Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 8, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Auto Refresh Turbo (the “Extension”) handles information when you install and use it in Google Chrome. The Extension’s purpose is to reload browser tabs on a schedule you choose.

Summary

Refresh settings and session state stay on your device in Chrome storage. The Extension does not sell your data. Refresh settings stay on your device. Optional coarse telemetry (Umami events and GlitchTip error reports) is described under Network activity.

Information stored on your device

The Extension uses chrome.storage.local to keep:

Refresh settings (interval, presets, random range, schedule window, and related options)
Active and paused refresh session snapshots (including tab identifiers and URLs needed to restore sessions after a browser restart)
Optional on-page timer position preferences
UI preferences such as language selection, welcome banner dismissal, and rating-prompt state
Short-lived local notes used for suspicious-page stop status

This information stays in your browser profile unless you clear extension data or uninstall the Extension.

Page access and local processing

Depending on the options you enable, the Extension may inject a content script into tabs you are refreshing in order to:

Show an optional on-page countdown timer
Stop refreshing when you click or type on the page (optional)
Stop refreshing when a simple on-page heuristic suggests a captcha or error-like page (optional)

Page content used for these features is processed locally in your browser. The Extension does not upload page HTML, form fields, or screenshots to our servers.

Permissions

The Extension requests Chrome permissions only to provide its features:

storage — save settings and session state on your device
alarms — schedule refreshes when the popup is closed
tabs — reload tabs, read basic tab metadata for the session list, and update the toolbar badge
scripting — inject optional on-page features when needed
activeTab — temporary access tied to your interaction with the Extension
Host access — required so optional on-page features can run on the sites you refresh

Hard refresh uses Chrome’s tab reload with cache bypass. It does not clear your cookies.

Network activity

Core tab refreshing works offline and does not require contacting our servers. Opening Chrome Web Store review links (for example from the optional rating prompt) uses Google’s store pages in your browser.

For product reliability and quality, the Extension may send limited telemetry to self-hosted services operated for this product line:

Umami (umami.extsite.tech) — coarse extension UI pageviews and named events such as install/update and start/stop of refresh actions. No browsing history of arbitrary websites is sent.
GlitchTip (glitchtip.extsite.tech) — anonymized error reports (message/stack tags) to fix crashes. No page content, cookies, or personal form data are attached.

Optional uninstall and loyalty feedback forms open on feedback.extsite.tech and features.extsite.tech with only a product identifier (ext=).

Children’s privacy

The Extension is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Data sale and sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share Extension storage contents with advertisers or data brokers.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy when the Extension’s behavior changes. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent through the support / contact channel listed on the Chrome Web Store listing for Auto Refresh Turbo.