Privacy Policy
Tab Renamer — privacy policy
Tab Renamer is a Chrome extension built by Blink SEO that lets you rename any browser tab and optionally give it a colour-coded favicon. This page explains what data the extension handles, how it's used, and how it's stored.
Last updated: 13 July 2026 — applies to version 1.0.0
Tab Renamer only handles the data needed to remember the names and colours you set. Nothing else is read, collected, or transmitted.
| Data | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
| Page URL | Used as the key to look up and reapply a saved name and colour when you revisit that page. The hash fragment and any trailing slash are stripped before storing, so example.com/page/, example.com/page and example.com/page#section are treated as one entry. |
| Custom tab name | The text you type into the rename dialog, saved so it can be shown as the tab's title on future visits. |
| Favicon colour | The swatch you pick, saved so the coloured favicon can be redrawn on future visits. |
The extension does not read page content, browsing history, form data, passwords, or any other information from the pages you visit.
All saved names and colours are kept in chrome.storage.local — local storage tied to your browser profile on your own device. This data:
- is never sent to Blink SEO, to any external server, or to any third party
- is not synced to your Google account or shared across devices
- stays on your device until you clear it (see below) or uninstall the extension
The only use of this data is the extension's core feature: showing your chosen tab title and favicon colour when you return to a page you've renamed. It is not used for analytics, advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to this feature.
Tab Renamer does not sell, rent, or transfer any data to third parties. There are no embedded analytics or advertising libraries. The only external network request the extension makes is loading the Manrope font from Google Fonts to style the rename dialog — this is a font/stylesheet request and does not involve your saved names, colours, or any personal data.
You're in control of your saved data at all times:
- Clear a single page's rename — right-click the page and choose Reset tab name, or open the rename dialog and click Clear saved name.
- Clear everything — uninstalling the extension removes all data stored by
chrome.storage.local, since Chrome deletes an extension's local storage when it's removed.
Tab Renamer requests the following browser permissions, each used solely to support the renaming feature described above:
- contextMenus — adds the "Rename this tab" and "Reset tab name" right-click options.
- tabs — opens the rename dialog on the active tab and reapplies saved names when a tab finishes loading.
- storage — saves your renames locally, as described above.
- scripting — injects the rename dialog on tabs where it hasn't loaded yet (for example, right after install).
- Host access to all sites — needed because you can rename a tab on any website; the extension only acts when you explicitly trigger it.
For more detail on how each of these works, see the how-to-use guide.
Tab Renamer is a general-purpose productivity tool and is not directed at children. It does not knowingly collect data from anyone, regardless of age, beyond the locally-stored tab names and colours described above.
If this policy changes — for example, if a future version adds a new feature that changes what data is handled — this page will be updated and the "Last updated" date above will change accordingly.
Questions about this policy or how Tab Renamer handles data can be sent via blinkseo.co.uk.