Privacy Policy for Benford's Law Analyzer

Privacy Policy for Benford's Law Analyzer
Effective Date: 25/12-2024

This Privacy Policy explains how your Chrome extension Benford's Law Analyzer collects, uses, and shares user data. By using the Extension, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Data Collection
The Extension collects the following types of user data:

Browsing Information:
The Extension temporarily accesses the active tab's URL to inject scripts and analyze webpage content as required by its functionality.
This data is processed locally on the user's device and is not transmitted to external servers.

User Preferences:
The Extension stores user-provided preferences, such as excluded number sequences, using Chrome's local storage API.
This data is stored locally on the user's device and is not shared with any third party.

Numeric Content:
The Extension analyzes numeric data from webpages to perform Benford's Law analysis.
This data is processed locally within the browser and is not transmitted outside the user's device.

2. Data Usage
The data collected by the Extension is used solely for its intended functionality:
Performing Benford's Law analysis on numeric content found on webpages.
Storing user preferences to customize the Extension's behavior.

3. Data Sharing
The Extension does not share any collected data with third parties. All data is processed and stored locally within the user's browser.

4. Permissions
The Extension requests the following permissions to function effectively:

ActiveTab Permission:
To access the currently active tab for content analysis.

Scripting Permission:
To dynamically inject scripts into the active tab for performing numeric analysis.
These permissions are used strictly to enable the Extension's functionality and do not involve the collection or sharing of user data beyond the user's device.

5. Security
We take the following measures to protect user data:
All processing is performed locally within the user's browser.
No user data is transmitted to external servers.

6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the Extension's functionality or applicable laws. Users will be notified of significant changes via the Chrome Web Store listing.