Effective August 11, 2026 · Policy 1.0.1

Privacy Policy – ImageTextFinder

ImageTextFinder is a Chrome extension that searches visible webpage text and text recognized locally inside supported webpage images, then lets users select or copy image text.

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Data processed and purpose

When the user invokes the feature, visible webpage text and supported image content are handled only to provide search, OCR, location highlighting, selection, and copying. The current site origin is used to enforce permissions and site settings.

Data	Handling	Retention
Search terms and copied text	Used only for the current page feature	Not persisted
Image pixels	Processed inside the extension for OCR	Transient during processing
Structured OCR results	May be used in a local cache to avoid duplicate work	Bounded IndexedDB cache
Page and image URLs	Used transiently for page operation and permission checks	Raw URLs are not stored in OCR cache keys or production logs
Settings and permissions	Managed through Chrome local storage and the Permissions API	Until changed, deleted, or revoked

Local OCR and network requests

OCR runs in the user’s browser with packaged models. Image content, search terms, OCR results, and copied text are not sent to the developer or an external OCR, AI, analytics, advertising, or remote-configuration server.

When already displayed pixels cannot be read directly, the extension may re-request the exact approved HTTP(S) source URL from its original host. Credentials and referrer are omitted and redirects are rejected. This is not an upload to an external OCR service.

Local storage and cache

Structured OCR results may be stored in a bounded local IndexedDB cache under salted, hashed site scope and image-content digest keys. Raw page and image URLs are not retained as cache keys or in production logs.

Settings, per-site choices, and review state may be stored in Chrome-managed local storage. The extension does not use a product account, developer product-data backend, or cloud synchronization.

Permissions

storage manages settings and the local OCR cache; scripting registers the finder only on approved sites; offscreen runs packaged OCR work while needed; activeTab supports a user-invoked toolbar fallback; and sidePanel provides the combined finder.

HTTP and HTTPS site access is optional and requested only after an explicit user action. Without permission, the extension does not read or inject into the page and Chrome Find remains available.

Advertising, analytics, and sale

Version 1 contains no ad SDK, ad UI, ad-network request, user analytics, or remote configuration. User data is not sold or used for personalized, retargeted, or interest-based advertising, credit, or unrelated purposes.

Deletion and permission revocation

“Clear OCR cache” removes OCR records. “Delete all local extension data” removes the OCR database, settings, review state, and local cache salt, then creates fresh defaults.

Site permissions are separate and can be revoked through “Remove all website access” or Chrome extension controls. Uninstalling the extension removes extension-owned local storage through Chrome’s normal extension data lifecycle.

Support limits and safety

ImageTextFinder does not bypass authentication, DRM, browser security, or access restrictions. Chrome pages, the built-in PDF Viewer, inaccessible frames, Canvas, video, and WebGL are unsupported or not guaranteed. OCR can be incomplete or wrong, so verify important text against the source.

Version 1 does not support incognito mode. Production diagnostics exclude search terms and user content, and local data is not used to track users across sites.

Limited Use and contact

The use of website content and information received through Chrome APIs complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Send privacy questions to abcdejoji@gmail.com. If data practices materially change, the effective date and this policy will be updated before the changed practice is introduced.