Safety & Security

1Everything stays on your computer

DRIODSYNC is a program that runs on your own Windows PC — it is not a cloud service. There is no DRIODSYNC server involved anywhere in your daily sync.

• Your sales reports are downloaded straight from your own POS portal to folders on your own PC. They are never uploaded, copied, or mirrored anywhere else.
• Your bookkeeping happens between the app and your own QuickBooks, on the same machine or your QuickBooks host. The numbers travel from your report to your books — and nowhere else.
• No telemetry, no analytics, no account. The app does not "phone home", track usage, or require any sign-up. The only time we learn anything about your business is when you choose to email us.

2Your portal password

You type your POS portal password into the app exactly once. From then on, every run — including scheduled 5 AM runs — logs in by itself. Here's how that's protected:

• Encrypted by Windows itself. The password is sealed with Windows Data Protection (DPAPI), the same built-in encryption Windows uses for its own secrets. It can only be decrypted by your Windows user account, on that PC. Copy the file to another computer and it's useless.
• Only ever typed into your portal's own login page. The app fills your password into the PAR/Brink login form and nowhere else — it is never sent to us or to any third party.
• You stay in control. A "Forget saved password" button removes it instantly, any time.
• DRIODSYNC never asks you for QuickBooks passwords in the app. QuickBooks access is granted inside QuickBooks itself — see below.

3QuickBooks access — granted by you, inside QuickBooks

DRIODSYNC DIRECT talks to QuickBooks Desktop through Intuit's official SDK — the same integration system Intuit provides for professional accounting tools.

• You approve it once, per company, in QuickBooks. The first connection makes QuickBooks itself pop up a permission question that only the QuickBooks Admin can answer. The app cannot grant itself access.
• No access to personal data. The setup guide has you leave QuickBooks' "allow access to personal data" box unchecked — the app never asks for social security numbers, customer credit cards, or employee data.
• You can revoke it any time. In QuickBooks: Edit → Preferences → Integrated Applications → Company Preferences — remove DRIODSYNC from the list and it can no longer connect.
• Everything it posts is visible. Every deposit lands in your register with a clear "DriodSync" memo and reference number, so you can always see — and undo — exactly what the app did.

4Safeguards against bad numbers

Security also means your books can't be quietly messed up. DRIODSYNC is built to refuse rather than guess:

5Your part

A few things stay in your hands, and we're up front about them:

• Verify your numbers. DRIODSYNC is a third-party tool. Spot-check imported entries in QuickBooks, especially in your first weeks.
• Protect your Windows login. The saved portal password is exactly as safe as the Windows account it belongs to — use a password on your PC and lock it when you walk away.
• Keep backups. Keep your normal QuickBooks backup routine — automation is not a substitute for backups.