Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy — Smithers Assistant
Last updated: November 10, 2026
Smithers is a private, personal-use software assistant operated by Dave Burke (daveburke.com). It is not offered to the public, it has no users other than its operator, and it is not distributed as a product.
Who this covers
Smithers connects only to Google accounts owned and controlled by Dave Burke, and only after he personally authorizes each one. No client, customer, or other third-party Google account is connected to it.
What it accesses
Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Contacts, using OAuth 2.0 scopes that the account owner grants and can revoke at any time.
How the data is used
The assistant reads and acts on that data solely to carry out tasks its owner requests — searching and drafting mail, reading documents and spreadsheets, managing calendar events, and filing files.
Nothing in that data is used for advertising, profiling, or sale.
Where it is stored
Data is stored on a private server controlled by the operator, reachable only with credentials he holds. OAuth tokens are kept on that server and are never shared.
Google user data is not transferred to any third party except as needed to operate the assistant itself — for example, through the Google APIs that serve the data — or as required by law.
Retention and deletion
Mail and file content is read on demand and is not retained beyond what is needed to complete a requested task.
Revoking the assistant’s access at myaccount.google.com/permissions stops all access immediately and invalidates the stored credentials.
Limited Use
Smithers’ use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
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