Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 21, 2025

Overview

Pastree is a clipboard manager browser extension that helps you organize and manage your clipboard history. This privacy policy explains how we handle your data.

Data Collection and Storage

What Data We Collect

• Clipboard Content: Text that you copy to your clipboard
• Timestamps: When items were copied to your clipboard
• Custom Lists: Lists and organization you create
• List Items: Items you add to custom lists
• Starred Items: Items you mark as favorites
• Settings: Your preferences for the extension (theme, max items, etc.)
• Search History: Your search queries (stored locally only)

How We Store Your Data

• Local Storage Only: All your data is stored locally on your device
• No Cloud Storage: We do not upload, sync, or store your data on any external servers
• No Data Transmission: Your clipboard content never leaves your device

Data Usage

How We Use Your Data

• Clipboard Management: To provide clipboard history and organization features
• Custom Lists: To save and organize your custom lists and list items
• Starred Items: To remember which items you've marked as favorites
• Search Functionality: To provide search and filtering capabilities
• Settings: To remember your preferences, theme choices, and configuration
• Context Menu: To provide right-click access to your clipboard items and lists
• No Analytics: We do not collect analytics or usage statistics

What We Don't Do

• We do not track your browsing activity
• We do not collect personal information
• We do not share your data with third parties
• We do not use your data for advertising
• We do not sell your data

Permissions

Required Permissions

• storage: To save your clipboard history, custom lists, and settings locally
• contextMenus: To provide right-click menu access to your clipboard items and lists
• activeTab: To paste content into the current tab and monitor clipboard changes
• clipboardRead: To read your clipboard content for automatic capture
• clipboardWrite: To write content to your clipboard when copying items
• scripting: To inject content scripts for pasting functionality and clipboard monitoring
• host_permissions (<all_urls>): To monitor clipboard changes and paste content on any website

Why We Need These Permissions

• storage: Essential for saving your clipboard history, custom lists, and preferences
• contextMenus: Allows you to access clipboard items and lists via right-click menu
• activeTab: Required to paste content into web pages and monitor clipboard changes
• clipboardRead: Core functionality for automatic clipboard capture
• clipboardWrite: Core functionality for copying items back to clipboard
• scripting: Required for pasting content into web pages and clipboard monitoring
• host_permissions: Required to work on all websites for clipboard monitoring and pasting

Data Security

Security Measures

• Local Storage: Your data is stored securely on your device
• No Network Access: The extension does not make network requests
• Open Source: The code is open source and can be audited

Data Retention

• As Long As You Use The Extension: Your data persists as long as you have the extension installed
• Manual Deletion: You can clear your data at any time through the extension settings
• Uninstall: Removing the extension will delete all stored data

Third-Party Services

No Third-Party Services

• We do not use any third-party analytics services
• We do not use any third-party advertising services
• We do not integrate with any external APIs
• The only external links are to our support pages (pastr.ee)

Your Rights

Data Control

• Access: You can view all your data through the extension interface
• Modification: You can edit, organize, and delete your clipboard items and lists
• Starring: You can mark items as favorites for quick access
• Search: You can search through all your clipboard history and lists
• Deletion: You can clear all data through the extension settings
• Export: You can export your data using the built-in export feature
• Import: You can import previously exported data to restore your information

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:

• Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• Posting the new privacy policy on our website
• Notifying you through the extension (if significant changes)

Compliance

This privacy policy complies with:

• GDPR: European General Data Protection Regulation
• CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act
• Browser Store Requirements: Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons policies

This privacy policy is effective as of October 21, 2025 and applies to all versions of the Pastree browser extension.