar connection	Basic Calendar connection
Definition	Connects an external calendar to allow Tempo to provide you with improved accuracy in logging and planning time. See Logging Time using the Activity Feed for more.	Connects an external calendar to Tempo and allows you to log work on your calendar events. See Logging Time in My Work for more.
Connection	To use the Enhanced Calendar, you will need to click on Sign In, proceed with the default calendar, and allow access in the subsequent steps. With the Enhanced connection, it is only possible to select the root calendar. If you want to select a different calendar, you need to select the Basic connection option.	To use the Basic Calendar, you will need to click on Sign In, allow access, and choose a calendar of your choice.
Security	The calendar information is not shared or reportable by anyone except you. Only you will be able to see the information from your calendar.	The calendar information is not shared or reportable by anyone except you. Only you will be able to see the information from your calendar.
Tempo Automation	The Enhanced Calendar connection employs Tempo Automation to deliver advanced features.	N/A
Information collected/stored	The following will be collected/stored: Masked User ID that is untraceable. Event ID (associated with your calendar events and activities) Calendar title and description Rejected and Accepted events Duration and time of calendar event	N/A
Event Titles	Tempo's event title displays the connected calendar's event title. Information in the title is used to generate activity cards.	Tempo's event title displays the connected calendar's event title.
Event Descriptions	Information in the description is used to generate activity cards.	N/A
Deleting Activities	Yes	No
Full Day Events	N/A	Full-day events are displayed at the bottom of the calendar for drag-and-drop across any day.

The above information is stored in Tempo for a period of 6 weeks. Information such as browser history, screenshots, and screen recordings will NOT be stored or collected.