Privacy Policy — Trending
Last updated August 30, 2026
Trending is a browser extension that replaces your new tab page with the most-starred GitHub repositories for the current day, week, or month. This page describes exactly what data it accesses and what it does with it.
What the extension does not do
- It does not collect, transmit, sell, or share any personal data, usage data, or browsing history.
- It has no backend server of its own. It never sends anything you do inside the extension to me or to any third party.
- It injects no content scripts into any page you visit, and requests no permission beyond what is listed below.
What it accesses, and why
Network access to github.com. The extension fetches
github.com/trending (a single public page) directly from your browser to show you
the current list. This is a normal, unauthenticated page load: no login, cookies, or session
data are sent, and the request goes straight from your browser to GitHub, not through any
server I operate.
Local storage (chrome.storage.local). The extension remembers,
only on your own device: your list/grid view choice, your selected time range and language
filter, which repositories you've saved, and a short-lived cache of the fetched trending list
so a new tab opens instantly instead of re-fetching every time. None of this is transmitted
anywhere. Uninstalling the extension deletes it.
Third parties
The only third-party service this extension talks to is GitHub, for the single public page described above. No analytics, advertising, or tracking libraries are included.
Changes to this policy
If what the extension accesses ever changes, this page will be updated to reflect it, with the date above updated accordingly.
Source and technical details: how this extension was built. Questions: eric@crewio.ai.