Chrome Extension Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 24, 2026

This policy applies only to the toT — Reading Time Chrome extension. It does not describe the toT desktop app or its import, OCR, snapshot, task, or other features.

1. Purpose of the extension

The extension has one purpose only: to estimate reading time for text selected by the user on web pages.

To do that, the extension may read text selected by the user on http and https pages, count its words locally, and show an estimated reading-time panel inside the page.

2. Data it processes

The extension processes locally:

• text selected by the user on a web page;
• the WPM preference, meaning words per minute;
• the enabled or disabled state per site.

The selected text is used only to calculate word count and estimated reading time. The extension does not keep a history of selections.

3. Local storage

The extension uses chrome.storage.local to store:

• the user's WPM preference;
• the local list of sites where the extension was disabled by the user.

That data remains in the user's browser. It is not sent to the developer or to external servers.

4. Connectivity and data transfer

The extension does not transmit selected text, page content, browsing history, or stored preferences to external servers.

The extension does not use analytics, telemetry, advertising, tracking, profiling, or third-party SDKs.

The extension does not sell or transfer user data.

The extension does not use user data for purposes unrelated to estimating reading time for selected text.

The extension does not use user data to determine creditworthiness, make lending decisions, advertise, track, or profile users.

5. Permissions

The extension requests the storage permission to save local preferences.

It also runs content scripts on http and https pages so it can detect user-selected text and display the reading-time estimate panel. That access is used only for the purpose described in this policy.

6. Remote code

The extension does not use remote code. The JavaScript required for its functionality is bundled inside the extension package.

7. User control

The user can:

• change the WPM value from the extension panel;
• enable or disable the extension per site from the popup;
• delete the extension's local data from Chrome settings or by removing the extension.

8. Changes

If the extension adds new forms of data handling, this policy will be updated before or together with the release of that new version.

9. Contact

For questions, reports, or requests related to this policy, email cibersino@gmail.com or use the official project repository.