1. Browser privacy posture
The BubblesTheDev Web Browser is designed around local-first handling of browser data, user control, privacy-focused defaults, accessibility-focused improvements, and clearer visibility into browser behavior.
The browser does not include built-in telemetry services, built-in analytics services for ordinary browsing, built-in behavioral advertising profiles, or built-in cloud synchronization by default.
2. What is not built into the browser
- No telemetry services are embedded in the Software.
- No background analytics services are executed.
- No behavioral tracking mechanisms are included.
- No advertising identifiers are generated or transmitted.
- No cloud-based synchronization features are implemented.
- No built-in always-on hidden auto-updater service is included.
- No automatic diagnostics upload path is enabled for ordinary diagnostics behavior.
3. Local browser data
Normal browser data is intended to remain on the user's device unless the user chooses to interact with external websites, external search providers, downloads, supported streaming services, privacy-safe diagnostics features, update flows, or other third-party services through normal browser use.
Local browser data may include settings, history, bookmarks, saved-password metadata, encrypted password storage, browser profile preferences, connected-account identity metadata that the user chooses to link to a profile, per-site permission settings, supported Streaming Hub session data, Music Player settings, Music Downloader state, gaming and streaming performance settings, local AI settings, profile-isolated AI memory where supported, cached internal search suggestions, install-linked path metadata, language preferences, and accessibility preferences.
The current profile system supports up to 10 local browser profiles per installation. Each profile can carry one linked connected-account identity for profile name and avatar presentation.
Connected-account identity linking is optional. Where supported, the browser may allow linked identities from providers such as GitHub, Discord, or Google. Users can generally revoke that provider access later from the provider's own account settings or authorized-applications page.
4. Local AI and diagnostics
The browser may include optional local AI features designed around on-device behavior where supported. Standard profiles may keep encrypted AI memory locally, while incognito or other ephemeral contexts are intended to avoid persistent AI memory.
The local AI & Diagnostics panel can also preserve local draft, preview, summary, and scroll state when the panel is closed and reopened.
Diagnostics are generated locally. Runtime diagnostic entries may be written to a local diagnostics directory. Privacy-safe diagnostics are intended to remain user-controlled, narrower than general browser data collection, and disabled by default unless the user enables them.
5. Local browsing activity
All browsing activity remains local to the user's device unless the user voluntarily interacts with external websites or third-party services through normal web browsing activity.
Installed update behavior may also create or refresh a Desktop folder named BubblesTheDev - WebBrowser Update Notes so the current bundled release notes stay visible locally. The browser may still generate normal network traffic when the user opens websites, signs into services, downloads files, uses search features, uses passkeys or WebAuthn, uses update checks, manually sends approved diagnostics, or uses supported online features.
6. Accessibility and user control
The browser may include accessibility-focused features intended to improve reading comfort, visibility, motion reduction, control size, and continuity across sessions. Accessibility preferences are intended to remain local to the user's device by default.
The browser is designed to give users clearer control over browser settings, downloads, site permissions, diagnostics choices, update behavior, and other local browser features where supported.
7. Website-side technical information
This website may still generate standard web hosting or server logs when visited. These logs may include technical information such as IP address, browser type, request path, and request time, depending on your hosting environment.
8. Website counters and third-party tools
This website may use third-party visitor counters or similar services. Those services operate under their own privacy practices and may collect visit-related information independently of the browser itself.
9. Email contact
If you contact support by email, your email address and the information you send may be used to respond to your message and provide support.
10. Future changes
Any future feature that would materially change the browser's privacy posture would be clearly disclosed in updated license, privacy, or release documentation.
11. Contact
For privacy or support questions, contact bubbles-support@bubbles-browser.fnbubbles420.org.