Privacy Policy

The short version

Comment Inbox reads comments from Google Docs, Sheets and Slides that you choose, and stores them only on your own device. There is no Comment Inbox server, no analytics, no advertising and no resale of data.

What the extension accesses

• Google Drive (read-only). The extension requests https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly. It lists the folders you select, the Google Docs / Sheets / Slides inside them, and the comments on those files.
• Comment content. Comment text, quoted document text, author display name, timestamps, reply threads, assignment email addresses and the comment link.
• File metadata. File name, file type and web link, used to group comments by document.

How data is stored

All data is written to the browser's IndexedDB on the device where the extension is installed. Nothing is transmitted to a server operated by us or by a third party. The extension does not use cookies, pixels, telemetry or crash reporting.

What we do not do

• We do not sell, rent or share your data.
• We do not use your comments to train AI models.
• We do not read files you have not selected or that are outside the folders you chose.
• We do not modify, delete or share your Google files. Access is read-only.

Permissions explained

• identity — sign in with Google so the extension can call the Drive API on your behalf.
• storage, unlimitedStorage — keep your comment index on this device.
• sidePanel — show the inbox next to Google Docs.
• https://www.googleapis.com/* — call the Google Drive API.

Revoking access and deleting data

Revoke Google access at myaccount.google.com/permissions. Delete everything stored locally from Settings → Data → Clear local data, or by removing the extension from Chrome.

Contact

Questions about this policy: privacy@commentinbox.app.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, the update will be noted in the extension's release notes and on this page before the change takes effect.