EX-PLAIN.ME Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how EX-PLAIN.ME ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and shares your information when you use our Chrome extension. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience using our extension.

Our extension collects the following types of information:

• Selected Text: When you highlight text and use our extension to explain it, the selected text is processed to provide explanations.
• Usage Data: We collect data about your usage of the extension, including the number of explanations requested and features used.
• History: We store your explanation history locally on your device for your convenience.
• Email Address (Premium Users Only): If you upgrade to our premium version, we verify your email address to check license status, but we do not store it on our servers.

We do NOT collect:

• Personal browsing history or the content of websites you visit beyond the text you specifically select for explanation
• Financial information
• Any other personal identifiers unless explicitly provided by you

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide AI-powered explanations for selected text
• To enable text-to-speech functionality
• To track your usage history and maintain daily usage limits
• To provide customer support
• To manage premium user accounts (if applicable)

We store data in the following ways:

• Local Storage: Your explanation history and preferences are stored locally on your device using Chrome's storage API.
• Secure API Communications: When you request explanations, data is processed by our AI services to generate explanations.
• Email Verification (Premium Users Only): If you provide your email address for premium features, it is only used to verify your license status. We do not store your email address on our servers.

All data transmissions between the extension and our servers are encrypted using industry-standard protocols.

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

• Service Providers: We may share data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our services, conducting business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
• AI Processing: Selected text is processed by our AI services to generate explanations.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required by law or to protect our rights.

We do not engage in third-party tracking or advertising within our extension.

You have the following rights regarding your data:

• Access: You can access your locally stored history through the extension interface.
• Export: You can export your history to CSV format.
• Deletion: You can clear your history through the extension's settings.
• Opt-out: You can uninstall the extension at any time to stop all data collection.

We retain different types of data for different periods:

• Locally stored history remains until you clear it or uninstall the extension.
• Premium user email addresses are not stored on our servers; they are only used for license verification.

Our extension is not intended for use by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we may have collected information from your child, please contact us at the email provided below.

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

oleksii.malikov@gmail.com