Privacy Policy

TexVault Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 17, 2025

Overview

TexVault is a Chrome extension for storing and copying LaTeX snippets. This policy explains what data TexVault handles and how. The short version: TexVault has no servers, no analytics, and never transmits your data anywhere.

Data We Store

The only data TexVault stores are the custom snippets and folders you create yourself. This data is saved using Chrome's built-in chrome.storage.sync API, which stores it locally on your device and optionally syncs it across your devices via Google's infrastructure if you are signed into Chrome. This sync is handled entirely by Google — TexVault never sees, reads, or touches it in transit.

TexVault also temporarily uses chrome.storage.local to pass selected text from a right-click into the popup when using the "Save as TexVault snippet" context menu feature. This data exists for less than a second and is immediately cleared once the popup reads it.

Export and Import

You can export your snippets as a .json file saved directly to your device. You can import a previously exported file to restore your data. Neither action sends data anywhere — the file never leaves your device or passes through any server.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, share, rent, or transmit your data to any third party. There are no third-party services, trackers, or analytics embedded in TexVault.

Network Requests

TexVault makes no network requests to any external server. All processing happens locally within your browser.

Permissions

TexVault requests the following Chrome permissions:

• storage — to save your custom snippets and folders using chrome.storage.sync, and to briefly pass right-click selections to the popup via chrome.storage.local

• clipboardWrite — to copy LaTeX code to your clipboard when you click a snippet

• contextMenus — to add a "Save as TexVault snippet" option when you right-click selected text on any webpage

Data Deletion

You can delete all stored data at any time by removing your snippets and folders within the extension, or by uninstalling TexVault. Uninstalling removes all locally stored data from your device.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a revised date.

Contact

Questions? Reach me at esl.evanlynch@gmail.com