We prioritize your privacy with a completely local approach:

• **100% Local Storage**: All your data stays in your browser - nothing is sent to external servers

• **Medium Access Only**: We only access your public Medium analytics data that's already available to you

• **No Tracking**: Zero analytics, no user tracking, no data collection whatsoever

• **Open Source**: Our code is completely transparent and auditable

We do NOT collect:

• Any personal identification information

• Your Medium login credentials

• Private messages or draft content

• Usage statistics or behavioral data

• Any data for advertising or commercial purposes

Your data is used solely to display your complete Medium analytics:

• **Local Analytics Display**: Show you comprehensive metrics including total articles, lifetime views, reads, and earnings

• **Achievement Tracking**: Calculate and display milestone stickers based on your article count

• **Smart Caching**: Store data locally for 1 hour to provide fast loading on subsequent visits

• **Interface Enhancement**: Remember your interface preferences like draggable button position

We do NOT:

• Send your data to any external servers

• Collect usage statistics or behavioral data

• Use your data for advertising or marketing

• Share your data with any third parties

We prioritize your data security with complete local storage:

• **100% Local Storage**: ALL data is stored exclusively in your browser - zero cloud storage

• **No Data Transmission**: Nothing is ever transmitted to external servers or databases

• **Browser-Only Access**: Extension only accesses Medium.com and nothing else

• **No Credentials Storage**: Your Medium login credentials are never accessed or stored

• **Open Source Security**: All code is publicly available for security auditing

• **MIT Licensed**: Completely transparent and trustworthy implementation

Your Medium credentials remain exclusively with Medium. We never see, store, or access your login information.

You have complete control over your data:

• **Access**: You can request information about data we have collected

• **Deletion**: You can request deletion of any data we have stored

• **Portability**: You can export your analytics data at any time

• **Opt-out**: You can disable analytics collection in the extension settings

• **Uninstall**: Removing the extension stops all data collection immediately

To exercise these rights, contact us at mediummetrics@gmail.com

Our extension interacts with:

• **Medium.com**: We access your public Medium data and analytics

• **Chrome Web Store**: For extension distribution and updates

• **GitHub**: For open-source code hosting and issue tracking

These services have their own privacy policies:

• Medium Privacy Policy: https://medium.com/policy/medium-privacy-policy

• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

• GitHub Privacy Policy: https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement

We may update this privacy policy to reflect:

• Changes in our data practices

• New features or services

• Legal or regulatory requirements

• User feedback and requests

We will notify users of significant changes through:

• Extension update notifications

• Website announcements

• Email notifications (if provided)

Continued use of the extension after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.