LEZAA privacy policy
Effective date: 24 September 2026. Publisher: Sankar Balasubramanian. Contact: jasankar92@gmail.com. Published at https://sankar-mechengg.github.io/lezaa-privacy/ and kept in step with docs/chrome-store/privacy-policy.html, which is the copy uploaded there.
Summary
LEZAA is a Chrome extension that saves and organises browser tabs. Your library is stored on your own computer. LEZAA has no servers, collects no analytics and never sends your data anywhere unless you connect a service yourself.
What LEZAA stores on your device
- Folders, saved tabs (URL, title, favicon, notes, tags, dates), rules, settings and a local diagnostic log, in the browser's IndexedDB and
chrome.storage.local. - Snapshots (compressed copies of the library) inside the browser, and, if you allow it, a JSON backup file in your Downloads folder.
- API keys you enter for AI providers, in
chrome.storage.local. They are shown masked after entry and are never exported, synced or logged.
Uninstalling the extension deletes everything it stored inside the browser. Files in Downloads and in your Google Drive are not deleted.
What leaves your device, and only when you choose it
| Feature you turn on | What is sent | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Google Drive backup and sync | A compressed copy of your library and versioned backup files | Your own Google Drive, in a folder named LEZAA, using the drive.file scope (LEZAA can only see files it created) |
| AI grouping, tags, names, summaries, natural-language search | Titles, domains and URL paths of the items you selected, after LEZAA removes query strings, skips domains on your never-read list, and redacts email addresses, phone numbers and long digit runs. Short excerpts of open pages only if you turned excerpts on | The AI provider you configured (TypeSafe, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter or Vercel AI Gateway), using your own key. Chrome's built-in model runs on your device |
| Dead link checker | A request to each saved URL you chose to check | The sites that host those URLs |
| Research mode | DOIs, arXiv ids or ISBNs found in saved URLs | Crossref, arXiv and Open Library |
| Reader and MHTML captures, PDF printing | Nothing. Pages are read locally | Nothing leaves the device |
LEZAA does not read pages you have not asked it to read. Optional permissions are requested with an explanation when a feature first needs them and can be revoked in Settings, Permissions.
What LEZAA does not do
- No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting or advertising.
- No remote code: everything runs from the extension package.
- No selling, sharing or transferring of user data to third parties beyond the services listed above, which you connect yourself.
Your choices
- Export your whole library at any time (Import and export) as JSON, CSV, bookmarks HTML, Markdown or plain URLs.
- Delete everything from Settings, Data, "Clear all data" (a backup is written to Downloads first) or by uninstalling the extension.
- Disconnect Google Drive in Settings, Backup and sync; the files stay in your Drive until you delete them there.
- Remove any API key in Settings, AI.
Contact
Questions about this policy: jasankar92@gmail.com