Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy - Copy Context

Last updated: April 21, 2026

Overview

Copy Context is built with a local-first, privacy-focused approach. The extension saves copied text and its source context on your device so you can search, pin, collect, and re-copy previous clips.

Your data stays in your browser by default. Copy Context does not require an account and does not send your saved clipboard history to external servers.

What data is processed

Copy Context may process and store the following information when you copy text in your browser:

copied text
page URL
page title
timestamps for when the copy happened
extension state such as pinned items, collected items, and view preferences

How data is stored

Copy Context stores data locally in your browser using chrome.storage.local.

The extension does not use a remote database, external sync service, analytics backend, or advertising network.

How data is used

This data is used only to provide the extension's core functionality:

saving recent copied items
showing where a copied item came from
letting you search, pin, collect, and delete saved clips
letting you copy saved clips back to your clipboard
exporting selected saved clips as notes

Data sharing

Copy Context does not sell personal data.

Copy Context does not share your clipboard history with third parties for advertising, profiling, or unrelated analytics.

Permissions

Copy Context currently requests the following Chrome permissions:

storage: to save clipboard history and extension preferences locally
clipboardWrite: to copy a saved item back to your clipboard from the extension popup
host access on visited pages: to detect copy events and capture the source page URL and title associated with copied text

Sensitive fields

Copy Context is designed to avoid capturing copies from password fields.

No analytics or tracking

Copy Context does not collect:

analytics data
usage statistics
crash reports
advertising identifiers
personal account information

The extension does not include any third-party trackers.

Data deletion

You can delete stored data at any time from the extension UI by deleting individual clips or clearing unpinned history.

You can also remove all extension data by uninstalling the extension from Chrome.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact: mittalsam98@gmail.com

Introducing copy context

A smart clipboard manager that remembers what you copied and where it came from. Copy Context is a local-first clipboard history extension for Chrome. It remembers what you copy, where it came from, and when you copied it, so useful snippets do not disappear the moment you move on to the next tab. Use Copy Context to revisit copied text with source context intact, keep important clips easy to find, and build a lightweight board for research, writing, or outreach workflows. Main features: - Save copied text together with the source page title and URL - Search previous clips from the popup - Pin important items so they stay easy to find - Collect related clips into a temporary board - Jump back to the original source page - Copy saved clips back to the clipboard in one click - Export collected clips as notes Everything is stored locally in your browser. There is no account setup, no external backend, and no analytics required for the core experience.

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