Privacy Policy — Port Aransas Beach Conditions & Water Quality Chrome Extension

What the extension does

The Port Aransas Beach Conditions & Water Quality extension displays current beach information for Port Aransas and Mustang Island — air and Gulf water temperature, wind, surf, tides, the National Weather Service forecast, and a modeled water-clarity verdict — in a popup when you click its toolbar icon. All of this information is read from public pages on BeachedInn.com.

Data we do NOT collect

• No personally identifiable information (name, email, address)
• No browsing history — the extension does not read, track, or transmit the pages you visit
• No location data — the extension shows Port Aransas conditions and does not request your location
• No analytics, telemetry, cookies, or advertising identifiers inside the extension

The extension requires no account and has no login.

Network requests the extension makes

The extension communicates only with beachedinn.com. On a schedule (about once per hour) and when you open the popup, it fetches the current beach-conditions and water-quality data from that site. These requests retrieve public information and contain nothing that identifies you.

Like any web request, they are subject to standard server logs (IP address, timestamp, requested page) governed by the BeachedInn.com website privacy policy. Those logs are used to operate and secure the website, not to profile extension users.

Data stored on your device

The extension uses Chrome's local extension storage to cache the most recent conditions data, so the popup opens instantly and to avoid unnecessary network requests. This cached data stays on your device and is removed by Chrome when you uninstall the extension. Nothing is stored remotely.

Links to BeachedInn.com and booking

Links opened from the extension (for example, “Full conditions” or “Book Beached Inn”) include UTM parameters such as utm_source=extension. These indicate that a visit came from the extension as a product; they do not identify you personally. Once on BeachedInn.com or the booking site, those sites' own privacy policies apply.

Permissions, in plain language

• Storage: caches the latest conditions on your device so the popup loads instantly.
• Alarms: schedules the roughly hourly background refresh of conditions.
• Access to beachedinn.com: lets the extension fetch conditions data from its only source. No other sites are accessed.

Safety note

The conditions and water-clarity summaries shown by this extension are informational and based on live weather and ocean data. They are not an official safety determination. Always follow the posted Port Aransas Beach Patrol flags and local safety guidance before entering the water. See our live beach conditions and water quality pages for the full data.

Children

The extension is not directed at children under 13 and collects no data from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If our practices change, we will update this page and the effective date above, and material changes will be reflected in the extension's Chrome Web Store listing.

Contact

Questions about this policy or the extension: vacationrentals@cinnamonshore.com