Buzzy the BeePrivacy Policy
Last updated: 24 October 2026
In short: Buzzy needs your display name, your friends' bee codes and the messages you send in order to deliver them. Messages pass through our server but are never saved to disk or logged. Buzzy doesn't read the web pages you visit, has no ads or analytics, and never sells your data.
Who we are
Buzzy the Bee is a Chrome extension made and run by an individual developer in India. If you have any question about this policy, email pabhishekm@gmail.com.
What stays in your browser
These are stored only on your own device, in Chrome's extension storage, and are never sent to us except where noted below:
- Your bee's look (style, colours, accessories, number of bees) and whether the bee is turned on.
- The nicknames you give your friends.
- A random ID created when you first connect, which your bee code is made from.
- The most recent message you received, so the bee can show it on whichever tab you're on.
Uninstalling Buzzy deletes all of this.
What reaches our server, and why
Chat works through a small server hosted on Render. To deliver messages it receives:
| What | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Your random ID | To give you the same bee code every time | While you're connected |
| Your display name | So your friends see who a message is from | While you're connected, and with any message waiting for a friend |
| Your friends' bee codes (not their nicknames) | To check you've both added each other, so strangers can't reach you | In memory until the server restarts |
| The messages you send | To pass them to your friend | Delivered straight away if they're online. If not, held in memory until they connect, then deleted |
| Your IP address | To limit abuse (too many connections or messages) | In memory for a minute or two after you disconnect |
The server keeps everything in memory only. It has no database, writes nothing to disk and never logs the content of messages. When it restarts, everything it held is gone, including any message still waiting for an offline friend.
Our hosting provider, Render, may keep standard technical logs (such as IP addresses and connection times) for a short period to run and secure its service. See Render's privacy policy.
Encryption
Everything between your browser and our server travels over an encrypted connection (TLS), so people on your network can't read it. Messages are not end-to-end encrypted: the server has to read a message to deliver it. We don't look at, store or log message content, but please don't use Buzzy for passwords, banking details or anything highly sensitive.
Who can see your messages
Only the friend you send them to, and only if you've both added each other's bee codes. Messages appear on screen over the page you're viewing, so anyone looking at your screen (or watching a screen share) can see them too.
Permissions Buzzy asks for
- Read and change data on all websites: needed only to draw the bee on top of the pages you visit. Buzzy does not read, collect or send the content of those pages or your browsing history.
- Storage: to save your settings and friends list on your device.
- Scripting: to show the bee on tabs that were already open when you installed Buzzy.
- Alarms: to keep the chat connection alive in the background.
What we don't do
- No ads, analytics, trackers or third-party scripts.
- We don't sell or share your data, and don't use it for anything other than delivering Buzzy's features.
- We don't use or transfer your data to determine creditworthiness or for lending.
- We don't ask for your email, phone number or real name.
Donations
If you choose to support Buzzy through Buy Me a Coffee or Razorpay, the payment is handled entirely by them under their own privacy policies. We never see your card or UPI details. We may receive your name, email and the amount, which we use only to keep records and answer you.
Children
Buzzy is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.
Your choices
- Turn off the bee in the popup to disconnect from the server at any time.
- Remove friends whenever you like; the server forgets your old circle as soon as you're next connected.
- Uninstall Buzzy to delete everything stored on your device.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top. Significant changes will also be mentioned in the extension's update notes.