Privacy Policy for Hush
Effective date: October 11, 2026 · Version 1.0.0
Summary
Hush is built with a strict privacy-first architecture. Hush does not collect, transmit, sell, or monetize any user data, browsing history, audio streams, or personal identifiers. The extension executes 100% locally on your computer inside your Chromium browser.
Information We Do Not Collect
- No personal identifiable information (PII): We do not ask for or collect names, email addresses, IP addresses, or device identifiers.
- No browsing history tracking: We do not monitor, log, or transmit the websites you visit or the audio/video media you play.
- No audio interception eavesdropping: Volume gains are adjusted locally via the browser's native Web Audio API and HTML5 media elements. No audio samples are ever recorded, analyzed, or sent over a network.
- No third-party analytics or trackers: There are no Google Analytics, telemetry libraries, ad trackers, or third-party tracking scripts bundled in Hush.
Permissions & Justification
Hush requests only the permissions strictly required to provide individual tab volume control and tab organization:
tabs
Used to read tab titles, URLs, favicons, and mute states to present them in the popup interface, allow jumping to audible tabs, and apply volume settings.
storage
Used to save your volume levels (0% to 100%) and custom category overrides locally on your device via chrome.storage.local so they persist when you restart Chrome.
tabGroups
Used strictly when you click "Organize tabs" to bundle loose browser tabs into native, color-coded Chrome Tab Groups.
Data Storage
All preferences (per-tab volume, group volumes, and custom category assignments) are stored solely in your local browser sandbox through the Chrome Storage API (chrome.storage.local). This data never leaves your computer.
Open Source Transparency
Hush is an open-source project licensed under the MIT License. The entire source code is publicly inspectable and auditable on GitHub:
Contact
If you have questions, concerns, or security inquiries regarding this privacy policy, please open an issue on the official GitHub repository: github.com/abhishek-kumar-pundir/Hush/issues.