Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

      The short version: ImageSurfer stores your image history locally on your own device. Nothing is ever sent to any server. We have no backend. We collect nothing.
    

What ImageSurfer does

ImageSurfer is a Chrome extension that scans the webpage you are currently viewing for large images and displays them in a sidebar. It stores a local history of images you have discovered so you can search and revisit them later.

What data is stored — and where

All data is stored exclusively in your browser using IndexedDB and chrome.storage. It never leaves your device. Specifically:

Image URLs — the direct URL of each image discovered on a page
Page context — the URL and title of the page the image was found on
Image metadata — dimensions (width × height) and the time the image was first seen
Contextual text — alt text, captions, and nearby headings associated with the image, used to power local search
Your settings — minimum image size, history limit, gallery buffer size

What data is NOT collected

No personal information (name, email, age, address)
No account or authentication data
No financial information
No health information
No location data
No keystroke or mouse activity logging
No browsing history beyond the image URLs discovered while the panel is open

Data sharing

We do not share any data with any third party. There is no server, no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, and no telemetry of any kind. ImageSurfer has no network requests other than loading the images already present on the page you are browsing.

Data retention and deletion

Your image history is stored until you delete it. You can clear all stored data at any time from the Settings tab inside the extension by clicking "Clear all history". You can also uninstall the extension to remove all data immediately.

You can configure a maximum history limit (default: 1,000 images) — once reached, the oldest entries are automatically removed to make room for new ones.

Permissions explained

sidePanel — to display the ImageSurfer interface in Chrome's sidebar
storage — to save your settings and image history locally in your browser
activeTab — to scan the tab you are currently viewing, only when the panel is open
scripting — to inject the image-scanning script into the current page
tabs — to detect when you navigate to a new website so the gallery can update
host permissions (<all_urls>) — to allow scanning on any website you visit, since images exist across all domains

Children

ImageSurfer does not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 13. The extension collects no personal information from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If we ever make meaningful changes to how data is handled, we will update this page and the date at the top. Since all data stays local, any changes would only ever affect what is stored on your own device.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please reach out via the Chrome Web Store support link on the extension's store page.