SeatSolver privacy policy
Effective date: November 5, 2026
The short version: SeatSolver never sends your students’ names, photos or notes to Lesson Shuffle. Everything you enter stays in your own Google account.
What SeatSolver is
SeatSolver by Lesson Shuffle is a Google Slides add-on that helps a teacher plan classroom seating. It is made by Patrick McMillan (Lesson Shuffle). Contact: Patrick@lessonshuffle.com.
What you enter, and where it is kept
- Student names, labels, private notes, photos, room layouts, zones and rules are saved in SeatSolver’s private add-on storage.
- That storage is inside your own Google account, in Google’s systems.
- Only your Google account can read it.
- It is not stored in the Slides deck. People who open the same deck do not see it.
- Lesson Shuffle has no server or database and cannot see this information.
What Lesson Shuffle collects
Nothing. SeatSolver has no analytics, no tracking, no advertising and no cookies set by us. It makes no outside web requests. We do not sell, share or use your information.
Permissions SeatSolver asks Google for
- Work with the presentation you have open (presentations.currentonly). Used only when you press Send to slide, to draw the seating chart on a slide in that deck.
- Show a menu and window inside Slides (script.container.ui). Used to open SeatSolver.
SeatSolver asks for nothing else.
Google API Services User Data Policy
SeatSolver’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Slides you send
When you send a chart to a slide, it is drawn into your own deck as a picture. Who can see it depends on how you share that deck in Google Slides. You choose whether the slide includes photos. You are responsible for the photos you put in decks you share.
Deleting your data
- In SeatSolver: Setup, then Erase all my SeatSolver data.
- Setup › New term clears students and photos but keeps room layouts.
- To remove access or uninstall, go to Google Account settings, pick SeatSolver, and remove access. You can also uninstall it from Google Workspace Marketplace.
Backups
If you download a backup file, it contains the names and photos you entered. Keep it private, as you would any class list.
Children
SeatSolver is for teachers. Students do not use it or sign in to it. Lesson Shuffle never receives student information, so we hold no student data to request, correct or delete. Schools with questions are welcome to write to us.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new date appears at the top of this page.
Contact
Patrick McMillan, Lesson Shuffle
Patrick@lessonshuffle.com
lessonshuffle.com