At Terms Decoder, we believe that privacy is a fundamental human right. Our mission is to help you understand complex legal documents without compromising your own data. This Privacy Policy outlines how our browser extension operates and explains our strict commitment to your privacy.

1. Zero Data Collection Architecture

The Terms Decoder extension is designed with a "local-first" philosophy. This means that all processing, analysis, and decoding of Terms of Service and Privacy Policies happens entirely on your local device.

  • No Tracking: We do not track your browsing history, clicks, or any other behavioral data.
  • No Analytics: We do not embed third-party analytics trackers in our extension.
  • No Telemetry: We do not collect crash reports or usage metrics.

2. Data Processing

When you use Terms Decoder to analyze a legal document:

  • The text of the page is extracted locally within your browser.
  • The Natural Language Processing (NLP) models and heuristic analyzers run directly within the extension.
  • No Text is Uploaded: The contents of the pages you analyze are never sent to our servers or any external APIs.

3. Local Storage

To provide a seamless user experience, the extension may store certain data locally on your device using your browser's built-in storage capabilities:

  • User Preferences: Settings such as dark mode preferences and auto-detect configurations.
  • Analysis History: Recent results and scores of pages you have analyzed are stored locally. You can clear this at any time in the settings.
  • Ignored Domains: A list of websites you have chosen to exclude from automatic analysis.

4. Permissions Used

Terms Decoder requires the minimal set of permissions necessary to function:

  • activeTab & tabs: Required to read the text of the legal documents you wish to analyze.
  • storage: Required to save your settings and local analysis history.
  • scripting: Required to extract text for local analysis.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our Support page or contact us through the Chrome Web Store support dashboard.

Last Updated: March 2026