# Privacy Policy — GeoScope (SEO, GEO & E-E-A-T Auditor)
Last updated: July 12, 2026
GeoScope ("the extension") is a Chrome extension that analyzes the web page
a user is actively viewing to produce an SEO, GEO, and E-E-A-T content
scorecard. This policy explains exactly what the extension does and does
not do with data.
## What the extension reads
When a user clicks "Run Audit on This Page," the extension reads the
publicly visible content of that page in the user's own browser tab:
title, meta tags, headings, body text, links, images, and structured data.
This happens entirely inside the user's browser.
## What the extension does NOT do
- It does not collect, transmit, or store personally identifiable
information.
- It does not track browsing history across tabs or sessions.
- It does not use analytics, telemetry, or third-party tracking scripts.
- It does not sell, rent, or share any data with third parties.
- It does not read or act on any page unless the user actively opens the
extension and clicks "Run Audit" — there is no background scanning.
## The only two network calls the extension makes
1. **Broken-link check.** When the user clicks "Check Broken Links," the
extension's background service worker requests the HTTP status of the
links found on the page currently being audited, purely to report
whether each link is reachable. No page content is sent in these
requests — only the link URLs already visible on the page.
2. **Optional PageSpeed Insights lookup.** If the user chooses to add
their own free Google PageSpeed Insights API key in Settings, and
clicks "Run PageSpeed," the extension sends the current page's URL to
Google's public PageSpeed Insights API (`googleapis.com`) to retrieve
Lighthouse performance/SEO/accessibility scores. This call is made
directly to Google, using the user's own key; the extension's
developer never sees this traffic. This step is entirely optional and
is skipped if no key is configured.
## What is stored, and where
- The user's own target keywords (primary/secondary/semantic) per domain,
an optional custom brand-voice word list, and the optional PageSpeed
Insights API key are stored using Chrome's local extension storage
(`chrome.storage.local`) on the user's own device. This data is never
transmitted anywhere by the extension itself.
- Generated Excel reports are saved wherever the user's browser saves
downloads. The extension developer has no access to these files.
## Permissions and why they're needed
See the "Permission justifications" section of `STORE_LISTING.md` in this
package for a plain-language explanation of every permission the
extension requests.
## Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will be revised and
the new version published at the same URL.
## Contact
For privacy questions about this extension, contact: [premananth219@gmail.com].