Geekmaze
GeekTabs Chrome extension
Privacy Policy for GeekTabs
This is the privacy policy for GeekTabs, the Chrome extension published by Geekmaze Software Private Limited. It explains what the extension handles, what stays on your device, and what is sent elsewhere only if you choose to sign in, sync, back up, or activate a license.
You can use GeekTabs without an account. Saved tabs stay in your browser unless you sign in with Google or connect Dropbox. GeekTabs does not sell personal information and does not use it for advertising.
Who we are
GeekTabs is operated by Geekmaze Software Private Limited, Pongummood, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Privacy requests go to contact@geekmaze.in.
GeekTabs is a tab manager. It lets you group tabs into spaces and collections, save and reopen them, work with bookmarks and sessions, and optionally sync that saved data between browsers.
Information that stays on your device
By default, GeekTabs stores your work in Chrome’s extension storage on the device. That local copy includes:
- Spaces and collections you create, including names, notes, tags, colors, and icons.
- Tabs you save into them: page title, URL, and favicon.
- Settings such as appearance, behavior, and keyboard shortcuts.
- A local session history the extension records so you can revisit sessions, limited to the most recent 1,000 entries it stores.
- If you connect Dropbox, the Dropbox access token.
Uninstalling GeekTabs removes this local extension storage. We do not receive it unless you use one of the optional features below.
Browser data the extension reads
GeekTabs uses Chrome permissions to do the job of a tab manager. This access happens in your browser. Open tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history are not uploaded to Geekmaze. A page is included in a cloud copy only if you save it into a space or collection and then turn on Google sync or a Dropbox backup.
| Permission | Why GeekTabs uses it |
|---|---|
| Tabs, tab groups, and windows | List, open, focus, close, and group tabs, including across windows. |
| Bookmarks | Show and update Chrome bookmarks when you use bookmark features. The full bookmark library is not uploaded. |
| History | When you open history in GeekTabs, read Chrome browsing history on the device so it can be displayed. That history is not sent to Geekmaze, Firebase, or Dropbox. |
| Storage | Save spaces, collections, settings, and session data on the device. |
| Identity | Only if you choose Google sign-in, to complete that sign-in. |
If you sign in with Google
Sign-in is optional. GeekTabs requests only your email address and basic profile (your name and profile photo). It does not request Gmail, Google Drive, or other Google data.
We use that information to:
- Create your GeekTabs sign-in through Google and Firebase Authentication.
- Show your name and photo in the extension.
- Associate synced data, and a license if you have one, with your account.
Your account id, email, name, and profile photo are stored in Chrome’s extension storage. The access token used for that sign-in is revoked when you sign out.
GeekTabs’ use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We use Google account data only to provide GeekTabs. We do not sell it, use it for advertising, or use it to train generalized models.
If you turn on cloud sync
After you sign in, realtime sync to Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore) is on unless you turn it off in Settings. The copy stored for your account includes your spaces, collections (including titles, URLs, and favicons of tabs you saved), and your settings. It does not include your Chrome browsing history or your full bookmark library.
Settings can include optional Dropbox application credentials if you typed them in. Those values are stored with your other settings and, while sync is on, are included in the Firebase copy. You can clear them in Settings.
Firebase is operated by Google. We store this copy so your saved spaces and collections can open in other browsers where you are signed in to GeekTabs.
If you connect Dropbox
Dropbox backup is optional. If you connect it, GeekTabs stores an access token on the device and uploads a backup file to your own Dropbox account. That file contains the saved spaces, collections, and settings you are backing up. Disconnecting removes the token from the extension. Files already in your Dropbox remain there until you delete them.
If you activate a license
If you enter a license key, GeekTabs sends that key, the extension version, the time of the request, and a one-way device fingerprint hash to our license service at api.geektabs.com. The hash is calculated on your device from basic browser characteristics such as language, time zone, and screen size. We receive the hash, not those underlying values. We use this to check that the key is valid and to limit sharing of one key across many installations.
If you are signed in, we also store license status in Firebase with your account id and email: whether it is active, the key, the license type, and the activation and expiry dates.
How we use information
- Provide spaces, collections, sessions, bookmarks, and tab organization.
- Sync or restore saved data when you have turned that feature on.
- Sign you in and show your account in the extension.
- Validate a license you activate.
- Respond if you email us, and fix failures you report.
We do not sell personal information. We do not use GeekTabs data for advertising. The extension does not include a third-party analytics service. We do not send your browsing history to our servers.
Who else processes it
- Google, for sign-in (OAuth and Firebase Authentication) and, if you sync, Cloud Firestore.
- Dropbox, only if you connect it, and then only inside your Dropbox account.
- Our license service at api.geektabs.com, operated by Geekmaze, only if you activate a license.
We do not share your saved tabs or account with other customers. We may disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the security of the service.
How long we keep it, and how to delete it
- On the device: until you delete it in GeekTabs, or until you uninstall the extension. Uninstalling clears its local storage.
- In Firebase: until you ask us to delete it. Turning sync off stops new uploads. Data already stored remains until deletion.
- In Dropbox: until you delete the backup from your Dropbox.
- License records: while the license can still be checked, and for a limited time afterward so we can support the purchase and reject a revoked key.
- Email you send us: as long as we need it to handle your request.
To delete the Firebase copy of your account, including synced spaces, collections, settings, and the license record tied to that account, email contact@geekmaze.in from the Google address you used to sign in, or tell us that address. We will delete it unless we must keep a limited record to comply with law or resolve a dispute.
Security
Connections to Google, Dropbox, and api.geektabs.com use HTTPS. Synced data is stored in our Firebase project, and access is limited to operating GeekTabs. No method of storage or transmission is perfectly secure.
Children
GeekTabs is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Where data is processed
Geekmaze is in India. Google Firebase and Dropbox may process data in the United States and other countries where those providers operate.
This website
The sections above are the privacy policy for the GeekTabs extension. The geekmaze.com website is a separate company site. If you use the contact form, we receive the name, email address, subject, and message you submit, and we email that message to ourselves so we can reply. That form does not add you to a mailing list.
Changes
We will post changes on this page and update the date at the top. If a change materially expands what the extension collects, it will not apply to data already stored before you have a chance to stop using the feature.
Contact
Geekmaze Software Private Limited
Pongummood, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
contact@geekmaze.in
Product page: https://geekmaze.com/geektabs
This policy: https://geekmaze.com/privacy-policy-for-geektabs/