FileSyncPrivacy Policy
Who this applies to
FileSync is a private tool used by one family. It is maintained by a family member (“the maintainer”) and is not offered to the public.
Data FileSync accesses
When you connect a Google account, FileSync asks Google for permission to access your Google Drive (the drive scope) and Google Docs. With that permission, the FileSync program on your computer:
- lists, opens, uploads, changes and deletes files in your Google Drive when you do those things in the Files app;
- reads your Google account email address, to show which account is connected and to avoid connecting the same account twice;
- reads your storage usage, to show how full your Drive is.
Where your data goes
- Files: copied directly between your computer and Google. Recently used files are cached on your computer so they open quickly and keep working offline.
- Sign-in tokens: stored only on your computer, in your user account. They are never sent to the maintainer.
- The maintainer does not run any server that receives your files, your tokens or the contents of your Drive.
Updates
To check for updates, FileSync contacts an update server run by the maintainer on a private network. Each check includes the installed FileSync version and a short anonymous code derived from your computer’s ID. These appear in the server’s access logs, so the maintainer can see which version each computer runs. No file names, file contents, account details or other personal data are sent.
Help reports
If you press “Get help”, FileSync saves a report file on your computer with recent logs and settings, with sign-in tokens and secrets removed. It is only shared if you choose to send it to the maintainer.
Google API Services
FileSync’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Data from Google is used only to provide FileSync’s features to you. It is not used for advertising, is not sold, is not transferred to anyone else, and is not used to train AI or machine-learning models.
Removing your data
- Disconnect an account in FileSync. This removes its sign-in and cached files from your computer. Nothing in your Google Drive is deleted.
- Revoke FileSync’s access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
- Uninstalling FileSync removes the program, and optionally its settings, from your computer.
Children
FileSync is not directed at children and is not offered to the public.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.