Privacy Policy for Spacing Inspector Chrome Extension

Last Updated: December 2, 2023

Overview

Spacing Inspector ("the Extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

Information We Do NOT Collect

The Extension does NOT collect, store, or transmit any personal information, including but not limited to:

• Personal identification information (name, email, address, etc.)
• Browsing history or website URLs you visit
• Form data or content from webpages
• Login credentials or authentication tokens
• IP addresses or location data
• Any sensitive or personal data

Information We Handle Locally

The Extension only processes information locally on your device:

1. Extension Settings: Your preferences (color choices, opacity levels, toggle states) are stored locally using Chrome's chrome.storage.sync API. This data never leaves your device and is only synchronized across your Chrome browsers if you're signed into Chrome Sync.
2. Page Analysis: When you use the Extension to inspect elements, all calculations and visualizations occur locally in your browser. The Extension analyzes the DOM structure and CSS styles of webpages you're actively inspecting, but this analysis happens entirely in your browser's memory and is not transmitted anywhere.

Data Storage

All data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's storage APIs:

• Settings are stored via chrome.storage.sync (which syncs across your signed-in Chrome instances)
• No data is sent to external servers
• No analytics or telemetry are collected

Third-Party Services

The Extension does not integrate with any third-party services that collect personal data. The only external resource used is:

• Font Awesome Icons: Loaded from a public CDN (cdnjs.cloudflare.com) for UI icons. This is a read-only resource that does not collect user data.

Permissions Usage

The Extension requests the following Chrome permissions solely for its core functionality:

1. activeTab: To temporarily access the current webpage when you activate the Extension
2. scripting: To inject visualization scripts into the current page
3. storage: To save your preferences locally
4. <all_urls>: To work on any website you visit (essential for a CSS inspection tool)

These permissions are used exclusively for visualizing CSS spacing and never for data collection.

Data Security

Since no data is collected or transmitted, there are no security risks associated with data breaches. All processing occurs locally in your browser's sandboxed environment.

Children's Privacy

The Extension does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. Since we don't collect any personal data, this is inherently protected.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. We will notify users of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date and, if required by Chrome Web Store policies, through the extension update process.

Your Rights

Since we don't collect personal data, you have full control over:

• Disabling or uninstalling the Extension at any time
• Clearing locally stored settings through Chrome's extension settings
• Reviewing what permissions the Extension uses

Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the Chrome Web Store developer contact form.

Compliance

This Extension complies with:

• Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - by not collecting personal data
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - by not collecting personal data

By using the Extension, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.