TabTick Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 22, 2026

TabTick is a local-first Chrome extension that helps you understand where your Chrome browsing time goes.

Data TabTick Stores

TabTick stores the following data in chrome.storage.local on your device:

Website domains, such as youtube.com or github.com
Usage interval timestamps
Usage durations
Daily and weekly report summaries generated from those intervals

TabTick does not store page contents, keystrokes, screenshots, form entries, passwords, or full desktop activity. Version 1 stores normalized website domains rather than full URLs.

How Data Is Used

The stored data is used only to show browsing time summaries in the extension popup and dashboard, including daily totals, weekly totals, top websites, and local category summaries.

Data Sharing

TabTick does not sell, transmit, rent, or share browsing activity data. The extension does not send usage data to any remote server.

Permissions

tabs: reads the active tab URL so TabTick can identify the current website domain.
storage: saves usage intervals and reports locally.
idle: pauses tracking when Chrome reports the user is idle or locked.
alarms: periodically reconciles tracking and weekly report generation.
favicon: shows website favicons in local reports.

User Control

You can remove locally stored TabTick data by uninstalling the extension from Chrome or clearing the extension's local site data in Chrome.

Chrome Web Store Limited Use Statement

TabTick's use of information received from Chrome APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Browsing activity is used only for the user-facing feature of local website screen time reporting.

Contact

For support or privacy questions, open an issue in the TabTick GitHub repository.