Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 1, 2020

This Privacy Policy describes the Proxy & User-Agent Switcher’s information practices for its browser extension. We take your privacy seriously and want you to understand exactly what information this extension collects, how we use that information, and how to contact us about this policy. Please read this policy carefully, and continued use of the Proxy & User-Agent Switcher extension constitutes your consent to this policy.

Information collects and use

The Proxy & User-Agent Switcher extension uses storage.sync to store user data such as extension configuration. When using storage.sync, the stored data will automatically be synced to any Chrome browser that the user is logged into, provided the user has sync enabled.

Personal information

The Proxy & User-Agent Switcher extension does not collect any sort of personally identifiable information

Anonymous information

The Proxy & User-Agent Switcher does not use cookies or does not collect any sort of anonymous unique identifiable information.

Analytics

The Proxy & User-Agent Switcher extension uses Google Analytics services to aggregate information about traffic patterns and how our extension is used. We limit the data sent to this service, and only do so to improve our extension. You can refer the Google Analytics’s privacy policy (here) to understand their information collects and usage.

Required permissions and its purpose

proxy

• requires to configure the proxy settings to do geolocation-testing

storage

• requires to store the user data such as extension configuration and custom proxy profiles

background

• this permission is must require to use along with the webRequest to monitor or modify web requests in order to perform mobile device-testing of the currently active tab when the user invokes the extension by clicking its browser action options

contextMenus

• requires to facilitate the extension option via right-click

activeTab

• this permission gives an extension temporary access to the currently active tab when the user invokes the extension - for example by clicking its context menu and access to the tab lasts while the user is on that page, and is revoked when the user navigates away or closes the tab

webRequest

• requires to monitor the web request & response of the currently active tab when the user invokes the extension and log those traffic headers to do further analysis in detail

webRequestBlocking

• requires for user-agent switcher feature to intercept the web request and modify the UA string to do mobile device-testing

notifications

• requires to notify the user about proxy enabled or auto-disconnect

Changes and updates to this policy

The Proxy & User-Agent Switcher extension reserves the right to change this policy for any reason and may make small, inconsequential changes to this policy with or without notice. Each time this policy is changed we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. You should check this Privacy Policy periodically, and your continued use of this extension after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

Contact

You can always contact me with questions or feedback about this privacy policy or to report an issue via the official support page.