Privacy Policy for Feynman Browser Extension

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve the Extension's features and your experience. The types of information we may collect include:

Information You Provide Directly:

• Account Information: If you create an account or sign in (e.g., via Google Sign-In or other methods supported by Firebase Authentication), we may collect information associated with your account, such as your user ID, email address, and authentication tokens.
• User Content: Information you create, input, or upload while using the Extension, such as notes, study materials, queries submitted to AI-powered features (e.g., through OpenAI), highlighted text, or other content related to your studies.
• Preferences and Settings: Configuration choices you make within the Extension, such as display preferences or feature settings, which are stored locally using the browser's storage permission.

Information Collected Automatically When You Use the Extension:

• Usage Data: We may collect information about how you interact with the Extension, such as features used, interactions with the user interface, and general usage patterns. This may be aggregated or anonymized.
• Data from Web Pages (User-Initiated): When you activate the Extension on a webpage (e.g., by clicking the extension icon or using a specific feature that requires page interaction via activeTab or scripting permissions), we may access content on that page to provide the requested functionality (e.g., summarizing text, providing contextual aids). We only access page content when you explicitly invoke a feature that requires it.
• Device and Browser Information: We may collect standard browser information, such as browser type and version. (Consider if you actually collect this or if it's just processed by your backend services like Firebase).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

• To provide, operate, and maintain the Extension and its features.
• To enable user authentication and manage your account.
• To store your notes, study progress, and other user-generated content.
• To power AI-driven features by sending necessary data (e.g., your queries) to services like OpenAI.
• To personalize your experience and remember your settings.
• To communicate with you, such as sending service updates or responding to support requests.
• To improve the Extension, develop new features, and conduct analytics.
• To connect with and utilize backend services hosted on Firebase, Google Cloud, and our own servers (feynman.so) for functionality, data storage, and processing.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Third-Party Service Providers:

We use third-party services to help us operate the Extension and provide its features. These services may have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. These include:

• Firebase (Google): Used for user authentication, database storage (e.g., user notes, settings), and backend infrastructure. (See Firebase Privacy Policy)
• Google Cloud Platform (Google): Used for backend functions and infrastructure. (See Google Privacy Policy)
• OpenAI: Used to provide AI-powered features. Queries and content you submit for AI processing will be shared with OpenAI. (See OpenAI Privacy Policy)
• Our Own Servers (feynman.so): Used for specific backend functionalities related to the Extension.

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 or a government agency).

Protection of Rights:

We may disclose information if we believe it's necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

With Your Consent:

We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.

4. Data Storage and Security

Local Storage:

The Extension uses the browser's local storage (storage permission) to store your preferences, settings, and potentially cached data on your device.

Cloud Storage:

Data such as your account information and user-generated content may be stored on servers provided by Firebase or our own backend infrastructure.

We take reasonable measures to help protect your information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (e.g., for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements). User-generated content will be retained as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Extension's services.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

• Access, update, or delete the information we have on you. (Describe how users can do this, e.g., through account settings or by contacting us).
• Object to processing of your personal information.
• Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• Data portability.

You can manage information stored locally by the Extension through your browser's settings for managing extension data. To exercise other rights, please contact us.

7. Children's Privacy

The Extension is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold if applicable in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take steps to remove that information.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy here and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. For significant changes, we may provide more prominent notice (e.g., through the Extension itself or via email if we have it).

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• 📧 Email: edunote61@gmail.com