Privacy Policy for WebChecker
Single Purpose
WebChecker instantly verifies if visited websites are official and warns users about phishing attempts, lookalike domains, and unsafe payment forms.
Manifest Permissions (Justifications)
- storage: Used to locally store user preferences (e.g., protection toggle) and anonymous local-only statistics. No data is synced or sent externally.
- scripting: Required to inject security overlays (warning cards) and real-time sensitive data guards directly into the web pages you visit.
- activeTab / tabs: Used to retrieve the current tab's URL for security verification and to update the toolbar icon (safety badge).
- webNavigation: Allows the extension to trigger safety checks as soon as a navigation is committed.
- Host permission (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/*): Necessary to download the latest verified domain database and updated phishing blacklists.
Remote Code
No. All logic and executable code are bundled within the extension package. The extension does not load external scripts. It only fetches static JSON data files from GitHub.
Data Collection
No. The extension does not collect, store, or transmit any user data, browsing history, or personal information. All security processing happens 100% locally on the user's device.
This privacy policy is for the WebChecker browser extension.