Privacy Policy

The short version

No Vokto servers: The extension has no account system, no telemetry sent to us, and no Vokto server to receive your data.
Browser storage only: Local data uses chrome.storage.local. Settings use chrome.storage.sync and may sync through Chrome if you enabled Chrome Sync.
Opt-in sensitive features: Clipboard History and Smart Suggestions are off unless you turn them on.
On-device AI: AI commands use Chrome's built-in Prompt API with Gemini Nano. Page text is processed locally.

What we receive

Nothing is transmitted to any server Vokto operates. Vokto runs no servers for the extension, so there is no backend account, telemetry pipeline, analytics endpoint, or hosted profile.

That means we do not receive what you type into the palette, the pages you search, the commands you run, your clipboard history, your browser history, your bookmarks, or your AI prompts.

What the browser stores

Vokto stores data through the browser's own APIs. The important distinction is local storage versus Chrome Sync.

Local-only storage

chrome.storage.local is on-device and is not synced by Chrome. Vokto uses it for:

Frecency and usage ranking: Used to make commands you use often appear sooner.
Custom commands: The command titles and URL templates you create.
Muted domains: Domains you have chosen to mute.
Clipboard History: Recent copied text, only if you enable Clipboard History.
Smart Suggestions data: Behavioral tracking data, only if you enable Smart Suggestions.

Settings that can sync

chrome.storage.sync stores settings only. If you have Chrome Sync enabled, Chrome may sync these settings through your own Google or Chrome account so they follow you to another device. This is Chrome's built-in sync, not a Vokto server, and Vokto never sees it.

Theme: Your selected visual theme.
Accent: Your selected accent color.
Animation: Your selected palette animation style.
Privacy toggles: Whether Clipboard History and behavioral tracking are enabled.

Opt-in features

Clipboard History

Clipboard History is off by default. If you enable it, Vokto stores recent copied text in chrome.storage.local. It excludes copies from password fields. You can clear it with the Clear Clipboard History command or disable it anytime.

Smart Suggestions

Behavioral tracking for Smart Suggestions is off by default. If you enable it, the data stays in chrome.storage.local and is never transmitted. It is used only to help Vokto suggest commands based on your behavior.

AI commands

Ask AI, Summarize, Find on Page, Explain, Rewrite, and Extract Key Points use Chrome's built-in on-device Prompt API, powered by Gemini Nano. Text is processed locally on your device.

AI command text is not sent to an external server, not even Google. If the Prompt API is unavailable in Chrome, Vokto hides the AI commands.

Feedback commands

Send Feedback opens a pre-filled email to hello@vokto.app in your mail app. To help us reproduce problems, the draft includes the URL of the page you were on, the Vokto version, and your browser and operating system. Nothing is sent automatically — your mail client shows the full draft, including the page URL, and you choose what to keep before sending. Email us opens the same mail app with a blank message; it does not attach the page URL.

Why permissions are requested

Vokto asks for broad browser permissions because it is a command palette for the web. The permissions power visible commands and the palette itself.

storage: Saves local data and settings through Chrome's storage APIs.
tabs: Lets the palette find, switch, and act on open tabs.
history: Lets you search recent browsing history from the palette.
bookmarks: Lets you search saved bookmarks from the palette.
downloads: Lets commands you run save files to your Downloads folder.
browsingData: Lets commands you run clear cookies or site data.
alarms: Lets commands you run schedule browser reminders.
favicon: Shows site icons for history and bookmark results from Chrome's on-device favicon cache — no network request and no third party.
https://*/* and http://*/*: Lets Vokto render the palette on websites and read page links while the palette is active.

Your controls

To remove all Vokto data, uninstall the extension. The browser removes the extension data it stored.

You can also clear individual data inside Vokto with the Clear Clipboard History and Site Settings commands.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the effective date, last updated date, and version will change with it.

Questions or concerns? Email hello@vokto.app .