Privacy Policies for Browser and Chrome Extensions

Your extension's privacy policy must explain what browsing data and web activity you collect, why, and for how long. Under GDPR (Art. 6) and the CPRA, disclose categories such as URLs visited, tabs metadata, and search queries, plus purposes like functionality, analytics, or fraud prevention. Use data minimization and avoid collecting page content unless essential. If you track behavior across sites, obtain consent where required by the ePrivacy Directive and honor opt-out rights. Describe user rights requests, retention limits, and safeguards in clear, non-technical language.

Document every permission your extension requests and justify it. Chrome recommends least privilege: prefer activeTab, declarativeNetRequest, and optional host permissions over broad all_urls access. Explain if you read or modify page content, use storage, or capture crash logs. For sensitive categories (financial, health, children), consider COPPA and sector rules. State security practices like encryption in transit, key management, and code review. LegalDocs.ai can generate a tailored policy that maps permissions to purposes, clarifies data sharing, and includes a simple contact and appeal process.

Meet Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies by posting a public privacy policy on your listing and linking it within the extension UI. Disclose collection, use, sharing, sale, and retention, and commit not to sell personal data or use it for unrelated ads. If you access Google user data or restricted scopes, follow the User Data Policy and Limited Use Policy. Provide jurisdiction-specific notices (GDPR, CPRA) and honor deletion requests. With LegalDocs.ai, version your policy, log changes, and keep disclosures aligned with releases.