Privacy Policy

Effective date: 12 October 2026

Chore Engine ("the app") is a private household tool operated by one individual for the use of a single household. This policy explains what information the app accesses, how it is used and stored, and your choices.

Information the app accesses

When you sign in with Google, the app requests only these permissions:

Google Tasks (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks) — to create, read, update, and delete chores in your own Google Tasks lists.
Google Calendar (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly) — read-only access to your calendars, used solely to determine whether you are busy or away on a day a chore is due.

The app does not request access to your Gmail, Contacts, Drive, YouTube, or any other Google data.

How information is used

To assign household chores and write them to your Google Tasks list.
To mark chores complete when you finish them.
To check calendar availability so due chores can be deferred or swapped fairly between household members.

Your data is used only to operate the app. It is not used for advertising, profiling, or marketing, and it is not sold or shared with third parties.

Where data is stored

OAuth tokens and chore state are stored on a single privately controlled server. They are not sent to any other service.
Task and calendar contents remain in your Google account, governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
This website is static and sets no cookies and collects no analytics.

Data retention

Chore history is kept for a rolling 90-day effort ledger. OAuth tokens are kept only while the integration is in use, and are deleted when access is revoked.

Your rights and choices

You can revoke the app's access to your Google account at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
You can ask what data the app holds about you, or request its deletion, by contacting the address below.

Children

The app is a private household tool and is not directed at children under 13.

Changes

This policy may be updated from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the latest revision.

Contact

Questions about privacy: bessey@gmail.com

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