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Font Detective Privacy Policy

Thank you for using Font Detective. Your privacy is extremely important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information the extension accesses, how it is used, and how your data is protected.

1. No Personal Data Collected

Font Detective does not collect, store, transmit, or share any personal information.
We do not access or gather:

Names or email addresses
IP addresses or device identifiers
Browsing history
Login data or passwords
Financial or payment information
Any personally identifiable information (PII)

The extension is designed to work entirely on your device without sending information to external servers.

2. What the Extension Does

Font Detective analyzes the styling of text elements on a webpage when the user hovers their cursor over them.

The extension only reads CSS properties, including:

Font family
Font size
Font weight
Line height
Text color (HEX/RGB)

This information is processed locally in your browser, solely to display it to you.
No data is ever uploaded, stored externally, or sent anywhere.

3. Local Storage Usage

Font Detective may save minimal, optional preferences such as:

Whether the tool is activated or deactivated
User-selected interface settings

This information is stored only on your device using Chrome’s local storage API.
It is:

Not shared with anyone
Not transmitted over the internet
Fully removable by deleting the extension

4. No Third-Party Services

Font Detective does not:

Use third-party analytics
Use tracking scripts
Share data with advertisers
Integrate with external services or APIs

Your usage of the extension remains completely private.

5. Permissions Explanation

Font Detective may request certain Chrome permissions strictly for functionality:

activeTab: To temporarily access the active webpage only when the user interacts with the tool
scripting: To inject the font-detection script into the page
storage: To save optional user preferences

These permissions are used exclusively for core functionality and nothing else.

6. Children’s Privacy

Font Detective does not target children and does not collect any data from users of any age.

7. Changes to This Policy

If we make changes to this policy in the future, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. You should check this page occasionally to stay informed.