What we collect
Quick Tab Groups is a local tool for saving and reopening sets of browser tabs. The developer does not operate a server, and the extension does not transmit your tabs, groups, browsing history, or any other personal data anywhere. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to.
The only data the extension handles is what you explicitly save: the titles/URLs of tabs in a group you name, and which color and theme you picked. That data is generated by your actions and processed entirely on your device.
Where your data is stored
- Saved tab groups and theme — kept in
chrome.storage.local, a storage area local to your browser profile. If Chrome sync is enabled for extensions on your account, this may sync across your own signed-in devices via Google's own sync infrastructure — the extension itself never sees or transmits it. - Incognito-recovery data (the "just closed" banner) — kept in
chrome.storage.session, an in-memory store that is cleared automatically when you close the browser. It is never written to disk, by design, since it originates from Incognito tabs.
Uninstalling the extension removes all of this data from your device.
Permissions, and why we ask
Every permission below exists to power one specific, visible feature. None are used for tracking or data collection.
| Permission | What it's for |
|---|---|
tabs | Read the open tabs in your current window when you save a group, and open tabs when you restore one. |
tabGroups | Organize restored tabs into a native, color-coded Chrome tab group matching the color you chose. |
storage | Save your groups and theme locally, as described above. |
contextMenus | Add the right-click option "Add this page to a group." |
favicon on-demand | Show each saved site's icon next to its URL. Paired with an optional host permission that is not granted at install — the extension asks for it only if you click "Allow" on an in-popup banner, and works fully without it (a generic icon is shown instead). |
Third parties
None. The extension includes no analytics SDKs, no advertising code, no crash-reporting services, and makes no network requests initiated by the developer. It does not sell or share data, because it does not collect any to begin with.
Retention & deletion
Your saved groups persist until you delete them, or until you remove the extension. You can delete an individual group at any time from the popup (with a 5-second undo), or export your groups to a JSON file before removing anything, as a backup you control.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Effective" date at the top of this page will be updated. Material changes — such as introducing any server-side processing — would also be reflected in the extension's Chrome Web Store listing.