Privacy policy
Updated September 29, 2026
Your privacy is important to us. It is Ellie policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you through our app and website.
We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.
We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
We do not share personally identifying information publicly. We share information with service providers as needed to operate Ellie, with integrations you choose to connect as described below, or when required by law.
Our app may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.
You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.
Optional AI connectors
Connecting Ellie to Claude or another compatible AI client is optional. When you authorize a connection, the client can use Ellie’s available tools to read your tasks, task notes, dates, time estimates, lists, labels, and braindump, and to create, update, complete, or delete specific tasks or create labels when you request those actions. Freeform task titles and notes may contain personal information you have entered. Only connect clients you trust, and avoid including sensitive information that is unnecessary for planning.
Ellie processes the authorized tool requests and account data needed to perform these actions. Task and label changes made through a connector are saved in your Ellie account like changes made in the app and are retained as needed to provide the service. Ellie also processes authorization credentials and connection metadata needed to authenticate the client and operate the connection. For help removing data associated with your Ellie account, contact chris@ellieplanner.com.
The connected AI client receives the data returned by the tools it calls and handles your prompts, tool calls, and results under its own privacy policy and account settings. For Claude, see Anthropic’s privacy policy. You can disconnect Ellie in your AI client’s settings. Disconnecting does not delete data the client has already received.
Google account, calendar and contacts data
Connecting Google is optional. When you connect a Google account, Ellie accesses its email address to identify the connected account. With your permission, Ellie reads your calendar list and calendar events so you can choose calendars and view your schedule. Ellie also creates, updates or deletes calendar events when you use the corresponding scheduling features. Event information can include titles, times, descriptions, locations and attendee details.
If you choose to enable contact suggestions, Ellie requests additional, read-only access to your saved Google Contacts, automatically saved Other Contacts, and your Google Workspace directory where your organization permits access. Ellie processes names, email addresses and available profile photo URLs to suggest attendees when you search by name or email. These permissions do not allow Ellie to create, edit or delete contacts. Suggestions may also come from attendees on your connected calendar events. You choose which people to add to an event.
Ellie’s servers process Google API requests and store the connected account information and authorization credentials needed to keep the integration working. Contact suggestions are cached locally in your browser, including names, email addresses, available photo URLs and their source, so searches can respond quickly. Locally cached data may remain after you disconnect Google; clearing Ellie’s site data in your browser removes that browser’s cache. Disconnecting or revoking authorization stops future access under that authorization, but does not itself guarantee removal of data already cached on a device. For help removing data associated with your Ellie account, contact chris@ellieplanner.com.
Google data is used to provide the calendar and attendee-suggestion features you enable. When you save an event with attendees, their names or email addresses are included in the event sent to Google Calendar. You can revoke Ellie’s access through your Google Account’s third-party connections settings or disconnect the account in Ellie. You can use Ellie’s other planning features without connecting Google.
Ellie’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.
Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.