🔒 Privacy Policy for RavenEye

Last Updated: April 3, 2026
Effective Date: April 3, 2026

RavenEye ("we", "our", "the extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle data when you use our browser extension.

1. Information We Collect

We do NOT collect or store personal information on developer-controlled infrastructure.

The API release sends screenshots only to the OCR relay endpoint you configure. Offline releases process captures locally with bundled Tesseract.js and do not send screenshots to any endpoint.

2. Data Stored Locally on Your Device

The extension stores the following data only in your browser's extension storage using the browser storage API:

User Preferences: Visual settings including:
- Dim level intensity
- Blur intensity
- Accent color selection
- Auto-copy toggle state
- Auto-save toggle state
- Tip duration preference

Some browsers may synchronize extension settings across your devices. RavenEye does not operate or control that browser-provided synchronization, and the settings are not accessible to us.

3. Third-Party Services

When you activate OCR and capture a screenshot, RavenEye sends the image to your configured OCR relay endpoint:

OCR Relay Endpoint

Purpose: To perform Optical Character Recognition (convert image to text)
Data Sent: Screenshot image only (temporary)
Authentication: Provider secrets should remain on your server-side relay
Data Retention: Controlled by your relay and OCR provider policy
Endpoint: Configurable in RavenEye settings (example: https://your-domain.com/api/ocr)

Offline release: Offline bundles include the OCR engine and English model locally. Captures remain in the browser and no OCR relay endpoint is required.

4. Permissions Explained

RavenEye requests the following browser permissions. Here's why each is necessary:

activeTab: Required to capture screenshots of the current tab when you activate the extension
tabs: Required to query which tab is active
scripting: Required to inject the visual capture interface into web pages after you trigger capture
storage: Required to save your settings in browser-provided extension storage
clipboardWrite: Required to copy extracted text to your clipboard (when auto-copy is enabled)
downloads: Required to save captured images to your Downloads folder (when auto-save is enabled)
Host access: Required for the capture overlay and OCR execution on webpages where you activate RavenEye

5. Analytics & Tracking

RavenEye does NOT use:

Google Analytics or any analytics service
Cookies
User behavior tracking
Advertising networks
Telemetry or crash reporting services
Fingerprinting or device identification

We have no way of knowing how you use the extension, what websites you visit, or what text you extract.

6. Data Sharing

We do NOT:

Share your data with third parties
Sell your data
Rent your data
Use your data for marketing
Collect your browsing history

Your settings remain on your device. The only data transmission is the screenshot you choose to process through your OCR relay endpoint.

7. Data Security

Use HTTPS for OCR relay communication
Screenshots are sent from your browser to the configured OCR relay endpoint
Provider credentials should never be embedded in extension source code

8. Your Rights & Control

You have complete control over your data:

Delete Your Data: Uninstall the extension to remove all locally stored settings
Clear Settings: Remove and reinstall the extension to reset all preferences
Disable Features: Toggle off auto-copy or auto-save at any time in settings

9. Children's Privacy

RavenEye does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13 years of age. The extension is suitable for all ages.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

Extension features
Legal requirements
Privacy best practices

Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Open Source & Transparency

RavenEye is open source. You can:

Review the entire source code on GitHub: https://github.com/devadarshmay-eng/RavenEye
Verify that we do not collect any data
Audit how OCR requests are performed
Contribute improvements or report security issues

12. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data:

GitHub Issues: https://github.com/devadarshmay-eng/RavenEye/issues
GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/devadarshmay-eng/RavenEye/discussions

13. Consent

By installing and using RavenEye, you consent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not install or use the extension.

Summary

In plain English:

We don't collect your personal data - everything stays on your device
API builds use the OCR relay URL you configure; offline builds need no endpoint
API builds send screenshots only to your configured OCR relay; offline builds keep them local
We don't track you, use analytics, or serve ads
You can delete all data by uninstalling the extension
The code is open source - you can verify everything