# Privacy Policy for Simple Words

Effective date: May 10, 2026

Simple Words is a Chrome extension that helps rewrite a rough draft in an editable field into a clearer, respectful draft before you send it.
This policy explains what data the extension uses and how it is handled.

## Data Simple Words Uses

Simple Words only processes data needed to provide its single purpose: rewriting the draft you choose to refine.

When you click the Simple Words button, the extension may process:

- The rough draft text in the active editable field.
- Visible page text near the active editable field, used as context for the rewrite.
- The page title and page URL, used as context for the rewrite.
- Your saved settings, such as model provider, API endpoint, model name, reasoning preference, custom writing instructions, and your name if you provide it.
- Authentication information needed to call your selected model provider, such as an API key, Codex access and refresh tokens, or ChatGPT account ID.

Simple Words does not intentionally collect health information, financial information, precise location, browsing history, or user activity analytics.

## How Data Is Used

Simple Words uses the draft and page context only to generate a rewritten draft.
The extension does not sell user data.
The extension does not use user data for advertising.
The extension does not use user data for creditworthiness or lending purposes.

## Model Providers

Simple Words sends the draft, selected visible page context, page title, and page URL to the model provider you configure in the extension settings.
Supported providers may include OpenAI or compatible endpoints, Codex subscriptions, and a local Ollama endpoint.
The provider you choose may process the request according to that provider's own terms and privacy policy.

If you use a local provider such as Ollama, requests may stay on your own machine depending on your local setup.
If you use a remote provider such as OpenAI or Codex, requests are sent to that provider over the network.
If you sign in with Codex, Simple Words opens OpenAI's Codex sign-in page, observes the localhost callback URL in the sign-in tab, exchanges the authorization code with OpenAI, and saves the returned Codex tokens locally.

## Local Storage

Simple Words stores settings locally in Chrome extension storage.
These settings may include your provider choice, enabled domains, API endpoint, model name, API key, Codex access and refresh tokens, ChatGPT account ID, optional name, and custom writing instructions.
This information is used only to run the extension with your chosen configuration.

## Data Sharing

Simple Words does not share data with the developer's own servers.
Simple Words only sends data to the model provider or endpoint that you configure, or to OpenAI during Codex sign-in and token refresh.

## Data Retention

Simple Words does not maintain a separate server-side database.
Settings remain in Chrome extension storage until you change them, clear extension data, or uninstall the extension.
Draft text and page context are used for the rewrite request and are not stored by Simple Words after the request completes.

The model provider you configure may have its own retention practices.
Review your selected provider's policy for details.

## Security

Simple Words uses Chrome extension storage for local settings and sends provider requests using network connections to the configured endpoint.
You should only enter API keys or tokens for providers you trust.

## Changes

This privacy policy may be updated when Simple Words changes how it handles data.
The latest version will be published in this repository.

## Contact

For questions about this privacy policy, open an issue at:

https://github.com/kunchenguid/simplewords/issues