Privacy Policy

Introduction

PageDrop is a Chrome extension that lets you capture screenshots of web pages — the visible viewport, a full scrollable page, or a selected region — and annotate them in a built-in editor before copying or downloading the result.

Your privacy matters. This policy explains what PageDrop does and does not do with your information. In short: screenshot capture and editing stay on your device; PageDrop does not track your browsing or send captures to our servers.

Data Collection

PageDrop does not collect personal data during normal use. We do not sell, rent, or share your browsing history, account details, or usage analytics from everyday extension use.

• Screenshot capture, editing, and export happen locally in your browser.
• No cookies are set by PageDrop.
• No analytics, tracking, or advertising tools are used during normal use.
• Voluntary in-editor Feedback and uninstall feedback are described below — nothing is sent unless you submit those forms.

When you take a screenshot, the image is stored temporarily in your browser's local storage (IndexedDB) so you can access recent captures in the editor's history panel. Up to 50 recent captures are kept until you delete them. This data never leaves your device and is removed when you uninstall the extension or clear your browser's extension data.

Permissions Explanation

PageDrop requests only the permissions needed to capture and edit screenshots when you explicitly start a capture, plus limited host access used solely if you choose to send in-editor Feedback. Capture permissions are not used to collect or transmit personal data in the background.

• activeTab Allows PageDrop to access the tab you are currently viewing only when you start a capture — by clicking the toolbar icon, using a keyboard shortcut, or choosing an option from the right-click menu. PageDrop does not access tabs in the background without your action.
• tabs Used to identify which tab and window to capture, take the screenshot itself, send coordination messages during full-page and region capture, open the editor after a capture, and show optional capture progress on the extension badge. PageDrop does not read or record the content of your tabs beyond what is needed for the capture you requested.
• scripting Used to inject PageDrop's content script into the active tab when needed — for example, to scroll the page during a full-page capture, display the region-selection overlay, show status messages, and restore the page afterward. Injection only happens on tabs where you have started a capture.
• contextMenus Used to add a "PageDrop" entry to the right-click menu on web pages, giving you quick access to Print Page, Scroll & Capture, and Snip Area without opening the toolbar popup.
• clipboardWrite (optional) Requested only when you choose to copy from the editor. PageDrop only writes the image you explicitly copy; it does not read your clipboard.
• storage Used to save export format preference and local capture history in the editor. This data stays on your device in chrome.storage.local and is never transmitted to any server. Light and dark appearance follow your system setting.
• Host access (script.google.com / script.googleusercontent.com) Used only when you open Feedback in the editor and click Send. The extension may contact a Google Apps Script web app so your written note (and optional reply email) can be emailed to the developer. This access is not used for screenshots, browsing history, or background access to normal websites. See In-editor Feedback.

PageDrop does not request broad always-on access to all websites (no <all_urls> host permission). Capture still uses activeTab and on-demand scripting injection only when you start a capture on the tab you are viewing. The only host permissions are the Google Apps Script origins above, for voluntary Feedback.

In-editor Feedback

The PageDrop editor includes an optional Feedback control. You choose whether to use it; nothing is sent unless you click Send.

• Feedback is not linked to your screenshots, browsing history, or page URLs. Captures are never attached or uploaded.
• We may receive only what you voluntarily submit: your message text, an optional reply email if you enter one, and the extension version (to help diagnose issues).
• Messages are delivered to the developer inbox (developerchromextension@gmail.com) using a Google Apps Script web app.
• If Feedback delivery is not configured, Send may open your email app with a prefilled message instead (still only after you choose Send).

Capturing, editing, copying, and downloading never require this Feedback path.

Uninstall feedback

If you uninstall PageDrop, Chrome may open a short optional feedback page hosted on our GitHub Pages site. You choose whether to answer; nothing is sent unless you submit the form.

• Feedback is not linked to your screenshots, browsing history, or page URLs.
• We may collect only what you voluntarily submit (for example, why you uninstalled, an optional one-line comment, an optional 1–5 rating, and an optional email if you choose to provide one).
• Responses are stored in a private Google Sheet used solely to improve PageDrop.
• The extension version may be included as an anonymous query parameter on the feedback page URL (for example, ?v=1.7).

Uninstalling without submitting the form sends nothing. Capture, edit, and export do not require any server communication.

Third Parties

PageDrop does not integrate with analytics platforms or advertising networks during normal use. Screenshot processing does not use third-party APIs.

Voluntary uninstall feedback is stored in Google Sheets (Google's service). Voluntary in-editor Feedback is delivered via Google Apps Script / Gmail (Google's services) to the developer inbox. Google's handling of that data is subject to Google's privacy policy.

The Chrome Web Store is operated by Google. Installing or updating PageDrop through the store is subject to Google's own privacy policy, which is separate from this one.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how PageDrop handles your information, please contact us at:

developerchromextension@gmail.com

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of PageDrop after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If we make material changes — for example, if PageDrop begins collecting any user data — we will update this page and, where required, notify users through the Chrome Web Store listing before the changes take effect.