Chrome extension privacy policy

# Privacy Policy – TorTalk Chrome extension

**Last updated:** 2026-03-23

This Privacy Policy explains how **[Extension Name]** (the “Extension”) collects, uses, and shares information when you use it. The Extension’s purpose is to help users (including people with dyslexia and other reading disabilities) convert on‑screen text to speech.

## Who we are
**Publisher:** TorTalk AB
**Contact:** info@tortalk.se

## Information we collect
### 1) Account / licensing information (Personally Identifiable Information)
When you sign in using **Google OAuth**, we collect and store:
– **Email address**

We use this email address only to:
– identify your account, and
– verify and manage your license/subscription status.

### 2) Text used for text‑to‑speech
The Extension processes text from:
– text you select, and/or
– text content from the active webpage (when you activate the Extension).

**We do not intentionally store the page text long-term.**
If the Extension sends text to a server for speech synthesis, it is used only to provide the text‑to‑speech feature.

### 3) Extension settings
We may store extension preferences locally (for example: chosen voice, speech rate, volume, and accessibility settings) using browser storage.

## How we use information
We use the information we collect to:
– provide text‑to‑speech functionality;
– authenticate you and prevent unauthorized use;
– manage licenses/subscriptions and enforce usage limits (if applicable);
– provide customer support and troubleshoot issues; and
– improve reliability and performance (for example, through aggregated diagnostics).

## Sharing of information
We **do not sell** personal information.

We may share information only in these limited cases:
– **Service providers:** We may use service providers to operate licensing and text‑to‑speech services (for example hosting, authentication, or speech services). They may process data only to provide services to us and must protect it.
– **Legal requirements:** We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights, users, or the public.

## Data retention
– **Email address:** retained while your account/license remains active and as needed for legal, accounting, or support purposes.
– **Text used for speech:** retained only as long as necessary to provide the service (typically transient processing).
– **Settings:** stored until you clear the extension’s data or uninstall the Extension.

## Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information. Data in transit is protected using **HTTPS/TLS** when communicating with our services.

## Your choices and controls
– You can uninstall the Extension at any time to stop data collection by the Extension.
– You may request deletion of your stored email/account data by contacting us at **[support email address]**.
– You can control what text is read aloud by choosing what to select and when to activate the Extension.

## Children’s privacy
The Extension is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

## Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will update the “Last updated” date above. Material changes will be communicated through **[website/extension listing/in‑extension notice]** where appropriate.

## Contact us
If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:
**[Company/Developer Name]** – **[support email address]**