Privacy Policy
Job Application Tracker · Last updated 22 August 2026
The short version: this extension has no server, no account and no analytics. Everything it records stays on your computer. Nothing is transmitted anywhere, so there is nothing for anyone — including the developer — to collect, sell or lose.
What the extension stores
When you log a job application, the following is saved locally:
- Company, role, field or area, location and work type
- Application status, the date you applied and any notes you add
- The URL of the job posting and which site it came from
- Your own settings: spreadsheet mode, the linked file's name, and the follow-up reminder threshold
Where it is stored
- Your browser profile — via
chrome.storage.local, which never syncs to a Google account. - A reference to your spreadsheet — via IndexedDB, so the extension can rewrite the same file next time without asking again. The file itself lives wherever you saved it.
- The
.xlsxfile you chose, if you linked one. It is written directly to your disk using the browser's File System Access API.
Removing the extension deletes the browser-profile data. Your spreadsheet is a normal file on your computer and is not touched by uninstalling.
What is sent over the network
Nothing. The extension makes no network requests of any kind. It bundles the two libraries it needs (SheetJS and JSZip) locally rather than loading them from a CDN, so it works with no internet connection at all.
Reading web pages
When you click the toolbar icon, press the keyboard shortcut, or use the right-click menu,
the extension reads the page you are currently on to find the job title, company,
location, pay and description. It does this through the activeTab permission,
which Chrome grants only for that one page and only at the moment you ask.
The extension does not run in the background on your browsing, does not have permission to read any other tab, and keeps no record of pages you visited but did not log.
Permissions and why each is needed
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
| activeTab | Read the job posting on the tab you explicitly asked about. |
| scripting | Run the page-reading routine on that one tab. |
| storage | Keep your applications and settings in this browser profile. |
| contextMenus | Add the "Log this job application" right-click item. |
There is no host_permissions entry, which is why Chrome does not warn that the
extension can "read your data on all websites" — it cannot.
Third parties
There are none. No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising, no third-party services of any kind. Your data is never sold or shared, because it never leaves your machine.
Children
The extension is a personal productivity tool and is not directed at children under 13. It collects no personal information from anyone.
Changes to this policy
If a future version ever changes what is stored or adds a network feature, this page will be updated and the change described in the extension's listing before the version ships.
Contact
Questions, or something here that doesn't match what you observe? Open an issue on the project's repository, linked from the Chrome Web Store listing.