This Privacy Policy explains what data the BrowseAI Chrome extension (“BrowseAI”, “we”, “our”) processes, why, and what choices you have.
BrowseAI is designed as a local-first browsing memory layer. Most data is stored on your device.
Summary
- BrowseAI stores browsing-memory data locally to power Trail, All Pages, Missions, Replay, and similar UI features.
- BrowseAI can store user-saved highlights (selected text snippets) locally when you choose to save them.
- You can clear extension data at any time using in-product controls.
- No account is required, and BrowseAI does not track you across devices.
What data BrowseAI processes
A) Browsing-memory data (local)
To provide browsing trails and session continuity, BrowseAI may store:
- Page URL and domain
- Page title (when available)
- Visit timestamps and visit counts
- Approximate time spent on pages (derived locally from tab activity)
- Navigation relationships (e.g., “from URL → to URL”) used to reconstruct trails/replay
- Favicons (when available)
B) Highlights (local, user-initiated)
If you select text and choose to save it, BrowseAI may store:
- The selected text snippet (highlight)
- The page URL/domain and title where the highlight was created
- A timestamp
C) Settings and preferences (local)
BrowseAI stores settings such as feature toggles and preferences using Chrome’s extension storage.
How data is stored
BrowseAI uses on-device storage in your Chrome profile, such as:
- IndexedDB (for browsing-memory records like pages/trails/missions/highlights)
chrome.storage(for extension settings/preferences)
BrowseAI does not require you to create an account.
How data is used (purpose limitation)
BrowseAI uses the data described above only to provide the extension’s core functionality, including:
- Showing previously visited next pages (“Trail”)
- Showing a searchable list of tracked pages (“All Pages”)
- Grouping browsing into resumable sessions (“Missions”)
- Replaying navigation chronologically (“Replay”)
- Surfacing your saved snippets (“Highlights”)
Data sharing / transfers
- No remote collection by BrowseAI. BrowseAI does not transmit browsing data, page content, or user activity to any servers operated by us. All browsing-memory data is stored locally on your device.
- BrowseAI does not collect or transmit data in the background beyond what is required to provide its in-page features.
- No sale of data. We do not sell your data.
- No advertising/marketing data sharing. We do not share browsing-memory data for advertising.
Permissions
BrowseAI may request Chrome extension permissions in order to function (for example, to read the active tab URL/title, store local data, or inject UI into pages where you browse). We describe our permission rationale in our Chrome Web Store listing and supporting documentation.
BrowseAI uses permissions such as tabs, activeTab, and host permissions to read page URLs and titles and to render the in-page tray UI on websites you visit
(to show Trails, All Pages, Missions, Replay, and Highlights).
BrowseAI requires access to pages you visit across websites in order to capture navigation transitions (from one page to another) and build complete browsing trails.
Your choices & controls
- Pause tracking for a site (where supported by the extension UI)
- Forget a page / remove it from BrowseAI’s local memory (where supported)
- Clear all extension data (where supported)
Security
We use Chrome extension storage mechanisms and HTTPS for any optional third-party API calls. No system can be guaranteed 100% secure; you should avoid enabling AI summaries for highly sensitive pages if you do not want that content sent to a third-party provider.
BrowseAI may process information from any webpage you visit, which could include sensitive information depending on the site. This data is stored locally on your device and is not transmitted by BrowseAI. Users should use discretion when enabling features on sensitive websites.
Data retention
BrowseAI retains local browsing-memory data until you delete it (for example, by clearing extension data) or until any retention/cleanup logic you enable removes older records.
If you uninstall the extension, locally stored data is removed along with the extension.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy, contact:
- Email: jaykrishna316@gmail.com