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Privacy Policy for BookBack

Last updated: [Insert Date]

BookBack is designed with a privacy-first philosophy. The extension does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data beyond what is necessary for its core functionality. BookBack exists to help users reconnect with public libraries, not to track or profile them.

1. Information We Collect

No Personal Data Collection

BookBack does not collect, store, or transmit:

  • Personal identifiers
  • Browsing history
  • Page content
  • IP addresses
  • Click behavior
  • Analytics data
  • Advertising data
  • Any form of telemetry

We do not use remote servers, third-party trackers, analytics scripts, or cookies.

Local Storage Only

The only data stored by BookBack lives entirely on your device using Chrome's storage.local API:

  • Library templates that you manually create in the Options page

This data never leaves your machine and is not transmitted anywhere.

2. How Data Is Used

The library templates you save are used only to construct search URLs when you click the “Borrow It” button. This happens locally in your browser.
No data is harvested, analyzed, or shared.

3. Permissions

BookBack requests the following Chrome permission:

storage

Used solely to save and load your library templates.
BookBack does not access any other Chrome permissions (tabs, webRequests, cookies, identity, etc.).

4. Data Sharing

BookBack shares no data with:

  • Third parties
  • Advertisers
  • Analytics providers
  • Governments or law enforcement
  • Any remote server
  • The developer (me)

There is no telemetry and no server-side logging of any kind.

5. External Links

When you click “Borrow It,” BookBack opens new tabs pointed at:

  • The library catalog URLs you configured, or
  • DuckDuckGo maps (only when using the "Find Library" fallback)

These URLs are constructed locally and opened directly in your browser.
BookBack does not modify, monitor, or track your interactions with those sites.

6. Children’s Privacy

BookBack is suitable for all ages and does not collect or store any personal information about children.

7. Changes to This Policy

If this privacy policy ever changes, updates will be published in:

  • This PRIVACY.md file in the GitHub repository
  • The Chrome Web Store listing

Users will be encouraged to review the updated version.

8. Contact

For questions, issues, or suggestions, you may contact the developer by opening an issue on GitHub.