Clear Completed Google Tasks — Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Clear Completed Google Tasks is a Chrome extension that deletes completed tasks from your Google Tasks lists, so that recurring tasks resurface on their next due date instead of disappearing until they come due again. This document describes what data the extension handles and where it goes.

What the extension does

• Automatically deletes completed tasks from your Google Tasks lists, on a short recurring background check (and you can turn this off or change how often it runs).
• Lets you delete completed tasks on demand — from the extension's toolbar button, or by pressing Shift+C while on tasks.google.com.
• Optionally collapses or expands the task-list sidebar on tasks.google.com each time the page loads, if you set that preference.

What data is handled

Access to your Google Tasks. The extension uses Chrome's chrome.identity API to obtain an OAuth access token for your Google account, scoped to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks. It uses that token to call Google's Tasks API (tasks.googleapis.com) — to list your task lists, identify which tasks are completed, and delete them. Google's Tasks API is the only network endpoint the extension communicates with. The access token is issued and stored by Chrome; the extension does not store it or send it anywhere other than Google. Task contents are read only to determine which tasks are completed (so they can be deleted) and are not transmitted, logged, or stored anywhere by the extension.

Your settings. Your preferences — whether auto-clear is on, how often it runs, your sidebar default — and a small record of the last run (a timestamp and how many tasks were deleted) are stored locally in your browser via Chrome's chrome.storage.local API. They never leave your device.

The tasks.google.com page. The extension runs a small content script on tasks.google.com to provide the Shift+C shortcut and the optional sidebar-default behavior. It does not read, collect, or transmit the contents of the page.

What data is not handled

• The extension does not collect or transmit your browsing history.
• The extension does not collect personal information, location data, financial data, or any authentication credentials beyond the Google Tasks access token issued by Chrome (which it does not store).
• The extension does not include analytics, telemetry, or third-party tracking.
• The extension has no backend server — the only network requests it makes are to Google's tasks.googleapis.com on your behalf.
• The extension's developer has no access to any of your data.

Google API Services User Data Policy

The extension's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements. Data accessed through the Google Tasks API is your own Google Tasks data, is used only to provide the in-app feature described above (deleting your completed tasks), is not transferred to anyone, and is not used for advertising, profiling, or any other purpose. That data, while held by Google, is also governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

Revoking access

You can revoke the extension's access to your Google Tasks at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions, or by removing the extension from Chrome.

Contact

Questions about this extension or its data handling: contact@smybuilds.com