LoadOut · DahVio Studios
Privacy policy
Last updated September 17, 2026
The short version: LoadOut keeps everything you put into it in Chrome's storage on your own computer. There are no accounts, no LoadOut servers, no analytics and no ads, and nothing you store in LoadOut is sent to us or anyone else. On this website, we only receive your email address if you join the early-access list, and Google Analytics only sets cookies if you allow it.
What the extension stores, and where
LoadOut saves your spaces, projects, modes, links, snippets, notes, next actions, saved tab sessions, saved pages, time entries and settings using Chrome's local extension storage (chrome.storage.local). That data stays on your device, inside your Chrome profile. It is not synced to other devices and is not accessible to DahVio Studios.
Backup files you export are saved wherever you choose on your computer. We never see them. Uninstalling the extension deletes its stored data from Chrome.
When you import an export file from another tool (such as a bookmarks file, or a OneTab, Toby or Raindrop export), LoadOut reads it inside your browser and keeps only the folders and links you choose. The file isn't uploaded anywhere.
What the extension sends over the network
Nothing to us: LoadOut has no servers, and the extension contains no analytics, crash reporting or advertising code. Its fonts and icons are bundled inside the extension, and site icons are shown using Chrome's built-in favicon service rather than a third-party lookup.
When you open a link, workspace or search from LoadOut, Chrome loads that website as it normally would, and that website's own privacy policy applies. The optional "Search Google Drive" and "Search Gmail" shortcuts simply open those Google sites with your search term.
Chrome permissions and why LoadOut needs them
| Permission | What LoadOut uses it for |
|---|---|
| Storage | Saving your projects, links, notes and settings on your computer. |
| Tabs | Reading the titles and addresses of your open tabs when you save a session, search open tabs, or add links from open tabs; opening your saved workspaces. |
| Tab groups | Grouping a workspace's tabs under the project's name and color. |
| Context menus | The right-click "Save to project" menu. |
| Favicon | Showing each site's icon on your link tiles, using Chrome's own icon cache. |
| Idle | Pausing the optional timer when your computer has been idle or locked, so it doesn't count time you were away. LoadOut only learns "active", "idle" or "locked", nothing about what you were doing. |
| Alarms | Updating the timer shown on the toolbar icon once a minute. |
| Bookmarks (optional) | Only requested the first time you choose to add links from your bookmarks or start a project from a bookmark folder. Bookmarks are read inside your browser and never sent anywhere. |
| History and Sessions (optional) | Only requested if you turn on searching your browsing history and recently closed tabs, from the search box or Settings. LoadOut reads matching history entries and recently closed tabs while you search, to show them as results and reopen the one you pick. They aren't stored or sent anywhere. Turning the option off in Settings removes the permission. |
LoadOut also replaces your new tab page, adds keyboard shortcuts, and adds the lo keyword to Chrome's address bar. None of these involve collecting data.
This website and the early-access list
If you join the early-access list, the email address you enter is sent to Formspree, the service that processes our signup form. We use it only to email you about LoadOut, such as early-access news and turning on your founding-member Pro. We don't sell or share it, and you can ask us to delete it at any time.
Analytics. This website (not the extension) uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how people find and use it: which pages are viewed, where visitors came from, and roughly what kind of device and region they're using. It runs with Google Consent Mode:
- If you click Allow, Google Analytics sets first-party cookies (named
_gaand_ga_…) that recognize return visits. They expire after 13 months. - If you click No thanks, or don't choose, no analytics cookies are set. Google may still receive limited cookieless signals, such as that a page was viewed, which aren't used to recognize you across visits.
Google processes this data on our behalf. We don't use it for advertising, and we don't send Google your email address. You can change your choice at any time with , which is also at the bottom of every page; choosing No thanks removes the analytics cookies.
Our host, Vercel, may also process standard technical request information, such as IP addresses, to deliver the site and keep it secure. The home page shows badges for Maidensail, Launch Llama Tools and Indie Clash, loaded from maidensail.com, tools.launchllama.co and img.shields.io, so your browser requests those images from their servers in the same way.
Chrome Web Store user data policy
LoadOut's use of information received through Chrome extension APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Children
LoadOut isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page. Significant changes will also be noted in the extension's release notes.
Contact
Questions or deletion requests: hello@dahvio.com. LoadOut is made by DahVio Studios.