Last updated: October 19, 2025
Introduction
At Better Bookmarks, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our bookmark management service, including our web application and Chrome browser extension.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
- Email address (for account creation and authentication)
- Name (optional, for profile customization)
Bookmark Data
- URLs of bookmarked websites
- Page titles and descriptions
- Custom tags and categories you create
- AI-generated summaries and embeddings
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain our bookmark management service
- Generate AI-powered summaries and categorizations
- Enable semantic search functionality
- Improve and personalize your experience
- Communicate with you about service updates
Data Storage and Security
Your data is securely stored using industry-standard encryption. We use PostgreSQL for secure data storage and NextAuth.js for authentication. User passwords are hashed using bcrypt. All data transmissions are encrypted using HTTPS/TLS 1.2 or higher. Session tokens are stored in secure HTTP-only cookies.
AI and Third-Party Services
We use OpenAI's API (GPT-4 and text-embedding models) to generate summaries, categories, and semantic search embeddings for your bookmarks. When processing your bookmarks:
- Only the content of the bookmarked pages is sent to OpenAI's API
- We do not share your personal information (email, name) with AI services
- AI-generated content is stored securely in your account
- OpenAI's privacy policy and data usage terms apply to this processing
- You can opt-out of AI processing by not using AI-powered features
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
- With your explicit consent
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect our rights and prevent fraud
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Update or correct your information
- Delete your account and associated data
- Export your bookmarks
- Opt-out of non-essential communications
Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal information and bookmarks within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by email or through a prominent notice on our service.
Chrome Extension Specific Information
Our Chrome Extension collects and transmits data only when you explicitly save a bookmark. The extension:
- Does NOT track your browsing history or activity
- Only accesses page content when you click the extension icon to save a bookmark
- Uses the "activeTab" permission for secure, temporary access to the current page
- Stores minimal data locally (user preferences and category cache only)
- Can optionally sync with Chrome's native bookmarks (disabled by default)
- Communicates only with www.betterbookmarks.tech (no other domains)
Extension Permissions Explained
- activeTab: Access current page content only when you click the extension icon
- storage: Save your preferences and cache categories for better performance
- tabs: Open saved bookmarks in new tabs when you click on them
- notifications: Show you confirmation when bookmarks are saved
- bookmarks: Optional sync with Chrome bookmarks (must be enabled in settings)
- scripting: Extract page metadata (title, description) when saving
Compliance
This service and extension comply with:
- Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU users
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California users
- OpenAI API usage policies