Privacy Policy — ApplyOnce

Short version: your data never leaves your device.

1. What the extension stores

ApplyOnce keeps a list of the LinkedIn job postings you have opened, applied to, or been referred for. For each one it records the job title, company name, a status (Seen, Applied or Referred), the date and time, and — when available — the LinkedIn job id and URL.

This list is stored only in your browser’s local extension storage (chrome.storage.local) on your own machine. It is deliberately not stored in chrome.storage.sync, which would copy it to your Google account and across your devices. That distinction is what makes “never leaves your device” literally true rather than a figure of speech.

Seen records are automatically deleted after 90 days, so storage stays bounded. Applied and Referred records are kept until you delete them, because those are the ones worth remembering.

2. What the extension does not do

It makes no network requests of any kind. There is no server, no analytics, no telemetry, no advertising, and no third-party code.
It does not read your LinkedIn messages, profile, connections, credentials, or anything outside the jobs pages it runs on.
It does not transmit, sell, or share any data with anyone — including the developer.
It does not apply to jobs, send messages, or take any action on your behalf. Applying stays entirely in your hands.
It does not ask for or store your LinkedIn password, and it does not use the LinkedIn API.

3. Your control over the data

Export. The popup’s Export CSV button writes your tracked jobs to a local file you choose. Your records are yours to take elsewhere.

Delete. Remove individual entries from the popup, or remove everything at once by uninstalling the extension — Chrome deletes an extension’s local storage on uninstall. Clearing your browser’s site and extension data has the same effect.

Because nothing is held server-side, there is no deletion request to send us. There is nothing on our side to delete.

4. Permissions, and why each one is needed

storage — to save your tracked-jobs list locally.
scripting — to insert the tracking buttons and status pills into LinkedIn jobs tabs that are already open when you install or update, so you do not have to reload them; and to power the optional, user-initiated “Copy debug info” support tool in the popup, which reads page structure only, never personal data.
Access to https://*.linkedin.com/* — so the content script can read the title, company and job id of postings you view and display tracking controls there. The wildcard covers LinkedIn’s country domains (de.linkedin.com and so on). The content script itself runs only on *.linkedin.com/jobs/* pages.

5. Donations

The popup contains an optional “Buy me a coffee” link. Clicking it opens an external donation page (buymeacoffee.com) in a new tab, exactly like following a bookmark. The extension sends nothing to that site, and ignoring the link changes nothing about how ApplyOnce works.

6. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes materially — particularly if a future feature ever required sending data off your device — we will update this page, change the date above, and note it in the changelog. We will not quietly start collecting something this page says we do not.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy: support@skybolabs.com. For the website itself, see the Skybolabs privacy policy.

ApplyOnce is a Skybolabs product. Not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn.