PRIVACY POLICY FOR BULK MEDIA HARVESTER

Last Updated: October 2025

DATA COLLECTION

This extension does NOT collect, store, or transmit any personal data or usage
statistics to external servers.

LOCAL DATA STORAGE

All data stored by this extension remains entirely on your local device using
the browser's storage.local API. This includes:

• User preferences (window size, filter settings, etc.)
• Blocked domains and MIME types (your custom block list)
• External application paths (if configured)

No data from storage.local is ever transmitted to any external server.

NETWORK ACTIVITY

The extension monitors HTTP/HTTPS network requests on websites you visit to
detect media files (images, videos, audio). This monitoring:

• Occurs entirely within your browser
• Does not send any data to external servers
• Is required for the core functionality of detecting downloadable media

The only network requests made by this extension are:

1. Downloading media files when you explicitly click "Download"
2. Opening the GitHub repository or add-ons store page when you click relevant
   links in the UI

NO THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

This extension does not use:

• Analytics services
• Crash reporting services
• Advertising networks
• Third-party APIs or servers
• Remote code or assets

PERMISSIONS JUSTIFICATION

The extension requires the following permissions:

• "storage": To save your preferences and block lists locally
• "webRequest": To monitor network traffic for media file detection
• "downloads": To download media files to your computer
• "notifications": To show you status messages
• "contextMenus": To add right-click menu options
• "http:///" and "https:///": To detect media on any website you visit

All permissions are used solely for the extension's core functionality.

EXTERNAL APPLICATION BUTTON (OPTIONAL)

The extension optionally integrates with the "External Application Button"
extension to send download links to external download managers (IDM, FDM, wget).

This integration:
- Is completely optional
- Only works if you install the separate "External Application Button" extension
- Only sends data to that extension (not to external servers)
- Is under your control and only activates when you click "Run"

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Any changes to this privacy policy will be reflected in extension updates and
posted to the GitHub repository.

CONTACT

For questions or concerns, please open an issue on GitHub:
https://github.com/valarauca/bulk-media-harvester

SOURCE CODE

The complete source code is available for inspection at:
https://github.com/valarauca/bulk-media-harvester

This extension is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0).