RSG

Privacy Policy

Effective: September 20, 2026

RSG uses Google account permissions only to provide and improve user-facing RSG features. RSG does not sell Google user data or payment-card information.

1. About RSG

RSG (“Rise. Shine. Grind.”) is an independent ministry planning and tracking web application designed to help users organize ministry activity, plans, goals, notes, interested persons, return visits, partners, backups and related information.

RSG is independently developed. It is not an official application of Jehovah’s Witnesses and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society or JW.ORG.

2. Google account information and permissions

Depending on the features used, RSG may request access to:

  • The signed-in Google Account email address and basic profile information for account-safety and profile-display features.
  • Google Sheets, so RSG can create, read, update, copy and validate spreadsheet data used by that user's RSG workspace.
  • Limited Google Drive file access, so RSG can create and organize RSG folders, backups, restored working copies and other RSG-created or individually authorized files. RSG does not request unrestricted full-Drive access.
  • Google Calendar, so RSG can optionally create or recover a separate RSG ministry calendar and create, update or delete RSG-managed events.
  • Apps Script permissions needed for the web app and approved user-owned operations.
  • Email-sending permission for features intentionally initiated by the user, such as feedback.
  • External-request permission for services used by RSG, such as address suggestions, profile information and feedback delivery.

3. How RSG uses Google user data

  • Keep each user's RSG workspace separate from other users.
  • Save and retrieve plans, logged activity, goals, partners, notes, statistics, interested persons and return visits.
  • Create dated spreadsheet backups and restore a selected backup into a new working copy while preserving the previous working file where possible.
  • Organize accessible RSG files into RSG, Backups and Archive folders.
  • Optionally copy RSG-managed ministry plans and logged activity to a separate RSG Google Calendar. RSG remains the source of truth for ministry changes.
  • Provide address suggestions and other user-facing features.

4. Where RSG data is stored

RSG is designed so that a user's ministry information is primarily stored using Google services associated with that user's own Google account. Each user's current RSG spreadsheet connection is saved separately for that user.

For accounts using folder organization, accessible RSG files may be placed in an RSG folder with Backups and Archive subfolders. A Photos folder may be reserved for future app assets; the presence of that folder does not mean photo uploading is currently enabled.

Older files that RSG is not authorized to manage may remain in their existing Google Drive location.

5. Backup and restore

RSG backups are complete Google Sheets copies of the current RSG working spreadsheet. A restore creates and validates a new working copy before switching the app's saved connection. The selected backup is preserved unchanged. The previous working spreadsheet is preserved and moved to Archive when RSG has permission to do so.

6. Interested persons and return visits

Users may choose to enter names, addresses, notes, dates or other ministry-related details. Users are responsible for deciding what information is appropriate to enter and retain and for using that information responsibly.

7. Address suggestions and external services

RSG may use Google Places or related Google services to provide optional address suggestions. RSG may also use Google's UserInfo service for signed-in profile information and Resend for feedback-related courtesy emails. These services process information only as needed for those user-facing features.

8. Anonymous usage and performance analytics

RSG may collect limited, privacy-filtered technical usage and performance information to improve reliability. This system is designed not to intentionally collect names, email addresses, ministry or credit values, partner names, return-visit identities or content, notes, feedback text, Calendar contents, user Google Sheet IDs, payment data, full URLs, query strings or form values.

9. Donations and payments

Optional support links may direct users to Stripe-hosted payment pages. RSG does not collect or store payment-card numbers entered on Stripe's hosted pages.

10. Sharing and Limited Use

RSG does not sell, rent or trade Google user data. Information may be processed by services necessary to provide requested RSG features. RSG's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including Limited Use requirements.

11. Data control, revocation and deletion

Users can manage RSG-created Google files and Calendar data through their Google account. RSG also includes a permanent-removal flow that identifies RSG-managed resources it can access and lets the user select items for permanent removal. Older or inaccessible resources may require manual review in Google Drive.

Users can revoke RSG's Google Account access from their Google Account security and connected-app settings. Revoking access does not automatically delete files already stored in the user's Drive.

12. Security

RSG is designed to limit access to information to what is needed for application functionality and to keep individual users' RSG data separate. No internet service can guarantee absolute security.

13. Changes

This policy may be updated as RSG develops or its data practices change. The effective date above will be updated when material changes are made.

14. Contact

Questions about privacy, account access or data deletion can be sent to supportrsg@gmail.com.