Privacy Policy — ADO Atlas

Effective date: 2026-05-31

ADO Atlas ("the extension") is an independent browser extension that displays and manages your Azure DevOps work items. This policy explains exactly what data the extension handles and where it goes. In short: everything stays on your device, and the only server it talks to is Azure DevOps itself.

ADO Atlas is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft. "Azure DevOps" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

What the extension stores

All of the following is stored locally on your device (Chrome chrome.storage.local and localStorage) and is never sent to the developer or any third party:

Your credentials — either a Personal Access Token (PAT) you enter, or, if you use Microsoft sign-in, the OAuth access and refresh tokens issued by Microsoft Entra ID (plus the app client ID and tenant you configure). Used to authenticate to Azure DevOps.
Connection settings — your Azure DevOps organization and project, and an optional PAT expiry date.
UI preferences — theme, sort order, timezone/working hours, active view, filters, auto-refresh interval, panel width.
A local cache of recently viewed work items (titles, states, assignees, ids, dates, tags) used to render the last view instantly. This cache is ignored after 24 hours and can be cleared at any time.

What the extension sends, and to whom

The extension makes network requests to Azure DevOps, to your configured cloud AI provider (if configured and approved), and to Google Analytics (only if you explicitly opt-in to telemetry), over HTTPS:

https://dev.azure.com — to read and update your work items.
https://app.vssps.visualstudio.com — only when you click Load in setup, to list the organizations and projects your account can access.
https://login.microsoftonline.com — only if you use Microsoft sign-in, to complete the OAuth sign-in and refresh the access token.
https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com or https://api.openai.com (or a custom endpoint) — only if you configure your own cloud AI API keys and trigger AI Summarization or AI Text Editing.
https://www.google-analytics.com — only if you explicitly opt-in to usage telemetry.

The extension collects anonymous usage statistics (such as which views and features are used) via Google Analytics to help improve the extension only if you explicitly opt-in (either on first boot or in settings). Telemetry is off by default. Furthermore, if you configure your own cloud AI keys, work-item contents (descriptions/comments) are transmitted to the configured AI provider after user confirmation. On-device models process all data locally on your device.

Files you attach to a work item

When you paste, drop, or pick a file inside the Description editor, the file's bytes are uploaded directly to your Azure DevOps organization (https://dev.azure.com/<org>/_apis/wit/attachments) and linked to the open work item as an AttachedFile relation — the same path the Azure DevOps web UI uses. The extension does not keep a local copy of the file bytes, does not send them to the developer, and does not transmit them to any third-party service. Image previews displayed inside the editor are re-fetched from Azure DevOps in the same authenticated session (the raw URLs require your access token, so the bytes can't be exposed by a plain <img src>).

Identity lookups for @-mentions

When you type @ followed by a name inside the description editor, the extension sends that partial query to your Azure DevOps organization's identity endpoint (https://dev.azure.com/<org>/_apis/IdentityPicker/Identities) to populate the autocomplete list. Results are not cached, are used only to draw the typeahead dropdown for that keystroke, and never leave the extension. If that endpoint is unavailable on your tenant the extension falls back to the team-roster already loaded for the work-item editor.

How your data is used

Your token and settings are used solely to provide the extension's single purpose: viewing and managing your own Azure DevOps work items. Your data is not sold, rented, or shared with anyone, and is not used for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to that feature.

Data retention and your control

Data persists locally until you remove it. Removing/uninstalling the extension deletes its stored data.
You can rotate or replace your PAT at any time via the Settings panel.
We recommend a short-lived PAT with the minimum scopes (Work Items read/write, Project & Team read); the extension shows a countdown to its expiry.

Security

Your PAT is stored locally by the browser and transmitted only to Azure DevOps over HTTPS in the standard Authorization header. Because the PAT is a credential, treat your device accordingly and prefer a short expiry. The extension never logs or displays your PAT after entry.

Limited Use disclosure

ADO Atlas's use of information received from Azure DevOps adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically, the extension only uses the data to provide and improve its single user-facing purpose, does not transfer the data to third parties (it is sent only to your own Azure DevOps service), does not use it for advertising, and does not allow humans to read it.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this URL with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: prorok1015@gmail.com