Privacy Policy

Browser Activity Tracker · Last updated 2026-07-08

  In one sentence: Browser Activity Tracker stores everything
  it tracks locally in your browser and never sends any data anywhere. There
  are no servers, no accounts, and no analytics.

What the extension does

Browser Activity Tracker is a Chrome extension that watches which browser tab is currently active and records how much time is spent on it, so that time can be attributed to a project you define. It runs entirely on your device.

Data we collect

The extension records the following, and only the following, locally:

The URL, page title, and domain of the tab you are actively viewing
Timestamps for when tracking starts, pauses, resumes, and ends
Project, tag, billable, and rule data you create yourself inside the extension

This data is used solely to calculate and display how your time was spent, inside the extension's own popup, options page, and dashboard.

Where your data is stored

All data is stored locally using your browser's built-in storage (chrome.storage.local and IndexedDB). None of it is stored on any server operated by us or anyone else, because no such server exists for this extension.

Data sharing and transmission

The extension makes zero network requests. It does not contact any external server, API, or analytics provider, and it has no network host permissions in its manifest. Your browsing and time-tracking data never leaves your device unless you personally choose to export it (see below).

Exporting and moving your data

The extension includes a manual Backup & Restore feature and CSV/JSON export. These create a file on your computer, entirely under your control. Nothing is uploaded automatically. Moving data between devices or into a spreadsheet or invoicing tool is something you initiate and control every time.

Permissions this extension requests, and why

tabs: to read the active tab's URL and title, which is how the extension knows what you're working on. It does not inject scripts into or read the content of any page.
idle: to detect when you've stepped away from the keyboard, so idle time isn't counted as active work.
storage: to save your sessions, projects, rules, tags, and settings locally.
alarms: to periodically checkpoint an in-progress session (so it survives the browser's background process being restarted) and to end a timed manual override at the exact moment it expires.

Data deletion

You can delete all tracked data at any time from the extension's dashboard ("Delete All"), or remove everything at once by uninstalling the extension, which clears its local storage per standard Chrome behavior.

Children's privacy

This extension is a productivity tool intended for general audiences and does not knowingly collect data from children, in part because it does not collect or transmit data of any kind to us.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change and the revised policy will be published at this same URL.

Contact

Questions about this policy or the extension can be sent to damian@goodspeed.studio.

Browser Activity Tracker is open source. Source code: github.com/damian-debug/browser-activity-tracker