Privacy Policy for Trending Now Chrome Extension

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how the Trending Now Chrome extension ("we", "our", or "extension") collects, uses, and protects information when you use our service. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that we comply with applicable data protection laws.

Information We Collect

The Trending Now extension collects and processes the following limited data:

1. User Preferences: We store your selected region preference (e.g., "United States", "Japan") locally on your device using Chrome's storage API. This information is used solely to personalize your experience by showing trending topics from your preferred region.
2. API Requests: When you use the extension, we send requests to our API server (trend.aogobo.com) that include:
   • Your selected region code (e.g., "us", "jp")
   • Pagination parameters (page number, page size)
   • API authentication token

How We Use Your Information

The limited information we collect is used exclusively for:

1. Providing Core Functionality: To show you relevant trending search topics from your selected region
2. Personalizing Your Experience: To remember your region preference between sessions
3. Improving Our Service: To understand which regions are most popular among users (in aggregate form only)

Data Storage and Security

• User Preferences: Stored locally on your device using Chrome's secure storage API
• API Communication: All communication with our servers uses secure HTTPS connections
• No Personal Identifiers: We do not collect or store any personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, IP address, or browsing history

Third-Party Services

Our extension uses the following third-party services:

1. Google Fonts: We use Google's Roboto font for typography. Google may collect certain information when delivering these fonts. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for more information.
2. Font Awesome (via Cloudflare CDN): We use Font Awesome icons for our user interface. Cloudflare may collect certain information when delivering these resources. Please refer to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy for more information.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your information to third parties. We may share anonymous, aggregated usage statistics (such as most popular regions) for business purposes, but this will never include any information that could be used to identify individual users.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction or deletion of your information
• The right to restrict or object to processing of your information
• The right to data portability

Since we collect minimal data and store preferences locally on your device, you can exercise most of these rights directly by:

• Changing your region preference within the extension
• Clearing your browser's storage for the extension
• Uninstalling the extension

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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 updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

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

Email: [email protected]

Consent

By using the Trending Now extension, you consent to this Privacy Policy and our collection, use, and storage of your information as described herein.