Privacy Policy

Dormant Chrome Extension — Effective date: 2026-05-09

Overview

Dormant is a Chrome extension that auto-suspends inactive browser tabs to save RAM. This policy explains what data the extension touches, where it stays, and what it never does.

Data collected

None. Dormant makes no network requests and sends nothing to any external server.

Data stored locally

Dormant stores the following data in your browser using Chrome's built-in chrome.storage API:

Data	Where	Purpose
Last-active timestamps	chrome.storage.local	Track when each tab was last used so the inactivity check works correctly
Whitelist domains	chrome.storage.sync	Remember which sites you've chosen to never suspend
Inactivity threshold	chrome.storage.sync	Remember your preferred suspension delay (in minutes)

chrome.storage.sync data may be synced across your Chrome profile by Google's existing browser sync — this is standard Chrome behaviour controlled entirely by your own Google account settings.

What Dormant does not do

• Does not make any network requests
• Does not communicate with external servers
• Does not use analytics, crash reporting, or telemetry
• Does not store browsing history or page content
• Does not require an account or login
• Does not include any third-party code with its own data practices

Third-party services

None. Dormant has zero external runtime dependencies.

Open source

Dormant's full source code is publicly available at github.com/BigBen-7/dormant. You can audit exactly what the extension does.

Changes to this policy

If this policy is updated, the effective date at the top of this page will change. Given the nature of the extension (no data collection), meaningful changes are unlikely.

Contact

Questions or concerns: benardsimon7@gmail.com