Effective Date: March 21, 2025
Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Merchant Offers Alert ("we", "our", or "the extension") collects, uses, and protects information when you use our browser extension.
Information We Collect
The Merchant Offers Alert extension collects the following limited information:
- Web Browsing Data: We automatically collect the URLs of websites you visit for the sole purpose of determining if you are visiting a merchant website that has available credit card offers.
- Browser Information: Basic browser information necessary for the proper functioning of the extension.
How We Use Information
The information we collect is used only for the following purposes:
- To detect when you visit a merchant website that has available credit card offers
- To display relevant credit card offers for that merchant
- To improve the extension's functionality and merchant detection abilities
Data Storage
- All merchant offer data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's storage API
- Your browsing data is not stored beyond the time needed to check if the current website is a merchant
- We do not maintain any databases of user browsing history
Data Sharing
- We do not sell, trade, or transfer your information to third parties
- We do not use your data for advertising purposes
- We do not transfer data to external servers except to retrieve the latest merchant offers data
Your Choices
You can control your data by:
- Uninstalling the extension at any time, which will remove all locally stored data
- Disabling the extension temporarily through Chrome's extension management
Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your information. However, please be aware that no method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Chrome Web Store and on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please visit our help page for support information and contact options.