Privacy Policy — Chrome Quick Find

Effective date: 28 October 2025

1) Overview

Chrome Quick Find is a browser extension that provides one fast search box to locate and jump to your bookmarks, folders, open tabs, and tab groups. The Extension is designed to process data locally on your device. We do not operate servers for this Extension, do not collect analytics, do not run ads, and do not sell or share personal data.

2) Scope of this policy

This policy covers:

• The Extension: “Chrome Quick Find” published on the Chrome Web Store.
• The Project Website (if any): a static site hosted on GitHub Pages that contains documentation and this policy.

3) Data processing in the Extension

What the Extension accesses (locally):

• Bookmarks (title, URL, folder path) via bookmarks — read-only, for search and “open on click”.
• Tabs (title, URL, window) via tabs — to list current tabs and activate the selected tab; no page content is read.
• Tab groups (name, color, collapsed state) via tabGroups — to list/filter/focus groups.
• Top sites (most-visited list) via topSites — optional local suggestions; can be disabled in settings.
• Local preferences & cache via storage — user settings (e.g., theme, toggles) and a small local cache to speed search.
• Favicons — obtained through Chrome’s favicon mechanisms to display icons next to results.

What we do not access or do:

• No reading of page contents; no broad host permissions.
• No transmission of personal data to our servers (we run none for the Extension).
• No analytics, tracking pixels, advertising networks, fingerprinting, or profiling.
• No sale or sharing of data with third parties.

User controls: You can disable “Top Sites” suggestions, clear Extension data in settings, and uninstall the Extension at any time (see Retention & deletion).

4) Project Website (GitHub Pages)

If you visit our static website hosted via GitHub Pages, we do not set any first-party analytics or tracking. However, GitHub may process limited technical data (e.g., IP address, request metadata) to deliver the site and for security, performance, and abuse prevention. For details, please see the GitHub Privacy Statement.

5) Cookies and similar technologies

• Extension: no cookies, no third-party trackers.
• Website: we do not add cookies or analytics. GitHub Pages may perform strictly necessary processing to serve the site.

6) Legal bases (GDPR)

We aim to avoid processing personal data. To the extent any personal data might incidentally arise (e.g., through GitHub Pages server logs), the legal basis would be our legitimate interests in providing a secure, stable website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and/or GitHub’s legitimate interests as an independent controller.

7) Sharing & recipients

• We do not sell or share personal data.
• We do not disclose data to third parties, except as technically necessary to host the website on GitHub Pages (GitHub as independent provider).

8) Security

The Extension is designed for local-only processing and requests the minimal Chrome permissions needed for its single purpose. Source code is kept under version control and changes are reviewed before release. No method of electronic transmission or storage is fully secure; please use the latest Chrome version and keep your system updated.

9) Retention & deletion

• Extension data: User preferences and cache are stored in chrome.storage on your device. You can clear them in the Extension settings or by uninstalling the Extension (which removes local data).
• Website: We do not maintain server-side logs. GitHub Pages may keep logs per its own policies (see GitHub Privacy Statement).

Uninstall instructions: In Chrome, go to chrome://extensions → find “Chrome Quick Find” → Remove.

10) Your rights (GDPR / UK GDPR)

Where applicable, you may have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and portability regarding your personal data. Because we do not control GitHub’s processing on GitHub Pages, requests relating to GitHub’s logs should be directed to GitHub.

11) California (CCPA/CPRA)

We do not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for inferring characteristics. You may contact us to exercise applicable rights.

12) Children’s privacy

The Extension and website are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

13) Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the Extension evolves. Material changes will be posted here with a new effective date.

14) Contact

If you are in the EEA/UK and believe your rights have been infringed, you may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

Appendix — Chrome permissions mapping

• bookmarks — Read bookmark metadata (title, URL, folder path) to display search results; read-only.
• tabs — List open tabs and activate a selected tab; page content is not read.
• tabGroups — Read group name/color/collapsed state to list and focus groups.
• topSites — Optional local suggestions of most-visited sites; can be disabled.
• storage — Store user preferences and a small cache locally (or Chrome sync, if enabled by the user/browser).
• Favicons — Display icons via Chrome’s built-in favicon mechanisms.

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