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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 14, 2026

1. Information Collection and Use

What We Collect

LeXpand does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information to our servers. We do not receive or access any of your data at any time. LeXpand does not use analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, or any form of tracking.

User-Generated Content (Snippets)

LeXpand is designed with a local-first philosophy. All your snippets, folders, and settings are stored locally on your device using the browser's storage API. We (the developers) do not have access to your snippets, shortcuts, or expansion history. Your data remains yours.

Personal Information

We do not collect, transmit to, or store personal information on our servers. The only personal identifier accessed by the extension is your Google Account email address, which is used locally on your device to facilitate Google Drive Sync if you explicitly enable the optional sync service. If you do not enable the sync service then no data at all is ever transmitted off your device, period.

  • Account Identity: The extension accesses your Google Account email address solely to display your connection status and to authenticate with Google Drive if you explicitly enable the optional sync service.
  • No Transmission: This email address is never sent to our servers or third parties. It remains within the extension on your device.

Google Drive Sync (Optional)

If you enable the optional Google Drive Sync feature, the extension will ask for access to your Google Drive appData folder. Once enabled, your information is sent straight from your browser to Google’s servers. This happens directly between you and Google— we don’t receive, intercept, or have access to any of that data. Google’s handling of your data is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy.

At no point is your snippet data or Google authentication token accessible to the developers or any third party.

  • What we access: LeXpand is only able to access the private appData folder specifically created for LeXpand. We do not have access to your personal files, documents, or photos in your general Google Drive.
  • Why we access it: To sync your snippets privately across your own devices.
  • Data Storage: Your synced data stays within your own Google account. No data is ever sent to our servers. We don't even have servers.

Limited Use Disclosure

LeXpand's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Data Retention and Deletion

Users can revoke the extension's access to Google Drive at any time through their Google Account security settings. Deleting the data from the appData folder is managed by the user via the extension or their Google storage management.

Identity Information

When using Google Drive Sync, the extension uses the chrome.identity API to authenticate with Google. We only use this information to facilitate the sync process. We do not store or collect your email address or profile information on our own servers.

2. Permissions

  • Storage: Used to save your snippets locally on your device.
  • clipboardRead: Used ONLY when a snippet specifically contains a {clipboard} placeholder, to allow the extension to insert your clipboard content into the expansion.
  • Identity: Used to authenticate with Google for the optional Drive Sync feature.
  • Alarms: Used to trigger periodic background syncs (every 30 minutes) if Sync is enabled.

3. Data Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your data to outside parties. While the optional Sync feature uses Google Drive (a service provided by Google), at no point is your data accessible to the developers or any other third-party entities. Your data remains on your device or in your private Google Drive appData folder.

4. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected] or jag-a-i on Github.