Privacy Policy

Instagrow is a browser extension that runs entirely on your computer. It does not have a server, it does not collect analytics, and it does not transmit your data anywhere except to Instagram itself when you use Instagram features.

The rest of this page explains exactly what that means.

When you are on an instagram.com page, Instagrow reads:

• Instagram session cookies on *.instagram.com (such as csrftoken, ds_user_id, and sessionid) so it can make Instagram requests in your existing logged-in session. The extension never reads cookies from any other website.
• Page content you are looking at — posts, stories, profiles, DM threads — only on the Instagram tab you have open, and only to render the toolkit’s UI on top of it.
• Music and media URLs from Instagram’s CDN (*.fbcdn.net) when you use the music picker. This permission is optional and is requested only when you turn on music features.

Everything Instagrow saves stays on your computer in Chrome’s extension storage. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. The local store holds:

• Drafts and scheduled posts you create.
• UI preferences (theme, layout, last-used filters).
• Cached results from searches you ran (hashtags, music, accounts).
• DM exports you save through the export feature.

You can wipe all of it at any time by removing the extension from Chrome (chrome://extensions → Instagrow → Remove). Chrome deletes the extension’s storage when you uninstall it.

Network requests fall into three categories:

• Instagram — the extension talks to instagram.com, *.cdninstagram.com, and *.fbcdn.net on your behalf, in your logged-in session, the same way the Instagram website does.
• vibegrow.io — the extension links to vibegrow.io/docs, /contact, /terms, and /privacy from inside the popup. These are normal hyperlinks — clicking them opens a tab, same as any web link. No identifier is attached.
• Nothing else. No analytics provider, no error reporter, no telemetry, no ad network, no third-party tracker.

The extension package includes two open-source libraries that run entirely inside your browser. They do not phone home:

• FFmpeg.wasm — video and image transcoding when you compose a post.
• JSZip — packaging DM exports into a .zip file you save locally.

Instagrow is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone — not from children, not from adults — because the extension does not collect information at all. If you are using Instagram, you must meet Instagram’s own age requirements.

If we change what the extension does in a way that affects your data, we will update this page and the “Last updated” date above. There is no email list, so check the page (or the extension’s About panel) for the current version.

Instagrow is an independent browser extension and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Instagram and the Instagram logo are trademarks of Meta Platforms, Inc.

Questions about privacy? Get in touch.