Budget Pipeline is a personal data pipeline built and used only by its author, Michelle Lee, on her own accounts. It is not offered to other users. This policy describes what data it accesses and how that data is handled.
1. Data accessed
- Gmail: with the read-only scope
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly, the app reads order, shipping and refund emails sent from six amazon.com sender addresses in the author’s own mailbox. It does not read any other email. - Bank and card data: account balances and transactions from the author’s own accounts, through SimpleFIN with read-only access.
2. How data is used
Data is used only to build the author’s personal spending and net worth reports, for example matching Amazon order items to card charges. The app never sends, modifies or deletes email, and never moves money.
3. Storage and security
Data is stored only on the author’s own computer or in the author’s own database account. The Google OAuth token and other credentials are stored locally, are excluded from source control, and are never published.
4. Sharing
No data is shared with, sold to, or transferred to any third party. No data is used for advertising or to train AI or machine learning models.
5. Google API Services User Data Policy
Budget Pipeline’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to theGoogle API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
6. Retention and deletion
Data is kept only as long as the author uses it for personal reporting, and can be deleted at any time by deleting the local database. Google access can be revoked at any time atmyaccount.google.com/permissions, after which the app can no longer read any email.
7. Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
8. Contact
Michelle Lee · hello@michulee.com