Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how WishVault handles information when you use the WishVault browser extension. We believe in being straightforward: your data stays on your device, and we only earn money through affiliate commissions when you choose to buy something.

The short version: WishVault stores everything locally on your device. We don't collect, sell, or transmit your personal data. We may earn a small commission if you buy something through an affiliate link — at no cost to you.

1. Who We Are

WishVault is a browser extension that allows users to save, organize, and track products from online stores. It is developed and maintained as an independent project. If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us through the feedback options inside the WishVault dashboard sidebar.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide. When you save items to your wishlists, WishVault stores the following locally in your browser:

Product names, prices, images, and URLs
Store names and product categories
Notes you add to items
Wishlist names and descriptions
PIN hashes for private lists — your actual PIN is never stored, only a one-way cryptographic hash

Information collected automatically. WishVault does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information on external servers. There are no analytics, telemetry, or usage tracking of any kind built into the extension.

Cookies. WishVault uses the cookies permission solely to set Steam age-verification cookies so that price and availability checks work correctly on Steam game pages. No cookies are read, stored, or transmitted for any other purpose.

3. How We Use Your Information

All data saved by WishVault remains on your device in your browser's local storage (chrome.storage.local or browser.storage.local). It is used exclusively to:

Display your wishlists and saved items
Auto-fill product details when adding new items
Check current prices and availability when you request it
Allow you to export and import your data as a backup file

Your data is never sent to any server operated by WishVault or any third party, except as described in Section 5 (Affiliate Links) below.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your personal data with any third parties. The only external network activity WishVault performs is:

Opening product pages in a background browser tab to read price and availability — this is a normal browser request to the retailer's website, identical to you visiting the page yourself
Sending affiliate-tagged URLs to retailer websites when you click "View product" (see Section 5)
Opening Google Forms when you submit bug reports or feature suggestions — any information you choose to enter in those forms is subject to Google's Privacy Policy

5. Affiliate Links & Commissions

WishVault participates in affiliate advertising programs. When you click the "View product" button on a saved item from a participating retailer, WishVault may append an affiliate tracking tag to the URL before opening it.

This means:

The retailer's website may record that you arrived via an affiliate link
If you make a purchase during that browsing session, WishVault may earn a small commission from the retailer
This commission comes at no additional cost to you whatsoever — you pay the same price regardless
Affiliate tags are only added to URLs from participating stores — all other URLs open exactly as saved
Product prices and details displayed in WishVault are never inflated or altered

Current Affiliate Partners

Store

Program

Amazon

Amazon Associates Program

Additional affiliate partnerships with other retailers may be added in the future. This policy and the table above will be updated to reflect any new partners whenever they are added.

6. Permissions Explained

WishVault requests the following browser permissions. We only ask for what is necessary.

Permission

Why it's needed

storage

Save your wishlists and items locally on your device

activeTab

Read product information from the page you are currently viewing

scripting

Inject a product-reading script into product pages to extract name, price, and image

Set Steam age-verification cookies so price/availability checks work on Steam game pages

host_permissions

Required to inject the product scraper on any retailer website you visit

7. Data Retention & Deletion

Your wishlist data persists in your browser's local storage until:

You manually delete a list or item within WishVault
You uninstall the WishVault extension
You clear your browser's extension storage

We strongly recommend exporting a backup before uninstalling the extension. Data cannot be recovered after uninstallation.

8. Children's Privacy

WishVault is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children. If you believe a child has used this extension in a way that raises privacy concerns, please contact us through the feedback options in the dashboard.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of WishVault after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please use the Report a Bug or Suggest a Feature buttons in the WishVault dashboard sidebar to get in touch.

WishVault v1.2.0 · Privacy Policy · Last updated April 2026

All wishlist data is stored locally on your device. WishVault does not operate any servers or collect personal information.