The first time you install PerformNoti, Google shows an authorization dialog requesting access to certain services in your Google account. This article explains what and why permissions are needed to use PerformNoti.
Content:
- Which authorization scopes are needed for PerformNoti?
- Why does PerformNoti need those permissions?
- Review of permissions
- How safe is your data?
- Granting explicit access to your files/folders to the PerformNoti Support team
Which authorization scopes are needed for PerformNoti?
When you install PerformNoti for the first time, you are prompted with an authorization dialog by Google with the list of permissions you need to grant for the add-on to access applicable data and act on your behalf. Below is the complete list of permissions, as shown in the authorization dialog of PerformNoti, along with a detailed explanation of what each permission means and why they are required.
Reviewing the permissions and clicking on ‘Allow’ signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of PerformNoti.
Authorization scopes & Explanations:
- See, edit, create, and delete your spreadsheets in Google Drive:
This scope is required for PerformNoti to merge the form submission data as Google Spreadsheets.
- View and manage your forms in Google Drive:
This scope is required to access the form you had set up PerformNoti to use its settings, configurations, and contents to offer workflow capabilities.
- Connect to an external service:
This scope is required to send/retrieve information from Firebase, a real-time database from Google, which PerformNoti uses to store some of your basic user profile information and information on your PerformNoti usage.
- Send an email as you:
This scope is required for PerformNoti to act on your behalf by sending approval notification emails to your specified recipients.
- Allow this application to run when you are not present:
This scope is required for PerformNoti to send approval notification emails whenever a form is submitted, even when your PC is switched off.
- Display and run third-party web content in prompts and sidebars inside Google applications:
This authorization is required for PerformNoti to work within a sidebar inside Google Forms, where you can add recipients and configure your approval workflow.
- As Google permissions work with scopes of permissions, some of the groups of permissions request multiple access.
- If you deny the authorizations, you will not be able to use PerformNoti.
Why does PerformNoti need those permissions?
PerformNoti, as an add-on for Google Forms, is well integrated within Google Workplace apps like Google Forms,
Google Sheets, and Gmail. It requires access to the Google environment to provide its services seamlessly across the Google Workplace apps. So PerformNoti only requests the above permissions that are absolutely necessary for its functionality.
Review of permissions
Should you have a need to review the permissions you granted for PerformNoti, you can check it under Security settings of your Google Account at any time.
How safe is your data?
We commit ourselves to use these permissions only to be able to offer you the service that you have signed up for.
- Your data is 100% safe.
PerformNoti does NOT have access to your Google account or your password at any time.
Beyond this, PerformNoti stores your name and email address and collects usage information as you use the add-on.
Granting explicit access to your files/folders to the PerformNoti Support team
The PerformNoti Support team may ask you to share your Google Forms with edit permission to assist you with a question or an issue. This will enable us to troubleshoot your issue. You must explicitly share the relevant files/folders for us, but please be assured that:
- We will use the access only for the specified purpose and for the required duration of the investigation
- We will ask for your permission in case we need to make any modifications to these files
- We won’t make a copy of your files unless we want to show you an example, after which we will permanently delete the document.
- We do not change the sharing settings or share the file with anybody else
- We prompt you to stop sharing the files/folders with us once our investigation is over