Privacy Policy for Citation Manager Extension

Last updated: November 28, 2024

Welcome Page

After installation, our extension will open our welcome page at citationgenerator.online/mla/welcome. This page provides essential information about using the extension and helps you get started. The extension may send the following information to the welcome page:

• Extension version number
• Installation time
• Extension ID

This information is used solely for analytics purposes to improve our service. No personal data is collected or transmitted.

Data Collection and Storage

Our extension collects and stores the following information locally on your device:

• Your saved citations
• Extension settings and preferences
• Installation status flag

This data is stored locally using Chrome's storage API and is not transmitted to our servers or any third parties.

API Usage

The extension makes API calls to the following services to retrieve citation information:

• PubMed (eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
• DOI (doi.org)
• CrossRef (api.crossref.org)
• Google Books API (googleapis.com)

These API calls are made directly from your browser and only include the necessary information to retrieve citation data.

Permissions

Our extension requires the following permissions:

• storage: To save your citations and preferences locally
• clipboardWrite/Read: To copy citations to your clipboard
• activeTab: To interact with the current webpage for citation extraction
• tabs: To open the welcome page after installation

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy in this document and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at:

Email: help@citationgenerator.online