Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 20, 2026

Information SlateScope uses

SlateScope reads and changes information in the Google Sheets™ spreadsheet where the user runs it. This can include company names, contact details, sales notes, activity records, follow-up dates, and other fields the user places in that spreadsheet.

User choices and recent-client history can be stored in Google Apps Script User Properties. Shared sheet settings and cache values can be stored in Google Apps Script Document Properties.

SlateScope also receives your Google account email address and basic profile information, which the Google Workspace Marketplace provides by default so the add-on can identify the signed-in user.

How information is used

Information is used only to provide SlateScope features such as showing and updating client records, searching clients, preparing tabs, moving records, and counting sales activity.

SlateScope includes one optional feature that is turned off by default: AI email drafting. If you choose to enable it and supply your own Google Gemini API key, SlateScope sends the drafting instructions you wrote, together with the client fields shown on the compose screen, to the Google Gemini API in order to generate a draft email for your review. The recipient's email address is not sent. If you never enable this feature, no spreadsheet data is sent to any AI service.

SlateScope does not sell personal information. SlateScope does not use Google user data to develop, improve, or train generalized artificial intelligence or machine learning models.

Where information is stored, and who we share it with

Client data and activity records remain in the user's own Google Sheets™ spreadsheet. SlateScope settings remain in Google's Apps Script property storage linked to the user or spreadsheet. Mark Parq does not operate a separate customer database and does not keep copies of your spreadsheet contents on any server we control.

Who we share, transfer, or disclose Google user data with

We do not sell Google user data. We do not share, transfer, or disclose Google user data to any third party, except in the limited cases below:

• Google LLC (Google Sheets™ and Apps Script infrastructure). SlateScope runs entirely inside Google Apps Script. Your spreadsheet data and add-on settings are stored and processed by Google on your behalf, within your own Google account. No transfer to Mark Parq occurs.
• Google LLC (Gemini API) — only if you opt in to AI email drafting. If, and only if, you enable the optional AI email drafting feature and supply your own Gemini API key, SlateScope sends your drafting instructions and the client fields shown on the compose screen to the Google Gemini API at generativelanguage.googleapis.com. The recipient's email address is not sent. This feature is off by default. Google's handling of that request is governed by the Google APIs Terms of Service and the Gemini API terms. Google may use free-tier Gemini prompt content to improve its products; use a paid-tier API key if that matters for your data.
• No other recipients. We do not share Google user data with advertisers, data brokers, analytics providers, AI or ML training providers, subprocessors, or any other third party.
• Legal requirement. We may disclose information if required to do so by law or to comply with valid legal process. Because we do not hold copies of your spreadsheet data, in practice there is nothing of yours for us to disclose.

SlateScope's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Security and data protection

SlateScope is designed so that sensitive data stays inside your own Google account. We apply the following protections:

• Encryption in transit. All communication between SlateScope, Google Sheets™, Apps Script, and the Gemini API uses HTTPS/TLS. SlateScope makes no plaintext network requests.
• Encryption at rest. Client records remain in your Google Sheets™ spreadsheet and add-on settings remain in Google Apps Script Properties. Both are encrypted at rest by Google's infrastructure.
• Least privilege access. SlateScope requests only the narrowest permissions needed to function: access limited to the specific spreadsheet the add-on is installed in (spreadsheets.currentonly), the ability to display its own sidebar and dialogs (script.container.ui), and outbound requests used solely for the optional AI drafting feature (script.external_request). SlateScope cannot read or open any other spreadsheet, file, or Drive content in your account.
• Credential handling. If you enable AI email drafting, your Gemini API key is stored in Google Apps Script User Properties, scoped to your Google account only. It is never written into the spreadsheet, never displayed in full in the interface (only the last four characters are shown), and never transmitted to Mark Parq or to any third party other than Google's Gemini API endpoint for authentication.
• No server-side copies. Mark Parq operates no application server, no database, and no logging pipeline that receives your client data. There is no separate copy of your data for an attacker to obtain from us.
• Data segregation. Each installation's settings are isolated per Google account and per spreadsheet using Apps Script User Properties and Document Properties. One user's settings are not accessible to another user.
• Your responsibilities. Because your data lives in your own spreadsheet, its confidentiality depends on your Google Sheets™ sharing settings. Share spreadsheets only with people who should be able to see the data, and remove access when it is no longer needed.

No system can promise complete security, but SlateScope is built to minimize the amount of data that could ever be exposed by us.

Retention

SlateScope is set to retain activity records for up to one year. Spreadsheet owners can remove client records and activity data from their own spreadsheet at any time. Settings can be removed by uninstalling SlateScope and clearing the related Apps Script properties.

Google account permissions

SlateScope asks only for the access needed to work inside Google Sheets™ and show its screens. The specific permissions requested, and why, are listed in the Security and data protection section above.

User choices and deletion requests

Users control what they enter in their spreadsheets and may delete that information at any time. To remove the AI drafting API key, clear it from the AI Email Setup screen. To remove all SlateScope settings, uninstall the add-on. For help removing SlateScope settings or stored data, use the private support form.

Children

SlateScope is a business tool and is not meant for children under 13.

Changes

This policy may be updated when SlateScope features or data practices change. The current effective date will appear at the top of this page.

Contact

Mark Parq
Contact SlateScope support

Google Sheets™ is a trademark of Google LLC. SlateScope is an independent product and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Google LLC.