Privacy Policies

Privacy Policy for Salesforce Metadata Studio

Last Updated: September 1, 2026

Salesforce Metadata Studio ("Salesforce Metadata Studio", "we", "our", or "the Extension") is a Chrome extension designed to help Salesforce developers and administrators retrieve, inspect, edit, query, analyze, validate, and deploy Salesforce metadata directly from their browser.

We respect user privacy and are committed to handling information only as necessary to provide the Extension's functionality.

1. Information the Extension Handles

Depending on the features used, Salesforce Metadata Studio may access or process information within the user's authenticated Salesforce environment, including:

• Salesforce metadata and metadata configuration

• Apex source code and other source/configuration files opened or retrieved by the user

• SOQL queries entered or executed by the user

• Salesforce query results

• Anonymous Apex code entered or executed by the user

• Salesforce API request and response data

• Deployment and validation results

• Salesforce organization and environment information

• Salesforce user and session context required to communicate with the authenticated Salesforce organization

The Extension only accesses information necessary to provide the functionality requested by the user.

2. Authentication and Session Information

Salesforce Metadata Studio uses the user's existing authenticated Salesforce session to communicate with Salesforce.

The Extension does not ask users to provide their Salesforce password directly to the Extension.

Authentication/session information may be accessed or handled temporarily when required to communicate with the user's Salesforce organization.

We do not intentionally sell, advertise against, or use Salesforce authentication information for purposes unrelated to providing the Extension's functionality.

Authentication information should not be stored in query history, saved queries, deployment history, URLs, or application logs.

3. Salesforce Data

Salesforce Metadata Studio may process Salesforce data when the user explicitly uses features such as:

• Metadata retrieval

• Metadata editing

• Metadata comparison

• SOQL queries

• Anonymous Apex

• REST API requests

• Deployment and validation

• Dependency or impact analysis

• Debugging and investigation features

This processing is performed to provide the requested Salesforce developer functionality.

The Extension does not use Salesforce data for advertising, user profiling, creditworthiness decisions, or unrelated purposes.

4. Local Storage

The Extension may use Chrome's local extension storage for lightweight application data such as:

• User interface preferences

• Editor preferences

• Saved queries

• Query history

• Recent activity

• Non-sensitive application settings

• Lightweight cached schema or metadata information required for performance

Sensitive authentication information is not intentionally stored in Chrome storage.

Users can remove locally stored Extension data by removing the Extension or using the relevant browser/Extension settings where applicable.

5. Data Transmission

Salesforce Metadata Studio communicates with Salesforce when required to perform Salesforce operations requested by the user.

The Extension is designed to communicate directly with the user's Salesforce environment rather than transmitting Salesforce source code, metadata, queries, or session information to unrelated third-party services.

We do not sell user data.

We do not use user data for advertising or behavioral tracking.

We do not transfer user data to third parties for purposes unrelated to the Extension's single purpose.

6. Third-Party Services

Salesforce Metadata Studio does not intentionally use Salesforce user data, source code, metadata, queries, or authentication information for third-party advertising, analytics, or profiling.

If a future version introduces a third-party service that requires access to user data, the privacy policy and Chrome Web Store disclosures will be updated before that functionality is introduced, where required.

7. Cookies and Salesforce Authentication

The Extension may interact with Salesforce authentication cookies when necessary to maintain or use the user's existing authenticated Salesforce session.

Cookies are used only for authentication/session-related functionality and are not used by the Extension for advertising or cross-site tracking.

8. Data Retention

The Extension does not intentionally maintain a separate external database containing users' Salesforce data.

Information may remain temporarily in browser memory while a Salesforce operation is being performed.

Lightweight non-sensitive information such as saved queries, preferences, or local history may remain in Chrome extension storage until the user removes it or the Extension removes it according to its storage behavior.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable technical measures to protect information handled by the Extension.

These measures include:

• Limiting access to information required for Extension functionality

• Avoiding unnecessary external data transmission

• Avoiding storage of Salesforce passwords

• Avoiding exposure of authentication information through URLs or logs

• Using Chrome's extension security model

• Limiting requested browser permissions to required functionality

• Keeping dependencies and the Extension implementation maintained as appropriate

No software can guarantee absolute security. Users should maintain appropriate security practices for their Salesforce accounts and devices.