Privacy Policy for Moss AI Chrome Extension
Effective Date: [June 5, 2025]This Privacy Policy describes how Moss AI (the "Extension"), a Google Chrome extension collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use the Extension. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent experience.
To provide the functionality of the Moss AI Extension, we may collect the following types of information:1.1. Information Collected via Cookies and Local Storage:
Authentication Tokens: When you log in or authenticate with our services (or integrated third-party services, if applicable), we may store secure, encrypted authentication tokens in your browser's cookies or local storage. These tokens are essential for maintaining your session and providing seamless access to the Extension's features without requiring you to re-authenticate.
User Preferences and Settings: We may store non-personally identifiable preferences and settings in your browser's local storage (e.g., your preferred language, theme, or specific AI model settings). This information is used to personalize your experience and is not tied to your identity.
Session Information: We may use temporary session cookies to manage the current session of the Extension, which are typically deleted when you close your browser.
1.2. Information Collected via chrome extension identity Permission:
User Identification (for authentication): The
identitypermission is used solely to authenticate you with Google's authentication services and X's (formerly Twitter) authentication services to allow you to access your Moss AI account, synchronize your data across devices. When you grant this permission, we may receive a unique identifier for your Google account (e.g., your Google User ID), X (formerly Twitter) account and your email address. We do not collect your password.
1.3. Non-Personal Usage Data:
We may collect aggregated, anonymized usage statistics about how the Extension is used (e.g., frequency of feature usage, number of AI queries). This data does not identify you personally and is used solely for internal analytics to improve the Extension's performance and user experience.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide and Maintain the Extension: To enable the core functionalities of the Moss AI Extension, including providing AI-powered text analysis, generating content, personalizing your settings.
Authentication and Account Management: To authenticate your identity and manage your access to features that require a user account.
Improve and Optimize the Extension: To understand how users interact with the Extension, identify areas for improvement, and develop new features. This may involve analyzing non-personal usage patterns.
Personalization: To tailor your experience within the Extension based on your preferences and settings stored in local storage.
Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect the integrity and security of the Extension and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized use.
We are committed to keeping your information private. We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
With Your Consent: We may share your information when we have your explicit consent to do so.
For Authentication Purposes: As mentioned in Section 1.2, your Google User ID, your X (formerly Twitter) User ID and email address are used for authentication with Google's and X's (formerly Twitter) services. This is a direct interaction between your browser and Google's and X's (formerly Twitter) servers to facilitate your login.
Third-Party Service Providers (if applicable): We may use third-party service providers to assist us in operating and improving the Extension. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which it was disclosed. Examples include Cloud services for AI model processing, analytics providers for anonymized usage data.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via a prominent notice on our website or through the Extension of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
4.1. What are Cookies and Local Storage? Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Local storage is a similar technology that allows websites and extensions to store data directly in your browser. Both are used to remember information about you, such as your preferences or login status.4.2. How to Manage Cookies and Local Storage: You can typically manage and delete cookies and local storage data through your Chrome browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies or clearing local storage may affect the functionality of the Moss AI Extension and require you to re-authenticate or re-enter your preferences.
We implement reasonable security measures to protect the information we collect and store, both in transit and at rest. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain the information collected for as long as necessary to provide the services you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our policies. Authentication tokens and local storage data are generally retained until you log out, clear your browser data, or uninstall the Extension.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Request deletion of your personal information.
Object to or restrict the processing of your personal information.
Withdraw your consent at any time where consent is the legal basis for processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
The Moss AI Extension is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy within the Chrome Web Store listing for the Extension or through other appropriate communication channels. Your continued use of the Extension after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: info@moss.site
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