Privacy Policy

1 Overview

This Privacy Policy describes how the Page Word Counter Chrome extension ("the Extension") handles user data. The Extension is designed with a privacy-first approach: all processing happens entirely on your device and no information is ever transmitted outside your browser.

2 Data We Collect

We collect no user data whatsoever. Specifically, the Extension does not collect, store, transmit, or share:

• Personally identifiable information (name, email, address, etc.)
• Browsing history or URLs you visit
• The content of webpages you view
• Keystrokes, clicks, or any user activity
• Location or IP address
• Authentication credentials or cookies
• Financial or payment information

3 How the Extension Works

When you click the Extension icon, the following happens entirely within your browser:

• The popup sends a message to the content script on the active tab.
• The content script reads document.body.innerText — the visible text of the page — in memory only.
• Word counts, character counts, sentence counts, readability scores, and top word frequencies are computed locally using JavaScript.
• Results are displayed in the popup and then discarded when you close it.
• No data is written to disk, sent to a server, or stored anywhere.

4 Permissions Explained

The Extension requests only the minimum permissions necessary:

• activeTab — Used solely to identify the currently active tab and send a message to the content script when you click the icon. The tab URL is never read or stored.
• Content script on all http/https pages — The content script must be pre-loaded on pages so it can respond instantly when you click the icon. It runs no code and reads no data unless you explicitly trigger an analysis.

5 Third-Party Services

The Extension uses no third-party services, analytics platforms, advertising networks, CDNs, or external APIs. All code is bundled within the extension package and runs entirely offline.

6 Remote Code

The Extension does not use any remote code. No external JavaScript files are loaded, no eval() is used, and no WebAssembly is fetched from external sources. The Content Security Policy enforces script-src 'self'.

7 Children's Privacy

The Extension does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Since no data is collected at all, the Extension is safe for use by users of all ages.

8 Changes to This Policy

If this Privacy Policy is ever updated, the revised version will be posted at this URL with an updated effective date. Since the Extension collects no data, changes are expected to be minimal.