Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-07-04

Urdu Samajh is a Chrome extension that shows Devanagari readings and English meanings for Urdu words when you double-click them on a webpage. This page describes exactly what the extension does and does not do with your data.

Data we collect

None. Urdu Samajh does not collect, transmit, sell, share, or otherwise send any information about you or your browsing to any server. The extension performs no network requests at runtime.

Data stored on your device

The extension stores the following data locally on your device only. None of it is transmitted anywhere.

• The bundled dictionary (approximately 56,600 word entries). Shipped as a read-only asset inside the extension package and cached in your browser’s IndexedDB for fast lookup. This is reference data, not information about you.
• Your preferences — for example, the enabled/disabled toggle, the theme choice, and the domain blocklist. Stored via chrome.storage.sync so they can follow your Chrome sign-in across devices, per Chrome’s standard syncing.
• Optional miss log — if you enable the “log missed words” toggle in Options (off by default), each Urdu word that returned no result is appended to a list in chrome.storage.local. This list never leaves your device unless you click “Export” and choose to share it. You can clear the log at any time from Options.

Permissions the extension requests

The extension declares access to any http:// or https:// page (excluding Gmail, Google Docs, Slack, and Notion, where double-click behavior conflicts). This is required so the double-click lookup works on the sites you already visit — Rekhta, BBC Urdu, Wikipedia, and so on. The extension does not read page content on load; it only inspects the word you actively select and double-click.

The extension does not request access to your identity, browsing history, tabs, downloads, camera, microphone, clipboard, or any other sensitive API.

Third parties

The extension does not integrate with, embed, or communicate with any third-party service, analytics provider, ad network, or telemetry backend.

Children

Urdu Samajh is a general-audience reading tool and does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children.

Contact

Questions or reports: rohanuplekar@gmail.com. Source code and issue tracker: https://github.com/rohan-c0de/urdu-samajh.

Changes

If this policy is ever updated, the “Last updated” date at the top will change. Meaningful changes will be summarized in the extension’s release notes.