Your chats stay on your computer

The short version

The ChatShelf extension saves your AI conversations in your browser's local storage on your own device. We don't have servers that receive, store or read your conversations. We don't sell data, show ads, or use your chats to train anything.

What the extension stores, and where

When you use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or Perplexity in your browser, the extension reads the conversation on the page and saves its title, messages, timestamps and the page address into your browser's IndexedDB storage on your device. Your folders, stars, tags and settings are stored the same way. This data never leaves your device unless you choose to export it.

Uninstalling the extension deletes this data. You can also delete any chat, or everything, from the extension's settings at any time.

What the extension sends over the network

• Daily content from chatshelf.app: the extension downloads the public tip of the day, leaderboard and model update files from our website. These requests contain no information about you or your chats.
• License check (Pro only): when you activate Pro, and about once a week after that, the extension sends your license key to chatshelf.app, which asks Stripe whether the purchase is still active. Nothing else is sent.
• Continue in another AI: when you click this, the conversation text is copied to your clipboard and the AI app you chose is opened. Nothing is sent to us.

Permissions the extension asks for

• Access to chatgpt.com, claude.ai, gemini.google.com, grok.com and perplexity.ai: needed to read and save conversations on those sites. The extension does not run on any other site.
• Storage: to keep your library on your device.
• Alarms: to refresh the tip of the day a few times a day.
• Messages from chatshelf.app: so the checkout thank-you page can switch Pro on for you. No other website can send it messages.

The website

chatshelf.app uses privacy-friendly, cookie-free analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics) to count page views. Preferences like your theme and tip streak are saved in your browser's local storage and are never sent to us.

Payments

Pro purchases are processed by Stripe under its own privacy policy. Stripe shares your email address and purchase status with us so we can issue and check your license; we never see or store your card details.

Children

ChatShelf is not directed to children under 13.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above. Questions? Email [email protected].