Is Publigo Safe? Understanding Its Permissions

Google recently updated how app permissions are reviewed and accepted when connecting an app to your Google account. This change is designed to give users more transparency and control over what apps can access.

If you noticed new permission screens or prompts, this is expected. In this article, we explain what changed and, most importantly, why Publigo remains safe to use.

Why Publigo Requests Permissions

Publigo works directly with Google Drive, Google Slides, Google Forms and Google Docs. To function correctly, it must access specific parts of your Google account.

Google now requires users to manually choose which permissions they grant when connecting an app. This change does not mean apps are less secure. It means Google is raising the bar for transparency.

To function properly, Publigo requires all requested permissions to be granted.

We only request the bare minimum permissions which allows Publigo to perform the core features you enable. Publigo does not ask for unrestricted access to your entire Google Drive, access to personal files, or access to any data unrelated to its features. If a permission is not essential, we do not ask for it.

How Publigo Uses These Permissions

Here's an explanation of each permission required:

See, edit, create, and delete all of your Google Drive files.

Publigo interacts with Google Drive so it can manage the files you choose for your doc generation jobs. In practice this means:

  • accessing templates you select,
  • generating merged documents and saving them into your chosen Drive folder,
  • updating or deleting files produced by your workflows.

Only files tied to your workflows are accessed. Publigo does not browse unrelated Drive content.
See, edit, create, and delete all your Google Slides presentations.

When you use a Slides file as a template for output, Publigo may need to:

  • read the selected presentation,
  • generate personalized copies based on your data,
  • update or clean up those generated slides.

This access applies only to Slides you choose for merging
See, edit, create, and delete all your Google Docs documents.

Publigo uses this access when Google Docs serves as your template or output format. With it, the add-on can:

  • read the document you select as the base,
  • create personalized versions automatically,
  • update or remove generated Docs as part of your workflow.

Templates and outputs are processed, but other Docs remain untouched.
See, edit, create, and delete all your Google Sheets spreadsheets.

This permission covers data sources and outputs inside Sheets. It enables Publigo to:

  • read the data you include in your merge or generation jobs,
  • update tracking or result columns when jobs complete,
  • create or modify spreadsheets produced by your workflows.

Sheets not linked to your use of Publigo are not accessed
Send email on your behalf.

Publigo uses this permission strictly to:

  • notify you when your jobs are completed,
  • alert you if an error occurs during a job.
View and manage your forms in Google Drive.

If you connect a Google Form to your workflow, Publigo needs to:

  • read form responses used to trigger document generation,
  • update form-related metadata as part of the process.

No other forms are accessed unless you explicitly include them in a job
Connect to an external service.

Publigo only connects to Google services, including:

  • Firebase (for authentication),
  • Google App Engine.
Allow this application to run when you are not present.

Some document generation jobs can take time to process, especially when creating many files or handling large datasets. This permission allows Publigo to:

  • continue generating documents after you close the tab or browser,
  • complete scheduled or triggered workflows automatically,
  • update output files and job statuses once processing finishes.

It only runs tasks that you have configured and launched. Publigo does not perform background activity unrelated to your workflows.
View your country, language, and timezone.

This permission is required by Google to:

  • adapt the Publigo user interface to your language,
  • display dates and times correctly based on your timezone.

Publigo Is Safe To Use

Your Data Is Never Sold or Shared

Your trust is essential to us. Publigo does not sell user data, share data with third parties, or use your information for advertising or profiling purposes.

All data accessed by Publigo is used solely to provide the service you activate and nothing more.

Secure Infrastructure Powered by Google Cloud

All data handled by Publigo is stored and processed using secure Google Cloud infrastructure. This ensures industry standard encryption, strong access controls, and compliance with Google’s security and privacy requirements.

Publigo successfully passed a CASA security audit. CASA, Cloud Application Security Assessment, is Google’s independent audit framework designed to verify that apps accessing Google user data follow strict security and privacy practices.

In addition, Publigo is fully compliant with the GDPR and applies strong data protection measures to ensure user data is handled securely and responsibly.

Being Recommended for Google Workspace means Publigo is trusted by Google to integrate safely with Drive and Sheets while respecting user privacy.

You Stay in Control

You remain in full control of your data at all times. You can review Publigo’s permissions directly from your Google Account, revoke access instantly, or remove the app entirely whenever you choose. Nothing is hidden, and nothing remains active without your consent.

If you would like to learn more, our Privacy Policy page explains in detail how we protect and handle your data.

For more details, you can also read the official article from Google.