Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 16, 2026.

How Google Docs is an independent tutorial publication about Google Docs. This policy explains what data is involved when someone reads the site, uses search, opens Ghost Portal, or subscribes for email updates.

Short version

We do not sell reader data.
You can read the public guides without creating an account.
If you subscribe, Ghost stores the email and membership details needed to send updates, unsubscribe links, and account controls.
Technical logs and aggregate reading signals help keep pages working and show which Google Docs topics need clearer coverage.

Who runs this site

How Google Docs is published at howgoogledocs.com. It is not affiliated with Google. Google Docs and Google Workspace are trademarks of Google LLC.

Data involved when you browse

Technical logs: IP address, browser, device type, requested URL, referrer, timestamp, and basic error details.
Usage signals: page views, clicks on publication features, search usage, and broad reading patterns.
Cookies or local storage used by Ghost for Portal, search, member sessions, subscription forms, and abuse prevention.

Email subscriptions

If you subscribe, Ghost Portal processes the information needed to run the subscription: email address, subscription status, sign-up source, account controls, unsubscribe status, and email delivery events. You can unsubscribe from any email or manage the membership through the Portal account controls.

How the information is used

To send updates to people who ask for them.
To keep the site reliable and diagnose broken pages, search issues, or delivery problems.
To decide which Google Docs topics need better coverage.
To protect the site from spam, scraping abuse, fake signups, and malicious traffic.

Services used by the site

Ghost: hosting, publishing, Portal memberships, search, subscription forms, email delivery features, and related security controls.
Google Fonts may be requested by the browser for typography.
External references: articles may link to Google Help, Google Workspace documentation, and other sources used for factual context. Those sites have their own policies.

Cookies and local storage

Ghost features can use cookies or local storage for member sessions, Portal controls, search, subscription state, and spam protection. Blocking them should not stop public reading, but membership and subscription controls may not work correctly.

How long information is kept

Subscription records are kept while the subscription exists and for a reasonable period after unsubscribe if needed for suppression, delivery records, abuse prevention, or legal/accounting reasons. Server logs and aggregate analytics are kept only as long as useful for reliability, security, and editorial planning.

Your choices

Do not subscribe if you only want to read public guides.
Use the unsubscribe link in any email to stop updates.
Use browser settings to block or clear cookies/local storage, understanding that member features may stop working.
Use Ghost Portal account controls to manage subscription status where available.
Contact hello@howgoogledocs.com to request access, correction, or deletion of subscriber information connected to your email address.

Children

The site is written for general productivity and education use, but it is not aimed at collecting data from children. Do not subscribe with a child's email address.

Changes

This policy may change as the site adds or removes features. The date at the top will be updated when the page changes materially.