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How does Cora protect my privacy?

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Written by Anukshi
Updated over a month ago

Your email is personal. Here's exactly how Cora handles your data, what it can and can't access, and how you stay in control.

What Cora can do

When you connect your Gmail account, Cora can:

  • Read emails to understand and categorize them

  • Apply labels to organize messages

  • Archive emails (move out of inbox without deleting)

  • Create drafts for you to review and send

  • Modify labels to maintain organization

What Cora can never do

Cora has built-in limitations for your protection:

  • Can't delete emails: Cora can never permanently delete anything. Nothing you do in Cora can lead to permanent loss of any email.

  • Can't send emails automatically: You always review and send. Cora only creates drafts.

  • Can't share your data: Your emails remain completely private.

  • Can't access Trash or Spam: These folders are off-limits.

  • Can't change Gmail settings: Your configuration stays untouched.

  • Can't work with existing Gmail labels: Cora uses its own labeling system.

How your data is protected

Encryption

All email content is encrypted at rest.


Account isolation

Your data is completely separated from other users.


OAuth authentication

Cora never sees or stores your Gmail password. Authentication happens through Google's secure OAuth system.


Revocable access

You can disconnect Cora at any time, immediately stopping all access.

How archiving works

When Cora archives an email:

  • The email is not deleted—it stays in Gmail's "All Mail"

  • You can search for and access it anytime

  • Gmail labels and organization remain intact

  • Cora simply removes the "INBOX" label

Archiving just means "this doesn't need to be in my inbox right now."

Cora's labeling system

Cora maintains organization through Gmail labels:

  • All Briefs: Applied to all Cora brief notification emails

  • Next Brief: Temporary holding area for emails awaiting Brief inclusion

  • Needs Response: Flags emails that need a response

  • Cora/[Category]: Category-specific labels

These labels mean you can always see Cora's organization directly in Gmail.

Note: Cora can't currently work with your existing Gmail labels. If you already have labels, you'll need to use Cora's separate labeling system.

Disconnecting Cora

To disconnect your Gmail account:

  1. Go to Settings > Accounts

  2. Select the account

  3. Click "Disconnect Gmail account"

What happens:

  • Immediate cessation of email access

  • Gmail labels remain (not deleted)

  • Archived emails stay archived

  • Cora data deleted within 30 days

  • You can reconnect anytime

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