**Last updated: March 15, 2026**
## Overview
Web Page Notes is a Chrome extension that allows users to highlight text and take notes on any webpage. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data is handled and how.
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## Data Collection
**We collect absolutely no user data.**
Web Page Notes does NOT collect, transmit, store on any server, or share any of the following:
- Personal information (name, email, age, address)- Browsing history or visited URLs- Health, financial, or authentication information- Personal communications- Location data- User activity (clicks, keystrokes, mouse movements)- Website content you view or highlight
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## Local Storage Only
All highlights and notes created by the user are stored exclusively on the user's own device using Chrome's built-in `chrome.storage.local` API.
- Data **never leaves your device**- Data is **never sent to any server**- We as developers **never see your data**- No cloud sync, no account, no login required
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## Permissions Justification
The extension requests the following Chrome permissions solely to deliver its core functionality:
| Permission | Why it is needed |----------------------------------------| `storage` | Save highlights and notes locally on your device || `activeTab` | Interact with the current webpage when you click the icon || `scripting` | Apply highlight markers to selected text on the page || `tabs` | Read current page URL to associate notes with the correct page || `contextMenus` | Add a right-click option to highlight selected text || `host_permissions` | Run on any website so you can highlight text anywhere |
No permission is used to collect, monitor, or transmit user data.
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## Third Parties
Web Page Notes does **not**:
- Share data with any third party- Use any third-party analytics or tracking SDKs- Sell or transfer user data under any circumstances- Use data for advertising or profiling purposes
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## Remote Code
This extension does **not** use any remote code. All JavaScript is bundled locally inside the extension package. No external scripts are loaded or executed.
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## Children's Privacy
This extension does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under the age of 13.
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## Changes to This Policy
If this privacy policy changes in the future, the updated version will be published at this URL with a revised "Last updated" date.
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## Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue on GitHub:
[https://github.com/akhil-ankola/Crome-Extention/issues](https://github.com/akhil-ankola/Crome-Extention/issues)
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*Web Page Notes — All your data stays on your device. Always.*```
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**How to publish it:**
1. Go to your GitHub repo2. Create a new file → name it `privacy-policy.md`3. Paste the above content4. Commit it5. Go to **Settings → Pages → Source → main branch**6. Your live URL will be:```https://akhil-ankola.github.io/Crome-Extention/privacy-policy