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Local by design.

Sidebar Favorites is built to work with your existing Chrome bookmarks inside your own browser. It does not run a remote backend, and it does not collect or sell personal data.

Last updated: March 31, 2026

What the extension does

Sidebar Favorites shows your bookmark bar folders, subfolders, and saved pages in a vertical side panel. It lets you open, edit, organize, and move bookmarks using the same bookmark structure you already have in Chrome.

What information we collect

We do not collect personal information through the extension. We do not transmit your bookmarks, browsing history, tab data, or account information to our servers because the extension does not use a remote backend service.

How permissions are used

  • bookmarks: used to read and update bookmark folders and bookmark items so the side panel can show and manage the structure you already maintain in Chrome.
  • tabs: used to read the active tab title and URL when you save the current page as a bookmark, and to open a selected bookmark in the active tab when possible.
  • storage: used only for lightweight local preferences such as saved UI state and folder collapse state.
  • sidePanel: used to display the extension in Chrome’s side panel.
  • favicon: used to display site icons next to bookmark links.

How data is stored

Any UI preferences saved by Sidebar Favorites are stored locally through Chrome’s extension storage on your device. Bookmark content remains in Chrome’s own bookmark system. The extension does not maintain a separate cloud database or sync service.

Sharing, sale, and advertising

We do not sell your data. We do not share your personal information with advertisers, data brokers, analytics providers, or other third parties for independent use. The extension does not include advertising, analytics SDKs, tracking pixels, or remote code loaders.

Project website

The project website is a static informational page. We do not operate forms, analytics, or ad tracking on that page. If you access the site through GitHub Pages or a browser, GitHub and your browser provider may process standard technical request data under their own policies.

Future changes

If the extension’s data practices change in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated before those changes are released, and the Chrome Web Store disclosures will be updated to match.