Privacy Policy — Jotly

Last updated: 2026-05-29

Jotly is a Chrome extension that gives you a side panel scratchpad for plain text notes. This document explains exactly what data Jotly handles, where it goes, and what it does not do.

Short version: Jotly does not collect, transmit, or sell any of your data. Your notes are stored as files on your own computer, inside a folder you choose. There is no server, no account, no analytics.

1. Who runs Jotly

Jotly is a personal project maintained by the developer of the extension. There is no company, no third-party data processor, and no shared infrastructure involved in the operation of the extension itself.

2. What data Jotly handles

2.1 Your notes

The text you type or paste into Jotly is saved as plain .txt or .md files inside a folder you select on your local disk during first-time setup. This folder is on your own computer. Jotly reads and writes files in that folder only. It does not touch other folders on your system.

These files never leave your machine through Jotly. If the folder you selected is also synced by another tool you use (for example Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, or a Git repository), then that other tool may upload or replicate the files according to its own policies. Jotly is not involved in that sync. Choosing where to store the folder is your decision.

2.2 Settings

Local preferences (such as your theme choice, shortcut customization, and the reference to the vault folder you granted access to) are stored using the browser's built-in extension storage. This data stays in your local browser profile and is not transmitted anywhere by Jotly.

2.3 Permissions

Jotly requests only the permissions needed to operate the side panel and read and write files in the folder you selected. It does not request permission to read your browsing history, your tabs, or the content of websites you visit. It does not inject scripts into other web pages.

3. What Jotly does NOT do

• Jotly does not collect analytics, telemetry, or usage statistics.
• Jotly does not include third-party trackers, advertising SDKs, or fingerprinting code.
• Jotly does not have a backend server, and does not send your notes, settings, or identifiers to any remote service.
• Jotly does not require an account, email address, or any sign-up.
• Jotly does not sell, rent, or share any data, because it does not collect any data to share.
• Jotly does not read the content of web pages you visit.
• Jotly does not read or write files outside the folder you explicitly granted access to.

4. Children's privacy

Jotly does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children. Because the extension does not collect data at all, there is no children-specific data handling.

5. Changes to this policy

If a future version of Jotly introduces optional features that involve network activity (for example the planned optional self-hosted cloud sync and shareable links), this policy will be updated to clearly describe what those features do, what data they handle, and how to opt in. Such features will be opt-in, and the offline-only mode will remain available.

6. Contact

If you have a question about this policy or about how Jotly handles your data, please open an issue on the extension's public repository or use the support contact listed on the Chrome Web Store page.