Privacy Policy Open Source

Overview

LinkedIn Recommendation Generator ("we", "our", or "the extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This extension operates entirely locally in your browser and does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to our servers.

Data Collection

We Collect ZERO Data

The extension does not collect, store, or transmit any data to our servers. Specifically:

• ❌ No analytics or tracking
• ❌ No user data collection
• ❌ No browsing history
• ❌ No personal information
• ❌ No usage statistics
• ❌ No crash reports

Data Storage

Local Storage Only

All data is stored locally in your browser using Chrome's secure storage API:

1. API Keys

• Storage Location: chrome.storage.local (local to your browser)
• What's Stored: Your OpenAI API key (if you choose to save it)
• Access: Only accessible by the extension itself
• Transmission: Never sent to our servers
• Sharing: Never shared with third parties

2. User Preferences

• Storage Location: chrome.storage.local
• What's Stored: Your preferred recommendation length, AI provider preference
• Access: Only accessible by the extension
• Deletion: Automatically deleted when you uninstall the extension

Data Transmission

What Gets Sent to OpenAI?

When you generate a recommendation, ONLY the following information is sent to OpenAI's API:

• Profile information you choose to include:
  • Name
  • Headline
  • Skills
  • Experience (if available)
• Your custom points (if you added any)
• Recommendation length preference
• Your OpenAI API key (for authentication only)

What Does NOT Get Sent?

• ❌ Your browsing history
• ❌ Other LinkedIn profiles you visit
• ❌ Your personal information
• ❌ Any data from other websites
• ❌ Extension usage statistics
• ❌ Any data to our servers (we don't have any)

Third-Party Services

OpenAI API

This extension uses OpenAI's API to generate recommendations. When you use this extension:

• Your API key is used to authenticate requests to OpenAI
• Profile data and custom points are sent to OpenAI for processing
• OpenAI returns the generated recommendation
• Data sent to OpenAI is subject to OpenAI's Privacy Policy
• We have no control over how OpenAI handles your data

Your Responsibility: You are responsible for:

• Keeping your API key secure
• Understanding OpenAI's pricing and usage limits
• Reviewing OpenAI's terms of service

Permissions Explained

Why We Need These Permissions

1. activeTab

Required to access the currently active LinkedIn profile page when you click the extension icon. This allows the extension to extract profile data. The extension only accesses the tab when you explicitly click the icon.

2. storage

Required to securely store your OpenAI API key locally in Chrome's storage. Your API key is stored on your device and never transmitted to our servers.

3. Host Permissions

• linkedin.com: Required to access LinkedIn profile pages and extract profile data
• api.openai.com: Required to send API requests to OpenAI for generating recommendations

Open Source

This extension is 100% open source. You can:

• ✅ Review all code in our GitHub repository
• ✅ Verify our privacy claims
• ✅ See exactly what data is transmitted
• ✅ Contribute improvements
• ✅ Fork and modify for your own use

The source code is publicly available, allowing you to verify that we're not collecting any data.

Your Rights

Access

All your data is stored locally in your browser. You can access it anytime through Chrome's developer tools or by viewing the extension's storage in the settings page.

Deletion

You can delete all stored data at any time by:

• Removing your API key in the extension settings
• Uninstalling the extension (automatically deletes all local data)

Control

You have complete control over:

• What profile data to include in recommendations
• Whether to save your API key
• When to use the extension
• What data gets sent to OpenAI

Children's Privacy

This extension is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect any information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify users of any material changes by:

• Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Posting a notice in the GitHub repository
• Updating the extension's description in Chrome Web Store (if applicable)

Your continued use of the extension after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please:

• Open an issue in our GitHub repository
• Start a discussion in our GitHub Discussions