Homelab Backup

Privacy policy

Homelab Backup is a private backup tool used by one household. This page says what it does with data.

Last updated 14 November 2026.

Who this applies to

The only person who can use Homelab Backup is its owner, who is also the owner of the Google account it connects to. Nobody else can sign in, and the app is not offered to the public.

What the app accesses

With the owner's permission, the app uses Google Drive's per-file access (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file). This allows it to create, read, update and delete only the files and folders it created itself. It has no access to any other file in the Drive, or to any other Google data such as email, contacts or calendar.

What the app stores

• Backup copies of the owner's own home server data, uploaded to the owner's own Google Drive.
• These copies are encrypted on the home server before upload. The encryption key is held only by the owner.
• The sign-in token that Google issues is kept in the owner's own password manager and used only by the owner's home server.

What the app does not do

• It does not collect personal information about anyone.
• It does not send data to the developer or to any third party. The data goes from the owner's server to the owner's Google Drive and nowhere else.
• It does not use data for advertising, analytics, profiling, or to train any model.
• It does not transfer or sell data to anyone.

Google API Services User Data Policy

The app's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Keeping and deleting data

Backups stay in the owner's Google Drive until the owner deletes them; earlier versions of changed files are removed after 180 days. The owner can remove the app's access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions, and can delete the backup folder from Google Drive.

Contact

Questions go to the support address shown on the app's Google sign-in screen.