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Thalapathi-TR edited this page Jul 25, 2026 · 1 revision

Privacy Policy for Glance — Quick Text & Word Counter

Last Updated: July 25, 2026

Overview

Glance "the extension" is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to provide instant word and character counting for selected text on web pages. We prioritize user privacy above all else. Glance operates 100% locally on your browser.

Data Collection & Usage

1. Selected Text & Web Content

  • Zero Collection: Glance NEVER collects, logs, saves, transmits, or shares any text you select or type on web pages.
  • Local In-Memory Processing: When you highlight text, Glance calculates character and word counts purely in your browser's local memory (RAM) to display the floating badge. As soon as you unselect text, the calculation is cleared from memory.
  • No External Servers: Glance does not make network requests, connect to analytics servers, or send data to third-party endpoints.

2. Extension Settings

  • Local Storage Sync: Glance saves your custom badge and extension preferences (such as badge theme, badge size, badge opacity, float/fixed position mode, space treatment, and domain exclusion lists) using Chrome's native chrome.storage.sync API.
  • Syncing: This data is synchronized across your signed-in Chrome browsers strictly via Google's official Chrome Sync mechanism.
  • No Personal Identifiers: Storage contains only numeric and boolean settings (e.g., badgeTheme: "dark", badgeSize: "medium", spaceMode: "include"). No personal information, browsing history, or website URLs are stored.

Permission Justifications

  • storage Permission: Required to save your customized preferences (badge theme, size, position, space treatment, opacity, and site toggle preferences) locally across browser sessions.
  • <all_urls> Host Permission: Required so the extension content script can listen for text selection events on any webpage you visit and display the unobtrusive floating count badge. The content script runs offline and never transmits page content or selection data anywhere.
  • activeTab Permission (if enabled): Allows the extension to interact with your current active tab when triggering keyboard shortcuts (such as Alt+Shift+C) to copy the count summary to your clipboard.

Data Retention & Deletion

Because Glance stores no user data on external servers, there is no remote data retained. All settings stored locally in your browser can be completely erased at any time by uninstalling the extension or clearing extension data in Chrome settings (chrome://extensions).

Contact & Inquiries

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Glance's technical architecture, please contact us please contact us at qubitz24@gmail.com.

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