Privacy Policy

At Forrager, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Chrome extension and related services, including our website at forrager.ai and our application services at app.forrager.ai.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• •Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and username.
• •User Content: Notes, tags, timestamps, and other content you create while using Forrager.
• •Workspace Data: Information about the workspaces you create and manage.
• •Payment Information: If you subscribe to our Pro plan, payment processing is handled by our third-party payment processor. We do not store credit card details.

Information Automatically Collected

• •YouTube Video Metadata: Titles, URLs, and public information about videos you save.
• •Browser Data: Cookies for session management, local storage data for offline functionality, and active tab information when using YouTube.
• •Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our extension, including features used and frequency of use.
• •Device Information: Browser type, operating system, and other technical information.
• •Authentication Data: Session tokens and authentication state managed by our authentication provider.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• •Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• •Save and organize your YouTube content
• •Enable AI-powered features like search and summarization
• •Process transactions and send related information
• •Send technical notices and support messages
• •Respond to your comments and questions
• •Monitor and analyze usage patterns to improve user experience
• •Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Data Storage and Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.

Your data is stored using Convex's secure cloud infrastructure and is encrypted both in transit and at rest. We use industry-standard encryption protocols to ensure your information remains private. Local browser storage is used for performance optimization and offline access to your saved content.

Authentication is handled by Clerk's secure authentication service, which manages user sessions and identity verification using industry-standard security practices.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• •With your consent: We may share your information when you give us explicit permission.
• •Service providers: We may share information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf.
• •Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.
• •Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred.

Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• •Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• •Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate information.
• •Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• •Data portability: Request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
• •Opt-out: Opt out of certain communications from us.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it by law.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

Third-Party Services

Our extension integrates with several third-party services to provide functionality:

• •YouTube: We access YouTube's platform to provide video bookmarking and note-taking functionality. Your use of YouTube is governed by Google's privacy policy.
• •Clerk: We use Clerk for user authentication and account management. Clerk processes your authentication data according to their privacy policy.
• •Convex: We use Convex as our backend database service for storing and synchronizing your notes, bookmarks, and other user data. Data is processed according to Convex's privacy policy.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

Browser Permissions

Our browser extension requires certain permissions to function properly:

• •Storage: To save your bookmarks, notes, and preferences locally for offline access.
• •Active Tab: To access the current YouTube video you're watching and provide contextual features.
• •Cookies: To maintain your authentication session and preferences.
• •Identity: To manage your authentication state and user identity.
• •Scripting: To inject our interface and functionality into YouTube pages.

These permissions are used solely to provide the functionality described in this policy and are not used to collect unnecessary data.

AI and Machine Learning

We use AI and machine learning technologies to provide features like content summarization, search, and recommendations. These systems process your content locally when possible and on secure servers when necessary. We do not use your personal content to train our AI models without your explicit consent.

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 this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

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

Email: hello@forrager.ai

Support: hello@forrager.ai