This looks really cool. I would love to have an embedded spreadsheet on my blog ...

diarmuid_glynn · on April 12, 2023

No, the data you enter is not sent to our service.

If you inspect the "Network" tab in Chrome and you can verify that there isn't any network I/O after you modify the markdown.

Edit: and thanks for the complement! I should mention that most of the look-and-feel is courtesy of StackEdit:

- https://stackedit.io/

Our contribution was to extend StackEdit to render spreadsheets using our Sheet Markup syntax.

rad_gruchalski · on April 12, 2023

I am sorry, I didn't explain properly. I watched your demo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HobLlnD7Im0&t=5s. A sheet is loaded via the API. What happens with the data I enter? Does it stay in the browser? Can I use an API to dump and restore data and formulas?

diarmuid_glynn · on April 12, 2023

Ah, gotcha! The video is referring to a different product (in beta), "EqualTo Sheets". Sheet Markup uses some of our EqualTo Sheets tech, but it's a different product.

So, regarding EqualTo Sheets:

> What happens with the data I enter?

Data entered into an EqualTo Sheets workbook is saved to the EqualTo server.

This is to some extent the value we provide with EqualTo Sheets: you can just paste the code snippet we provide into your code base and immediately have a functioning workbook that saves changes and supports parallel editing.

> Can I use an API to dump and restore data and formulas?

Yes, we have a bunch of APIs. You can export / import XLSX, as well as read / write individual cells using REST and GraphQL APIs. Some more details:

- https://sheets.equalto.com/beta-readme

- https://sheets.equalto.com/docs/

- Join the open beta (just provide an email address and click on a link in the email you receive): https://sheets.equalto.com/

rad_gruchalski · on April 13, 2023

Thanks for explaining. I see that you are a German company. Does that mean the data remains inside of the EU? When I use an EqualTo sheet, can I somehow know where my data ends up?

Asking because your subprocessors list doesn't give an immediate answer.

diarmuid_glynn · on April 13, 2023

Currently, EqualTo Sheets data is stored in the US on Heroku. We have a signed DPA with Salesforce (owner of Heroku), so as to maintain GDPR compliance. Additionally, we can provide self-hosted instances to Enterprise customers, feel free to reach-out to me (email in my profile) if you'd like to discuss this further.

> Asking because your subprocessors list doesn't give an immediate answer.

Fair complaint :) I'll update our subprocesser page tomorrow to make this clearer.