CommonplaceCommonplace — Privacy Policy
Commonplace is a Chrome extension that saves the page you are viewing to a note in Apple Notes on your Mac, with the help of a small Mac app, Commonplace Helper. The short version: everything stays on your Mac, and nothing is sent to me or anyone else.
What Commonplace reads
- The page you save. When you open Commonplace, it reads the active tab's title and address (URL), and any text you have selected on the page, to fill in the quick note.
- What you type. The quick note you write.
- Your note and folder names. To let you pick a note, Commonplace Helper lists the names, folders and modification dates of your Apple Notes. When saving, it checks the text of the note open in Notes to confirm it is the one you picked. It doesn't store or send the contents of your notes.
Where that data goes
When you click Save, the extension passes the page title, URL, timestamp and your quick note to Commonplace Helper on your Mac, which adds them to the note you chose. To do that, it briefly places the entry on your clipboard and pastes it into Apple Notes, then restores your clipboard's previous contents.
The list of note and folder names, your last-used folder and note, and your settings are stored only in Chrome's local storage for the extension, on your device.
Commonplace makes no network requests. It has no server of its own, and no analytics, tracking, advertising or third-party scripts. Nothing is sent to the developer or any third party, and nothing is sold or used for advertising. Apple Notes may sync your notes through iCloud according to your own Apple settings; Commonplace has no part in that.
Removing your data
Uninstalling the extension deletes its local storage. Deleting Commonplace Helper removes everything else Commonplace installed (see how to remove it). The entries you saved stay in your notes until you delete them.
Chrome Web Store User Data Policy
Commonplace's use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions: contact+commonplace@victorshammas.com
Commonplace is free, open source and independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Apple Inc.; Apple Notes is a trademark of Apple Inc.
