Privacy Policy — TextClean

Last updated: April 18, 2026 · Applies to TextClean v1.2.x

Summary

TextClean runs entirely in your browser. It does not send the text you transform — or anything else — to any server. There is no account, no sign-in, no telemetry, and no third-party analytics.

Data Collection

TextClean does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to external servers. Every transform — case changes, cleanup, encoding, custom regex, chains — is executed locally in your browser tab.

Data Storage

TextClean stores the following locally on your device using the browser's Storage API:

• Preferences (theme, selected options)
• Favorite and recently-used transforms
• Custom transforms you create (regex find-&-replace definitions)
• Saved chains (sequences of transforms you build)
• Local usage counters (streak, transforms applied) — numbers only, never the text itself
• Optional local history of transformed snippets (can be disabled and cleared from Settings)

None of this is ever uploaded to a server operated by TextClean.

Chrome Sync (optional)

If you have Chrome Sync enabled on your browser, a small subset of preferences (such as favorites and saved chains) may sync across your signed-in devices via Google's infrastructure, governed by Google's privacy policy. The text you transform is never synced. You can disable this behavior by turning off Chrome Sync.

Permissions Explained

• contextMenus — Adds transform options to your right-click menu when text is selected.
• activeTab — Lets the extension read your current selection on the active tab, in response to an action you take (menu click, keyboard shortcut, or toolbar click).
• tabs — Used to detect whether the active tab is a restricted URL (e.g., chrome://) so the extension can show an appropriate message instead of failing silently. No browsing history is read.
• storage — Stores your preferences, favorites, custom transforms, chains, and local counters on your device.
• sidePanel — Powers the TextClean workbench that opens in Chrome's side panel.
• scripting — Lets keyboard shortcuts (e.g., ⌘⇧U) apply a transform to your selection on demand, by executing a tiny in-page script only at the moment you trigger the shortcut.

TextClean does not request host_permissions, cannot read content on pages you haven't interacted with, and never communicates with remote servers.

Analytics & Telemetry

None. TextClean contains no analytics SDKs, tracking pixels, or telemetry. We have zero visibility into how you use the extension.

Third-Party Services

TextClean does not integrate any third-party services. There are no payment processors, no cloud sync services, and no external APIs.

Children's Privacy

TextClean is a general-purpose text utility. It does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children under 13.

Changes to this Policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date. Material changes will be noted in the extension's release notes.

Contact

Questions? Email dev.abinovarghese@gmail.com