In short
DAStek AttachDrop is a browser extension published by DAStek Softwares Pvt Ltd ("DAStek"). It does one thing: it lets you drag an email attachment from your webmail onto the upload page of a site you added, without saving the file to your computer first.
- It only touches the one attachment you drag, at the moment you drop it.
- The file goes only to the site you drop it on.
- It works only on the sites and webmail you add in its settings.
- For the free trial and the license it sends DAStek only your email and a random id for your computer, never your files or emails (see "Free trial and license" below).
What the extension accesses
- The single attachment you drag from your mailbox and drop onto the upload page of a site you added.
- To download it, the extension uses the link your webmail provides when you drag it, together with the login that is already active in your browser. It never asks for, sees or stores your password.
- The list of sites and webmail you added on the settings page, kept on your own computer.
What happens to the attachment
- It is handed to the page of your site that is open in the same browser.
- It is uploaded to that site only when you use the site's own upload, exactly like a file you chose from your computer. From then on it is handled under that site's own data practices.
- The extension holds the file in memory only for the few seconds needed to hand it over (at most two minutes if it is not collected), and never writes it to disk.
Free trial and license
To start the free trial, restore a license or use a license key, the extension talks to DAStek's license server (portal.dasteksoftwares.com). This is the only data it sends to DAStek:
- Your email, which you type. We email it a 6-digit code to check it is yours, and the license key after a purchase.
- A random id for your computer, made by the extension (not linked to your hardware), and a short name such as "Windows, Chrome". They let one license work on 2 computers and show you which computers use it.
- Your license key, when you enter it, and once a day to check the license is still valid.
- During the free trial: a count of successful drops (the trial ends after 30). Only the count is sent: never the file, its name, the email it came from or the site.
- When you press Buy in the extension: a random purchase code, so the license can turn on in that extension by itself after you pay.
- When you uninstall the extension, Chrome opens a page on the license server with your computer's random id, to free that computer's place on your license.
The server keeps your email, your computers (id, name, first and last use), your trial (start, end, drops used) and your purchases. Payments are made on Razorpay's payment page: DAStek never sees your card, UPI or bank details. This data is used only to run the trial and your license, and to help you when you contact us. To have it deleted, email contactus@dasteksoftwares.com.
What the extension never does
- It does not read your inbox, your other emails, your contacts or any other mailbox data.
- It does not collect analytics or browsing history, and no personal information beyond what is listed under "Free trial and license".
- It never sends your attachments or emails to DAStek or to any third party. The only place a file goes is the site you drop it on.
- It does not sell or share data, use it for advertising, or use it for anything other than the upload you start.
Permissions and why they are needed
| mail.google.com, googleusercontent.com | To download the Gmail attachment you dragged. Gmail serves attachment files from googleusercontent.com. |
|---|---|
| Your sites (optional) | The extension runs on no website until you add your upload site on the settings page. Chrome then asks your permission for that one site. |
| Your webmail (optional) | Used only to download an attachment you drag from a webmail you added. Chrome asks your permission for that one site. |
| scripting | To run the extension's small script on the sites you added. When you drop a Gmail or added-webmail attachment there, it fetches that file and hands it to the upload box you dropped it on. Other drops on the page are left alone. |
| storage | To remember the sites and webmail you added, and your trial or license, on your computer only. |
| alarms | To check your license with the license server once a day. |
| activeTab | When you click the toolbar button, to see whether the page you are on is one of your sites, and add it in one click. |
You can remove any site or webmail on the settings page at any time; its permission is removed with it. Removing the extension deletes everything it stored on your computer.
Contact
Questions about this policy: contactus@dasteksoftwares.com