Privacy Policy for Needs Reply

Effective date: 29.01.2026

1. Who we are

Needs Reply (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is a Chrome extension that helps users organize Gmail conversations by follow-up status (for example: Needs Reply, Waiting, Done).

Individual name: SYNYTSIA OLEKSANDR
Address: Ukraine
Contact email: alex.sinitsa.n@gmail.com

2. What this Privacy Policy covers

This Privacy Policy explains:

what data Needs Reply accesses,
how that data is used and stored,
how we comply with Google’s API and privacy requirements.

3. Google API data usage (Disclosure)

Needs Reply’s use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

4. Data we access from Gmail

Needs Reply uses the Gmail API with minimal, read-only scopes.

We access only:

email metadata (sender, recipient, subject, date),
short message snippets provided by Gmail.

We do not:

access or store full email bodies,
access or store attachments,
send, modify, or delete emails,
transmit Gmail data to external servers or backend APIs,
use Gmail data for advertising.

5. How Google user data is used (Limited Use)

Google user data is accessed solely to provide the core functionality of the extension.

processed locally in the user’s browser,
not shared with third parties,
not sold or used for marketing.

6. Local storage and data retention

No Gmail data is stored on our servers.
No Gmail data is processed on backend servers.
Local data is removed by uninstalling the extension.
No server-side backups are maintained.

7. Personally identifiable information

Needs Reply does not collect or store personally identifiable information on its servers.

8. Authentication information

OAuth 2.0 is used for authentication.
User passwords are never accessible to us.
Access can be revoked via Google settings.

9. Analytics and error reporting

Needs Reply does not log, track, or transmit Gmail data to analytics, monitoring, or error-reporting services.

10. Legal basis for processing (GDPR)

Processing is based on user consent and legitimate interest.

11. Your rights

You may request information about your data or remove it by uninstalling the extension.