Privacy Policy for Text Polish Extension
Last updated: December 2024
TL;DR: Text Polish respects your privacy. We only process text you explicitly choose to enhance, store minimal data locally, and never sell your information.
1. Information We Collect
Text Data
- What: Only text you explicitly select and choose to enhance
- When: Only when you click "Enhance", "Explain", or "Translate"
- How: Sent securely to AI services (Groq/OpenAI) for processing
- Retention: Cached locally for 1 hour, then automatically deleted
Settings Data
- Your API keys (stored locally, encrypted)
- Last selected style and language preferences
- Extension settings and preferences
Analytics Data
- Basic usage statistics (button clicks, feature usage)
- Error logs for debugging (no personal content)
- Installation and conversion tracking via Google Analytics
2. How We Use Your Information
- Text Processing: To provide AI-powered text enhancement, explanation, and translation
- Personalization: To remember your preferred styles and settings
- Improvement: To understand usage patterns and improve the extension
- Support: To help troubleshoot issues you may encounter
3. Information Sharing
Third-Party AI Services
- Groq: Primary AI service for text processing
- OpenAI: Fallback AI service for text processing
- Your text is sent to these services only for processing your requests
- These services have their own privacy policies
What We DON'T Share
- We never sell your personal information
- We don't share your text content with advertisers
- We don't store your text content on our servers
- We don't access your browsing history
4. Data Security
- Encryption: All API communications use HTTPS/TLS encryption
- Local Storage: Sensitive data stored locally using Chrome's secure storage APIs
- API Keys: Your API keys are encrypted and stored only on your device
- Minimal Permissions: Extension requests only necessary permissions
5. Data Retention
- Text Cache: Automatically deleted after 1 hour
- Settings: Stored until you uninstall the extension
- Analytics: Aggregated data retained for service improvement
6. Your Rights
- Access: View your stored settings in the extension options
- Delete: Clear all data by uninstalling the extension
- Control: Choose which features to use and when
- Opt-out: Disable analytics in extension settings
7. Children's Privacy
This extension is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
8. Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this policy occasionally. Changes will be posted here with an updated date. Continued use constitutes acceptance of changes.
9. Permissions Explained
- storage: Save your preferences and cache responses
- contextMenus: Add right-click menu for text enhancement
- activeTab: Access text you select for processing
- scripting: Inject content scripts for functionality
- tabs: Open thank you page after installation
This privacy policy is designed to be transparent and user-friendly. We believe in privacy by design and minimal data collection.