Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-27

Translate Feed ("the extension") is a browser extension that translates posts and comments on social sites (X/Twitter, Reddit, Bluesky, YouTube, Hacker News and others) into the language you choose, using either Google Translate or an AI provider that you configure with your own API key.

This policy explains what the extension does and does not do with your data.

Summary

The extension does not sell your data.
The extension does not collect, store, or transmit your browsing history.
The extension does not send your data to the developer's servers.
The only data ever sent off your device is: (1) the text you ask to translate, sent to the translation provider you selected, and (2) optional, anonymous usage counts — only if you turn analytics on (off by default).

1. Data the extension stores on your device

The following is stored locally in your browser (chrome.storage) and never leaves your device except as described below:

Per-site settings — whether the extension is enabled, auto-translate, replace-original, target language, font, color, and font size for each domain.
Provider settings — your selected translation provider, your API key(s), selected model, and any custom Base URL.
An anonymous random identifier — a random UUID used only to de-duplicate anonymous usage counts (see section 4). It is not linked to your identity.

Your API keys are stored locally and are sent only to the corresponding provider's API endpoint to perform translations. They are never sent to the developer or any third party.

2. Text you translate

When you translate content, the text being translated is sent to the translation provider you have selected, solely to return the translation:

Google Translate (default, free) — text is sent to translate.googleapis.com.
AI providers (optional, only if you configure one) — text is sent to the endpoint of the provider you chose, e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, or a custom OpenAI-compatible Base URL you enter.

This data handling is governed by the privacy policy of whichever provider you select. The extension does not retain translated text after returning the result.

3. Permissions and why they are needed

storage — to save your settings on your device.
sidePanel — to show the extension UI in the browser side panel.
Host permissions for the supported social sites — to read the post/comment text on the page so it can be translated and to display the translation inline.
Host permissions for translation/AI endpoints — to send the text you want translated to the provider you selected.
Host permission for eu.i.posthog.com — only used for optional anonymous analytics (section 4); no requests are made when analytics is off.

4. Optional anonymous analytics

Analytics is off by default and only runs if you explicitly enable it in the extension settings ("Share anonymous usage stats").

When enabled, the extension sends aggregated, anonymous counts to PostHog (EU region, eu.i.posthog.com) to help improve the extension. Specifically:

Daily counts of how many translations were performed.
Counts grouped by provider, by platform, and by target language.
Error counts.

It does not send: the content of posts, the text you translate, the translation results, your API keys, your IP-based identity, your browsing history, or any personally identifiable information. The only identifier sent is the anonymous random UUID described in section 1, used to avoid double-counting.

You can turn analytics off at any time in the extension settings; when off, no analytics requests are made.

5. Data retention and deletion

All settings and identifiers live in your browser's local storage. You can delete all of it at any time by removing the extension. Anonymous analytics counts that have already been sent (only if you enabled analytics) are retained by PostHog according to the project's retention configuration and contain no personal data.

6. Children

The extension is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect data from children.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change. Material changes will be reflected in the extension's store listing.

8. Contact

For questions about this policy, contact: uqey0123@gmail.com