{"id":69,"date":"2026-08-26T07:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/aethertab-privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:43:23","slug":"aethertab-privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/aethertab-privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy for AetherTab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Effective Date:<\/strong> August 26, 2026
Last Updated:<\/strong> August 26, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AetherTab (“the Extension”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is designed with a Privacy-First, Zero-Telemetry<\/strong> architecture. We believe that your new tab page, bookmarks, focus habits, notes, and browsing portals are strictly your private data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Zero Data Collection & Zero Tracking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • No Remote Servers:<\/strong>\u00a0AetherTab does not operate remote servers to collect, harvest, monitor, or analyze your browsing activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • No Telemetry \/ Analytics:<\/strong>\u00a0AetherTab contains no third-party analytics trackers, tracking pixels, or diagnostic telemetry scripts (such as Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or Amplitude).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • No Account Required:<\/strong>\u00a0100% of all current core features are available immediately upon installation without requiring personal identification, registration, email addresses, or account creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    2. Browser Permissions & Data Usage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    AetherTab requests only the minimal browser permissions necessary to deliver local functionality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Permission<\/th>Purpose & Scope<\/th>Network Transmission<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    bookmarks<\/code><\/strong><\/td>Read, organize, create, and update bookmarks in your browser’s local bookmark hierarchy to display them as customizable Speed Dial portals.<\/td>None.<\/strong> Operates entirely locally.<\/td><\/tr>
    topSites<\/code><\/strong><\/td>Used optionally to populate top frequently visited sites upon first install if no custom portals are configured.<\/td>None.<\/strong> Operates entirely locally.<\/td><\/tr>
    favicon<\/code><\/strong><\/td>Allows your browser to fetch and render high-resolution website icons for your saved bookmarks directly from your browser’s native favicon cache.<\/td>None.<\/strong> Managed natively by browser.<\/td><\/tr>
    storage<\/code><\/strong><\/td>Saves your local UI preferences (theme choice, backlit glow colors, clock format, custom wallpaper URL, task tracker list, and scratchpad notes) in chrome.storage.local<\/code> or localStorage<\/code>.<\/td>None.<\/strong> Stored exclusively on your physical device.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    3. Storage & Data Retention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • Local Storage:<\/strong>\u00a0All preferences, task items, scratchpad notes, custom wallpaper URLs, and theme configurations reside exclusively on your local device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bookmarks:<\/strong>\u00a0Managed natively via the browser’s bookmark storage and synchronized exclusively across your own devices through your browser’s built-in synchronization mechanisms (e.g., Chrome Sync \/ Firefox Sync).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Export \/ Import:<\/strong>\u00a0Any backup exports generated by AetherTab are saved as standard JSON files directly onto your local disk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      4. Single-Purpose Policy Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      AetherTab adheres strictly to the Chrome Web Store Single-Purpose Policy. The extension serves a single, unified purpose: to provide a high-performance, private, customizable new tab dashboard for bookmark management and daily productivity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      5. Future Freemium \/ Pro Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Current core capabilities (including unlimited speed dials, category group folders, backlit card glow, clock\/calendar, focus timer, task tracker, and local scratchpad) are and will remain free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Should optional premium (“Pro”) cloud synchronization or team collaboration features be introduced in future updates, any optional payment processing will be handled via certified third-party merchant providers (such as Stripe), and no payment data will ever be stored by AetherTab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      6. Contact & Open Source Auditing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to inspect the extension’s local data storage mechanisms, you may contact the development team through the official support repository.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Effective Date: August 26, 2026Last Updated: August 26, 2026 AetherTab (“the Extension”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is designed with a Privacy-First, Zero-Telemetry architecture. We believe that your new tab page, bookmarks, focus habits, notes, and browsing portals are strictly your private data. 1. Zero Data Collection & Zero Tracking 2. Browser Permissions & Data Usage AetherTab requests only the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lucidwire.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}