Privacy Policy for WikiGlance

(WikiGlance is developed and maintained by Pixels & Crowd Ltd, trading under SymmFlow Ltd. Registered in England and Wales – Company Number 15466848)

Effective Date: 16 April, 2025

What We Collect

We do not collect any personal data or usage data.

WikiGlance does not collect, transmit, or store:

  • Selected text

  • Browsing history

  • Search terms

  • Device information

  • IP addresses

  • Any personally identifiable information

How WikiGlance Works

All actions happen locally within your browser. Specifically:

  • When you select text, WikiGlance uses the Wikipedia public API to fetch a summary.

  • This API call is made directly from your browser to Wikipedia.

  • The results are displayed in a popup or overlay without sending any data back to us.

No data ever leaves your browser to reach our servers.

Permissions We Use

WikiGlance requests only the permissions needed to function:

Permission Why it’s needed
activeTab Access content on the current page
contextMenus Provide right-click “Get Summary” option
scripting Inject the overlay display into the webpage
tabs Update tabs and support content injection
storage Remember your Left Click Mode preference

These permissions are used solely for the features of the extension and not for any data collection.

Analytics

We do not use any analytics inside the extension. We may receive anonymised uninstall events or visits to external links (such as our tutorial or homepage) but this does not include any personal or usage data.

Changes to This Policy

If we update this policy in the future, changes will be reflected in this document and the extension listing. Continued use means you accept the current policy.

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