Smart Column Cleaner — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025-11-09

Overview

Smart Column Cleaner is a Google Sheets add-on by Tech Speckles. It processes only the spreadsheet data you select to perform actions such as trimming whitespace, changing case, removing non-ASCII characters, and de-duplicating cells.

Data we access and process

• Sheet data (in your current spreadsheet only): values in the user-selected range in order to perform the chosen clean-up action (e.g., trim whitespace, change case, remove non-ASCII, de-duplicate). We do not copy this data to our servers.
• Add-on usage metadata: a per-day usage counter and lightweight settings (e.g., chosen mode) stored in the current spreadsheet’s Document Properties to enforce the free quota and remember preferences.
• License/check signals: when you initiate a paid-tier action, the add-on sends a Google-signed ID token or a Firebase authentication token plus a one-time operation ID to our license/quota endpoints to validate plan status and consume quota. No spreadsheet content is sent.

What we don’t do

• No transfer of spreadsheet cell contents to Tech Speckles servers. All cleaning happens inside Google Sheets.
• No advertising, selling, or renting of your data.
• No access to files outside the active spreadsheet.

Where data flows

• Google infrastructure: the add-on runs inside Google Apps Script within your account’s permissions.
• Tech Speckles license/quota API: HTTPS calls to our Cloud Run endpoints are used to validate license status and enforce quotas (no sheet content).
• Firebase (sidebar sign-in): we may use Firebase Authentication in the sidebar UI to help identify your plan status. The sidebar loads the official Firebase SDK from Google.
• Payments: subscriptions are handled by PayPal; Tech Speckles does not receive your card or bank details.

Retention

• Spreadsheet properties: usage counters reset daily; you can remove them by copying data to a new sheet or via Apps Script.
• Server logs (license/quota API): minimal request logs (timestamp, operation ID, token claims, result) are retained for up to 30 days for fraud prevention and troubleshooting.
• Payments: PayPal maintains your subscription records per its own policies; Tech Speckles does not store payment instrument data.

Security

All spreadsheet processing occurs inside Google’s infrastructure under least-privilege scopes. Communication with our license/quota API uses HTTPS. We follow access controls and logging on our Cloud Run services and never transmit spreadsheet cell data to our servers.

Children’s privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your choices

• Uninstall the add-on at any time from Google Workspace Marketplace.
• Contact us to request information or assistance.

Contact

Email: support@techspeckles.com