🔒 Privacy Policy
Alt-D Smart Fix
Last Updated: November 28, 2024
📋 Overview
TL;DR: We don't collect, store, or share your personal data. Everything stays on your device.
Alt-D Smart Fix is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we handle your data when you use our Chrome extension.
📊 Data Collection
What We DON'T Collect
- ❌ Personal Information — No names, emails, or identifiers
- ❌ Browsing History — We don't track what sites you visit
- ❌ Analytics — No Google Analytics, telemetry, or usage tracking
- ❌ Your Text — We never store the text you fix
- ❌ Cookies — We don't use tracking cookies
What We DO Store (Locally Only)
The following data is stored only on your device using Chrome's chrome.storage.local API:
| Data | Purpose | Synced to Cloud? |
|---|---|---|
| Groq API Key | Authenticate with Groq API | ❌ No |
| Settings | Model, temperature, tone preferences | ❌ No |
| Model Cache | Cache available models for 1 hour | ❌ No |
| Disabled Pages/Sites | Remember where you disabled Alt-D | ❌ No |
We explicitly use chrome.storage.local, NOT chrome.storage.sync. Your data is never uploaded to Google's cloud sync servers.
🌐 Network Requests
Groq API Calls
When you use Alt-D to fix text, the extension makes a direct API call to Groq:
https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions
✅ Data Sent
- Your selected text (for processing)
- Surrounding context (for better understanding)
- Your API key (for authentication)
- Model and temperature settings
❌ Data NOT Sent
- Your identity or personal information
- Your browsing history
- Any data to third parties
- Any data to our servers
🔐 API Key Security
Your Groq API key is:
- ✅ Stored only in
chrome.storage.localon your device - ✅ Never synced to the cloud
- ✅ Never sent to any server except Groq's API
- ✅ Never logged or stored by us
- ✅ Never shared with third parties
⚠️ Recommendation: Treat your API key like a password. Don't share it publicly.
👁️ Permissions Explained
| Permission | Why We Need It | What We DON'T Do |
|---|---|---|
storage |
Save settings and API key locally | We don't sync or upload your data |
scripting |
Inject content script for text selection | We don't read pages you don't interact with |
activeTab |
Replace text in the current tab | We don't access other tabs |
<all_urls> |
Work on any website | We don't track your browsing |
🚫 What We'll Never Do
- ❌ Sell Your Data — We don't collect data, so there's nothing to sell
- ❌ Track You — No analytics, fingerprinting, or tracking pixels
- ❌ Store Your Text — Your writing stays private
- ❌ Share with Third Parties — No data sharing agreements
- ❌ Use for Advertising — No ads, ever
🔄 Third-Party Services
The only third-party service Alt-D uses is:
Groq (groq.com)
- Purpose: AI model inference for text fixing
- Data Shared: Your selected text and API key
- Their Privacy Policy: groq.com/privacy
🌐 Website Privacy
This documentation website (melancholic-ksm.github.io/altd) also respects your privacy:
- ❌ No Analytics — We don't use Google Analytics or any tracking
- ❌ No Cookies — We don't set any cookies
- ❌ No Data Collection — We don't collect any visitor data
- ❌ No Third-Party Scripts — No trackers, pixels, or external scripts that monitor you
- ✅ Static Hosting — Hosted on GitHub Pages with no server-side processing
TL;DR: This website is a simple static site. We don't track, analyze, or collect any information about your visit.
🔧 Your Rights
You have full control over your data:
View Your Data
All settings are visible in the Alt-D options page.
Delete Your Data
- Go to
chrome://extensions - Find "Alt-D Smart Fix"
- Click "Remove"
- All local data is automatically deleted
✅ Summary
| Do you collect personal data? | No |
| Do you track browsing? | No |
| Do you store my text? | No |
| Is my API key safe? | Yes, local only |
| Do you share data? | No |
| Can I delete my data? | Yes, uninstall removes all |
📧 Contact
For privacy questions or concerns:
- 🐙 GitHub: github.com/melancholic-ksm/altd
- 🐛 Issues: Report an issue