Privacy policy

Last updated: 18 October 2026

Katana rclone is a private backup tool used only by its owner.

• What it accesses: with the owner's permission through Google sign-in, the files it creates in the owner's own Google Drive, plus basic Drive storage information.
• How data is used: only to upload the owner's backup files to the owner's Drive and to read them back to check that the backup worked.
• Sharing: no data is sold, shared with or sent to anyone else. There are no ads and no analytics.
• Storage: the Google sign-in token is stored only on the owner's own computer. Backup files stay in the owner's Google Drive.
• Removing access: access can be removed at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

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