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@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ You can also use OAuth 2 to authenticate users on their behalf without having to
 
 Note that the `/me.xml` endpoint is the one exception to token authentication: you can use a username and password to authenticate against this action. This allows developers to obtain the token for a user, given that user's username and password, which makes it easier for users to authenticate on mobile platforms and the like.
 
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 Reading through the API
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@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ Here's a few examples of reading with curl:
 
 If the read is successful, you'll get an XML response back along with the status code `200 OK`.
 
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 Writing through the API
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 Data Reference
 ==============
 
+All timestamps communicated from (and to) Highrise are in the `UTC` timezone.
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+
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