Privacy Policy

1. Overview

TabMind ("the Extension") is a free Chrome browser extension for tab grouping, session saving, a reading queue, and unified search. It is developed and maintained by j@brutal.net.

This policy explains what data the Extension accesses, how it is used, and where it is stored. All processing happens locally on your device and nothing is ever sent to us or any third party.

2. Data We Collect

We collect no data whatsoever.

TabMind does not collect, transmit, store on remote servers, or share any personal information, browsing history, or usage data. There are no analytics, no telemetry, no error reporting, and no usage statistics sent anywhere.

3. Permissions and What They're Used For

The Extension requests the following Chrome permissions. Each is used solely to provide local functionality:

• tabs — reads the URL, title, and favicon of your open tabs so they can be grouped, searched, and saved to sessions. TabMind never modifies tabs without you clicking something.
• tabGroups — creates and names Chrome's native tab groups in the tab bar when you click "Auto-Group". No tab data leaves your device.
• storage — saves your sessions, reading queue, and settings to chrome.storage.local on your device only. Nothing is synced to any server.
• history — searches your browser history (last 90 days) from the search overlay. History is never read in the background — only when you actively type a search query.
• contextMenus — adds "Save to Read Later" to the right-click menu on links. No link data is stored beyond what you explicitly save.
• alarms — wakes up snoozed reading queue items at the time you chose. Alarms fire in the background without the popup being open. No data leaves your device.
• scripting — injects the content script into tabs that were already open when you installed the extension, and as a fallback when the keyboard shortcut fires.
• <all_urls> — allows the content script to show the search overlay and notification banners on any web page. The script never reads your page content — it only renders its own UI on top of the page.

4. Local Storage

All data TabMind creates — your saved sessions, reading queue items, tab group names, and settings — is stored exclusively in chrome.storage.local on your own device.

Unlike chrome.storage.sync, local storage is never synced to Google's servers or to other devices. Your data never leaves your machine.

You can export all your data as JSON, import it on another device, or clear it entirely from the Options page.

5. External Requests

TabMind makes exactly one type of external network request: fetching favicons for websites displayed in the search overlay, using Google's public favicon service (www.google.com/s2/favicons).

Only the domain name (hostname) of a URL is sent — for example, github.com — the same request any browser makes when displaying a site's icon. No personal data, page content, or full URLs are transmitted.

No other external requests are ever made. There are no analytics endpoints, no update checks, and no phone-home calls of any kind.

6. Browser History

The history permission allows the search overlay to include your browser history (last 90 days) in search results. This search is performed entirely locally — the Extension queries Chrome's local history API and displays results in the overlay. Your history is never transmitted anywhere.

History is only accessed when you actively type a search query. It is not read in the background, at install time, or on any other occasion.

7. Third Parties

TabMind does not integrate with, communicate with, or share data with any third-party services, APIs, analytics platforms, or advertising networks — with the sole exception of Google's favicon service described in Section 5.

8. Children's Privacy

TabMind does not collect any data from anyone, including children. The Extension is suitable for all ages.

9. Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes in a meaningful way — for example if a future version adds any form of data collection — the policy will be updated with a new date and the change will be noted clearly. We will never introduce data collection silently.

10. Contact

Questions or concerns about this policy can be directed to Contact us.