1. Information We Collect

None. DevCodec does not collect any personal information, usage data, or analytics of any kind.

2. Data Processing

All encoding, decoding, and utility operations (Base64, URL, JWT, HTML, Hash, Password Generation, QR Code Generation, Regex Testing) are performed 100% locally within your browser. No data is ever sent to any external server.

3. Network Requests

DevCodec makes zero network requests. The extension operates entirely offline once installed. There are no API calls, no telemetry endpoints, and no external resource loading.

4. Permissions

DevCodec requests only the following permission:

• storage — Used solely to save your preferences (theme choice and language setting) locally in Chrome's extension storage. This data never leaves your browser.

5. Third-Party Services

DevCodec does not integrate with or send data to any third-party services, advertising networks, or analytics platforms.

6. Data Storage

The only data stored by DevCodec is:

• Theme preference (dark or light) — stored locally via Chrome storage API
• Language preference (English or Chinese) — stored locally via Chrome storage API

No user-entered content (text, passwords, URLs, regex patterns, etc.) is ever stored or cached.

7. Children's Privacy

DevCodec does not collect any data from anyone, including children under the age of 13.

8. Changes to This Policy

If we ever make changes to this privacy policy, we will update this page with the new date. Since DevCodec is designed to be a zero-data-collection tool, we do not anticipate significant changes.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.