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How and What Rize Tracks

What Rize Tracks​

Rize automatically tracks the metadata about the active window on your computer. No matter how many monitors you have, at any given moment there can only be one active window. From this window Rize tracks the following data as tracking events:

  • App name
  • Window title
  • URL (if present)
  • Timestamps

Rize will then automatically categorize your time based on your custom tracking rules. If you head to Categories > Activity Log you can view your events and their categories.

Screenshot showing the Activity Log with tracked events and their categories
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Rize never tracks any content within the window - only the metadata listed above. You can fully customize what data is tracked and how long it's retained in Settings > Privacy.

Automatic Tracking Schedule​

Tracking must be enabled for Rize to track your activity. You can set Rize to automatically enable and disable tracking on a set schedule in Settings > Activity > Automatic Tracking Schedule.

Screenshot showing the Automatic Tracking Schedule settings page

If you want Rize to track 24/7, disable the Automatic Tracking schedule for every day. Keep in mind that, if you disable the Automatic Tracking Schedule and pause tracking, it will never track again unless you manually restart tracking.

Screenshot showing the Automatic Tracking Schedule settings

How to Pause Tracking​

You can pause tracking by clicking the power icon in the bottom left corner of the dashboard. The tracking state will change to "Paused" when tracking is disabled, as shown in the screenshot below.

Screenshot showing the tracking enabled state with power icon

When tracking is disabled, the power icon will show a paused state, as shown below.

Screenshot showing the tracking disabled state with paused power icon

Excluding Apps & Websites from Tracking​

You can easily exclude specific apps or websites from being tracked by Rize. Head to Settings > Tracking Rules and click "New Rule". Select "Categorize a website based on a custom URL" or "Categorize an app based on the name", enter the app name or URL, then select "Exclude from tracking" as the category. You can also do this from your activity.

Screenshot showing the Tracking Rules settings page Screenshot showing the Exclude from tracking option in the category dropdown

Customizing Tracked Data​

You can customize what data is tracked by Rize and how long that data is retained in Settings > Privacy. Here are a few available settings:

  1. URL Tracking - Disable URL tracking or have Rize track only the URL domain (e.g. docs.google.com instead of docs.google.com/doc/1)
  2. Title Tracking - Disable window title tracking
  3. Meeting Attendee Emails - Disable tracking of attendees of calendar events
Screenshot showing the Privacy settings with URL and Title tracking options

Redact Your Data​

You can redact your app and website data at any moment. Just head to Settings > Privacy and scroll down to the "Redact Tracked Data" button. If you do this, Rize will delete all tracked app and website data but your categories, projects, and productivity metrics will remain unchanged.

Screenshot showing the Redact Tracked Data button in Privacy settings

You can also have Rize redact your data on a set schedule in Settings > Privacy > Scheduled Data Redaction.

Screenshot showing the Scheduled Data Redaction settings