Privacy Policy

ScraperQ ("the Extension", "we", "our") is a Chrome Extension that helps users extract structured data from web pages. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

1. Data We Collect

1.1 Account Data (Google Sign-In)

When you sign in with Google, we receive from Google's OAuth service:

• Your name, email address, and profile picture URL

We use this to create and identify your account. We do not store your Google password.

1.2 Authentication Tokens

We store JWT access tokens and refresh tokens issued by our backend server in chrome.storage.local so users do not need to sign in every time they reopen the extension. These tokens are used only to authenticate requests to our backend API and are cleared when the user signs out.

1.3 Scrape Templates

Templates you create (selectors, field names, target URL patterns) are stored on our servers, linked to your account. They are not shared with other users.

1.4 Scraped Data

Data extracted from web pages is processed locally in your browser and transferred directly to your chosen export destination (e.g. Google Sheets, downloaded file). We do not store, read, or retain the scraped page content on our servers.

1.5 Page Inspection and API Replay Refresh (chrome.debugger)

When you set up a new scrape template, and when you explicitly start an API-based scraping job, the Extension may use Chrome's DevTools Protocol (CDP) to inspect the current page's DOM structure and network requests. This inspection:

• Runs only while you are actively configuring a template or explicitly starting an API-based job — never for unrelated background browsing
• Is performed locally inside your browser to detect endpoint structure and temporarily refresh runtime request authentication details
• Does not store Authorization values, cookie values, CSRF values, signed headers, or session tokens on ScraperQ servers
• May send the first page of a matched API response to ScraperQ's backend only when the user asks ScraperQ to generate an API-based template, so the backend can identify the items array path, pagination pattern, and stable field structure
• Stores only a bounded first-page sample of the matched API response for template-analysis purposes; ScraperQ does not store the entire paginated dataset for the site
• Does not store secret auth values even when a first-page API sample is retained; secret-bearing headers, cookies, tokens, and similar credentials are excluded from backend storage
• Requires your explicit one-time consent before first use

1.6 Usage / Telemetry

We do not collect analytics, usage telemetry, or crash reports.

2. How We Use Your Data

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties, except:

• Google OAuth — used solely to authenticate you; governed by Google's Privacy Policy
• Legal obligation — if required by law

4. Data Retention

• Account data and templates are retained as long as your account is active.
• You may delete your account and all associated data by contacting us at privacy@scraperq.com.
• JWT tokens remain in chrome.storage.local until the user signs out or the extension data is cleared.

5. Security

• Access tokens are stored in chrome.storage.local so login persists across extension reopen.
• All communication with our backend uses HTTPS.
• We do not store secret API authentication values on our servers.
• We store only sanitized API metadata and the first-page response context needed to generate scraper configuration, infer items paths, and detect pagination behavior.

6. Permissions Explained

7. Your Rights

• Access: You can request a copy of data we hold about you.
• Deletion: You can request deletion of your account and all associated data.
• Portability: Templates can be exported at any time.

Contact: privacy@scraperq.com

8. Changes to This Policy

We will notify users of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the Extension after changes constitutes acceptance.

9. Limited Use Statement

ScraperQ uses information obtained from web pages and web requests only to provide the user-facing scraping and API replay functionality requested by the user. ScraperQ does not use this information for advertising, profiling, resale, or unrelated analytics. The use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.