Snipfern privacy policy
Effective November 14, 2026 (version 0.1.0). Snipfern is a browser extension for Microsoft Edge made by Wood Between Studio.
The short version
Your snippets and settings stay on your device. The Snipfern extension has no account, no server, no analytics, no ads and no tracking, and it never sends what you type anywhere. Its only network request is Gumroad's license check, and only when you unlock Pro.
What Snipfern stores, and where
- Your snippets (shortcut, name, text, optional rich text and site rules) and your settings, in the browser's extension storage (
chrome.storage.local) on this computer. - If you unlock Pro: your license key and the time it was last checked, in the same place.
Nothing is synced to any server. Uninstalling Snipfern deletes this data. Export makes a file you save yourself.
What Snipfern reads on web pages
On sites you turned Snipfern on for, its page script watches the text box you are typing in and reads up to 64 characters right before your cursor, only to check whether they end with one of your shortcuts. When they do, it replaces the shortcut with your snippet. That check happens inside your browser and the text is not saved or sent anywhere. Password fields are always skipped.
Permissions, and why
| Permission | Why Snipfern needs it |
|---|---|
| Storage | Keeps your snippets, settings and license on your device. |
| Site access (optional, you choose) | Lets typed shortcuts work on the sites you turn on, one site at a time or all sites. Requested only when you click "Turn on". You can remove it any time in Snipfern's settings or in Edge. |
| Scripting | Starts the page script on the sites you allowed, and inserts a snippet when you pick one in the popup. |
| Active tab | Lets the popup insert a snippet into the page you are on when you click it, without permanent access to that site. |
| Offscreen document | Reads the clipboard for the Pro {clipboard} variable (extensions need a hidden page for that). |
| Clipboard read (optional, Pro) | Requested only if you click "Allow clipboard reading". Used only at the moment a snippet containing {clipboard} expands. |
Network requests
When you unlock Pro, Snipfern sends your license key and the Snipfern product ID to Gumroad's license check (https://api.gumroad.com/v2/licenses/verify). It re-checks about once a week when you are online. Gumroad's own privacy policy covers that request and your purchase. Snipfern makes no other network requests and loads no code from the internet.
Children
Snipfern isn't directed at children and doesn't knowingly collect anyone's personal information.
Contact
Questions: woodbetweenstudio+snipfern@mail.grokbot.com.
Website analytics
The Wood Between Studio website (www.woodbetweenstudio.com), including the web-app versions of our tools, uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page views. It is a privacy-first, cookieless service: it sets no cookies, doesn't fingerprint your browser or device, doesn't track you across other sites and collects no personal data. Its small script sends only page-view and page-load metrics (such as the page address, the referring site, browser type and load time) to Cloudflare. It never receives your files, recordings, watchlists, keys, or anything you type or process in a tool: those stay on your device, and the tools keep working offline (the counter simply doesn't load). The browser extensions themselves contain no analytics.
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.