Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 16, 2026

Your words, your data, your device. Contextale stores everything locally in your browser. We don't have servers, we don't track you, we don't collect personal information. The only external service is Google Translate — and only when you ask for it.

What data Contextale stores

All of the following is stored locally on your device using Chrome's built-in storage (chrome.storage). None of it leaves your browser.

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Words you save and their translations
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Context sentences from web pages
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Page titles, site names, and URLs of sources
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Learning progress, quiz scores, study time
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Extension settings and language preferences
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Display preferences like dark mode

Third-party services

Contextale uses the Google Translate API to translate words and context sentences. When you click "Translate", the selected text is sent to Google's translation service. This is the only time any data leaves your device. Google's Privacy Policy applies to this data.

What we don't do

No personal information collected
No browsing activity tracked
No analytics or tracking tools
No data shared with third parties
No registration or account required
No external servers used for storage

Data export and deletion

You're in full control of your data. Export all saved words at any time from Settings. Delete everything from Settings → Danger Zone → Clear All Words. When you uninstall the extension, all data is automatically removed.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach us at contextale@gmail.com