Auto Refresh Privacy Policy

Auto Refresh does not collect, track, or send any of your data. Everything stays on your device.

What We Collect

Nothing.

Auto Refresh does not collect any personal information, browsing history, or usage data. No analytics. No accounts. No sign-ups.

What We Store Locally

Which tabs you've set to refresh and their interval, in seconds. Saved locally on your device using chrome.storage.local. Cleared when you stop a tab's refresh or when you restart the browser.

This data never leaves your device. It is not sent to any server, and we have no way to access it.

Why We Need Each Permission

Auto Refresh only asks for the permissions it needs to work. Here is what each one does:

alarms

Schedule each tab's next reload on its own timer.

storage

Remember which tabs you've set to refresh so the schedule survives the service worker going to sleep.

activeTab

Read the tab you have open in the popup so you can set a timer for it.

tabs

Reload the right tab when its timer fires, clean up when you close it, and re-arm the timer if the browser put the tab to sleep.

scripting

Reserved for a future stop-on-keyword feature. Not used in this version.

Third-Party Services

Auto Refresh does not connect to any external servers, analytics tools, or advertising networks. It works fully offline after you install it.

Policy Updates

If we change this policy, we will update this page. The date at the bottom shows when it was last updated.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, contact us at tomas.miller@extendforge.com.

Last updated: May 2026