Privacy Policy for EZ-Summarizer

Effective Date: 12-23-2024

Welcome to EZ-Summarizer, a Google Chrome extension powered by advanced AI to deliver seamless and accurate text summarization. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our extension.

1. Introduction

EZ-Summarizer uses AI to provide an efficient summarization experience directly in your browser. We are committed to maintaining transparency and safeguarding your data while delivering powerful and accurate summarization functionality.

2. Information We Collect

EZ-Summarizer does not collect personal information beyond what is necessary to provide its core functionality:

AI Processing: When you highlight text for summarization, the selected text is temporarily sent to an external AI service for processing. No personally identifiable information is transmitted.

Local Storage: Summaries and user preferences (e.g., settings or history) are stored locally on your device for your convenience.

We do not collect or retain any other personal or browsing data.

3. Permissions

EZ-Summarizer requires the following permissions to function:

contextMenus: To create a custom right-click menu for summarization.

activeTab: To access the current browser tab for interacting with selected text.

scripting: To inject scripts that facilitate text extraction and summarization.

storage: To save summaries, settings, and user preferences locally.

These permissions are essential for the extension's functionality and are not used for any other purposes.

4. Use of Information

The data collected by EZ-Summarizer is used solely to deliver summarization functionality:

AI Processing: Selected text is transmitted to an external AI service to generate summaries. This data is not stored or reused by the AI service.

Local Storage: Summaries and settings are saved locally on your device for quick access and customization.

5. Data Security

We prioritize your privacy and take measures to secure your data:

Encryption: Data transmitted to AI services is encrypted during transfer.

Local Storage: All summaries and settings are saved on your device to minimize exposure.

We advise users to avoid processing highly sensitive or confidential information to ensure maximum security.

6. Third-Party Services

EZ-Summarizer uses trusted third-party AI services to generate accurate summaries. These services are carefully selected based on their commitment to data privacy and security.

Only the highlighted text is transmitted for processing.

No other personal data or browsing activity is shared.

For more details, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective third-party AI services.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted on this page, and the effective date will be revised accordingly.

8. Contact Us

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

Email: root@ez-convert.com

Website: https://ez-convert.com

This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about our data handling practices and ensure transparency in how we protect your information. Thank you for using EZ-Summarizer.