# Magpie — Privacy Policy

**Last updated: May 6, 2026**

## Summary

Magpie does not collect, store, transmit, or share any personal user data. Full stop.

## What Magpie does

When you click the Magpie icon (or press a configured keyboard shortcut), the extension:

1. Reads the URL and page title of your active browser tab.
2. Reads your saved settings (Obsidian vault name, target note path, Rapid Add preference) from local Chrome storage.
3. Hands the URL and title to your own Obsidian application via the local `obsidian://` URL scheme.
4. Closes.

That's it. The URL and title are processed in memory only. They are not logged, transmitted to any server, sent to any third party, or retained by the extension.

## What is stored

Only your settings:

- **Vault name** — the name of your Obsidian vault.
- **Base note path** — the file path inside your vault where entries are appended.
- **Rapid Add preference** — whether the popup is bypassed for one-click saves.

These are stored via Chrome's `chrome.storage.sync` API, which means Chrome saves them and may sync them to your other devices through your Chrome profile. They are never transmitted to the developer of Magpie. You can clear them at any time by removing the extension or signing out of Chrome sync.

## Permissions used

- **`activeTab`** — Required to read the URL and title of the page you want to save. Granted only when you explicitly click the Magpie icon or invoke a keyboard shortcut. Never used in the background.
- **`storage`** — Required to remember your settings between sessions.

No host permissions, no content scripts, no DOM access, no scraping.

## Third parties

Magpie does not integrate with, send data to, or receive data from any third-party service, analytics provider, advertising network, or remote server. There are no network requests originating from the extension code.

The only outbound link is the optional "Buy me a coffee" button on the settings page, which opens buymeacoffee.com in a new browser tab if clicked. Magpie itself sends no data to that service — it is a standard hyperlink, opened only on user click.

## Children

Magpie does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children under 13.

## Changes to this policy

If this policy is updated, the new version will be posted at the same URL with a revised "Last updated" date.

## Contact

If you have questions about this policy or how Magpie handles your data, email **googledev.couch357@passmail.net**.