Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

The short version

Sweep is a desktop application. It runs on your computer and talks directly to Google. We operate no server that receives, stores, or processes your email.

What the app accesses

When you sign in with Google, you grant the app permission to read and modify your Gmail (the gmail.modify scope). The app uses it to:

• read message metadata: sender, subject, date, labels, size, and unsubscribe headers;
• read your account’s total storage usage and limit (through the Google Drive API, using the drive.appdata scope), so the app can show how full your account is. The app does not read, list, or change any Drive files;
• add or remove labels, archive messages, move messages to Trash, and mark messages read or unread when you apply a rule or undo a change.

The app does not read the body of your emails or send email. It moves mail to Gmail’s Trash only when you apply a rule that says so; Gmail itself permanently deletes Trash after 30 days, and you can undo before then.

Where data lives

• On your computer only: message metadata (sender, subject, date, labels, size) is saved in a local database on your computer so later scans only need to download new mail. Your rules and activity log are stored there too. Disconnecting an account deletes its saved message data. Your Google sign-in token is encrypted using your operating system’s keychain.
• Not on our servers: none of this is sent to us or to any third party.

Plain-English rules (optional)

This feature is off unless you add your own Anthropic API key in the app. If you do, the sentence you type to describe a rule is sent to Anthropic, using your key, so it can draft the rule. Your email, senders, and subjects are never sent. Your key is encrypted with your operating system’s keychain and you can remove it at any time.

Unsubscribing

If you choose to unsubscribe from a sender, the app sends a request directly from your computer to the web address the sender published in its email, or opens that page or a pre-filled email for you.

Google API Services disclosure

Sweep’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Data from Gmail is used only to provide the user-facing features described above, is not used for advertising, and is not transferred to others.

Your choices

• Click Disconnect in the app to revoke access and delete the stored sign-in from your computer.
• Revoke access any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
• Uninstalling the app and deleting its data folder removes your local rules and log.

Changes and contact

We’ll update this page if the app’s data handling changes. Contact: sweep.inboxManagement@outlook.com