Privacy Policy for SocialPulse

SocialPulse is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information the extension collects, how it is used, and your rights.

1. Information We Collect

SocialPulse is designed to minimize data collection.

a. User-Provided Information

  • API keys (optional, if entered by the user)
  • Brand names, keywords, and competitors (saved locally)

b. Automatically Accessed Information

  • Active tab URL and page metadata (e.g., title, description)
    → Used only to improve search relevance and pre-fill queries

c. Public Data Retrieval

  • The extension fetches publicly available content from external platforms (e.g., Reddit, Google, news RSS feeds)
  • This data is not personal user data and is not stored permanently

2. How We Use Information

Information is used strictly to:

  • Perform social listening searches
  • Display relevant results based on user queries or page context
  • Save user preferences locally for convenience

We do not use your data for:

  • Advertising
  • Tracking across websites
  • Selling or sharing with third parties

3. Data Storage

  • All user settings are stored locally in the browser using Chrome storage
  • No personal data is stored on external servers
  • Searches and results are processed in real time and not persisted

4. Data Sharing

SocialPulse does not:

  • Sell user data
  • Share personal information with third parties

Requests to third-party services (e.g., Reddit, Google, RSS feeds) are made only to retrieve publicly available content required for the extension’s functionality.

5. Permissions Usage

  • activeTab: To read the current page context for relevant searches
  • scripting: To extract metadata and display notifications
  • storage: To save user preferences locally
  • contextMenus: To allow quick searches from selected text
  • host permissions: To fetch public data from supported platforms

These permissions are used strictly to support the extension’s core functionality.

6. Security

We take reasonable measures to ensure that:

  • No unnecessary data is collected
  • No sensitive personal information is transmitted or stored
  • All operations are performed securely within the browser

7. User Control

You have full control over your data:

  • You can clear stored data at any time via browser settings
  • You can remove the extension to delete all stored information

8. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be reflected with an updated effective date.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact: