Privacy Policy

TL;DR

Orbit Station is local-first. By default, the extension makes zero external network requests and stores everything in your browser. Three optional features can be turned on from Settings — each one is off by default and clearly disclosed below:

• Weather widget — sends your latitude/longitude to Open-Meteo to fetch a forecast.
• Activation analytics — sends anonymous event names (no URLs, no content) so we can fix activation friction.
• Uninstall feedback survey — only runs if you visit the post-uninstall page and choose to send feedback.

No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud sync, no advertising, no data sale. Ever.

What We Store on Your Device

All your settings, workspaces, links, notes, todos, and preferences live in your browser via chrome.storage.local. This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly export it as a JSON file.

We do not collect, transmit, or store the following on our servers:

• Personal information (name, email, address, phone)
• Browsing history, visited URLs, or page content
• The contents of your notes, todos, workspaces, or links
• IP addresses (we do not log them)
• Tracking cookies, fingerprints, or advertising identifiers

Permissions We Request

Orbit Station requests five Chrome permissions, each tied to a specific user-facing feature. None are used for background monitoring or data collection.

• storage — Saves your workspaces, settings, notes, todos, and preferences locally on your device via chrome.storage.local.
• tabs — Powers the "Import Open Tabs" feature. When you choose to import, we read the titles and URLs of your currently open tabs so you can pick which ones to add to a workspace. Tab data is displayed locally and never transmitted.
• sessions — Powers the "Recent Tabs" feature. We read your recently closed tabs so you can restore them with one click from the sidebar. Session data is displayed locally and never transmitted.
• bookmarks — Powers the "Import Bookmarks" feature. When you initiate an import, we read your bookmark tree so you can pick which bookmarks to add to a workspace. We never modify, delete, or transmit your bookmarks.
• search — Lets the new tab and command palette hand off search queries to your browser's default search engine via the chrome.search.query API. We do not change, override, or read your search settings.

Optional Features (All Opt-In, All Off by Default)

How Optional Data Is Handled

Optional analytics and uninstall feedback are received by serverless API endpoints we operate (api/events and api/uninstall-feedback) and forwarded to a private email inbox via Resend (our transactional email provider). We do not store this data in a database, share it with third parties, or use it for advertising. Resend processes the message in transit only; we do not retain server logs of payload contents.

Open-Meteo is contacted directly from your browser when the weather widget is enabled. We do not proxy or log those requests.

Limited Use Disclosure

Orbit Station's use of any information received from Google APIs (the Chrome extension APIs listed under "Permissions We Request") adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements:

• We use the data only to provide the user-facing features described in this policy.
• We do not transfer or sell user data to third parties.
• We do not use user data for personalised advertising, credit-worthiness assessment, or lending purposes.
• We do not allow humans to read user data, except where you have explicitly chosen to send us a free-text comment in the uninstall feedback survey.

Data Retention & Your Choices

• Local data: stored on your device until you uninstall the extension or use Settings → Data → "Reset all data". You can also export your full configuration as JSON at any time.
• Analytics events queued locally: capped at the 200 most recent events. Cleared after upload or when you toggle analytics off.
• Email contents: activation digest emails and uninstall feedback emails are retained in our private inbox for product improvement; they contain no PII and no data linkable to you. Contact us at support@orbitstation.app if you want a specific submission deleted.

Single Purpose

Orbit Station's single purpose is to replace the browser's new tab page with a configurable workflow launcher: organise links into workspaces, group multiple URLs into one-click "tab stacks," search and launch them via a keyboard-first command palette, and access supporting tools (notes, todos, focus timer) from the sidebar. All listed permissions and the optional features above exist solely to support this single purpose.

Compliance Statements

• We do not sell your data to third parties.
• We do not use or transfer data for purposes unrelated to the extension's single purpose.
• We do not use or transfer data to determine credit-worthiness or for lending purposes.
• We do not serve advertising of any kind.

Children's Privacy

Orbit Station does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. The extension does not require an account, sign-in, or any personal information from any user.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy when the extension's data behaviour changes. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated "Last updated" date. We do not maintain an email list and therefore cannot notify users individually; please re-read this page after major version updates.

Contact

Questions or data deletion requests: support@orbitstation.app — or use the form at orbitstation.app/support.