Privacy policy
Last updated 18 October 2026. Applies to the Tab Lifeboat Chrome extension and this website.
In short
Your tabs stay on your computer. We have no servers, no accounts, no analytics and no ads, and we never sell or share your data.
What the extension handles, and why
| Data | Why | Where it is kept |
|---|---|---|
| Titles and links (URLs) of your open tabs, tab group names and colours, window layout | Only to save and restore your sessions and snapshots, which is the extension's single purpose | In your browser on your computer (IndexedDB). Never sent to us. |
| Files you choose to import (OneTab text, Session Buddy file) or a Tab Lifeboat backup file | To add those sessions | Read on your computer; the sessions are stored as above |
| Settings and snapshot times | To run automatic snapshots | In your browser on your computer |
Permissions it asks Chrome for: tabs and tabGroups (read and reopen your tabs and groups), alarms (timed snapshots), storage and unlimitedStorage (keep large sessions safely). If you turn on Pro's daily backup file, it also asks for downloads, only to save that file to your own Downloads folder. If you turn on Google Drive backup, it asks for identity, only to get Google's permission to write to Tab Lifeboat's hidden folder in your Drive. The free extension makes no network requests.
When Pro opens
- Licence check: not in use. Nothing is on sale yet, so there is no licence key and no purchase data. Before a paid plan opens, this policy will be updated to name the payment company and exactly what it receives.
- Google Drive backup (optional, Pro): if you switch it on, Chrome asks to use your Google account. Tab Lifeboat then saves a compressed copy of your saved sessions (page titles, addresses, tab groups) every hour, only when something changed, into a hidden Tab Lifeboat folder in your Google Drive. It uses Google's
drive.appdatapermission, which reaches only that hidden folder: not your files, not the rest of your Drive. The backups travel directly between your browser and Google; they never pass through Kalpa Labs, and we have no server that could receive them. It keeps every backup from the last 2 days, then one a day for 30 days. The files are small (about 100 KB for 5,000 tabs, measured) but do count towards your Google storage. Disconnect any time in Backups and settings.
Limited Use
The use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Tab Lifeboat's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
We do not sell user data, do not use or transfer it for advertising, credit checks or any purpose unrelated to saving and restoring your tabs, and no person reads it.
Deleting your data
Delete any session inside the extension. Uninstalling Tab Lifeboat deletes all of its data from your browser. Backup files you downloaded are yours: delete them like any other file. To delete Drive backups, open Google Drive → Settings → Manage apps → Tab Lifeboat → Options → Delete hidden app data.
Contact and grievances
Questions, or a grievance under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: write to Aakhiil51458@gmail.com. We reply within 7 days.
Changes
- 18 October 2026: first version.
If this policy changes we update this page and the date above; anything that changes what leaves your computer is also shown inside the extension before it takes effect.