Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

1. What we collect

WebCapture collects the minimum information needed to provide the service:

• Email address — collected at checkout so we can deliver your backup license key and any management links you request. Separately, if you are on a Pro trial you may optionally give us an email address to be told what Pro keeps unlocked before the trial ends. That is never required to start, keep, or finish a trial, it is used only to send that one message, and it is not added to a marketing list.
• License key, verified checkout session, and device identifiers — the verified Stripe checkout session activates the browser that paid; the WCP- key is used for recovery or another browser. A per-device random UUID and basic device descriptors (browser name, OS) enforce the device limit and let you revoke devices.
• Usage data — a local counter used to enforce the Free plan limit of 20 captures per day, kept in your browser only.
• Purchase-funnel events — when the extension is installed, you achieve your first capture, use it on a later day, open pricing, start checkout, start or finish a Pro trial workflow, or when a Pro trial ends, a minimal event is recorded with only the event type, source, requested feature, selected plan, applicable sale identifier/discount, price variant, extension version, coarse browser family, language, a random install identifier, and server receipt time. The install identifier is a random value with no device, network, or account information in it; it exists so these events can be counted per installation rather than per event. You can switch this measurement off in the extension options, which stops the sending and deletes that identifier. To group events coarsely and to prevent abuse, each event also stores a salted, non-reversible hash derived from your IP address and coarse browser type; we do not store your raw IP address. These events do not include captured content, browsing history, page titles, or page URLs.
• Feature-usage events — to decide which features belong on the Free plan and which belong on Pro, the extension also records when a capture mode is used, when you are stopped by a Pro-only feature, when you reach the Free daily limit, when you use one of your free previews of a Pro feature, and which plan was in force at the time. These carry the same fields as above and no others. Capture volume is recorded only as a coarse band (for example “3-5” or “20+”), never an exact count, and each of these events is sent at most once per installation per day rather than once per action — so they measure how many installations do something, not how often you do it. They contain no captured content, page titles, or page URLs, and the same options switch turns them off.
• Uninstall feedback — if you choose to answer the optional form shown after you remove the extension, we store the reason you selected, any note you write, and the extension version. It is anonymous: it carries no identifier, email, or capture data, and answering is never required.
• Plan and billing status — payment is processed by Stripe; we receive confirmation of plan and status only and do not store card details.

2. What we do not collect

The following stay on your device and are never transmitted to or received by us:

• Website content — the screenshots you capture are stored locally in your browser. We never upload, host, or share them on your behalf; export, download, copy, and share are local-only browser actions.
• Browsing history — the page titles and URLs shown in your capture history are saved on your device only so you can identify and reopen captures. They are never sent to us and are never included in analytics.
• Local counters and settings — the Free-plan daily capture counter, the Pro feature-preview counters, and your preferences remain in your browser.

We also do not:

• require an account or sign-in — there is no password, Google OAuth, or social login;
• read or scan the content of web pages you visit — captures are taken only when you trigger them; or
• sell or share your data with advertisers or third parties for marketing purposes.

3. How captures are stored

Captures are stored locally in your browser using Chrome's storage.local API. They are never sent to our servers. Export, download, copy, and share are local-only browser actions.

4. Cookies and local storage

The extension stores settings, capture history, page titles, page URLs, capture metadata, the local counter for the Free plan limit of 20 captures per day, the Pro feature-preview counters, and your license activation locally in your browser using Chrome's storage.local API. Your Pro trial status is stored using Chrome's storage.sync API, so if you have browser sync enabled it may sync across your signed-in browsers. WebCapture does not send that trial record or its timestamps to our servers; it sends only the minimal funnel and feature-usage events described above. The extension also keeps a local, per-day record of which of those events it has already sent, so the same measurement is never reported twice in a day; switching measurement off deletes that record too. The website uses session storage only to avoid counting the same pricing visit more than once per browser session. No advertising or cross-site tracking cookies are used.

5. Third-party services

• Stripe — payment processing and subscription billing; we receive confirmation of payment and plan status only and do not store card details.
• Email delivery — we use a transactional email provider to send your license key, send an end-of-trial reminder if you asked for one, and respond to support requests.

6. Data retention and deletion

License records (email, license key, device activations) are retained while a license is active or for as long as we are required to keep them for tax and audit purposes. You may request deletion of your license records at any time by contacting us; verified requests are processed within 30 days. Captures and other extension data live only on your device — uninstalling the extension removes them.

7. Chrome Web Store Limited Use

WebCapture's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We use extension permissions and user data only to provide or improve WebCapture's user-facing capture, export, and license activation features. We do not use or transfer user data for personalized advertising, retargeting, or unrelated marketing.

8. Contact

For privacy questions or data deletion requests, please contact us via the support link in the footer.