📊 Privacy Policy

🔒 Introduction

US Stock Market Tracker ("we", "our", or "the extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our Chrome extension.

📝 Information We Collect

❌ Data We DO NOT Collect

We do NOT collect:

• Personal identification information
• Email addresses
• Financial account information
• Banking details
• Credit card information
• Browsing history
• Usage analytics
• IP addresses
• Location data
• Any tracking information

🎯 How We Use Your Information

The information stored locally is used solely to:

1. Provide extension functionality
2. Display your saved watchlist
3. Remember your preferences
4. Provide quick access to frequently searched stocks

🌐 Third-Party Services

🔑 Permissions Explained

💾storage

• Purpose: Save your watchlist and preferences locally
• Scope: Local device only
• Data: Stock symbols and settings

🌐host_permissions (query1.finance.yahoo.com)

• Purpose: Retrieve stock market data from Yahoo Finance API
• Scope: Yahoo Finance API only
• Data: Stock symbols you search for

🛡️ Data Security

We implement security measures to protect your information:

• All data stored locally on your device
• No data transmission to our servers
• HTTPS connections for API requests
• No cookies or tracking scripts
• Minimal permission requirements

☁️ Chrome Sync

If you enable Chrome Sync:

• Your watchlist may sync across your Chrome browsers
• Data is encrypted by Google
• Syncing is optional and controlled by Chrome settings
• We do not control Chrome's sync functionality

👶 Children's Privacy

Our extension is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

⏱️ Data Retention

• Local Data: Retained until you remove the extension or clear browser data
• No Server Data: We don't store any data on our servers
• Complete Control: You can delete all data by removing the extension

✅ Your Rights

1. Access Your Data

View your watchlist anytime in the extension

2. Delete Your Data

• Remove individual stocks from your watchlist
• Uninstall the extension to delete all data

3. Control Data Sharing

• Disable Chrome Sync to keep data local
• Control extension permissions

📋 Compliance

This extension complies with:

• Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies
• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
• CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
• COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

🌍 California Privacy Rights

California residents have specific rights under CCPA:

• Right to know what data is collected
• Right to delete data (uninstall extension)
• Right to opt-out of data sales (we don't sell data)

🇪🇺 European Union Users

EU users have rights under GDPR:

• Right to access data (view your watchlist)
• Right to rectification (edit your watchlist)
• Right to erasure (remove extension)
• Right to data portability (export watchlist manually)
• Right to object (don't use the extension)

🔄 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Changes will be:

• Posted in the extension update notes
• Reflected in the "Last Updated" date
• Available in the extension package

Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

🍪 Cookies

This extension does NOT use cookies.

🚫 Do Not Track

We honor Do Not Track signals. However, since we don't track users, this setting doesn't affect extension functionality.