For the TinyURL browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox, published by ByteCrafter (Robert A Moreno II).
Effective date: July 23, 2026
In short: the extension does not collect, store, or transmit your data to us. We run no servers and no analytics. The only information that leaves your browser is the single URL you explicitly choose to shorten, which is sent to the shortening service you selected so it can create the short link.
The extension acts only when you tell it to — when you click the toolbar button, choose a menu item, or shorten a link you have copied.
api.tinyurl.com and include that token so the link is created under your own TinyURL account. The token is sent only to TinyURL, and only for this purpose.If you install the extension in Firefox, the install screen states that it collects browsing activity. That notice refers to exactly what is described above — the single URL you choose to shorten being sent to the shortening service — and to nothing else.
Mozilla requires every add-on to declare which of its data categories apply, and the declaration is visible on the add-on's listing and install screen. This extension declares one category, browsingActivity, which Mozilla defines as "information about the websites users visit, such as specific URLs." That is an accurate description of what happens: the address of a page you visited leaves your browser when you shorten it. Sending that URL is what produces the short link, so the declaration is marked required rather than optional — the extension has no function without it.
Correction in version 2026.7.23. Earlier versions declared websiteActivity instead. That was an error on our part. Mozilla defines websiteActivity as interaction data — scrolling, clicking, typing, saving, and downloading — none of which this extension has ever collected or transmitted. The declaration has been corrected to browsingActivity, which describes the actual behavior. No code or data practice changed; the disclosure was wrong and is now right.
This disclosure requirement took effect in Firefox 140 and applies to new add-on submissions. It reflects a change in Mozilla's rules, not a change in how this extension behaves; the extension has always worked as described in this policy. A per-permission breakdown is on the Firefox extension page.
The URL you submit is used for a single purpose: to generate a shortened link and place it on your clipboard. Your settings are used only to remember your preferences between sessions. There is no other processing.
We — the developer — receive no data and therefore share none. The only parties that receive any information are:
We do not sell, rent, or share your data with anyone else — there is nothing for us to sell, because your data never reaches us.
Shortening is performed by the service you select. Their handling of the URL and request metadata is governed by their own privacy policies:
The extension requests only the permissions needed to read the current page's URL when you act, contact the shortening service, and copy the result to your clipboard. A plain-language explanation of every permission is on the extension pages for Chrome and Firefox.
The extension is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children, nor does it knowingly collect information from anyone.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Questions about this policy or the extension? Email ramii19780529@gmail.com.