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Hi there community,

I work as a consultant across several clients and have been using to manage  my availbility across several work and personal calendars. Recently, the IT Dept/Administator at one of my main clients has blocked Calendly Access to the Work Calendar, saying it poses a security threat (due to its read/write access). So now, my Calendly subscription is rendered pretty useless, because i cannot share my availability link with anyone because the link is no longer an accurate refelction of my availbility.   Is there anything I can share with the IT dept about extent of read/write access that Calendly has?

My understanding is that the read access is mainly just to check for busy/free time availbility.

Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks.

Hi ​@Inderpal06253, I did some digging. Below is a brief summary that you can share with your IT department. Hopefully, this helps persuade your client. 

 

  • Read Access: Calendly only checks the duration and status (free or busy) of events in your connected calendar to determine your availability. It does not store or access details such as meeting titles, attendee emails, or descriptions.

  • Write Access: Calendly creates new events on your calendar only when someone books a meeting with you. It does not modify or delete existing events.

  • Authentication: For Google Calendar and Office365, Calendly uses secure OAuth authentication—it never collects or stores your calendar password. For iCloud and Exchange, credentials are encrypted at rest and only decrypted in memory when needed.

  • Data Security: All data in transit is encrypted using TLS 1.2 or higher. Data at rest is also encrypted, and Calendly is hosted on secure, industry-compliant platforms (AWS/Heroku).

  • Minimal Permissions: Calendly requests only the permissions required to check availability and create new events. It does not access or store unnecessary data.

  • Compliance: Calendly’s infrastructure is compliant with major security standards (ISO 27001, SOC 1/2, PCI Level 1, etc.).

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