Link Trail Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Link Trail ("we", "our", or "the extension") collects, uses, and protects your data when you use our Chrome extension.

What Information We Collect

Link Trail collects the following information about your browsing activity:

• URLs of websites you visit
• Page titles
• Time spent on each webpage
• Timestamps of visits

How We Store Your Data

All data collected by Link Trail is stored locally on your device using Chrome's storage API. Your browsing data is:

• Never transmitted to our servers
• Never shared with third parties
• Only accessible by you on your device

Privacy-First Design

Link Trail is designed with privacy as a priority:

• No user accounts or registration required
• No analytics or tracking of extension usage
• No cloud synchronization of your browsing data
• All processing happens locally on your device

User Control Over Data

You have complete control over your data:

• You can pause tracking at any time through the extension icon
• You can exclude specific domains from being tracked in the extension options
• You can clear all your browsing history data from the extension options
• Uninstalling the extension will permanently remove all collected data

Permissions

Link Trail requires the following permissions to function:

• storage: To store your browsing history and settings locally on your device
• tabs: To access tab information (URL, title) and detect tab changes
• scripting: To access page content for metadata extraction when needed
• alarms: To perform periodic maintenance and data cleanup
• host_permissions: To track activity across websites you visit

Data Retention

Your browsing data is retained locally on your device for as long as you have the extension installed or until you manually clear the data. You can delete all collected data at any time through the extension options.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the extension. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Last updated: April 11, 2025