Privacy Policy

Information We Access

To provide its functionality, Novel Editor requires access to:

1. Current Google Document

We access the content of your open document to provide formatting, word count, chapter navigation, and character management features.

Scope: Limited to the document you have open. We cannot access other documents.

2. Google Drive (Export)

When you export, we create PDF files in your Drive.

Scope: We only create new files. We don't read, modify, or delete other files.

3. User Interface

We display a sidebar within Google Docs. This is a standard add-on capability.

Scope: Standard Google Workspace add-on behavior.

Information We Store

User Preferences

Settings like formatting options are stored via Google's PropertiesService, within Google's infrastructure, associated with your account, not accessible to us.

Document-Specific Data

Info like your character list and chapter structure is stored in the document's properties. This data travels with the document and is only accessible to users with document access.

What We Don't Collect

Document content to external servers

Your manuscripts outside Google

Personal info (name, email)

Analytics or tracking

Third-party data sharing

Advertising data

Google User Data Retention

What Google data we access: Novel Editor only accesses Google user data during active use of the add-on. This includes the content of your currently open Google Document and your Google Drive (solely to create export files you request).

How long we retain Google user data:

Document content: We do not retain or store your document content. It is accessed in real-time, processed locally within Google's infrastructure, and never transmitted to external servers.
User preferences: Stored via Google's PropertiesService within your Google account. Retained until you uninstall the add-on.
Document metadata: Settings specific to a document (like character lists) are stored in the document's own properties and retained as long as the document exists.

We do not retain: Copies of your manuscripts, document content on external servers, access tokens beyond the active session, or any Google user data outside of Google's infrastructure.

Google User Data Deletion

Your right to deletion: You can delete all Google user data associated with Novel Editor at any time.

How to delete your Google user data:

Revoke access entirely: Go to Google Account Permissions and remove Novel Editor. This immediately revokes all access and deletes all stored preferences.
Delete document-specific data: Delete the Google Document itself, or copy its content to a new document (document properties do not transfer).
Request assistance: Contact us at contact@noveleditor.app. We will provide guidance to ensure all associated data is removed within 30 days.

What happens when you revoke access: When you remove Novel Editor from your Google account, all user preferences are immediately deleted. We lose all ability to access your Google Docs or Drive. No residual data remains on any external server because we do not operate external servers.

Data Security

All data remains within Google's infrastructure, protected by Google's security measures. We don't operate external servers, so we cannot be a point of data breach.

Google API Compliance

Novel Editor's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including Limited Use requirements.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.