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Chrome Extension Privacy Policy
More to come.
By using this Chrome Extension and participating in our research, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
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The extension will have a sign in/out functionality using your personal Google account. Only the data from authenticated users will be recorded. As the research requires, the extension will capture the following data: (a) information you choose to collect using the extension (for example, you could use a built-in clipping tool to capture a part of a web page for reference); (b) every page URL and search query that associated with (a).
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Please avoid using the extension to work on proprietary or sensitive projects you do not wish the above information to be collected. Please either use a different browser (e.g. Safari or Firefox) or sign out to deal with tasks that you do not want to be recorded by the extension.
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There is a risk of revealing sensitive information via your searches and other usages of the extension. However, we will minimize this risk by: (1) using secure transfer protocols and encryption mechanisms to transmit and store the data on the server; (2) strictly limiting the full access to your data to only the members of the research group and the sponsor (NSF); (3) personally identifiable information are properly anonymized so that even researchers do not have knowledge of your identity.
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The extension uses Google Firebase platform as its backend, which provides fast and secure data storage and transmission out-of-the-box. This provides the guarantee that the data generated by using the extension are securely protected from hacking and leaking to the greatest extent.