Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 July 2026 · Effective: 7 July 2026

Axoview is an open-source isometric diagramming tool. This policy explains what information the application accesses when you connect a Google account, how that information is used, and the choices you have. It applies to the Axoview web application and, in particular, to its optional Google Drive integration.

1. Who is responsible

Axoview is maintained by the Axoview project ("we", "us"). Axoview is free, open-source software (MIT-licensed). You can run it from a hosted deployment or self-host it yourself; either way, the data practices below describe how the application handles your information.

2. Information Axoview accesses

Google account basics

When you sign in with Google, Axoview receives basic profile information — your name, email address, and profile picture — so it can show who is signed in and label the diagrams you save. This information is provided by Google's sign-in service.

Google Drive files

If you choose to store diagrams in Google Drive, Axoview requests the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file scope. This is the per-file Drive scope: it grants access only to

• files that Axoview itself creates (your Axoview diagrams), and
• files you specifically open with Axoview.

Axoview cannot list, read, or modify any other files in your Google Drive. The contents of Drive diagram files are the diagram data you create in the app.

3. How Axoview uses this information

• To display your identity — your name, email, and picture appear in the app so you know which account is connected.
• To save and load your diagrams — the app creates, reads, updates, and (on your request) deletes diagram files in your Drive, and maintains a small Axoview folder to organize them.
• To reconnect you conveniently — see "Remember me" below.

Axoview does not use your information for any other purpose.

4. Where your data is stored

• Google Drive mode: diagram files are stored in your own Google Drive. They are subject to Google's own privacy terms and remain under your control.
• Session / browser mode: diagrams are stored locally in your web browser on your device.
• Self-hosted mode: if you or your organization deploys Axoview with its optional backend, diagrams are stored on that server, which you control.
• The Axoview project operates no server that receives or stores your diagram content.

5. Your sign-in token

The OAuth access token Google issues at sign-in is held in the browser's memory only for the duration of your session. It is never persisted to local storage, cookies, or any server. When you sign out or close the tab, the token is discarded and you are disconnected.

6. Staying signed in

When you sign in, Axoview stores a small profile hint (your name, email address, and profile-picture URL, as returned by Google) in your browser's local storage. This lets the app show your identity immediately on your next visit and attempt to sign you back in silently, so you don't have to re-authenticate every time. This happens automatically as part of signing in — there is no separate setting to turn on or off. The hint stays on your device and is sent only to Google's sign-in service to identify the account; your access token is never stored (see section 5). You can remove the hint at any time by signing out, which clears it, or by clearing your browser data.

7. What Axoview does not do

• No advertising and no ad networks.
• No analytics or behavioral tracking.
• No selling, renting, or sharing of your personal data or Google user data.
• No transfer of your Google user data to third parties, except as needed to provide the app's features to you (e.g. Google's own APIs), for security, or to comply with applicable law.
• No use of your Google user data to train generalized or AI/ML models.

8. Google API Services User Data Policy

Axoview's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

9. Your choices and control

• Revoke access at any time from your Google Account permissions page: myaccount.google.com/permissions.
• Delete your data by deleting your Axoview diagram files directly in Google Drive, or from within the app.
• Disconnect by signing out, which discards the in-memory token.

10. Data security

Axoview communicates with Google over encrypted HTTPS connections and requests the minimum access it needs to function. Because your diagram data lives in your own Google Drive (or your own browser or server), its security is also governed by those platforms' protections and your own account security. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children's privacy

Axoview is a general-purpose productivity tool and is not directed to children. It does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of Axoview after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Disclaimer and No Warranty

Axoview is provided free of charge, "AS IS" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author(s) and copyright holders shall not be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability — including without limitation any loss, corruption, or deletion of your diagrams or data — whether in an action of contract, tort, or otherwise, arising from, out of, or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software. These terms are consistent with the project's MIT License. You are solely responsible for maintaining your own backups of important diagrams.

Your use of Axoview is also governed by our Terms of Service, which set out additional limitations of liability and an "as is" disclaimer.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Contact the maintainer at objectives.wb@gmail.com.