Privacy Policy — day1tabs

Last updated: February 16, 2026

day1tabs is a Chrome extension that helps you start each day with a clean browser by automatically closing tabs at a scheduled time and archiving them for easy recovery.

Your privacy matters. This policy explains exactly what day1tabs does and does not do with your data.

What Data Is Collected

day1tabs accesses the following information locally on your device only:

  • Tab URLs and titles — Used to track which tabs are open, classify them as Used or Didn't use, and archive them when an auto-close occurs.
  • Tab activity timestamps — Used to determine how recently and how often you interacted with each tab.
  • User settings — Your preferences such as auto-close time, never-close domains, and whether auto-close is enabled.
  • Archive history — A local record of tabs that were closed during each auto-close, so you can review and reopen them.

No personal information, browsing history, passwords, form data, or page content is ever accessed or stored.

How Your Data Is Used

All data is used exclusively to provide the core functionality of the extension:

  1. Tab management — Counting open tabs, displaying the badge counter, and determining which tabs to close at auto-close time.
  2. Never-close filtering — Checking tab URLs against your saved domains to keep important tabs open during auto-close.
  3. Archive and reopen — Saving closed tab URLs and titles locally so you can review what was closed and restore tabs if needed.
  4. Settings — Remembering your preferred auto-close time, enabled/disabled state, and domain list.

Your data is never used for profiling, advertising, analytics, or any purpose beyond the features described above.

Data Storage

All data is stored locally on your device using chrome.storage.local, a secure storage API provided by Google Chrome. No data is ever transmitted to any external server.

  • Data stays on your machine and is only accessible to the extension itself.
  • Uninstalling the extension removes all stored data.
  • You can clear all extension data at any time through Chrome's extension settings.

Third-Party Sharing

day1tabs does not share any data with third parties. Specifically:

  • No data is sent to any server, API, or external service.
  • No analytics or telemetry tools are used.
  • No advertising networks or tracking pixels are included.
  • No third-party scripts or SDKs are embedded in the extension.

Permissions Explained

day1tabs requests the following Chrome permissions, each for a specific purpose:

Permission Why It's Needed
tabs To count open tabs, read their URLs/titles for archiving, close tabs at auto-close time, and reopen archived tabs.
storage To save your settings, archived tabs, and reopen data locally on your device.
alarms To schedule the daily auto-close at your chosen time.

No other permissions are requested.

User Control

  • Toggle auto-close on or off at any time from the side panel.
  • Change your auto-close time in Settings.
  • Choose which domains are never closed by adding or removing them from the Never close list.
  • Reopen closed tabs anytime until the next auto-close.
  • Reopen individual tabs from the side panel at any time.
  • Uninstall the extension to permanently delete all stored data.

Children's Privacy

day1tabs is not directed at children under the age of 13. The extension does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

If this privacy policy is updated, the changes will be reflected in this document with an updated date.

Contact

TLDR; day1tabs runs entirely on your device. Nothing leaves your browser. Your tabs, your data, your control.