Effective Date: July 28, 2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how CodeHint.ai (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our Chrome extension and related services.

1. Information We Collect

a. Google Account Data

If you sign in with Google, we collect your:

• Full name

• Email address

• Google profile picture (optional)

We only use this information to identify you within the app and provide a personalized experience.

b. Extension Activity

We collect anonymous usage data to understand how users interact with the extension (e.g., feature usage frequency, error reports). This does not include the content of the web pages you visit.

c. Local Storage

The extension may store settings, preferences, and usage history locally on your device via Chrome’s storage API. This data is not transmitted to our servers.

2. What We Do Not Collect

• We do not track your browsing history.

• We do not collect or store any code you interact with on websites.

• We do not access or transmit any sensitive content from the pages you visit unless explicitly requested by you (e.g., using the element picker).

• We do not use remote code execution, eval(), or third-party scripts that load external resources dynamically.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To authenticate users

• To provide personalized features

• To improve product functionality and stability

• To respond to support requests

We never sell or share your personal data with third parties.

4. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with any third-party services, except:

• If required by law

• To protect the security and rights of our users or platform

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security practices to protect your information, including encryption in transit and restricted access to internal systems.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the data we store about you

• Request deletion of your personal data

• Revoke access by uninstalling the extension

You can contact us at support@codehint.ai for any such request.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If changes are significant, we will provide notice via the extension or email (if available).

8. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: support@codehint.ai

Let me know if you’d like to localize this for the EU (GDPR compliance), add cookie clauses, or include Firebase/analytics disclaimers if you’re planning on integrating those.