Privacy and cookies
The Tare app and your mail
Tare is an email client that runs on your computer. It connects straight to your mail provider, whether that is Google, Microsoft or an IMAP server. Your messages, your calendar, your contacts and the logins to your mailboxes stay on your device and with that provider. They are not sent to our servers, and we cannot read them.
Google user data
When you connect a Google account, Tare asks Google for access to the following, and uses each only for what is said here.
- Your Gmail messages. To show your mailbox and search it, to mark messages read or unread, star, archive and move them to Trash, and to send the mail you write. Tare never deletes mail permanently.
- Your Gmail settings. To list your send-as addresses and your filters, and to create a forwarding filter when you ask for one.
- Your calendar events and free/busy times. To show today's meetings, to see when the people you want to meet are busy, and to create an event with invitations when you confirm a time.
- Your contacts and your organisation's directory. To suggest people while you type a recipient. The suggestions are shown and not stored.
- Your name and profile photo. To show which account is which, and for the From line of the mail you send.
Where it is kept, and for how long
What Tare fetches from Google is stored in a database on your computer, and the sign-in tokens are kept in the macOS keychain. None of it is stored on our servers. It stays on your device until you remove the account in Tare, which deletes its mail from the device, or until you delete the app and its data. You can withdraw Tare's access at any time from your Google Account.
Who it is shared with
We never receive this data, so we do not sell it, share it, use it for advertising or use it to train AI models, and nobody at Tare can read it. The app on your device sends it somewhere other than your mail provider only in these cases, and only when you ask:
- AI features. Summaries, drafts and similar features run on a model on your computer, where nothing leaves it. If you instead choose your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription in Settings, or connect another AI service with your own key, the text needed for what you asked, such as the conversation being summarised, is sent to that provider from your computer, under your agreement with them.
- The command line. If you install the
tarecommand, programs you run on your own computer, such as a script or an AI assistant, can ask the app for your mail. Nothing is sent anywhere unless such a program sends it.
Limited Use
Tare's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
What our service does hold
The part we run knows your Tare account: its email address and name, your team, your plan, and which devices are signed in. Payments are handled by Stripe. Cloud Sync stores your settings, never your mail, encrypted with a key that only your devices hold. Read statuses are off until you turn them on; then, when a message you sent is opened, we record the time, the network and country of the request and the mail program, for 90 days, and never who the message was to or what it said.
If you join the waiting list, we keep the address you gave and whatever you chose to answer about how you would use Tare, and use them only to decide who to invite and to send the invitation.
Questions about any of this: hello@tare.email.
This website
The rest of this page covers the website at tare.email and the cookies it sets.
1. Introduction
Katla Privacy AB ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website tare.email. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website.
2. Data Collection
We collect personal data through cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and browsing behavior on our site.
3. What Are Cookies
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4. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to keep our website working properly and to understand how it is used. We do not use them to personalise content or to deliver advertising.
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| Name | Type | Domain | Platform | Expires | Description | Data Controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5. How to Manage Cookies
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6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the respective privacy policies of these third parties.
7. Legal Basis
We process your personal data based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) for non-essential cookies. Functional cookies are processed based on our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) to ensure the proper functioning of our website.
8. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
9. Consent Management
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our consent widget on tare.email. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings.
10. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymized.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.
12. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When such transfers occur, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions, to protect your data.
13. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.
15. Contact Information
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact Katla Privacy AB at hello@tare.email.
Last updated: 2026-10-05
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