Privacy Policy

The short version

PrivacyPirate does not collect, store, transmit, or sell any of your personal data. We have no analytics. We have no accounts. All data the extension works with stays locally on your machine.

Data we collect

PrivacyPirate does not collect personal data. Specifically:

• We do not collect your browsing history
• We do not collect the websites you visit
• We do not collect your IP address
• We do not collect any personal information
• We do not collect analytics or usage data about how you use the extension
• We do not use cookies, tracking pixels, or any form of telemetry

Data stored on your device

The extension stores the following data locally using your browser's storage API. This data never leaves your browser:

• Your settings - protection level, per-site rules, allowed sites, allowed trackers, counter-tracking preferences
• Tracker blocking rules - the list of domains to block, bundled with the extension
• Session data - temporary stats like blocked request counts per tab, shown in the popup

You can export, import, or reset all your settings at any time from the extension's settings page.

Network connections the extension makes

The extension does not send your data to our servers. There is no "phone home," no telemetry, and no remote configuration. All data the extension collects stays locally on your machine.

The only network activity the extension generates is:

• Browser auto-updates - Your browser periodically checks its extension store for updates. This is handled by the browser itself, not by our code.
• Counter-tracking (opt-in) - When enabled, the extension sends fake requests to tracker endpoints to pollute tracking profiles. These requests contain only randomly generated data and never include real browsing history, personal information, or any actual user data. This feature requires explicit user consent before activation.

Tracker blocking rules

The lists of tracker domains the extension blocks are bundled directly inside the extension at the time of installation. They are not fetched from an external server. When we update these lists, the updates are delivered through a new version of the extension via your browser's standard update mechanism.

Browser permissions

The extension requests the following permissions, and here is exactly why each one is needed:

• declarativeNetRequest - Block tracker requests at the network level using the browser's built-in rule engine
• webRequest - Count blocked requests to show stats in the popup. Used in observational (read-only) mode only — the extension never modifies, redirects, or blocks requests through this API. All blocking is handled by declarativeNetRequest
• storage - Save your settings locally on your device
• tabs - Detect which site you're on to apply per-site protection levels
• scripting - Inject fingerprint defenses into web pages at the JavaScript level. This requires injecting code into the page's execution context (MAIN world) because fingerprint APIs like Canvas, WebGL, and AudioContext can only be protected by overriding them before the page's own scripts run. The injected code is self-contained — it never fetches or executes remote code
• webNavigation - Detect page loads to apply protection at the right time
• alarms - Schedule timed events such as temporary site pause expiry and counter-tracking event timing
• idle - Detect whether the device is active before scheduling counter-tracking events, to avoid generating activity while the screen is locked
• notifications - Alert you if another extension tampers with affiliate links on a page
• host_permissions (all URLs) - Required to block tracker requests and inject fingerprint defenses on every website you visit. Tracker blocking must work on all sites, not just a predefined list, because trackers can appear on any domain. Without this permission, the extension could only protect you on sites you manually add

Third-party services

PrivacyPirate does not integrate with, send data to, or receive data from any third-party service. There are no analytics SDKs, no crash reporters, no A/B testing tools, and no advertising networks in the extension.

Limited Use disclosure

PrivacyPirate's use of data received from browser APIs complies with the Chrome Web Store Limited Use Requirements and equivalent policies on other browser extension stores. Specifically:

• Data accessed through browser APIs is used solely to provide the privacy protection features described in this policy
• Data is never transferred to third parties
• Data is never used for advertising, credit assessment, or any purpose unrelated to the extension's single purpose of privacy protection
• Data is never sold to third parties

Children's privacy

PrivacyPirate does not collect any data from anyone, including children. Since we collect nothing, there is no data to protect or manage.

Changes to this policy

If we ever change this policy, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date. Since the extension collects no data, we do not anticipate needing to change this policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us at .