Last Updated: December 19, 2024
AI Page Summarizer is a Chrome extension that helps users summarize web page content using OpenAI's API. This privacy policy explains how we handle your data.
API Key Storage:
- Your OpenAI API key is stored locally in Chrome's sync storage
- The API key is only used to authenticate requests to OpenAI's API
- We do not transmit your API key to any server other than OpenAI
Page Content Processing:
- When you request a summary, the visible text content of the current webpage is sent to OpenAI's API
- This data is sent directly from your browser to OpenAI
- We do not store, log, or retain any webpage content
- We do not collect personal information
- We do not track your browsing history
- We do not use analytics or tracking services
- We do not collect or store any webpage content
- We do not have our own servers that receive your data
This extension uses OpenAI's API to generate summaries. When you use the extension:
- The text content of the current webpage is sent to OpenAI
- OpenAI processes this content and returns a summary
- OpenAI's own privacy policy governs how they handle this data
Please review OpenAI's Privacy Policy and API Data Usage Policies for information about how OpenAI handles data sent through their API.
Important: As of March 2023, OpenAI does not use data submitted via their API to train their models.
- Local Storage: Your API key and settings are stored locally using Chrome's storage API
- Sync Storage: If Chrome sync is enabled, your settings may sync across your devices
- No External Storage: We do not operate any external servers or databases
The extension requests the following permissions:
- activeTab: To access the content of the current tab when you click the extension
- scripting: To inject the summary sidebar into webpages
- storage: To save your API key and preferences
- host_permissions (all_urls): To allow the extension to work on any webpage you visit
- All communication with OpenAI uses HTTPS encryption
- Your API key is stored securely in Chrome's built-in storage system
- No data is transmitted to any third party other than OpenAI
You can:
- Delete your stored API key and settings at any time through the extension options
- Uninstall the extension to remove all locally stored data
- Choose not to use the extension on specific pages
This extension is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected in the "Last Updated" date above.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please create an issue on our GitHub repository or contact the developer.
This extension is open source. You can review the complete source code to verify our privacy practices.
Summary: AI Page Summarizer only sends webpage content to OpenAI when you request a summary. Your API key is stored locally. We don't collect, store, or track any of your data.