LinkPurifier Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 14, 2025

LinkPurifier is a single‑purpose, privacy‑first Chrome extension that removes tracking parameters from URLs. It is designed with a minimal‑permissions philosophy and processes all data locally on your device with no external data transmission.

Scope

This policy applies to the LinkPurifier browser extension for Chromium‑based browsers (e.g., Google Chrome).

What we collect

We do not collect, transmit, or sell personal data.

No analytics or telemetry.
No account or sign‑in.
No network requests are made by the extension to external servers for processing or tracking.
All URL processing occurs locally in your browser with no data transmission.

How LinkPurifier works

When you invoke the extension (toolbar button, context menu, or keyboard shortcut), LinkPurifier reads the active tab’s URL, removes known tracking parameters, and (optionally) copies the cleaned URL to your clipboard. All processing occurs locally in your browser.

Permissions and their use

activeTab: Accesses the current tab only when you explicitly invoke the extension, to read its URL/title for cleaning and display.
clipboardWrite: Writes the cleaned URL to your clipboard on request. We do not read from the clipboard.
storage: Saves your local preferences and custom rules in chrome.storage.local on your device.
contextMenus (optional): Adds a right‑click menu item for quick “copy clean link” if you enable it.

Technical note: An offscreen document may be used by the background service worker solely to perform clipboard writes when triggered by you (e.g., keyboard shortcut or context menu). It does not transmit any data.

Data storage and retention

Your settings and custom rules are stored locally via chrome.storage.local.
You can reset or remove this data at any time from the extension’s options or by clearing site data for the extension.
When you uninstall the extension, Chrome removes the extension’s local storage data.

Children’s privacy

The extension does not target children and does not collect personal information.

Changes to this policy

If the extension ever introduces new features that require additional permissions or data handling, they will be opt‑in and clearly explained. This page will be updated to reflect any material changes.

Contact

There is no public source repository for this project. For questions or concerns, please contact the developer via the Chrome Web Store listing’s Support contact.

Version 1.0 — Last updated: August 14, 2025