Privacy Policy for Privacy Blur

Last Updated: October 14, 2026

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Privacy Blur ("we", "our", or "the extension") handles your information. Privacy Blur applies configurable visual blur to sensitive text and elements on web pages you visit. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.

Data Collection and Storage

What We Store Locally

The extension stores the following data locally on your device only (Chrome storage.local):

• Blur preferences: Presets, blur intensity, scope (which sites to protect)
• Custom rules: Name lists, regular expressions, CSS selectors, toggles for @handles, monetary values, and related options
• Advanced settings: Text surfaces for re-scan, typing-field selectors, and similar configuration

What We Do NOT Collect or Transmit

Privacy Blur does not collect, store on external servers, or sell personal data. Specifically, we do not collect or send to our servers:

• Content from web pages you visit (text, images, or DOM data)
• Personal identifying information (name, email, phone number)
• Browsing history or analytics
• Cookies or cross-site tracking data
• Financial or account credentials from pages

Page Processing

Blur is applied entirely on your device in the HTML of the page you are viewing. Processing happens in content scripts injected into the tab. No page content is transmitted to the extension developers or any backend operated by us.

Permissions Explained

The extension requires the following permissions:

Storage Permission

• Purpose: Save blur settings, presets, and scope locally
• Scope: Extension preferences only
• Data Location: Your device only

activeTab Permission

• Purpose: Apply blur on the active tab when you open the popup and click "Save and apply"
• Scope: The tab you are interacting with when you use the extension
• Data Transmitted: None

scripting Permission

• Purpose: Inject the blur engine and styles into the current tab if needed
• Scope: Local injection on pages you choose to protect
• Data Transmitted: None

Host Permission (<all_urls>)

• Purpose: Run blur on any HTTP(S) site you visit, as configured in "Where to protect"
• Scope: You can restrict protection to the current site, specific hosts/paths, or all sites
• Processing: Local only on the page; no content is uploaded

Third-Party Services

The extension popup user interface may load the Inter font from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. This request is limited to the extension popup UI and does not include content from web pages you visit.

We do not use analytics, advertising, or other third-party data collection services in the extension.

Data Retention and Deletion

How Long We Keep Data

Settings remain on your device until you:

• Use Restore defaults in advanced settings (with confirmation)
• Clear extension data or browser data for this extension
• Uninstall the extension

How to Delete Your Data

Open the extension popup → Advanced settings → Restore defaults, or uninstall Privacy Blur from Chrome.

Important Limitations

Data Security

Because settings stay local and page content is not sent to us:

• Security of stored preferences depends on your device and browser security
• Keep your browser and operating system updated
• No server transmission of page content means no interception risk from our side

Children's Privacy

This extension is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top indicates when changes were made. Significant changes may be communicated through extension updates or store listing notes.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access settings stored by the extension (via the popup or browser extension storage)
• Delete all extension data at any time
• Stop using the extension and remove all associated local data

GDPR Compliance (EU Users)

For users in the European Union:

• We do not process or transmit personal data from visited pages to our servers
• Local settings remain on your device under your control
• You control retention and deletion of extension data

CCPA Compliance (California Users)

For users in California:

• We do not sell personal information
• We do not share personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising
• Page content is processed locally and not collected by us

Contact Information

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