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Description PermissionsSecurity & Compliance
Keep conversations moving forward by bringing context from an email into a Slack channel or direct message with the Slack for Gmail™ Add-On available in the G Suite Marketplace. You can choose to add a message and include attachments along with the email as well.When to send email into Slack:
• Email chain getting too noisy? Send it into Slack where you can discuss quickly and move forward.
• Have an idea you want to share with your team? Send it along to a relevant channel with a note about your insights.
• Need to coordinate a response to a customer question? Flag your teammates in Slack and use the email content to set context.How the Add-On works:
• Start by installing the Slack for Gmail™ Add-On from the G Suite Marketplace
• Open any email and click on the Slack icon in the right-hand side of your inbox
• Choose the channel or person you’d like to forward the email to inside of Slack
• Add a message and include attachments if you’d like
• Voilà! The email is forwarded into Slack where anyone in the channel or direct message you shared it to can see the email content and open attachments.Please note that the following limits apply to emails shared via this app:• The combined headers and body of an email cannot be larger than 1MB.
• When combined with attachments, an email cannot be larger than 30 MB.
• There is a maximum of 20 attachments per email.

More ways to use Gmail in Slack

Automate with Workflow Builder

Workflow Builder* lets you transform everyday processes into automations, without writing a single line of code. Add third-party tools like Gmail to workflows to manage work and processes from Slack, and use templates to get started quickly. Learn more about automations

Templates available for Gmail:

New Gmail message

Fill out a form in Slack to send a Gmail message

*Workflow Builder is only available on paid subscriptions

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General
Developer
Slack
Company headquarters location
United States
Terms of service
https://slack.com/terms-of-service/slack-integrations
Privacy & data governance
Data retention policy
Customers can choose their retention settings directly through their workspace. The default retention setting for Customer Data is to keep everything for as long as the workspace exists.
Data archiving and removal policy
Upon customer deletion, Slack deletes customer data from our production environments within 24 hours and backups are deleted within 14 days.
Data storage policy
Customer Data is stored redundantly at multiple locations in our hosting provider’s data centers to ensure availability. We have well-tested backup and restoration procedures, which allow recovery from a major disaster. Customer Data and our source code are automatically backed up nightly. The Operations team is alerted in case of a failure with this system. Backups are fully tested at least every 90 days to confirm that our processes and tools work as expected.
Data center location(s)
United States, France, Japan, Australia, Canada, UK
Data hosting details
Cloud Storage
Data hosting company
See subprocessor page: https://slack.com/slack-subprocessors
App/service has sub-processors
yes
Guidelines for sub-processors
https://slack.com/slack-subprocessors
Certifications & compliance
SOC attestation
https://slack.com/security
ISO/IEC-27001 certification
https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/marketing/downloads/security/Slack_ISO_27001_Certificate_-_Issued.pdf
ISO/IEC-27017 attestation
https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/marketing/downloads/security/Slack_ISO_27017_Certificate_-_Issued.pdf
ISO/IEC-27018 attestation
https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/marketing/downloads/security/Slack_ISO_27018_Certificate_-_Issued.pdf
FedRAMP ATO
https://marketplace.fedramp.gov/#/product/slack?sort=productName&productNameSearch=slack
CSA Star level
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/registry/slack/
Privacy Shield notice
https://slack.com/privacy-shield-notice
GDPR commitment
https://slack.com/gdpr
Data deletion request procedure
See our help center article for a detailed description: https://slack.com/help/articles/360000360443-delete-profile-information-from-slack
HIPAA compliant
yes
While this app may offer HIPAA compliance, Slack does not have a business associate agreement with any third-party application providers, including those in the Slack Marketplace, so you are responsible for validating the provider's compliance and executing an appropriate agreement before enabling.
Security
Supports Single Sign On (SSO) with the following providers
Okta, Google
Supports Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
yes
Has a dedicated security team
yes
Contact for security issues
feedback@slack.com
Has a vulnerability disclosure program
yes
Vulnerability disclosure program URL
https://hackerone.com/slack
Vulnerability disclosure program covers Slack app
yes
Has a bug bounty program
yes
Bug bounty program URL
https://hackerone.com/slack
Requires third party authorization/connections
yes
Uses token rotation
no

More ways to use Gmail in Slack

Automate with Workflow Builder

Workflow Builder* lets you transform everyday processes into automations, without writing a single line of code. Add third-party tools like Gmail to workflows to manage work and processes from Slack, and use templates to get started quickly. Learn more about automations

Templates available for Gmail:

New Gmail message

Fill out a form in Slack to send a Gmail message

*Workflow Builder is only available on paid subscriptions

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