Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Seekable is a Chrome extension that helps you search within YouTube video transcripts. This privacy policy explains what data we do (and don't) collect, how the extension works, and your privacy rights.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We collect ZERO personal information.

Seekable does not collect, store, or transmit any personally identifiable information including:

• Names, email addresses, or contact information
• IP addresses or location data
• Browsing history or search queries
• YouTube viewing habits or preferences
• Device information or identifiers

Local Storage

The extension stores the following data locally on your device only (never transmitted):

• Video Transcripts: Cached copies of transcripts from videos you've viewed, stored to improve loading speed
• Last Video ID: The YouTube video ID of the most recently viewed video
• Usage Count: A simple numeric counter of how many times you've used the extension

This data:

• Stays on your computer (stored in Chrome's local storage)
• Is never sent to our servers (we don't even have servers)
• Can be deleted anytime via Chrome settings → Extensions → Seekable → Remove

3. How Seekable Works

What Happens When You Use Seekable

1. You click the extension icon on a YouTube video page
2. Seekable opens a side panel in your browser window
3. Transcript is fetched directly from YouTube's public APIs (the same captions available to all users)
4. Search happens locally - your search queries never leave your browser
5. Clicking a result jumps the video to that timestamp

Network Requests

Seekable only makes network requests to YouTube's official APIs to fetch publicly available transcript data:

• https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/get_transcript - YouTube's InnerTube API
• https://www.youtube.com/get_video_info - YouTube's video metadata API (fallback)
• Caption track URLs from YouTube's CDN - Direct caption XML files

These requests:

• Only fetch publicly available data (transcript text that anyone can see)
• Are sent directly to YouTube, not through our servers
• Do not include any personal information

4. Data Sharing

We don't share any data because we don't collect any data.

Seekable:

• Has no backend servers
• Does not transmit data to third parties
• Does not use analytics services (no Google Analytics, no tracking pixels)
• Does not sell or rent user data (there's nothing to sell)
• Does not share data with advertisers

5. Permissions Explained

Seekable requests the following Chrome permissions. Here's exactly why each is needed:

activeTab

Why: To communicate with the active YouTube tab when you click the extension icon.

What it does: Sends a message to toggle the search panel open/closed.

Data collected: None.

scripting

Why: To inject the search panel interface into YouTube pages.

What it does: Dynamically adds the Seekable UI to the page if it's not already loaded.

Data collected: None.

storage

Why: To cache transcripts locally for faster loading.

What it does: Saves the last transcript and a usage counter to chrome.storage.local.

Data collected: Transcript text (public data) and usage count (anonymous number).

Host Permission (https://www.youtube.com/*)

Why: To access YouTube video pages, fetch transcripts, and control video playback.

What it does: Reads video ID from URL, fetches public transcript data, and controls the video player.

Data collected: None.

6. Third-Party Services

Seekable does not use any third-party services.

No analytics, no tracking, no external dependencies. The only external API calls are to YouTube itself to fetch publicly available transcript data.

7. Cookies

Seekable does not set any cookies.

8. Children's Privacy

Seekable does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Because we collect zero data, we comply with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) by default.

9. Data Security

Since Seekable processes everything locally and doesn't transmit personal data, your information is as secure as your device. We recommend:

• Keeping your browser and extensions up to date
• Using strong device passwords
• Being cautious about browser extensions in general

10. Your Rights

Since we don't collect personal data, there's no data to access, delete, or transfer. However, you can:

• Clear cached data: Chrome settings → Privacy → Clear browsing data → Check "Cookies and site data"
• Remove the extension: Chrome settings → Extensions → Remove Seekable
• Inspect the code: All extension code is visible in chrome://extensions (enable Developer mode)

11. Open Source

Seekable's code is available on GitHub. You can review exactly how the extension works and verify that it doesn't collect data:

github.com/studiolore/seekable-chrome

12. Changes to This Policy

If we make any changes to this privacy policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We will also notify users through:

• The Chrome Web Store listing
• A notice in the extension (for major changes)

13. Legal Basis (GDPR)

For users in the European Union:

• Data processing: We don't process personal data, so no legal basis is required
• Data controller: Not applicable (no personal data collected)
• Data processor: Not applicable (no personal data collected)
• Your rights: Right to access, delete, and portability are not applicable since no personal data is stored

14. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

For users in California:

• We do not sell personal information
• We do not collect personal information
• There is no data to request access to or deletion of

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Summary: Seekable is built with privacy as a core principle. We don't collect your data because we don't need it. Everything runs locally in your browser, and that's how it should be.