URL Builder privacy policy

Last updated: November 6, 2026

URL Builder creates campaign links with UTM parameters for newsletters, posts and other channels. This policy covers the extension and the related welcome, uninstall and feedback pages.

What the extension collects

The extension does not send your URLs, UTM values, saved channels or browsing history to the developer or a server. It has no account system, cloud sync, advertising or analytics inside the extension. It does not sell personal data.

What stays on your device

Your draft link, campaign fields, saved channels and feedback prompt preferences are stored in chrome.storage.local. The most recently captured page URL and information used to reopen the builder tab are kept in chrome.storage.session for the browser session. Captured URL information can include the source tab and window identifiers and capture time; a URL kept in your draft can remain in local storage until you replace it or remove the extension. These values are used locally. The extension does not use Chrome Sync. Removing the extension removes its extension storage.

URLs and the clipboard

When you click the toolbar icon, URL Builder reads the active tab’s URL and opens or focuses the builder. You can also paste a URL yourself. Clicking Copy URL writes the generated link to your clipboard. URL Builder does not read page content, follow the link or send the link to an analytics service. Where you paste or share the resulting link is your choice.

Web history

URL Builder handles the URL of the page you explicitly choose through the toolbar or its assigned keyboard shortcut, or a URL you paste, to build your campaign link. This is local handling of web history data. It does not read your Chrome browsing history or track websites in the background.

Network requests

The extension builds links on your device and makes no network requests to process them. It includes no remotely loaded code and requests no host permissions. The external pages described below load normally in your browser.

Pages the extension opens

URL Builder opens a welcome page after installation. Chrome opens the uninstall page after removal. If you choose to give feedback or leave a review from the extension’s feedback prompt, it opens the feedback page or Chrome Web Store respectively. These are external websites, separate from the extension.

The welcome, uninstall and feedback pages are hosted on GitHub Pages and use Umami web analytics to count page visits, including installation and removal page visits. This analytics is on those web pages, not in the extension; the extension does not attach your campaign URL or saved draft to these page addresses. Umami processes the page address, referrer, browser and device information. It uses the visitor IP address to derive approximate location (country, region or city) and to generate an anonymous session identifier. The IP address is not stored as a field in standard Umami analytics records, but Umami or its infrastructure providers may record it in operational or security logs. This location information comes from web requests; URL Builder does not request GPS or device geolocation access. GitHub Pages logs and stores visitors’ IP addresses for security. GitHub Pages and Umami process this information under their own policies. The privacy policy is hosted on pinwisp.com and does not use Umami analytics.

Optional feedback

If you submit feedback on the uninstall page, your selected reason and comment are sent through Google Forms. The separate feedback page sends only the text you enter in “What should be better?”. Neither form asks for an email address. Submitting feedback is optional. Do not include private links, passwords or other sensitive information. Google processes submissions under its own privacy policy.

Limited Use

URL Builder complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy and its Limited Use requirements when handling information from Google APIs.

Permissions, explained

activeTab — allows URL Builder to read the URL of the active tab when you explicitly click its toolbar icon or use its assigned keyboard shortcut. It does not continuously monitor your browsing.
storage — saves your draft, channel shortcuts and feedback prompt preferences locally, and keeps the current capture and builder tab information for the browser session.

Changes to this policy

Changes will appear at this address with an updated date.

Contact

For questions about this policy, open an issue on GitHub. GitHub issues are public; do not post private URLs or personal information.

Chrome is a trademark of Google LLC. URL Builder is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.