Summary

Side Preview is a Chrome extension that previews files in the side panel. All files are parsed only on your computer and are never uploaded to any server. To show previews, the extension handles three kinds of data on your computer: the content of files you choose to preview, the URLs of those files, and, for sites where you turn on back-office mode, the login credentials it temporarily keeps (details below). This data is used only inside your browser and is never sent to the developer or any third party; the extension has no server of its own and contains no analytics, advertising or tracking code.

Data the extension handles

• Files you preview: fetched from the site hosting them (using your existing login on that site) or from files you drag in, and parsed only in browser memory. They are released when you close the preview tab or the side panel, and are never sent to the developer or any third party.
• Preview downloads: only when you turn this switch on, when a page tries to download a PDF, image, video or spreadsheet, the extension reads that download's URL and fetches it once more with your existing login to display it in the side panel (other formats download normally). The URL and content are processed only on your computer and never sent to anyone.
• Settings: the "Preview downloads" switch and the list of sites with back-office mode enabled (site addresses only, e.g. https://example.com), stored in Chrome's extension storage on your computer. Not synced or uploaded.
• Back-office mode credentials: only after you enable back-office mode for a site and consent, the extension observes that site's own requests and remembers its login credential (e.g. the Authorization header) to fetch files you choose to preview. Credentials are kept in memory only (chrome.storage.session) and cleared automatically when you close the browser; removing the site in Settings deletes them immediately. Requests of sites you have not enabled are never read.

What the extension does not do

• It does not collect names, email addresses, browsing history, location or any personally identifiable information.
• It does not send any data to the developer or third-party servers; the extension has no server of its own.
• It does not sell, rent or transfer any data.
• It does not load any remote code.

Permissions

Every permission is used only to preview files you choose: side panel display (sidePanel), right-click menu (contextMenus), fetching files from the original page (scripting, access to all sites), settings and in-memory credentials (storage), observing requests on consented sites in back-office mode (webRequest), and download-to-preview and saving files (downloads).

Contact

Questions about this policy: please open an issue at GitHub Issues.