What is read, what is kept, and who can see it.

What is read

Messages

Gmail messages that match fixed filters on sender and on the presence of an attachment. Mail outside those filters is not fetched.

Attachments

The attachments on those messages, so their text can be extracted.

Details

The message details needed to file a result: message and thread identifiers, date received, sender, subject, and attachment filename.

The server does not send mail, does not delete or modify mail, and does not read contacts, calendars, or anything outside the messages that match its filters.

What is stored, and where

On the server

Extracted text and the message details above are stored on the operator's own private server.

In Drive

Extracted text, and copies of the original attachments, are written as files into folders in the same Google Drive account that the mail was read from.

Both places belong to the same person whose mail was read. Data stays there until the operator deletes it.

Who can see it

Only the operator. Nothing is sold, shared, transferred, or made available to any other person, company, or service. There are no third-party processors, no analytics, and no advertising. These pages set no cookies and load no tracking scripts; the fonts and images are served from this site.

Google's requirements

n8n Homelab's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Data obtained through Google APIs is used only to run the automations described on these pages, is not used for advertising, and is never transferred to anyone else.

Revoking access

Access can be withdrawn at any time from the Google Account's third-party access settings by removing n8n Homelab. Doing so stops every workflow that uses the connection; there is no other way in.

Changes

If what the server reads or stores changes, this page will be updated to match. The date in the footer is the date of the last change.