Privacy Policy for InkPages

Last Updated: January 2025

Overview

InkPages is a browser extension that converts web articles into a paginated, book-style format optimized for e-ink devices and comfortable reading. This privacy policy explains what data the extension collects and how it is used.

Data Collection

What We Store Locally

The extension stores the following data locally on your device using your browser's built-in storage APIs:

1. Reading Preferences (synced across devices if browser sync is enabled)
2. Font family, size, and line height settings
3. Theme selection (light, dark, sepia, e-ink)
4. Page width preferences
5. E-ink optimization toggles (bold text, justify, grayscale, hide images)
6. Enabled Origins (stored locally)
7. List of websites where you have activated reader mode
8. Used to auto-activate reader on article pages for those sites
9. Reading Positions (stored locally)
10. Your last reading position for recently read articles
11. Limited to the last 50 articles
12. Stored by URL to resume where you left off

What We Do NOT Collect

• No personal information: We do not collect names, emails, or any identifying information
• No browsing history: We do not track which pages you visit
• No analytics: We do not use any analytics or tracking services
• No external servers: All data stays on your device; nothing is sent to external servers
• No third-party sharing: We do not share any data with third parties

Data Storage Location

All data is stored using:
- browser.storage.sync - For preferences (synced via your browser account if enabled)
- browser.storage.local - For enabled origins and reading positions (device-only)

How to Clear Your Data

You can clear all extension data through your browser:

Firefox

1. Go to about:addons
2. Find "InkPages"
3. Click the three-dot menu → "Remove Extension"

Or clear specific data:
1. Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
2. Find the extension and click "Inspect"
3. In the console, run: browser.storage.local.clear() and browser.storage.sync.clear()

Chrome

1. Go to chrome://extensions
2. Find "InkPages"
3. Click "Remove"

Permissions Explained

The extension requests the following permissions:

• activeTab: To access the current page content for article extraction
• storage: To save your preferences and reading positions locally
• <all_urls>: To enable reader mode on any website you choose

Third-Party Libraries

This extension uses:
- Mozilla Readability (Apache 2.0 License): For extracting article content from web pages. This library runs entirely locally and does not communicate with external services.

Open Source

This extension is open source. You can review the complete source code to verify these privacy practices.

Changes to This Policy

If we make changes to this privacy policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date above.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue at: https://github.com/JKourelis/InkPages/issues