Privacy Policy

Information the extension accesses

• YouTube page data needed to power extension features, such as video titles, descriptions, tags, channel names, thumbnails, view counts, and other visible metadata.
• User prompts and inputs submitted through ToolGenie features, including title, description, tag, script, SEO, competitor, analytics, and thumbnail-generation requests.
• Authentication and account state needed to determine whether a user is signed in and what plan or credit balance applies.
• Extension-local settings and UI state stored in browser extension storage, such as preferences, panel state, and recent tool history.
• Cookies required to maintain authenticated requests between the extension and ToolGenie web services.

How information is used

• To analyze YouTube content and return SEO scores, content suggestions, competitor insights, analytics, transcripts, and thumbnail outputs.
• To authenticate users and associate requests with the correct ToolGenie account.
• To preserve extension settings and improve continuity between sessions.
• To operate, secure, debug, and improve ToolGenie services.

How information is shared

• Data entered into ToolGenie features and relevant YouTube metadata may be sent to ToolGenie services at app.toolgenie.io and api.toolgenie.io in order to fulfill user requests.
• The extension does not sell personal information.
• Information may be shared with service providers only when necessary to operate ToolGenie functionality.

Permissions summary

• storage: stores extension preferences and local state.
• activeTab and tabs: access the current YouTube tab so the extension can analyze the page the user is actively viewing.
• cookies and identity: maintain authenticated extension-to-service requests.
• contextMenus and sidePanel: provide extension UI features.
• Host permissions for YouTube and ToolGenie domains: enable the extension to run on supported pages and contact ToolGenie services.

Data retention

• Local extension data remains in the browser until the user clears extension storage or removes the extension.
• Server-side retention for submitted requests and generated outputs follows ToolGenie operational needs and account requirements.

User choices

• Users can uninstall the extension at any time.
• Users can clear locally stored extension data through the browser extension management tools.
• Users can stop using authenticated features by signing out of ToolGenie.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact ToolGenie through the support channels published at https://app.toolgenie.io.