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privacy and data protection

Effective date: March 1, 2026 Publisher: Spooky Group LLC (dba Spooky Fish)

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What Tabber Collects

Tabber collects anonymous usage data to improve the product. No personally identifiable information is ever collected.

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Usage Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

When analytics are enabled, Tabber sends the following events to Google Analytics:
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Event

Data Sent

Tabber Opened

Number of open windows

App Activated

How you activated the app (keyboard release, Enter Key, Mouse Click), number of keystrokes used to navigate

Dismissed without activating

Number of keystrokes used to navigate

Settings snapshot

Your current display settings (show clock, blink on activate, show navigation order)

 

Each event is tagged with an anonymous random ID (UUID) generated on first run and stored locally on your device. This ID is not linked to your name, email, or any other personal information. It exists only to distinguish one device's usage from another in aggregate statistics.​​

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Crash Reporting (Sentry)

If Tabber crashes, a crash report is automatically sent to Sentry. This report includes:

  • The error message and stack trace (code location of the crash)

  • Tabber version number

  • Your anonymous device ID
     

Crash reports do not include window titles, screen content, file names, or any information about what you were doing in other applications.

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What Tabber Does Not Collect

  • Your name, email address, or any account information

  • Window titles or names of applications you use

  • Screen content or screenshots

  • File names or document content

  • Keylogger data or the content of what you type

  • Your IP address (beyond what is inherent in any internet connection)

  • Location data
     

Third-Party Data Processors​​

Usage analytics provided by Google LLC (Google Analytics)

https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Crash reporting provided by Functional Software Inc. (Sentry)

https://sentry.io/privacy

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Data sent to these services is subject to their respective privacy policies.
 

Opt-Out

You can disable all analytics and crash reporting at any time:

  1. Open Tabber

  2. Click the Settings (âš™) button (top right)

  3. Uncheck "Share anonymous usage data and crash reports"
     

When disabled, no data is sent to Google Analytics or Sentry. Previously collected data is not deleted from Google's or Sentry's servers, but no new data will be sent.

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Data Retention

  • Google Analytics: Event data is retained for 2 months; user data is retained for 14 months.

  • Sentry: Crash reports are retained for 90 days.

  • Local device: Your anonymous ID is stored in %APPDATA%\Tabber\settings.json and is removed when you uninstall Tabber.
     

Children's Privacy

Tabber does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. The anonymous usage data collected contains no information that would identify a child.

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Changes to This Policy

If data collection practices change in a future version, this policy will be updated and the effective date revised. Continued use of Tabber after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

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Contact

Spooky Group LLC (dba Spooky Fish)

support@spooky.group

https://spookyfish.com

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