Grid Tab — Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

Overview

Grid Tab is a Chrome browser extension that replaces your new tab page with a customisable dashboard. Grid Tab has no backend server of its own, no analytics, and no tracking. Your content stays in your browser. The limited exceptions — Chrome account sync and Google's public font/favicon services — are described below.

Data We Store

All of the following is created by you and stored in your browser via chrome.storage.local and localStorage:

• Settings — colours, fonts, widget layout, and saved theme profiles.
• Bookmarks & folders you add — name, URL, and any icon image.
• To-do tasks.
• Calendar reminders — reminder text and dates.
• Notes — text you type into the Notes widget.
• Image widget photo — stored locally as a base64 data URL.

Chrome Account Sync

So your setup follows you across devices, Grid Tab also saves your settings (excluding large images) to chrome.storage.sync. This data is stored and synced by Google as part of your own Chrome/Google account and is governed by Google's privacy policy. Grid Tab itself never receives or has access to this data on any server — it only reads and writes it within your signed-in browser. If you are not signed into Chrome, no sync occurs.

Permissions Explained

• storage — Saves the data listed above on your device and, via Chrome sync, to your own Google account. Nothing is sent to any Grid Tab server.
• bookmarks — Read-only. Used only for the optional "Import from Chrome" feature, which lets you copy your existing Chrome bookmarks into the dashboard. Your bookmarks are never modified, stored elsewhere, or transmitted anywhere.

Third-Party Requests

• Google Fonts — When you choose a display font, its stylesheet and font files are loaded from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. Google's privacy policy applies to those requests.
• Google Favicons — When a bookmark uses an automatic icon, the site's favicon is fetched from www.google.com/s2/favicons. The only information sent is the website's domain name.

These are the only outbound network requests Grid Tab makes, and they carry no personal identifiers beyond what is described.

Data Sharing

Grid Tab does not collect, sell, or share your personal data. There is no Grid Tab server, no advertising, and no third-party analytics or tracking of any kind.

Children's Privacy

Grid Tab does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

If we update this policy, we will revise the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please use the support link on Grid Tab's Chrome Web Store listing.