CookiePal Inspector — Privacy Notice

Last updated: May 5, 2026

CookiePal Inspector is a free browser extension that helps developers diagnose Google Consent Mode issues on any website. This notice explains exactly what the extension does with the data on the pages you inspect — and what it does not do.

SUMMARY

CookiePal Inspector reads the shape of window.google_tag_data.ics and window.dataLayer on the active tab when you click the toolbar icon, and shows you a verdict in the popup. All processing happens locally in your browser. The extension does not collect, transmit, store, or sell any user data. There is no account, no telemetry, and no analytics.

WHAT THE EXTENSION READS

When you click the CookiePal Inspector toolbar icon on a tab, the extension injects a small script into that page that reads two browser globals: window.google_tag_data.ics and window.dataLayer. These are the standard Google Consent Mode signals your own GA/GTM tags create.

The extension also wraps window.dataLayer.push to capture the order and timing of dataLayer and gtag() calls for the timeline view. Wrapping is transparent — every call still reaches Google as normal.

The extension does not read page content, URLs (beyond the active tab's domain shown in the popup header), form input, cookies, local storage, or any other browser data.

WHAT THE EXTENSION COLLECTS

Nothing. No personally identifiable information, no usage data, no diagnostic telemetry, no crash reports, no feature analytics.

The Consent Mode signals read from your tab stay in your browser memory only. They are shown in the popup and discarded when you close it. The extension has no persistent storage.

WHAT THE EXTENSION TRANSMITS

Nothing leaves your browser. The extension makes no network requests of its own. There is no CookiePal server endpoint receiving any data from the extension.

The "Help guide" and "Installation guide" links in the popup open standard pages on cookiepal.io in a new tab — that is a regular browser navigation by you, not a transmission of your data.

WHY THE EXTENSION REQUESTS THESE PERMISSIONS

activeTab — required to read window.google_tag_data.ics and window.dataLayer on the tab you are currently inspecting. Only fires when you click the toolbar icon. No background reading, no cross-tab access.

scripting — required to register the main-world content script that reads page globals. The probe cannot access window.google_tag_data.ics from an isolated content-script world.

<all_urls> — required because consent banners are deployed on arbitrary domains, and the Inspector must run wherever you choose to test. The probe only reads the two Consent Mode signals listed above. No page content, URLs, or user input is captured.

CONTACT

Questions about this notice or the extension can be sent to support@cookiepal.io.