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Privacy Policy

Your data never leaves your machine. Here's exactly how we handle it.

Last updated: October 25, 2026

Introduction

CrawlPilot is a browser extension designed to help users extract data from websites. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we handle your data when you use the extension.

Data Collection & Storage

We follow a local-first policy. All data extracted using CrawlPilot is stored directly on your device — never on our servers.

  • Extracted content

    Text, images, and other scraped data are stored in your browser's IndexedDB.

  • Configuration data

    Extraction schemas, selectors, and settings are stored in chrome.storage.local.

  • Temporary logs

    Operational logs used for debugging are stored temporarily in memory or local storage.

  • AI briefs and answers

    The Page assistant and AI Extract use Gemini Nano, the model built into Chrome, which runs on your device. Page text, your prompts and the answers are not sent to us or to any AI service.

What We Collect

Nothing. CrawlPilot has no analytics or tracking, and the features of the extension need no account. We never see the pages you read, the data you extract or the sites you visit.

Data You Choose to Send

Data leaves your device only when you set up one of these destinations, and it goes straight from your browser to that destination, never through CrawlPilot:

  • Google Sheets sync

    Rows are sent to a Google Apps Script web app that you create and own in your Google account. CrawlPilot has no access to your Google account or your spreadsheet.

  • Webhooks, Airtable and Zapier

    Rows are sent to the addresses and accounts you enter in Settings.

  • The sites you scrape

    CrawlPilot loads the pages you ask it to read with your own browser session, as you would when visiting them.

Contacts from Websites

The contacts finder reads only the emails, phone numbers and social profiles that companies publish on their own websites, and stores the results on your device. You are responsible for using them as the law where you work allows, for example GDPR for contacts in the EU.

How We Use Your Data

Data is used solely to provide the extension's functionality:

  • To display extracted data in the extension's interface.
  • To allow you to export data to Excel, CSV, JSON or Markdown files.
  • To persist your extraction configurations across sessions.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your data to outside parties. Since all data is stored locally on your device, we do not have access to it and cannot share it with third parties.

Permissions

CrawlPilot requires specific browser permissions to operate:

activeTab

Access content of the current tab when you explicitly trigger a feature.

storage

Save your extraction schemas and results locally.

downloads

Export your extracted data as files to your computer.

scripting

Inject extraction scripts into the page to identify and collect data, and record a page's API calls when you ask (API Finder).

sidePanel

Show CrawlPilot's interface in Chrome's side panel.

alarms

Keep the background worker alive during a long run you started.

Access to websites (optional)

Asked for when you click Allow in the side panel, so CrawlPilot can read the pages you point it at and continue a run onto the next page or site. Google Apps Script access is asked for only when you connect Google Sheets.

Your Rights

You have full control over your data. You can view all stored data via the extension's dashboard and delete it at any time by clearing your browser's extension storage or uninstalling CrawlPilot.

Questions about this policy? Contact us