Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2025

What Clipjar stores

Clipjar saves text you copy to your clipboard: the content, a timestamp, the source page title and URL, and a content type (text, URL, email, code, etc.). This data is stored in your browser's IndexedDB, a local database that only the extension can access.

No data is uploaded, synced, or transmitted anywhere.

Permissions explained

• activeTab: reads the page title and URL when you copy text, so Clipjar can show you where a clip came from. Only accessed at the moment of copying.
• storage: saves your preferences (max history size, theme, etc.).
• host_permissions (): required to run the content script that listens for copy events on every page. Clipjar does not read page content, only intercepts the clipboard event.
• clipboardRead (optional): requested only if you enable "Allow reading clipboard" in settings. Used to let Clipjar copy items back to the system clipboard without requiring a button click on the page. You can decline this permission and Clipjar still works.
• offscreen (Chrome only): required by Chrome to write to the clipboard from a service worker.
• sidePanel (Chrome only): used to enable the optional sidebar panel.

Data retention

Clipjar stores up to a configurable maximum of clips (default: 1000). Older clips are automatically deleted when the limit is reached. You can clear all data at any time from the extension popup or from Settings.

Third parties

None. Clipjar does not use any third-party analytics, crash reporting, or services of any kind. There are no external network requests.

Children

Clipjar does not knowingly collect data from or target anyone under 13. Because all data is local only, no personal data is collected from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially, the updated version will be published here with a new date. The current policy always reflects how the current version of the extension behaves.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue at github.com/justinpbarnett/clipjar.