Privacy Policy for ContextAlert

Last updated: September 11, 2025

Overview

ContextAlert ("the Extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we handle information when you use our Chrome extension.

Information We DON'T Collect

We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal information to external servers. Specifically:

  • 🚫No personal identification information
  • 🚫No browsing history or website visit data
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  • 🚫No advertising identifiers
  • 🚫No location information
  • 🚫No email addresses or contact information

Information Storage

Local Storage Only

  • 💾All reminder data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's storage API
  • 💾Data syncs across your Chrome browsers through Chrome's built-in sync feature
  • 💾We never access or store your data on external servers

What Gets Stored Locally

  • 📝Reminder titles and descriptions you create
  • 🔗Website URLs you set reminders for
  • ⚡Trigger conditions you configure (price thresholds, text to monitor, etc.)
  • 📊Reminder status (active, snoozed, completed)

How the Extension Works

Website Access

  • 🌐The extension only reads webpage content when you visit sites that have active reminders
  • 🌐Content is read solely to check if your specified conditions are met (price changes, text appearing/disappearing, etc.)
  • 🌐No webpage content is stored or transmitted anywhere

When We Access Websites

  • ⏰Only when you visit a page that matches one of your active reminders
  • ⏰Only to compare current page content with your reminder conditions
  • ⏰Only while the page is actively loaded in your browser

Permissions Explained

activeTab Permission

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    Purpose Read page content to check reminder conditions and display alerts
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    Scope Only active tab, only when visiting sites with reminders
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    Data Temporarily reads specific page elements you've selected for monitoring

storage Permission

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    Purpose Save your reminders locally and sync across Chrome browsers
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    Scope Local Chrome storage only
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    Data Your reminder configurations and settings

scripting Permission

  • ⚡
    Purpose Inject content scripts to detect page changes and show reminder popups
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    Scope Only pages with active reminders
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    Data No data is extracted, only used to display your reminders

Usage Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how users interact with the extension and improve its functionality.

What We Track

  • 📊Basic usage events (extension startup, reminder creation, etc.)
  • 📊Feature usage patterns (which features are used most)
  • 📊Error occurrences to improve stability
  • 📊No personal data, browsing history, or reminder content

Privacy Protection

  • 🛡️All data is anonymized and aggregated
  • 🛡️No personal identification information is collected
  • 🛡️Data is used solely for product improvement
  • 🛡️You can opt out by disabling the extension

Data Security

  • 🔒All reminder data remains on your local devices
  • 🔒Data transmission occurs only through Chrome's secure sync system
  • 🔒Analytics data is anonymized and sent only to Google Analytics
  • 🔒No other external network connections are made by the extension

Other Third-Party Services

We do not use any other third-party services, including:

  • 🚫Advertising networks
  • 🚫External APIs or web services
  • 🚫Cloud storage providers
  • 🚫Crash reporting services

Your Control

You Can:

  • ✅View all your stored reminders within the extension
  • ✅Edit or delete any reminder at any time
  • ✅Disable or uninstall the extension to remove all data
  • ✅Control Chrome sync settings independently

Data Deletion

  • 🗑️Uninstalling the extension removes all local data
  • 🗑️Individual reminders can be deleted from the extension interface
  • 🗑️Disabling Chrome sync prevents data from syncing across devices

Children's Privacy

This extension does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. The extension is designed for general productivity use and does not target children specifically.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy occasionally. Changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the extension constitutes acceptance of any changes.

No Cookies or Tracking

The extension does not:

  • 🍪Set cookies on websites you visit
  • 🍪Use web beacons or tracking pixels
  • 🍪Implement any form of behavioral tracking
  • 🍪Create user profiles or behavioral analytics

Contact Information

If you have questions about this privacy policy or the extension's privacy practices, you can:

  • 📧Leave a review on the Chrome Web Store
  • 💬Contact through the support channels listed in the extension details

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Union, our processing of any data is based on:

  • ⚖️
    Legitimate Interest Providing the core reminder functionality you've requested
  • ⚖️
    Consent Your explicit action of installing and configuring the extension

Since all processing occurs locally on your device with no external data transmission, minimal personal data processing occurs.

Data Retention

  • ⏳Reminder data is retained locally until you delete it or uninstall the extension
  • ⏳No automatic data deletion occurs
  • ⏳Chrome sync data follows Google's Chrome sync data retention policies

This extension operates with a privacy-by-design approach: your data never leaves your control and never reaches external servers.