Snippet — Text Expander — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-30 · Dolphin Studio LLC, Wisconsin, USA

Short version: Snippet runs 100% on your own device. It collects nothing, sends nothing, makes no network requests, and your snippets and typing never leave your browser.

What it does

Snippet is a text expander. You define short abbreviations (for example ;sig) and the text they should expand into. As you type in a text field, when the characters right before the cursor match one of your abbreviations, Snippet replaces it with your expansion. Everything happens locally in your browser. That is all it does.

Data we collect

None. Snippet has no servers, no account, no sign-in, no sync, and no backend. We do not collect, transmit, store, sell, or share any of your data — not your snippets, not the text you type, not the sites you visit, and no personal or usage data. We cannot see any of it.

Where my snippets are stored

Your snippets and per-site settings are saved locally on your device using the browser's own extension storage, so they are there whenever you type. They never leave your browser. You can export them to a JSON file yourself for backup, and import that file later — those files stay on your computer unless you choose to move them.

Does anything leave my browser? Does it read what I type?

Snippet watches text fields only to detect when you have just typed one of your own abbreviations, so it can expand it. This matching happens entirely on your device in real time; the text is not stored, logged, or transmitted anywhere. Snippet makes no network requests of any kind — no servers, no analytics, no CDNs, no API calls — and works fully offline.

Why it needs its permissions

Snippet requests storage to save your snippets locally, and host access (<all_urls>) so its content script can run in text fields on the sites where you type and perform the expansion. These are used solely to expand your own snippets on-device; they involve no data collection and no network access. You can also disable Snippet on a per-site basis.

Removing your data

Deleting a snippet removes it. Uninstalling the extension removes everything it has stored. Snippet keeps no data anywhere else, because there is nowhere else — it has no servers.

Third parties & analytics

None. No analytics, no ads, no trackers, no external SDKs, no remote code.

Contact

Questions: dolphinstudio101@gmail.com