SearchBeagle browser connection — privacy notice

Effective November 9, 2026. Published by Virotek for SearchBeagle.

Purpose

The extension connects Facebook in your browser to the SearchBeagle desktop app so it can identify customer service requests in original group posts available to your account.

What is accessed

The extension reads original post text, post links, available posting dates, and group names/identifiers in its own Facebook collection tab. Original posts may contain names, locations and other information written by their authors. Comments, replies, private messages, Facebook passwords and Facebook sign-in cookies are not collected by this connection. Your existing browser session is used by Facebook itself.

Where information goes

Post content and metadata are sent to SearchBeagle on the same computer, then uploaded by the desktop app to SearchBeagle servers for matching to saved services and delivering leads. The configured hosted reviewer uses OpenAI to assess original post text. This is not a browser-only processing feature.

Local storage

The extension stores a local app connection credential and a disconnected/paused preference in Chrome extension storage. The desktop app stores its pairing credential and queued captures using its secure local storage. Pending or held uploads may remain locally until delivered or removed. These credentials are not your Facebook password.

Retention

The current server implementation removes original posts older than 14 days during cleanup. Backup copies can remain longer under the backup rotation. Account settings and connection credentials have different lifetimes; disconnecting stops collection but does not itself delete server records or the desktop app's stored data. Contact SearchBeagle through https://searchbeagle.com/contact/ for data or deletion requests.

Your controls

Connecting from SearchBeagle authorizes the browser companion. Disconnect using the extension popup to pause the browser connection, or use the app's Facebook connection controls. Removing the extension stops this browser connection. Facebook may require another sign-in when its own session expires. Chrome and SearchBeagle must be running for collection.

Permissions

Facebook access and scripting run the bundled original-post reader only on supported collection pages. Localhost access pairs with the app on this computer. Storage retains connection settings; alarms restore the connection. The debugger permission provides bounded pointer/key events for original-post links and timestamp tooltips in the collection tab. Canceling debugging pauses the companion.

This notice covers the SearchBeagle browser connection. Billing and SMS services are outside the scope of this extension notice.

Timestamp handling: temporarily enables focus emulation only for the owned collection tab, without activating it. Uses a bounded wait for the exact tooltip and disables focus emulation on completion.

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