Privacy Policy

The short version

• Winnow Planner stores the information needed to run your account and board: your sign-in details, tasks, categories, planning choices, and collaboration settings.
• If you connect Google Calendar, we request read-only access so we can show calendar events in your planning flow. We do not create, edit, or delete your Google Calendar events.
• If you choose to use an AI feature, Winnow may send the content needed for that feature—including relevant Google Calendar-derived task information—to our AI provider, Anthropic.
• We do not sell your personal data or use Google Calendar data for advertising or to develop, train, or improve generalized AI or ML models.
• We do not sell or share mobile numbers or SMS opt-in data with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.
• We may use analytics and advertising measurement tools, such as Google Analytics and Meta Pixel, to understand site traffic and measure whether campaigns are working.
• If you actively opt in to marketing email, we may send Winnow tips and occasional offers. Every marketing message includes an unsubscribe link.
• You can request account deletion by emailing support@winnowplanner.com.

Google API Limited Use disclosure

The use and transfer of raw or derived user data received from Google Workspace APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Winnow currently uses Anthropic's Claude API as its third-party AI service. When you choose an AI feature that uses your active board context, Winnow may send Anthropic relevant task information, including a task title derived from a Google Calendar event, solely to provide the user-facing feature you requested. Winnow does not use Google Workspace API data to develop, train, or improve generalized AI or ML models, and does not use it for advertising.

1. Information we collect

We collect account information such as your name, email address, authentication provider, and password credentials if you create a password-based account. Passwords are stored as one-way hashes, not as readable text.

We also store the content you add to Winnow Planner, including tasks, notes, tags, categories, due dates, day-list choices, completed tasks, shared-board permissions, and related planning settings.

2. Google sign-in and Google Calendar

If you sign in with Google, we receive basic profile information from Google, such as your name, email address, and profile identifier, so we can create and secure your Winnow account.

If you choose to connect Google Calendar, Winnow requests the read-only scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly. We use this access to read calendar event information such as title, start time, end time, meeting links, and event status, then show relevant events in your Day List and planning experience.

Winnow does not create, edit, or delete Google Calendar events. We retrieve and store only the event information needed to sync calendar-sourced tasks and provide the planning and AI features you choose. We do not sell Google user data, use it for advertising, or use it to develop, train, or improve generalized AI or ML models.

3. AI features

If you use AI-assisted capture, file analysis, or prioritization, the text or files you provide may be sent to an AI service provider so the app can suggest tasks, categories, and priorities. We only send the content needed for the requested AI feature.

Winnow currently uses Anthropic's Claude API for these features. The conversational assistant may receive a compact view of your active board, including task titles and planning details. Because a connected Google Calendar event can appear as a task, this compact view may include Google Calendar-derived task information when you invoke the assistant. Winnow does not send Google OAuth tokens, Calendar event identifiers, or stored meeting links to Anthropic in this board context.

4. Text messages and connected services

If you text tasks into Winnow, we may process the phone number, message body, timestamp, and message identifier needed to turn that message into a task. If you use paid features, payment details are processed by Stripe; Winnow stores plan and billing status, not full card numbers.

We do not sell or share mobile numbers, SMS consent records, or opt-in data with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. We may provide this information to service providers only as needed to deliver and operate Winnow's text messaging feature, or when required for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.

You opt in by entering your mobile number on Winnow's Text Messages page, actively selecting the SMS consent checkbox, and clicking “Text me setup instructions.” By checking the box, you expressly agree to receive recurring automated account setup and task-capture text messages from Winnow, a Marmalade Strategies app. Message frequency varies based on your activity. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to unsubscribe or HELP for help. Consent to receive texts is not a condition of purchase.

5. Cookies and logs

We use session cookies to keep you signed in and protect your account. We may also collect basic server logs, such as request timestamps and error details, to keep the service secure and reliable.

We may use Google Analytics and Meta Pixel to measure site traffic, trial signups, subscriptions, and ad performance. These tools may set cookies or receive browser details, device details, page URLs, and page interactions. We do not send your task content, notes, files, or Google Calendar event details to these advertising measurement tools.

6. How we use information

We use your information to provide the app, sync your board, authenticate your account, process subscriptions, support connected features, troubleshoot bugs, prevent abuse, and respond to support requests.

If you actively select the marketing email checkbox when creating or accessing your account, we record that consent and may use your name and email address to send Winnow tips and occasional promotional offers, including one reminder if you do not finish trial setup. You can unsubscribe through the link in any marketing message. Unsubscribing from marketing does not stop essential account, security, or billing messages.

7. Service providers

We use trusted service providers to operate Winnow Planner, including hosting, database, authentication, payment, email, SMS, calendar, AI infrastructure, analytics, and advertising measurement. These providers process data only as needed to provide their services to Winnow.

8. Retention and deletion

We keep your account data while your account is active. You can ask us to delete your account and associated data by emailing support@winnowplanner.com. We may retain limited records when required for security, legal, billing, or abuse-prevention reasons.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect your information. No internet service can be guaranteed perfectly secure, so please use a strong password and contact us if you believe your account has been compromised.

10. Children

Winnow Planner is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. Changes and contact

We may update this policy as the app changes. If changes are meaningful, we will update the date above. Questions can be sent to support@winnowplanner.com.

See also our About Us, Terms of Service.