Privacy Policy — Tabbed: AI Prompt Optimization Assistant

Tabbed is built on one principle: your prompts belong to you. We collect the absolute minimum data required to operate the extension, store nothing on our servers beyond a transient API call, and give you full control to view or delete everything locally.

1 Who We Are

Tabbed is an open-source Chrome extension that optimizes AI prompts in real time. When you press Tab inside a supported AI chat, Tabbed enhances your prompt locally and optionally via our backend API. Source code: github.com/Aazib-at-hub/Tabbed

2 Data We Collect (Local Device Only)

All of the following is stored exclusively in chrome.storage.local on your device. None of it is transmitted to us.

Data	Purpose	Location
Your preferences (tone, intensity, feature toggles)	Save settings between sessions	Your device only
Prompt history (last 10 optimizations)	History tab in popup	Your device only
Anonymous usage counts (opt-out)	Local usage stats (count, score buckets, platform names)	Your device only

3 Data We Do NOT Collect

Browsing history or visited URLs
Keystrokes or typing patterns
Your identity, name, or email
Passwords or credentials
IP addresses or device identifiers
Precise timestamps or session data
Any data without your explicit Tab action
Location or GPS data

4 What Happens When You Press Tab

Pressing Tab sends your prompt text to our backend API for AI enhancement. Here is exactly what is and isn't transmitted:

What IS sent	What is NOT sent
The prompt text you submitted	Your identity or email
Your selected tone & intensity	Browsing history
Platform name (e.g. "chatgpt")	Any other tab or page content

Retention: Prompts are processed in-memory only and are not stored in any database. They are discarded immediately after the enhanced response is returned to your browser.

Offline fallback: If the backend is unavailable, all enhancement runs entirely on your device using built-in templates. No data leaves your device.

5 Floating Checkpoint Panel

The live prompt score panel runs entirely locally using lightweight regex heuristics. No part of your prompt text is sent anywhere during real-time scoring. Analysis completes in under 2ms on your device.

6 Optional Analytics (Opt-Out)

Tabbed includes an opt-out local analytics feature. When enabled (the default), it stores these aggregated counts only on your device:

Total number of prompt optimizations
Number of checkpoint panel displays
Score distribution buckets (0–20, 21–40, etc.)
Platform names used (chatgpt, claude, gemini, etc.)

You can disable analytics or clear all data at any time in the extension popup under Privacy → Analytics.

7 Third-Party Services

Service	Purpose	Data Shared
Render.com (backend host)	Hosts prompt enhancement API	Prompt text — transient, not stored
Google Gemini / OpenAI API	AI model for enhancement	Prompt text (per their own privacy policies)

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Mixpanel, or any third-party advertising or tracking SDKs.

8 Data Usage Summary

Data Type	Collected
Personally identifiable information	✕ No
Health information	✕ No
Financial information	✕ No
Authentication information	✕ No
Personal communications (prompt text on Tab press)	✓ Yes
Location	✕ No
Web history	✕ No
User activity / keystroke logging	✕ No
Website content (prompt text on Tab press)	✓ Yes

9 Your Rights & Data Deletion

Data	How to Delete
Preferences	chrome://extensions → Tabbed → Clear Storage
Prompt history	Auto-rotates at 10 entries
Analytics counts	Popup → Privacy → Clear Data
Prompt text (backend)	Never stored — discarded after response

10 Children's Privacy

Tabbed is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

11 Changes to This Policy

We will update the "Last Updated" date when changes are made. Significant changes will be noted in the GitHub releases.

12 Contact

For questions, data concerns, or privacy issues:

🐛 GitHub Issues: github.com/Aazib-at-hub/Tabbed/issues

📦 Repository: github.com/Aazib-at-hub/Tabbed