This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how the COL Table Formatter add-on (“the add-on”, “COL Formatter” or “we/us”) uses and protects the data you provide us when you visit and use this website or use the COL Formatter add-on.

Core Privacy Commitment

The privacy policy is simple: no personal data shared with us will be given to any third party, under any circumstances. Your data will also never be used by us for any purpose without specific permission.

COL Formatter engages in no ad targeting, data mining, or other activities that may compromise your privacy, and we do not affiliate ourselves with any third parties that do so.

Google User Data Access

The COL Formatter add-on accesses only the minimum Google user data required to provide its core functionality. Specifically, the add-on may:

  • View and manage documents that the add-on has been installed in.
  • Display and run third-party web content in prompts and sidebars inside Google docs.

We do not access your Google Drive, Gmail, or any other personal Google user data outside the scope of these permissions.

Use of Google User Data

The data accessed is used solely to enable the core functionality of the COL Formatter add-on, including:

  • Reading the structure and content of the Google Docs file in which the add-on is used, so chord-over-lyrics music can be formatted in tables.
  • Applying formatting changes directly to the document upon user request.

No data is stored, transmitted to external servers, or shared with third parties.

Data Protection

Although COL Formatter does not collect or store any personal or document data on external servers, we apply the following data protection mechanisms:

  • All operations on documents are performed within the context of the Google Docs environment, using Google Apps Script, which adheres to Google’s security standards.
  • No document content or metadata is sent to or stored on any third-party servers.
  • All permissions are limited to the installed document only, with no broader access to your Google account.

Data Retention and Deletion

COL Formatter does not store any Google user data externally. As a result:

  • There is no retention of user data beyond the runtime session in which the add-on is being used.
  • Users retain full control over their documents and data at all times.

If any future version of the add-on introduces optional features that require data storage (e.g., storing user preferences for formatting), this will be clearly disclosed, and users will be given the option to opt-in.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we do, the updated policy will be posted on this website, and changes will take effect immediately upon publication.