Privacy

Local use

Smart Folio can be used without an account. In that mode, bookmarks, pages, tags, and preferences remain in local browser storage and are not sent anywhere.

Optional sync

When you sign in with Google and Smart Folio Pro is active, the extension keeps a copy of your bookmarks, pages, and tags in a private Smart Folio folder inside your own Google Drive (the hidden "app data" area). That copy travels directly between your browser and Google over HTTPS. Smart Folio does not operate a server that receives or stores your bookmarks, and we cannot read that folder.

The permission requested from Google is limited to that private folder: Smart Folio cannot see, open, or change any other file in your Drive. Your name, email, and profile picture are read from Google only to show which account is signed in, and stay in your browser.

Subscription check

To know whether your account has Smart Folio Pro, the extension sends your Google sign-in token to our billing service (hosted on Cloudflare). The service verifies the token with Google and keeps only your Google account identifier linked to your Paddle subscription identifiers and status. When you start a purchase, your Google account identifier and email are passed to Paddle so the payment can be linked to your account.

Providers

Google provides sign-in and stores the sync copy in your Google Drive under Google's own privacy policy. Smart Folio does not request access to Gmail or to your other Drive files. Smart Folio's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Paddle acts as Merchant of Record and processes payments, taxes, invoices, refunds, and cancellations. Smart Folio does not store card details.

Cloudflare hosts this website and the billing service.

Control and deletion

You can stop syncing by signing out and export local data from the extension at any time. "Delete account" in the extension (Settings → Account) erases the sync copy from your Google Drive, removes your record from our billing service, and revokes Smart Folio's access to your Google account; the bookmarks stored in your browser are kept. If you have an active subscription, cancel it first from the Paddle portal. You can also revoke access at any time from your Google Account settings and remove the folder's data from Google Drive settings → Manage apps.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, and to object to certain processing. Most of these actions are available directly in the extension. For anything else, contact us through the Support section of Smart Folio's page in the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may also contact your local data protection authority.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect new features or legal requirements. Material changes are announced through the extension's update notes and reflected here with a new "last updated" date.