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# Privacy Policy for NotebookLM Importer

Last updated: December 4, 2025

## Overview
NotebookLM Importer is a Chrome extension that helps you save web content to your NotebookLM notebooks. We are committed to protecting your privacy.

## Data Collection and Usage
This extension:
- **Does NOT collect, store, or transmit any personal data to external servers**
- **Does NOT track your browsing activity**
- **Does NOT sell or share your data with third parties**
- **Does NOT use analytics or tracking services**

## Data Stored Locally
The extension stores the following data locally on your device using Chrome's storage API:
- Your selected Google account index (to remember which account you're using)
- Your selected notebook ID (to remember your last selected notebook)
- Authentication tokens (temporarily cached, automatically expire)

**Important:** This data is stored only on your device and never leaves your computer. We do not have access to this data.

## Third-Party Services
This extension interacts with:
- **Google NotebookLM** (notebooklm.google.com) - To access and manage your notebooks
- **Google Account Services** - To authenticate your Google account

Your interaction with these services is governed by Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

## Permissions Explained
The extension requires the following Chrome permissions:

- **activeTab**: To read the current page content you want to save to NotebookLM
- **cookies**: To authenticate with Google services (required for Google login)
- **tabs**: To open NotebookLM in new tabs when you click links
- **storage**: To save your preferences (selected account, selected notebook) locally on your device
- **host_permissions (notebooklm.google.com, *.google.com)**: To communicate with NotebookLM and Google authentication services

## Data Security
- All data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's secure storage APIs
- Authentication tokens are cached temporarily and automatically expire
- We do not operate any servers or databases
- We do not have access to your data

## Children's Privacy
This extension does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13 years of age.

## Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

## Data Deletion
You can delete all data stored by this extension at any time by:
1. Removing the extension from Chrome (chrome://extensions/)
2. Or clearing the extension's storage in Chrome settings

## Open Source
This extension is open source. You can review the code to verify our privacy practices.

## Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us through the Chrome Web Store support page for this extension.

## Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the data stored by this extension (via Chrome's developer tools)
- Delete all data stored by this extension (by removing the extension)
- Stop using the extension at any time