# Privacy Policy for Kagi FastGPT Sidebar

**Last Updated:** 06-01-2025

## Overview

This privacy policy explains how our extension handles your data when you use our browser extension.

## Data Collection and Usage

### Data We Access
- **Current webpage content**: When you ask questions about a webpage, the extension reads the visible text content to provide context to the Kagi FastGPT API
- **User queries**: The questions and messages you send through the sidebar are transmitted to Kagi's FastGPT API for processing

### Data We Store Locally
- **Kagi API Key**: Your API key is stored securely in your browser's local storage and never transmitted to any party other than Kagi's official API endpoints
- **Extension preferences**: Basic settings like sidebar visibility state are stored locally in your browser

### Data We Do NOT Collect
- We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal information
- We do not track your browsing history
- We do not store your conversations or queries
- We do not use analytics or tracking tools
- We do not share any data with third parties (except Kagi as described below)

## Third-Party Services

### Kagi FastGPT API
- This extension uses Kagi's FastGPT API to provide AI-powered responses
- Your queries and webpage content are sent to Kagi's servers for processing
- Kagi's privacy policy applies to how they handle this data: https://kagi.com/privacy
- We recommend reviewing Kagi's privacy policy to understand how they process your data

## Data Security

- Your API key is stored using your browser's secure storage mechanisms
- All communications with the Kagi API use HTTPS encryption
- We implement security best practices in our code

## Permissions Explained

Our extension requests the following permissions:

- **Active Tab**: To read the current webpage content when you ask questions about the page
- **Storage**: To securely store your API key and extension preferences locally
- **Scripting**: To inject the sidebar interface into webpages
- **Host Permission (kagi.com)**: To communicate with Kagi's FastGPT API

## Your Rights

- You can delete your stored API key at any time through the extension interface
- You can uninstall the extension to remove all locally stored data
- You have full control over when and how the extension is used

## Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted with an updated "Last Updated" date.

## Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or the extension's data practices, please contact us at:
- GitHub: https://github.com/0xgingi/kagi-fastgpt-sidebar
- Email: 0xgingi@0xgingi.com

## Compliance

This extension is designed to comply with:
- Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies
- Firefox Add-on Policies
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) principles
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) principles