Privacy Policy

Who we are

The HQS Builders app (website hqsbuilders.com and the HQS Builders apps for Android and computers) is run by HQS Builders & Renovations, a construction company in Florida. The app is a work tool for our own employees, subcontractors and supervisors: it records hours, daily job reports, T&M tickets and material requests. It is not for the general public and not for children.

What we collect

• Account details — your name, the username you choose, and, if you add them, your email, phone number and profile photo.
• Work records — hours worked, job sites, day/night shift, daily report notes, photos you take or upload for job reports and T&M tickets, material requests, and messages you send to the office.
• Pay information — for office staff only: pay rates, pay method (check or cash), reimbursements and checks written. Workers can see only their own.
• Signatures — when a contractor signs a T&M ticket on a device, we save the signature image, the signer's name, the time, and the device's approximate location at that moment (only if location permission is allowed) to prove when and where it was signed.
• App usage — which screens and buttons are used and when, so we can improve the app. This is tied to your login.
• Technical data — basic device and browser information needed to run the app and keep it secure.

We do not collect contacts, call logs, messages, health data or advertising IDs, and the app has no ads or tracking for advertising.

How we use it

Only to run the company: to track and pay hours, organize crews and jobs, bill our customers for work done, prepare checks and tax forms (such as 1099s), and support you when you message the office. We send email notifications about approvals, material requests and messages.

Who can see it

Access depends on your role in the app: workers see their own hours; foremen and superintendents see the jobs they run; owners and administrators see company records. We do not sell or share your information with anyone for marketing. We use these service providers to run the app: Supabase (secure database and file storage, United States), Netlify (website hosting), Resend (email delivery) and Google (sign-in, if you choose it). We may share records with our accountant or customers (for example, hours on a T&M ticket) or when the law requires it.

Security

Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and stored with access rules that limit each person to what their role allows.

How long we keep it

Work and pay records are kept as long as needed for payroll, billing and tax purposes (normally at least the period required by law). Usage data is kept for up to 2 years.

Your choices

You can see and update your name, contact details and photo in the app (tap your name). You can ask us for a copy of your information or to correct it.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes we will update this page and the date above. Questions: hqsbuilders21@gmail.com · (321) 333-0849 · HQS Builders & Renovations, Florida.