Gmail

Gmail Business Activity Signals

Business email volume can indicate operational activity level. Your Gmail metadata shows communication patterns without revealing content. This provides a supplementary signal for understanding business tempo and activity.

Why Email Volume Matters

Email activity correlates with business operations:

Communication Tempo

Higher email volume often indicates active sales, customer support, and team coordination.

Business Activity

Email patterns can show operational intensity without revealing sensitive content.

Consistency

Regular communication patterns suggest stable operations and engagement.

What Gmail Data Shows

When you connect Gmail, we analyze metadata only:

Volume Patterns

• Total emails sent and received
• Daily and weekly patterns
• Volume trends over time
• Activity consistency

Communication Signals

• Send vs. receive ratios
• Peak activity periods
• Business hours patterns
• Weekend vs. weekday activity

Operational Indicators

• Communication intensity
• Activity growth or decline
• Response patterns
• Team coordination signals

Privacy Protection

What We Access:

• Email counts (sent/received)
• Timestamps
• Volume patterns
• Activity trends

What We Never Access:

• Message content
• Subject lines
• Contact information
• Attachments
• Sender/recipient details

How Gmail Integration Works

Step 1: Authorize Gmail

Connect through Google OAuth. Grant access to email metadata only.

Step 2: Pattern Analysis

We analyze volume patterns and activity trends from metadata.

Step 3: Operational Context

Email activity provides supplementary context for business operations.

Gmail + Other Data Sources

Gmail + CRM

• HubSpot shows sales activity
• Gmail shows communication volume
• Together: outreach intensity

Gmail + Revenue

• Stripe shows revenue
• Gmail shows activity volume
• Together: activity vs. results

Security and Privacy

OAuth Security

Gmail connections use Google's official OAuth:

• Google-managed authentication
• Limited scope (metadata only)
• Revocable at any time
• No credential storage

Privacy by Design

We built this integration with privacy first:

• No content access
• No contact access
• Aggregate counts only
• Minimal data collection

What We Cannot Do

• Read email content
• Access subject lines
• See contact information
• Send emails
• Access attachments