Privacy Policy for TextBuddy - Free AI Writing Helper

Last Updated: 15th December 2025

Introduction

TextBuddy ("we", "our", or "the extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you use our Chrome extension.

Single Purpose

TextBuddy is a browser extension that helps users rewrite selected text using AI services. The extension's single purpose is to provide an AI-powered text rewriting assistant that works across websites.

Information We Access

Cookies Permission

TextBuddy uses the cookies permission to access your existing authentication cookies for:

• Google Gemini (gemini.google.com) - To use your existing Google account login
• Claude AI (claude.ai) - To use your existing Claude account login

Why: The extension uses your existing logged-in sessions to send text rewriting requests to these AI services. We do not create, modify, or store any cookies. We only read authentication cookies that you have already established by logging into these services directly.

Storage Permission

TextBuddy uses the storage permission to save your preferences locally on your device:

• Your name and pet name (if provided)
• Selected avatar (cat, panda, koala, etc.)
• Custom writing tricks/instructions you create
• Avatar position preference
• Other personalization settings

Why: This allows the extension to remember your preferences across browser sessions and tabs. All data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's sync storage API and is never transmitted to any external servers.