Tabyport Privacy Policy
Tabyport is a Chrome extension that lets you send a group of browser tabs (a "workspace") from one of your devices to another. This policy explains what data Tabyport handles, why, where it is stored, how long it is kept, and how to have it deleted.
- Tab URLs and titles leave your device only when you click Send.
- Tabyport does not collect your browsing history, track your browsing, show ads, or use analytics.
- Your data is never sold and is not shared with anyone except the providers that host the service.
- Opened or dismissed workspaces are deleted automatically after 30 days.
- Tabyport has no passwords yet. Please read Security before using it.
Data we collect
| Data | When it is collected | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Username | When you set up the extension | To link your devices together. You choose it; it does not need to be your real name. |
| Device name | When you set up the extension | So you can recognise and choose a device, for example "Laptop". |
| Device ID | Generated on first use | A random identifier that tells your devices apart. It is not derived from your hardware. |
| Last-seen time | About every 30 seconds while Chrome is running | To show whether each of your devices is online or offline. |
| Workspace name, tab URLs and tab titles | Only when you click Send | To deliver the workspace to the device you chose. |
| Workspace status and timestamps | When a workspace is sent, received, opened or dismissed | To show waiting workspaces, and to avoid opening the same workspace twice. |
Only web pages (http and https addresses) from the current window are
included in a workspace. Browser pages such as chrome:// settings are skipped.
How the extension uses Chrome permissions
- Tabs: when you open the Tabyport popup, it reads the addresses and titles of the tabs in your current window so it can show how many tabs will be sent. This information stays on your device unless you click Send. The permission is also used to open the tabs of a workspace you choose to open.
- Storage: to keep your settings and a local copy of waiting workspaces on your device.
- Alarms: to check for new workspaces and report that the device is online about every 30 seconds.
- Notifications: to tell you when a workspace is waiting.
- Access to the Tabyport server: the extension only talks to the Tabyport server, and to no other website.
Tabs from a workspace are only opened when you click Open Workspace. Tabyport never opens tabs on its own.
How we use your data
Data is used only to provide Tabyport's single purpose: sending workspaces between your devices. We do not use it for advertising, profiling, credit decisions, or any purpose unrelated to that feature, and we do not sell it.
The use of information received from Chrome APIs complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Where your data is stored
On the Tabyport server
Your username, device names, device IDs, last-seen times and workspaces are stored in a database run by the service's hosting provider. These providers store the data on our behalf and are not allowed to use it for their own purposes.
On your device
The extension keeps its settings in Chrome's local extension storage: your device ID, username, device name, a copy of workspaces waiting for this device, and the IDs of workspaces it has already opened or notified you about. This data is removed when you uninstall the extension.
Sharing
We do not sell, rent or trade your data. It is not shared with third parties except the hosting and database providers that run the service, or where the law requires us to disclose it.
How long we keep data
- Opened or dismissed workspaces, including their tab URLs and titles, are deleted automatically 30 days after you open or dismiss them.
- Workspaces that are still waiting are kept until the receiving device opens or dismisses them, so that a device that is offline for a while still receives them.
- Your username, device names and device IDs are kept until you ask us to delete them. Uninstalling the extension does not delete this server-side data.
Security
Tabyport does not have passwords or login yet. Your devices are linked only by your username. This means someone who knows or guesses your username could see the names of your devices, send workspaces to them, and see workspaces that are waiting to be opened on them.
Please choose a username that is hard to guess, and do not send tabs whose addresses contain private information, such as links with access tokens or personal details.
Data sent between the extension and the Tabyport server travels over encrypted HTTPS connections. We will update this policy when stronger protection, such as device sign-in, is added.
Your choices and rights
- You decide what is sent: nothing leaves your device until you click Send.
- You can dismiss any waiting workspace, and it will then be deleted after 30 days.
- You can ask for a copy of your data, or for your username, devices and workspaces to be deleted, by emailing kautilya101001@gmail.com. Please include your username.
Children
Tabyport is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes will also be noted in the extension's Chrome Web Store listing.
Contact
Questions or requests about your data: kautilya101001@gmail.com