Chrome Extension Privacy Policy — Swiftia YouTube Shorts Generator

Chrome Extension Privacy Policy

Product: Swiftia Youtube shorts generator (Chrome extension)
Controller: Swiftia (the same entity that operates the Swiftia web application and services)
Effective date: April 3, 2026
Last updated: April 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how the Swiftia Youtube shorts generator browser extension (“Extension”) handles information when you install and use it. It supplements our general Privacy Policy for the Swiftia platform. If anything in this Extension policy conflicts with the general policy, this Extension policy controls for Extension-specific processing.

Summary

The Extension helps you use Swiftia from YouTube: start AI short generation for the video you are watching, view recent jobs and account summary in the popup, open previews and related pages on Swiftia, and receive optional notifications when jobs or renders finish. The Extension stores your Swiftia API key and limited caches on your device. It sends data only to Swiftia (and opens Swiftia web pages when you choose). It does not sell your data, read your full browsing history, or run remotely loaded extension code in the published package.

Information the Extension processes

1. Authentication information (Swiftia API key)

  • When you enter a Swiftia API key in the Extension settings, it is stored using Chrome’s extension storage (including synced storage if you use Chrome sync, subject to your Google account settings).
  • The API key is used only to authenticate HTTPS requests from the Extension to Swiftia (*.swiftia.io) on your behalf (for example: create jobs, list jobs, fetch job details, organization credit summary, render status).

2. Information from YouTube (limited website context)

  • On YouTube watch pages (youtube.com/watch), the Extension may read page context needed to identify the current video (for example, a video ID) so it can request Swiftia to generate shorts for that video.
  • The Extension does not access Chrome’s browsing history API or collect a list of pages you have visited.

3. Data returned by Swiftia (cached locally)

To make the popup responsive, the Extension may cache on your device (typically local extension storage), for example:

  • Recent generation jobs (status, titles, progress, identifiers as returned by the API).
  • A small organization summary (such as organization name, plan label, and credit balance) when returned by Swiftia’s API.
  • UI state you last used (for example, which job card was expanded).
  • Render requests and status (including render identifiers and, when complete, a download URL for the rendered file), keyed so different API keys do not share the same render history on the device.

This cached data stays on your device unless you clear extension data or uninstall the Extension (subject to Chrome and Google account behavior for synced items).

4. Notifications

  • If you allow browser notifications, the Extension may show local notifications when a Swiftia job or render you started reaches a completed or failed state, so you do not need to keep the popup open.
  • Notification content is limited to product status messages (for example, job title and status). It is not used for advertising unrelated to Swiftia.

5. Alarms (background wake-ups)

  • The Extension uses Chrome alarms to wake its service worker on a schedule so it can poll Swiftia for updates while you are not viewing the popup. This supports timely job/render status and notifications.
  • Alarms are not used for unrelated background activity.

Where data is sent

  • Swiftia servers (https://*.swiftia.io): API requests and opening Swiftia web pages when you use Preview, dashboard links, or downloads.
  • Google / Chrome: Storage and sync are provided by the browser; see Google’s policies for Chrome sync and the Chrome Web Store.

The Extension is not designed to send your API key or Swiftia payloads to unrelated third parties.

What we do not do (Extension)

  • We do not sell your personal data.
  • We do not use Extension data for purposes unrelated to operating Swiftia features from YouTube (single purpose: Swiftia YouTube shorts workflow).
  • We do not use Extension data to determine creditworthiness or for lending.
  • We do not collect health data, payment card data inside the Extension, or your emails/chats through the Extension.
  • The published Extension package does not execute remotely hosted code as extension logic; executable code is bundled in the Extension. Network responses from Swiftia are used as data (for example JSON), not as downloadable extension scripts.

(A separate development build may connect to a local or staging tooling server; that is not what end users install from the Chrome Web Store.)

Retention and your choices

  • Uninstalling the Extension removes Extension storage from that browser profile under normal Chrome behavior.
  • You can change or remove your API key in Extension settings at any time.
  • You can clear site data / extension data via Chrome settings if you need to reset local caches.

Swiftia may retain information on our servers according to the general Swiftia Privacy Policy when you use our APIs (for example, jobs, renders, and account records tied to your API key or organization).

Children’s privacy

The Extension is not directed at children under the age where parental consent is required in your region. Do not use the Extension if you are not permitted to enter into agreements with Swiftia.

International users

Swiftia may process information in countries where we or our service providers operate. By using the Extension, you understand that cross-border transfer may occur as described in our general Privacy Policy.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Extension Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and revise the Last updated date. If changes are material, we will take additional steps as required by law or the Chrome Web Store.

Contact

For questions about this Extension or privacy requests, contact us using the contact details provided on the Swiftia website (for example, the Contact page) or the email address shown in the Chrome Web Store listing.

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