# Private OR Public Google Sheet

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 21, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408 "2021-07-21T22:44:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Francis\_O](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/francis_o/32/18461_2.png) [@Francis\_O](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Francis_O)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408/1 "2021-07-21T22:44:44Z")

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Hi everyone,  
One more question for tonight. 😅

Do you advise that the Google sheet is made public or kept private before selling your app as a template?  
Which is better for users to access the Google sheet after purchasing the template? Should I just add their emails later, after purchase?

Thanks for your time and effort.

Kind regards  
Francis

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408/2 "2021-07-21T22:47:11Z")

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Correct me if I’m wrong but when you purchase a template, you get a duplicate of that template’s sheet so it does not matter whether you - the template owner set it to private or public at the start.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408/3 "2021-07-21T22:57:41Z")

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Exactly this

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**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408/4 "2021-07-21T23:08:54Z")

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I agree with both @ThinhDinh and @Lucas_Pires .

When you go to the Glide template store and copy a template, whether for free or purchased:

- **The app** : the template becomes an app in your Glide dashboard and you become the author of this app (see the _settings_)
- **The data** : the Google sheet is copied to the root of your Google Drive and you become the owner of this Google sheet (see \>File \>Document details).

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**Author:** ![Francis\_O](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/francis_o/32/18461_2.png) [@Francis\_O](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Francis_O)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-or-public-google-sheet/29408/5 "2021-07-26T17:16:21Z")

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Hi,

Thank you everyone for the easy clarification.  
I am very grateful for your help.

My template and app will soon be available. Hopefully it suffices for all my questions.

Thank you.