Privacy Policy for Vibe Stats - AI Dev Tools Monitor

Overview

Vibe Stats - AI Dev Tools Monitor ("the Extension") is a Chrome, Edge, and Safari browser extension developed by Todd Dube that monitors the real-time operational status of AI developer tools (Claude AI, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, and Google Gemini). This privacy policy explains our data practices in full.

🎯 Extension Purpose: Monitor public status APIs and display service health, at the individual component level, through AI-themed vibe indicators.

🚫 What We DON'T Collect

This extension does NOT collect, access, store, or transmit:

• ❌ Names, email addresses, or contact information
• ❌ Browsing history or website data
• ❌ Search queries or form inputs
• ❌ User credentials or authentication tokens
• ❌ Location data or device identifiers
• ❌ Usage analytics or behavioral tracking
• ❌ Cookies or cross-site tracking
• ❌ Content from websites you visit
• ❌ Information from other extensions or browser features

📊 What We DO Collect (Local Only)

Service Status Information

The extension accesses publicly available status information from:

• Claude AI Status API: https://status.claude.com/api/v2/
• GitHub Status API: https://www.githubstatus.com/api/v2/
• OpenAI Status API: https://status.openai.com/api/v2/
• Google Cloud Status API: https://status.cloud.google.com/ (filtered for Gemini/AI-related incidents)

Data Retrieved:

• Service and individual component operational status (operational, minor, major, critical)
• Public incident reports and updates
• Timestamp of last successful check

🔐 Permission Justifications

1. Storage Permission (storage)

Purpose: Cache service status data locally for performance and offline access.

Data Stored: API responses, timestamps, error logs.

Privacy Guarantee: All data remains on your device.

2. Alarms Permission (alarms)

Purpose: Schedule automated status checks every 5 minutes.

Data Usage: Only triggers API calls to public status endpoints.

Privacy Guarantee: No user activity monitoring.

3. Host Permissions

Domains: status.claude.com, status.anthropic.com (legacy redirect), www.githubstatus.com, status.openai.com, status.cloud.google.com

Purpose: Read-only access to public status APIs.

Data Transmitted: No user data, cookies, or personal information.

Privacy Guarantee: Only accesses publicly available status information.

🛡️ Security & Data Protection

• ✅ All data stored using the browser's secure, sandboxed storage API
• ✅ No cloud storage, external databases, or third-party services
• ✅ Automatic data cleanup when extension is uninstalled
• ✅ All API requests use HTTPS encryption
• ✅ Only connects to official, verified status service endpoints
• ✅ Runs within the browser's security sandbox
• ✅ No access to other browser tabs, extensions, or system resources

🚫 What We Don't Do

• ❌ No Google Analytics, tracking pixels, or telemetry
• ❌ No crash reporting or error tracking services
• ❌ No usage statistics or performance monitoring
• ❌ No advertising networks or social media integration
• ❌ No data transmission to our servers or third parties
• ❌ No data sales, licensing, or commercial use
• ❌ No registration, accounts, or login required

👶 Children's Privacy

This extension does not target children under 13 and does not collect personal information from users of any age. The extension is designed for software developers monitoring professional development tools.

🌍 International Compliance

GDPR Compliance (EU)

• No personal data processing occurs
• No consent required as no personal data is collected
• No data subject rights applicable (no personal data to access/delete)
• No data controller or processor relationship established

CCPA Compliance (California)

• No personal information collected or sold
• No consumer rights applicable (no personal information processed)
• No third-party data sharing or commercial use

🔄 Data Retention

• Status Data: Refreshed every 5 minutes, older data automatically replaced
• Error Logs: Overwritten with each new occurrence (no persistent storage)
• Complete Removal: All data automatically deleted upon extension uninstallation

📦 Distribution

Vibe Stats is not distributed through any extension marketplace. It is open source and installed directly from the source repository:

• Chrome / Edge: loaded unpacked from a local build (chrome://extensions/ → Developer Mode → Load Unpacked)
• Safari: built and run locally via Xcode

This policy applies identically regardless of how the extension was obtained — the source code is the same across every install path.

📞 Contact Information

• Developer: Todd Dube
• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/todddube/vstat
• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/todddube/vstat/issues
• Privacy Questions: Open an issue on GitHub with a "Privacy" label

📝 Policy Updates

Policy updates will be reflected in the "Last Updated" date above. Major changes will be announced via GitHub repository releases. Continued use of the extension constitutes acceptance of policy updates.

Version Tracking: This policy is versioned alongside extension releases. Current policy version corresponds to Extension Version 1.3.1. Historical policy versions are available in the GitHub repository history.

🎯 Summary