🔒 Privacy Policy

Amazon Price Drop Tracker Extension

📊 Information We Collect

Data You Provide to Us:

• Product URLs: Amazon product pages you choose to track
• Target Prices: Price thresholds you set for notifications
• Notification Preferences: How often you want to be notified
• Subscription Information: Premium subscription status (if applicable)

Data We Automatically Collect:

• Price History: Historical pricing data for tracked products
• Usage Statistics: Anonymous data about feature usage
• Error Logs: Technical logs for debugging (no personal data)
• Extension Performance: Loading times and functionality metrics

🎯 How We Use Your Information

Primary Purposes:

• Price Tracking: Monitor prices for products you select
• Notifications: Alert you when prices drop below your targets
• Product Suggestions: Help you find similar or alternative products
• Service Improvement: Enhance extension performance and features

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR):

• Consent: You explicitly agree to price tracking functionality
• Legitimate Interest: Providing the core service you requested
• Contract Performance: Delivering premium features (if subscribed)

🔗 Affiliate Link Disclosure

💾 Data Storage and Security

Where Your Data Is Stored:

• Local Storage: All tracking data stored on your device only
• No Cloud Storage: We don't store your product data on our servers
• Complete Privacy: Track up to 50 products with 100% local storage

Security Measures:

• Encryption: Sensitive data encrypted in transit and at rest
• Access Control: No remote access to your tracking data
• Regular Updates: Security patches applied promptly
• Minimal Data: We only collect what's necessary for functionality

🌍 Your Privacy Rights

How to Exercise Your Rights:

• Delete Data: Uninstall the extension to remove all local data
• Export Data: Use extension's export feature
• Change Consent: Modify preferences in extension settings
• Contact Us: Email us for specific requests (see contact info below)

🤝 Data Sharing and Third Parties

We Share Data With:

• Amazon: We fetch product prices from Amazon.com (no personal data sent)
• Donation Processors: Handle voluntary donations securely (Venmo)
• Analytics: Anonymous usage statistics only (no personal identification)

🍪 Cookies and Tracking

This extension does NOT use cookies or web tracking. All data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's extension storage API.

👶 Children's Privacy

Our extension is not intended for users under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete such information.

🌐 International Data Transfers

Since all data is stored locally on your device, there are no international data transfers. Voluntary donations are processed by payment processors under their respective privacy policies with appropriate safeguards.

⏰ Data Retention

• Tracking Data: Stored locally until you delete it or uninstall the extension
• Donation Records: Retained by payment processors per their policies (for tax purposes)
• Usage Analytics: Anonymous data retained for 2 years for service improvement
• Error Logs: Automatically deleted after 90 days

🔄 Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. When we do:

• We'll update the "Last Updated" date at the top
• Significant changes will be notified through the extension
• Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance
• You can always withdraw consent if you disagree with changes

⚖️ Legal Compliance

This privacy policy complies with:

• GDPR: European Union General Data Protection Regulation
• CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act
• Chrome Web Store: Google's extension privacy requirements
• FTC Guidelines: Federal Trade Commission disclosure requirements