Flux Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2026-05-12

Flux is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use and protect your information.

1. Information We Do Not Collect
   We do not collect any personal information about you. This includes, but is not limited to:

No account creation or login required
No user profiles
No tracking across websites
No personal identifiers
No browsing history
No usage statistics
2. Information We Collect
The only data collected by Flux is for the sole purpose of providing its functionality:

Currency exchange rates: Fetched from an external API for conversion purposes.
User preferences: Your selected currencies, theme choice, and disabled sites are stored locally in your browser using chrome.storage.local. This data never leaves your device.
This data is used strictly to enable currency conversion and does not identify or track users.

1. How We Use Information
   Your information is used only for the following purposes:

Converting currency values displayed on websites
Providing real-time exchange rate updates
Maintaining user-selected currency preferences (locally stored in browser)
4. Data Storage
Currency exchange rates are cached temporarily in the browser's local storage to improve performance and reduce API calls.
All user preferences are stored locally and are never transmitted externally.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share, sell, or rent any user information.
Your personal data is never transmitted to our servers or third parties.
The only external communication is when fetching currency exchange rates from the specified API.
6. Third-Party Services
Flux uses the following third-party service:

Currency API: fawazahmed0/currency-api
Please refer to the API provider's privacy policy for information on their data handling practices.

1. Security
   We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

Browser-level data encryption
Secure API communication (HTTPS only)
Regular security updates
We are committed to maintaining the security and integrity of our extension.

1. Changes to This Privacy Policy
   We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
2. Contact Us
   If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: contact@satya-nayak.dev
Support: support@satya-nayak.dev
GitHub: https://github.com/Satya-Siba-Nayak/Flux-Extension